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[材料题] According to a handful of studies, a name not only reveals clues about a person’s class, education and ethnic origin, it can also influence the bearer of the moniker and the choices they make in life. Scientists have even drawn conclusions to suggest that people are often drawn to things and people that sound like their own names. These experts claim that implicit egotism(唯我主义) is the reason that someone called Dennis might become a dentist or even that a child whose name begins with a B or C may fare(遭遇) worse in school examinations. That a person’s name may be bound to his or her destiny is far from a new phenomenon. The Ancient Romans promoted the concept “nomenest omen”, meaning “name is destiny.” Studies have indeed shown that those with more conservative, “Caucasian” names are more successful when submitting resumes for employment. A recent poll conducted in Australia revealed that people respond more warmly to colleagues and politicians with names they can easily pronounce. Yet parents
单项选择题1.According a handful of studies, what can be inferred?

A、To some extent, a well-chosen name has a positive effect on a person’s life.

B、A person’s name has nothing to do with his life.

C、Badly-behaved students usually have strange names.

D、People are always surprised at conservative names.

  • A
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单项选择题2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A、People prefer to warmly treat colleagues with easily- pronounced names.

B、Some parents are influenced by movies and songs when giving names to offspring.

C、Original names are some Parents’ favorite.

D、Some parents prefer long-spelling names.

  • D
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单项选择题3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A、The weirder the names are, the better.

B、Names have a great influence on a person.

C、We can get a lot of information from the name of a person.

D、Names don’t have as much influence as people think.

  • D
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单项选择题4.The situation that people attach importance to the names is something _______.

A、new

B、weird

C、old

D、original

  • C
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单项选择题5.In the first paragraph, the word “monikers” probably means ________.

A、breadwinners

B、monkeys

C、names

D、workers

  • C
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