Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even 36 New Zealand has quite free rules about 37 children, names beginning with a 38 are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman 39 .
In many countries around the world, 40 names for children are being more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost 41 you like. The only restrictions(限制) on parents 42 to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.
43 parents choose names which e from 44 culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf 45 the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. 46 , names related to sport are fairly mon – 47 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to 48 names, or bine names to make their own 49 names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, 50 recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 51 names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
Some names which were previously 52 as old-fashioned have 53 popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange 54 . The top names are fairly 55 , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.
【小题1】A．whenB．inC．thoughD．for【小题2】A．callingB．namingC．raisingD．educating【小题3】A．letterB．markC．numberD．sign【小题4】A．howeverB．tooC．thusD．instead【小题5】A．outstandingB．unusualC．monD．famous【小题6】A．everythingB．somethingC．anythingD．nothing【小题7】A．to relateB．relateC．relatingD．related【小题8】A．Many ofB．MuchC．A great many ofD．Some【小题9】A．popularB．mysteriousC．currentD．present【小题10】A．forB．byC．afterD．like【小题11】A．HoweverB．WhereasC．IndeedD．Equally【小题12】A．inB．afterC．sinceD．till【小题13】A．make outB．make forC．make use ofD．make up【小题14】A．well-known B．doubleC．uniqueD．fantastic【小题15】A．whichB．whoC．thatD．who that【小题16】A．changingB．biningC．separatingD．dividing【小题17】A．thoughtB．thought aboutC．thought ofD．thought over【小题18】A．beeB．soundedC．formedD．developed【小题19】A．personalitiesB．onesC．charactersD．varieties【小题20】A．traditionalB．convenientC．classicD．contemporaryC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】C 固定词组。Even though即使；即使新西兰在给孩子起名方面有很自由的规则，但是用数字起名的不被允许的。
【小题2】B 名词辨析。A称呼B起名C提高D教育；关于给孩子起名方面，新西兰很随意。
【小题3】C 上下文串联。根据文章第一句naming their baby son 4Real说明名字里有数字是不被允许的。
【小题4】D 副词辨析。A然而B也C结果D代替；指那对夫妻不能给孩子起名为4Real，代替的是给孩子取名为超人。
【小题5】B 形容词辨析。A杰出B不一般C普通D著名；指那些不一般的名字现在很受欢迎。
【小题6】C 句意分析。在英国你想怎么称呼孩子就怎么称呼他。Anything任何事物。
【小题7】B 用法分析。横线所填之词必须可以作为谓语动词。Relate to涉及，指涉及到冒犯性的词是被禁止的。
【小题8】D 句意分析。一些父母选择一些根据流行文化而来的名字。
【小题9】A 上下文串联。根据本段下文描述，可知这些名字都是根据流行的文化而选出来的。
【小题10】C 固定词组。Name…after…以…给…命名；用指环王里的人名给孩子起名。
【小题11】D 副词辨析。A然而B但是，然而C真地D同样的；同样，与运动有关的名字也很受欢迎。
【小题12】C 语法分析。根据下句中的现在完成时，说明本题选since，自从1984年以来。。。
【小题13】D 短语辨析。A辨认，理解B有利于C利用D编造；指有人自己编造出新的名字。
【小题14】C 形容词辨析。A著名B双倍C独特D精彩；有些人自己编名字，有些人把名字组合成独特的名字。
【小题15】B 语法分析。定语从句的关系动词who指代先行词作为句子的主语。
【小题16】B 上下文串联。根据上句bine names to make their own说明这位英国的模特把两个名字合起来给女儿起了个名字。
【小题17】C 固定词组。Think of…as…认为某人是…；本句是被动语态，一些被认为过时的名字现在也流行起来。
【小题18】A 动词辨析。A变得B听起来C形成D发展。指一些过时的名字现在也流行起来了。
【小题19】B 代词辨析。Ones指代上文出现的可数名词复数names。
【小题20】A 形容词辨析。A传统的B方便的C古典的D当代的；根据下文的那些名字可知传统的名字现在也很流行。