话题语篇专攻练24 文化习俗(二)
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Ⅰ. 阅读理解
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Strange Baby-Naming Laws
Germany
Parents are banned by law from using last names and the names of objects and products as first names. A child’s first name must clearly show his or her sex, and all names must be approved by the office of vital statistics(人口统计)in the area in which the child was born.
Iceland
The country’s naming committee consults the National Registerof Persons to determine if a name is acceptable. If parents prefer a name which is not on the list, they must apply for approval and pay a fee, and the name must contain only letters in the Icelandic alphabet. New Zealand
The country’s Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act of 1995 doesn’t allow parentsto choose a name that“might cause offense to a reasonable person; is unreasonably long; or is similar to an official title or rank, ”including, apparently, Adolf Hitler and Yeah Detroit—both names recently rejected.
Denmark If Danish parents prefer a name not on the list of 7, 000 preapproved baby names, they must get permission from local church and government officials. 15 to 20 percent of the 1, 100 reviewed names—including creative spellings of common names, last names as first names, and unusual names—are rejected each year.
【文章大意】本文主要讲述的是给小孩取名的制度, 不同的国家对于小孩子取名有不同的规定和要求。
1. You can tell whether a baby is a girl or a boy according to the first name in______.
A. Germany B. New Zealand C. Iceland
D. Denmark
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据“Germany”中第二句“A child’s first name must clearly show his or her sex”可知, 在德国一个孩子的名字必须清楚地表明他或她的性别。 2. In Iceland, the names should______. A. be on the name list without exception B. be paid a large amount of money for C. contain only letters in the Roman alphabet D. be accepted by the National Register of Persons
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Thecountry’s naming committee consults the National Registerof Persons to determine if a name is acceptable. ”可知答案。 3. In New Zealand the naming law______.
A. used to forbid the use of the name of Adolf Hitler B. allows names similar to an official title or rank C. is considerate as to how other people feel about the names D. doesn’t allow using last names as first names
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话“The country’s Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act of 1995 doesn’t allow parents to choose a name that“might cause offense to a reasonable person. . . ”可知, 不允许父母为孩子起一个有可能冒犯别人的名字, 故C正确。
4. It can be learned from the text that______. A. each year 165-220 reviewed names are rejected in Denmark B. babies’ names should be allowed by the office of vital statistics in Iceland C. Adolf Hitler is a name that is banned in all the European countries
D. parents must give up babies’names if the names are not on the list in Iceland 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段1 100的15%到20%, 可知选A。
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If you visit Tokyo’s famous Harajuku area, you’ll notice a different part of Japanese culture coming to life on its street. That’s because cartoon fans
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literally bring their favorite characters to life through cosplay. Combining the words with costume and play, cosplay is becoming an increasingly popular art.
First, it includes cosplayers-people who join in the art. Cosplayers buy or make a complex costume of their favorite animated or fantasy character and then dress up in it. But the fun doesn’t stop there. In addition to looking like a character, cosplayers must also learn to imitate a character’s personality, facial expressions and behaviors. This accounts for the“play”in cosplay. Once cosplayers have perfected their character, they take their talents to the streets. On weekends in Japan, cosplayers can be found outdoors posing for pictures and checking out others’costumes. The goal is to win the approval of fellow cosplayers. If approval is won, a cosplayer may consider entering a costume contest.
Although the term cosplay begins in Japan, the idea for it seems to have been born in the United States. In 1939, Forrest J. Ackerman attended the 1st World Science Fiction Convention in New York wearing a space suit. Forty-five years later, Japanese native Nov Takahashi attended a similar meeting in Los Angeles. Impressed by the many costumes at the meeting, Takahashi returned home and coined the term cosplay. Soon after, he began writing about it in Japanese sci-fi magazines. Word about cosplay quickly spread throughout Japan, and the rest is history.
Today, people all around the world are taking part in cosplay’s fantasy fun. While cartoons are deeply rooted in Japanese cosplay, the art often looks different in the West. There, films like Star War, Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings have inspired a new generation of cosplay fans.
The goal of cosplay is to dress up, have fun and bring fantasy to life. Whether a person is a beginner cosplayer or an experienced pro. , cosplay is fun for everyone! 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了角色扮演的艺术, 它是一种世界各地的角色扮演迷往往打扮成自己最喜欢的人物的艺术形式。
5. We can infer from Para. 1 that cosplay is a form of______. A. performance art C. space art
B. language art
D. time art
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段的第二、三句话可知, 人们把卡通人物的形象, 通
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