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Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's new son will be named George Alexander Louis, the royal family says. A statement from William and Catherine's settlement  Kensington Palace said the baby, third in line to the throne(王位), would be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.

On Wednesday the royal couple took their son to Catherine's parents' house in Berkshire, following a half-hour visit by the Queen. All three names had been among the favourites listed by British bookmakers and the announcement was relatively quick by royal standards. It took a month for the name of Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, to be announced, and a week for William, his eldest son.

George has been the name of six British kings. The last, George VI, was the father of Queen Elizabeth II and reigned from 1936 to 1952. Alexandra, the female form of Alexander, is one of the Queen's middle names and was also the name of the Queen mate of King Edward VII at the start of the last century. Louis is one of William's middle names and was the given name of Prince Charles's tutor and great-uncle Louis Mountbatten, who was murdered by the IRA in 1979.

The choice of name, relatively short by royal standards, does not necessarily mean the baby will eventually become King George VII. The Queen's father was named Albert, but chose to be crowned as George VI.

"It's interesting that they chose to go with just three names," historian Suzannah Lipscomb told Sky News. "It's almost as if the royal family is coming down with ordinary people, who tend to have fewer middle names than monarchs(君主).It is a name that none can find any problems with. George itself can't be shortened in any obvious offensive way. They've probably gone for something that is safe."

1.Which of the following statements can best sum up the passage ?

A. New royal baby named George Alexander Louis

B. The royal couple gave birth to their eldest son.

C. The choice of name was interesting and complicated .

D. The new baby, third in line to the throne .

2.From the passage we can know the father of the new royal baby is ____.

A. Catherine      B. George.     C. Charles   D. William

3.Which of the following is True based on the whole passage  ? 

A.. Prince Charles was the third heir to the British throne.

B. George Alexander Louis was the third heir to the British throne.

C. The announcement of the new loyal baby’s name is slow by royal standards.

D. All three names , George Alexander Louis, were unpopular with British bookmakers.

4.The underlined word “reign” in paragraph 4 probably refers to ______

A. resign          B. boom           C. govern           D. retire

5.From what Suzannah Lipscomb told Sky News , we can infer in Britain _____

A. the name of an ordinary person is simple but meaningful .

B. George itself can't be simplified in any obvious offensive way.

C. a monarch or a prince has usually more names in the middle than the ordinary people.

D. a person with more middle names must be a monarch or a prince .

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文關(guān)于威廉王子和凱特王妃新出生的小王子起名的一則新聞。肯辛頓宮發(fā)表聲明，孩子的全名是喬治·亞歷山大·路易斯，是現(xiàn)王位第三順位繼承人，孩子將被稱為劍橋喬治王子殿下。文中作者還提到到人們對孩子名字的分析和猜想。

1.A主旨大意題。本篇是新聞閱讀類文章，開門見山提出中心，所以由Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's new son will be named George Alexander Louis, the royal family says.可知A選項正確。句意：新出生的皇室成員被取名George Alexander Louis。

2.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章首句Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's new son will be named George Alexander Louis,可知新生嬰兒的父親是Wiliam，故D選項正確。

3.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章首段A statement … said the baby, third in line to the throne,可知嬰兒是王位的第三順位繼承人。所以B為正確選項。

4.C詞義猜測題。A 辭職；B 繁榮，增長；C 統(tǒng)治；D 退休。從文章第三段George has been the name of six British kings. The last,  was the father of Queen Elizabeth II and reigned from 1936 to 1952.可知George VI是國王，從常識可知1936-1952應(yīng)該是國王的統(tǒng)治時期。所以C選項正確。

5.C推理判斷題。從句中 “ just three names"和后面定語從句"It's almost as if the royal family is coming down with ordinary people, who tend to have fewer middle names than monarchs判斷可知，普通人的中間名比較短而皇室成員的中間名一般比較長，所以C選項正確。

考點：考查新聞類短語閱讀。