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Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of current answers. That question is "What's your name?" Everyone gives a different answer，but everyone is correct. 通常，当你的老师问一个问题时，只有一个正确答案。但有一个问题目前有数百万个答案，这个问题就是“你叫什么名字？”每个人给出不同的答案，但每个人都是正确的。 Have you ever wondered about people's names? Where do they come from? What do they mean? 你有没有想过人们的名字？它们来自哪里？是什么意思 People's first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. Some parents choose the name of a well-known person．A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones. 人们的名字由父母决定。有时使用祖父母或其他家庭成员的名字。一些父母选择名人的名字，男孩可以叫乔治·华盛顿·史密斯，女孩可以叫海伦·凯勒·琼斯。 Some people give their children names that mean good things．Clara means"bright"; Beatrice means "one who gives happiness"; Donald means"world ruler"; Leonard means"as brave as a lion"． 有些人给孩子起的名字意味着好的寓意。Clara（克拉拉）的意思是“聪明的”；Beatrice（比阿特丽斯）的意思是“给人幸福的人”；Donald（唐纳德）的意思是“世界统治者”；Leonard（伦纳德）的意思是“像狮子一样勇敢”。 The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook; someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest． 最早的姓氏来自地名。Brook（布鲁克）或Brooks（布鲁克斯）家族可能住在brook（小溪）旁；一个叫Longstreet的人可能住在一条长长的公路上。Greenwood一家住在一片茂密的森林里或附近。 Other early surnames came from people's occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter﹣a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter﹣a person who made pots and pans． 其他早期姓氏来自人们的职业。最常见的职业名称是Smith，意思是用铁或其他金属制造物品的人。过去，smith是每个城镇和村庄非常重要的工人。其他一些职业名称是：Carter﹣拥有或驾驶手推车的人；Potter﹣制造锅碗瓢盆的人。 The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village．The Carpenter's great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture. Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer. Baker（贝克）家族的祖先可能为他们家乡的邻居烤面包。Carpenter的远祖可能建造房屋和家具。有时，人们因头发或皮肤的颜色、体型或特殊能力而闻名。当同一个村子里有两个叫John（约翰）的人时，灰色头发的约翰可能会变成John Gray。或者John很高，可以称自己为John Tallman。John Fish可能是一名优秀的游泳运动员，John Lightfoot可能是一名跑步运动员或优秀的舞者。 Some family names were made by adding something to the father's name. English-speaking people added -s or -son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family's ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O'Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell. 有些姓氏是在父亲的名字上加了一些字母。说英语添加-s获-son。Johnsons一家是John的后代；Roberts一家的祖先是Robert。爱尔兰和苏格兰人添加Mac或Mc或O。也许所有的MacDonnells家族、McDonnells家族和O'Donnells家族都是Donnell家族的后代。
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DImagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.Sounds unusual, doesn’t it? But it’s not that unrealistic, with the development of China’s high-speed railway system. And that’s not all. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan—to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and eventually Eastern Europe.China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, eventually reaching London and Singapore.China has proposed three such projects. The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia. Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and possibly to Germany. The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*mIf China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could zip over from London to Beiling in under two days.The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes. China’s bullet train (高速客车), the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the world’s fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours.Of course, there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many issues that need to be settled, such as safety, rail gauge (轨距), maintenance of railway tracks. So, it’s important to pay attention to every detail.But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion.China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment. Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development.It’ll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries.For China, such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop China’s far west. We foresee that in the coming decades, millions of people will migrate to the western regions, where the land is empty and resources unused. With high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all. And they’ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.67. China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because _______.A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries D. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism68. According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is _______.A. technical issues B. safety of the systemw_w w. k#s5_u.c o*mC. financial problems D. maintenance of railway tracks69. Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed railway plan? A. Critical. B. Reserved. C. Doubtful. D. Positive.70. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. New Railway Standards B. Big Railway DreamsC. High-speed Bullet Trains D. International Railway Network答案:67. B 68. C 69. D 70. B
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