Everyone has a given name and a family name. A family name is inherited, while parents can freely choose any given names for their babies. There is no logical relationship between a person and the given name, but names usually conveys wishes, hopes and expectations from parents.Four types of personal names are quite common among English speakers. The first type is religious names. For example, John, Angela, Eliot and Elizabeth, are associated with Christianity. Plants, especially flower names, are popular among girls, like Daisy, Lily, Flora, Laura. Parents prefer to name their baby boys by using weapon names like Barry, Oscar and Giles. Names related to knowledge, fame and power are also quite common in English, such as Henry (the ruler of a family), Guy (leader), Alexander (Protector of human beings) and Arthur (boldness).The ____ names in English are borne by more boys than girls.A religiousB plantsC knowledgeD weapons
Everyone has a given name and a family name. A family name is inherited, while parents can freely choose any given names for their babies. There is no logical relationship between a person and the given name, but names usually conveys wishes, hopes and expectations from parents. Four types of personal names are quite common among English speakers. The first type is religious names. For example, John, Angela, Eliot and Elizabeth, are associated with Christianity. Plants, especially flower names, are popular among girls, like Daisy, Lily, Flora, Laura. Parents prefer to name their baby boys by using weapon names like Barry, Oscar and Giles. Names related to knowledge, fame and power are also quite common in English, such as Henry (the ruler of a family), Guy (leader), Alexander (Protector of human beings) and Arthur (boldness). The ____ names in English are borne by more boys than girls. A religious B plants C knowledge D weapons
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考查要点:本题主要考查学生对文章细节信息的捕捉能力,需要结合上下文理解不同名字类型对应的性别倾向。
解题核心思路:
- 明确题目要求:找出在英语中被男孩使用比女孩多的名字类型。
- 回顾文章中对四类名字的描述,重点关注与性别相关的限定词(如“popular among girls”“baby boys”)。
- 通过排除法锁定正确选项,尤其注意文章中直接说明性别倾向的表述。
破题关键点:
- 武器类名字(weapons)被明确指出是“parents prefer to name their baby boys”,直接对应题干中的“borne by more boys than girls”。
步骤一:理解题干
题目要求填入一个形容词,使句子完整:在英语中,哪类名字被男孩使用比女孩多?
步骤二:定位关键信息
文章中对四类名字的描述如下:
- 宗教类名字(Religious names):未明确性别倾向。
- 植物类名字(Plants/flowers):明确指出“popular among girls”。
- 知识/权力类名字(Knowledge, fame, power):例子如 Henry、Arthur 通常用于男孩,但文章未直接说明使用比例。
- 武器类名字(Weapons):明确指出“parents prefer to name their baby boys”,即男孩使用比例更高。
步骤三:排除错误选项
- A. religious:文章未说明性别差异,排除。
- B. plants:明确用于女孩,排除。
- C. knowledge:虽可能用于男孩,但文章未直接支持“more boys than girls”。
- D. weapons:文章明确说明用于男孩,符合题意。
步骤四:验证答案
武器类名字是唯一被文章直接关联到“baby boys”的类别,因此正确答案为 D。