MostEnglishpeoplehavethreenames:afirstname,amiddlenameandafamilyname.Theirfamilynamescomelast.Forexample,myfullnameisJimAllanGreen.Greenismyfamilyname.Myparentsgavemebothofmyothernames.
Peopledon'tusetheirmiddlenameverymuch.So“JohnHenryBrown”isusuallycalled(称作)“JohnBrown”.PeopleneveruseMr,MrsorMissbeforetheirfirstnames.So,youcansayJohnBrown;butyoushouldneversayMr.John.TheyuseMr,Mrs.OrMisswiththefamilyname.
Sometimespeopleaskmeaboutmyname.“WhydoyourparentscallyouJim?Whydotheychoose(选择)thatnameforyou?”Theansweristheydon'tcallmeJim.TheycallmeJames.Jamesisthenameofmygrandfather.InEngland,peopleusuallycallmeJimforshort.That'sbecause(因为)itisshorter(更短)andeasierthanJames.
1.MostEnglishpeoplehave_________________names.( )
A.one B.two C.three D.four
2.___________isJim'sfamilyname.( )
A.Jim B.Green CAllan D.James
3.EnglishpeopleuseMr.MrsorMisswith__________.( )
A.thefamilyname B.thefirstname
C.themiddlename D.thefirstnameandthemiddlename
4.Theteacher'snameisMaryJoanShute.Herstudentscallher____________.( )
A.MissMary B.MissJoan CMissMaryJoan D.MissShute
5.PeopleusuallycallthewhiterJiminsteadof(代替)Jamesbecause________.( )
A.it'sthenameofhisgrandfather
B.it'seasierforpeopletocallhim
C.it'sthenamethathisparentschooseforhim
D.it'smoredifficult(更难)topronounce(发音)thanJames