任务型阅读 What&#039;s in a Name? Many American names come from England. But where did most English names come from?...

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安徽省淮南市2018届九年级上学期英语期末教学质量检测试

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    What's in a Name?
    Many American names come from England. But where did most English names come from? Centuries ago, most people in England had only one name--their first name. In the 11th century, five or six of the 50 people in a village might be named William, and it was easy to get confused(困惑). But in the Middle Ages, people found a way to describe each person exactly. If there were four Williams in one village, one might be referred to as William the son of John. A second might be called William from the hill. A third, William the blacksmith(铁匠). And a fourth, William the brown haired. In conversation, people might refer to the four Williams as William John's son, William hill, William smith, and William brown.
    It was 300 or 400 years before the extra(附加的) names gradually developed into last names, or surnames. They were passed on from generation to generation. By the 1300s, Robert, the son of William smith, had the name Robert smith, even if he was not a blacksmith like his father. As the last name became widely accepted, the first letter was capitalized, as in Robert Smith. By the 15th century, most people of the upper and middle classes had surnames.
    Many surnames were based on father-son relations. The “son of” part was added to the father's first name, like Johnson, meaning John's son. Sometimes it was shortened to just “s”, as in Jones or Evans. Surnames like Hill described the place where a person lived. They are the most common type of surname. A third kind of surname was based on a person's job. Forester was someone who looked after the forest. In the Middle Ages, occupation names such as Baker, Carpenter, and Miller became common. The fourth kind of surname was nickname(绰号). A man whose surname was Bear might be as fierce as a bear.
    Have you ever wondered why some surnames are so common? The most common surname in the English language is Smith. Being able to make metals(金属) into tools was an important skill in the Middle Ages, so many people were trained as blacksmiths. The most common American surnames are Smith, Johnson, William and Brown.

（1）、When did people find a way to describe each person exactly?（不超过4个词）

（2）、How long did it take for extra names to develop into last names?（不超过5个词）

（3）、Why were many people trained blacksmith in the Middle Ages?（不超过15个词）

举一反三

配对阅读：把左栏的人物与右栏的电影介绍相匹配，并把答案填在前面的括号里。

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{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Mike likes to see 3D cartoon films. He can relax himself and enjoy exciting 3D pictures by watching them.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Love stories are Maggie's favorite. She is always moved by their plots（情节）.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Alan is interested in movies which show great historical persons. He thinks he can learn from them.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Steven likes to see Chinese cartoon movies. He thinks he can learn Chinese from the movies.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Harry likes to see the kung fu movie played by actors like Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. He thinks Chinese Kung fu is marvelous.

A. The Karate Kid is a kung fu movie, which is played by Jackie Chan and American kid star Jaden Smith.

B. Toy Story 3 is a 3D cartoon movie produced in America, which tells us the story between Andy and his beloved toys.

C. Monkey King's Adventure in the East Sea is a puppet show（木偶剧）, Which was adapted（改编）from a Chinese old story “Journey to the West”.

D. The Dream of Jinsha is a Chinese cartoon movie, which tells us the story of a normal boy through a time tunnel（隧道）into the Jinsha Town 3,000 years ago.

E. Confucius shows the whole life of the famous old Chinese educator Confucius (孔子).

F. Under the Hawthorn Tree tells us a moved love story which happened in China.

G. Avatar is a 3D science fiction and it won three Oscar awards.

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I have one sister Sally. She is 15 and I am 13.We are in Chengguang Middle School .We have two dogs, Susie and David. Susie is grey but David is white and black .They are interesting.

Dave King

I have two sisters .Tina is 10. Anna is 13. They are nice .My mom and dad are nice, too .We are a big family.

Kevin Smith

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Jan Mela isn't like most kids .Two years ago , he lost an arm and a leg .But that didn't stop him.

On Saturday ,the 15—year-old boy from Poland（波兰）walked to the North Pole（北极）without any help.

“If I can do it, other people can do great things, too,” Mela said before he went.

Polish newspapers said Mela is the youngest person and the first handicapped（残疾的）person to walk to the North Pole.

How did Mela lose an arm and a leg? He had an electrical（电的）accident .Now, he walks with the help of a 62,000-yuan man-made leg.

After the accident, Mela felt sad for himself. But he didn't lose hope .One day, he met Marek Kaminski, a Polish explorer. Eight years ago, Kaminski went to the North Pole and the South Pole in the same year. Mela wanted to see the North Pole, too. So Mela asked Kaminski if they could go together next time .Kaminski said yes!

It took Mela 21 days to get to the North Pole .The last three or four days were really hard because of bad weather .But Mela kept going.

“I didn't think we would make it,” he said, “Then, things got better.”

配对阅读左栏是五个小发明或小创意的描述，右栏是对应的标题，请为左栏的五个小发明或小创意选择一个合适的标题。

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Do you keep the box from shopping online? Your answer maybe "No". Now a yellow box can change this. The shop puts your things into the box and sends it to you. When you get it, the postman will take the box back. So the box can be used for many times.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}An American artist made a cake. It is very beautiful, and it looks very nice. But you can't eat it, because it is made from glass. Is it interesting?

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Nick likes painting and drinking tea. Now he puts these two hobbies together. He uses the used teabags to draw pictures.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}A restaurant in America makes pizza with robots. The robots can make a pizza in 22 seconds. Is it amazing?

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Tianjin Binhai Public Library looks like 3D eyeball. There are 34 floors in it. And people can walk and read in each floor. There are 1.2 million books in it. You can find any book you need.

A. Special Cake

B. Shared Box

C. The Teabag

Painting

D. Robots Can

Make Pizzas

E. Nice Pictures

F. A Cool Library

G. Robots can

change the

world

阅读下列中同旅游城市的介绍，根据下列人物信息，将人物与旅游城市匹配起来。

A. Beijing

For travelers in China, Beijing is a must, as it is a political and cultural center and it offers many scenic attractions. Foods are very popular with tourists as well, such as authentic(真正的) Beijing roast duck and instant—boiled mutton.

B. Shanghai

You know what? Shanghai is one of the developed cities in China. It is a commercial(商业的) and industrial(工业的) city. Tourists will be satisfied with what the city supplies, from various snacks and cakes to handcrafts and textiles. Spring and autumn are the best seasons to visit the city.

C. Suzhou and Hangzhou

Suzhou and Hangzbou are two cities near Shanghai. They were once described by Italian traveler Marco Polo as the most beautiful and prosperous(繁荣的) cities in the world. Both of them are called" Paradise(天堂) on Earth" .

D. Xi'an

Xi'an is the capital of Shanxi Province. It dates back over 2,000 years as an ancient capital which served as the capital for many dynasties in the Chinese history. It is also the starting pointing of the famous ancient Silk Road. The life—size terra cotta soldiers and horses of the Qin Dynasty are described as the" Eighth Wonder of the world".

E. Harbin

If you want to travel in winter, Harbin is particularly good for sightseeing in January and February. If you have never seen any snow, you play enjoy the ice festival and even go skiing and skating in this world of snow.

F. Kunming

Kunming is regarded as "Scenic City of Eternal Spring" because of its year round spring weather. You may find almost every kind of Asian flowers there.

阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A-D四个选项中选择正确的小标题，并回答问题。

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