夜踏笙歌Father‘s name
Often a son got his surname from his father by adding ―s‖ or ―son‖ to his father‘s given name. Robertson, Williamson, Jackson, Thomson, Richardson, Roberts, Williams and Richards are all common surnames.
Occupation
Other surnames came from a person‘s job such as Cook, Smith, Gardener, Baker, Shepherd, Taylor, Butcher or Carpenter. So the local baker may have been called Henry Baker, the local carpenter William Carpenter and the local smith Henry Smith.
Location
Sometimes people took names of some places for their surnames, for example, the name of their village. Often people were given the name of a physical feature (特征) near their home such as Hill, Field, Wood, Brown or Green. The man who lived by the wood might be called Jack Wood and the man who lived on the top of a nearby hill might be called John Hill.
Characteristics
Often, the other people in the village gave a person his surname. If a person had an unusual physical characteristic, it became pan of his name. So, a man who was unusually short might be called John Short or John Little. If he was tall, he may have been called William Tall or William Long. Other common, nicknames (绰号) were White(for grey hair), Red and Stout (meaning fat).
A son or daughter might inherit (继承) a nickname as a surname even if they themselves did not share the particular characteristic. They probably disliked it but they just had to put up with (忍受)it ! Of course, over the years many of these surnames have changed slightly but many are still used today even though more people have forgotten their meanings.
English Surnames
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B)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在标号为72~82 的相应位置上。
When the Great Library of Alexandria burned, the story goes that one book was saved. But nobody thought it was a v 72 book. A poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coins. The book wasn't very interesting , but between its pages there was something very interesting i 73. It was a thin strip of vellum(羊皮纸) on which was written the secret of the ―Touchstone"!
The touchstone was a small pebble(卵石)that could t 74 any common metal into pure gold. The writing e 75 that it was lying among thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was that the real stone would feel w 76, while ordinary pebbles were cold.
So the man camped on the seashore and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again b 77 they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of t 78. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Y79 he went on and on this way.
One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea b 80 he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.
So it is with opportunity(机会). U 81 we are careful, it's easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand.
六、书面表达(满分15 分)
82. 假如你是来自美国威尔斯中学的交换学生Simon，即将回校开始高中学业。学校要求高一学生必须修满9 个学分(Credit)的课程，除学校规定的 6 个学分的必修课(Required Course)外，你还得自选3 个学分的选修课(Elective Course)。请从学校提供的选体科目中，选择几门课程，体3 个学分。给学校写一封信，陈述你所选择的选修科目及选择的理由。注意：1. 信中不能出现你的真实姓名和学校名称。
2. 内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯。
3. 词数80左右。信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
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Dear Sir or Madam:
I‘m pleased to return to school next time.I will choose ________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely
Simon 无锡市2010年初中毕业升学考试英语试题
(满分：100分考试时间：100分钟)
第1卷客观题(共55分)
一、单项填空(本大题共15分，每，J、题1分)
在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．Nearly _______ of the earth ________ covered by sea．
A．three fourth；is B．three fourths；is C．three fourth；are D．three fourths；are
2．If you go by train，you can have quite _______ comfortable journey，but make sure you take _______ fast one．
A．a：a B．the；a C. the；the D. ／；a
3．—What did your parents think about your decision?
一They always let me do _______ I think I should．
A．when B．that C．how D．what
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4．Maybe bamboo has more uses than _______ in the world.
A．any plant B．all the plants C．other plant D．any other plant 5．—Kate has won the first prize in the singing competition.
—________ pleasant surprise this gave her classmates!
A．What B．How C．What a D. How a
6．The girl sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous，for she _________ before.
A．didn’t fly B．hasn’t flown C．hadn't flown D. wasn’t flying
7．Another two mouths will be needed before the new bridge _______.
A．completes B．is completed C．has completed D．will be completed 8．—Mr Smith must have been to your home this morning．
—No, he _______, because he didn’t know my address.
A．couldn't B．can't C．mustn't D．may not
9．Though his grandmother lives _______, she never feels _______.
A. alone；alone
B. lonely; lonely C．alone; lonely D．lonely；alone 10．Hurry if you want to be _______ for the beginning of the movie.
A. at times B．in time C．all the time D. from time to time 11．I can't find my watch，but it must be _______ in this room.
A. everywhere B．nowhere C. anywhere D. somewhere
12．Scientists say it may be a few years _______ it is possible to test the new medicine
on patients．
A. because B．after C. before D. since
13．Unlike Chinese, Americans _______ their meals with knives and forks．A．used to taking B．are used to taking C．used to take D．are used
to take
14．The boy spends at least as much time reading as he _______.
A．writes B．is writing C．does to write D．does writing 15．—Would you like me to take you to the new shopping centre?
—_________．I’ve been there once．
A．No，thanks B．No problem C．Yes．I think so D．That's very kind of you
二、完形填空(本大题共10分，每小题1分)
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项。
The sun was shining quite brightly as Mrs Grant left her house，so she decided
not to 16 an umbrella with her．She got on the bus to the town and before long
it began to rain. The rain had not stopped 17 the bus arrived at the market half
an hour later. Mrs Grant stood up and absent-mindedly(心不在焉地)picked up the umbrella that was 18 on the seat in front of her.
A cold voice said loudly，“That is mine，Madam!”
suddenly remembering that she had come out without her umbrella，Mrs Grant felt
19 for what she had done，trying at the same time to take no notice of the unpleasant
20 the owner of the umbrella was giving her．
When she got off the bus，Mrs Grant made straight for a shop where she could an
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umbrella．She found a pretty one and bought it．Then she 21 to buy anther as a present for her daughter．Afterwards she did the rest of her 22 and had lunch in a restaurant.
In the afternoon she got on the homeward(回家的)bus with the two umbrellas under her arm，and sat down．Then she 23 that，by a curious coincidence(巧合)，she was sitting next to the woman who had made her feel 24 that morning.
That woman now looked at her，and then at the umbrellas. “You’ve had quite a good 25 ,”she said．
16．A．keep B．bring C．take D. leave 17．A．before B．until C. though D. when 18．A．hanging B．appearing C. dropping D. losing 19．A．angry B．sorry C. lucky D. glad 20．A. reply B．call C．suggestion D. look 21．A．promised B．decided C. agreed D．remembered 22．A. hiking B．shopping C．trying D. arching 23．A．meant B．explained C. saw D. forgot 24．A．jealous B．bored C．satisfied D. uncomfortable
25．A．day B．meal C. journey D. present
三、阅读理解(本大题共30分，每小题2分) __
阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
In the early 1990s, the word “Internet”was strange to most people. But today, Internet has become a useful tool for people all over the world. Maybe Internet has been the greatest invention in the field of communication in the history of mankind(人类).
Communicating with others on the Internet is much faster. We can chat with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. We can e-mail our friends and they can read the e-mails within a minute.
Giving all kinds of information is probably the biggest advantage of the Internet. We can use search engines to find the information we need. Just type in a keyword or keywords and the search engine will give us a list of suitable websites to look at.
