A
Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.
Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries ---- in both the West and the East.
Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus ---- obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.
Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.
A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.
36. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.
A. the government is usually the first to name a place
B. many places tend to have more than one name
C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named
D. people prefer the place names given by the government
第1题：
Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the passage?
A. The two-way radio is like a telephone for Australian farmers.
B. Families on large farms could keep in touch with each other by radios.
C. The two-way radio is like a newspaper for Australian farmers.
D. All the Australians live on dry places, and they use radios in many ways.
此题为三正一误的细节题。不符合事实的是D。
第2题：
29． Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world ________
A． in the 1980s
B． in 1983
C． 20 years ago
D． in early times
第3题：
A、attract
B、appeal
第4题：
A.some methods of
B.all methods of
C.all manners of
D.some manners of
第5题：
此题为判断题(对，错)。
第6题：
Although she has not appeared in a movie for over twenty years, her name is still familiar to her fans, old and young _______.
A. together
B. alike
C. like
D. all
第7题：
"There’s so much we can teach you. We’ve improved the lives of savages all over the world." is a line by().
A、Pocahontas' dad
B、Grandma Willow
C、John Smith
D、Pocahontas
第8题：
根据下列材料请回答 41～45 题：
B
Societies all over the world name places in similar ways．Quite often there is no official namingceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people．Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name．Frequently it happens that a place has two names：One is named by the people and the other by the government．As in many areas，old habits died hard，andthe place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost．
Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡)are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generation．Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place．This is in keeping with tradition in many countries——in both the West and the East．
Another way of naming places is naming them after other places．Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after．The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases．If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus——0bviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel．
Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places．Bras Basah Road is an interesting example．“Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语)．Now why would an yone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road” ?The reason is simple．During the pioneering days，wet rice was laid out to dry along this road．
A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes．There is“Circular Road”for one．Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes，like“Paya I．ebar Crescent”．This roadis called a crescent(月牙)because it begins on the main road，makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again．
第 41 题 We learn from Paragraph 1 that____________．
A．the government is usually the first to name a place
B．many places tend to have more than one name
C．a ceremony will be held when a place is named
D．people prefer the place names given by the government
第9题：
Chinese silk is famous all over the world for its ( ).
A. magnificent quality
B. reasonable price
C. color
D. variety
第10题：
The research shows that successful people are similar in many ways.