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Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations（情况）and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.
小题1:Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is for people to remember.A．louderB．easierC．prettierD．harder
A．have special soundB．be ordinary
C．have no meaningD．be unknown
小题3:Mr. Li uses his new name when he .A．stays with his familyB．is at his job
C．is among Chinese friendsD．comes back to China
小题4:Which of the following statement is TRUE?A．Women have to change their names when they get married.
B．Women can’t use their husband’s name without permission.
C．If a singer becomes famous, he or she has to change his or her name.
D．Some people changed their names in order to get much more attentions.
小题5:What is the best title（标题）of this passage ?A．Family NamesB．Women’s Names
C．Changing NamesD．Special Names
题型：阅读理解难度：中档来源：不详
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题1:细节理解题。根据第1段中的句子Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember.可知，答案选B。
小题2:细节理解题。由句子Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound.可知答案为A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第3段中的He(Mr Li) uses the name Ken at his job and at school.可知答案。由第3段内容可知Ken是Mr Li的new name。
小题4:细节理解题。结合第二段内容可知D项正确。
小题5:文章标题题。短文开篇以一个问题引出了短文的中心，Why do some people change their names?(为什么人们要改名字？) 而接下来的几段都是举例讲述人们改名的理由。所以短文标题选Changing Names最合适。
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