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1、2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）专题2 阅读理解 12（25分钟）AUsually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of current answers. That question is “Whats your name?” Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct.Have you ever wondere
2、d about peoples names? Where do they come from? What do they mean?Peoples first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. Some parents choose the name of a well-known person. A boy could be named George Washington S
3、mith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones.Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world ruler”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”.The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names
4、. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook(小溪)；someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.Other early surnames came from peoples occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which me
5、ans a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter a person who made pots and pans.The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked br
6、ead for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenters great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture.Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same villag
7、e, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John who was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.Some family names were made by adding something to the fathers name. Eng
8、lish-speaking people added s or son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts familys ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the ODonnells are descendants of the same Donnell.1. Which of the following aspect
9、s do the surnames in the passage NOT cover? A. Places where people lived. B. Peoples characters.C. Talents that people possessed. D. Peoples occupations.2. According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _.A. owned or drove a cart B. made things with metalsC. made kitchen
10、tools or containers D. built houses and furniture3. Suppose an English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named _.A. Beatrice Smith B. Leonard CarterC. George Longstreet D. Donald Greenwood4. The underlined word “des
11、cendants” in the last paragraph means a persons _. A. later generations B. friends and relativesC. colleagues and partners D. later sponsorsBThe Secret to the Success of MySWannier, who had started two successful technology companies, rushed home to begin work on the idea. Two years later, in Octobe
12、r 2006, she launched . Customers go online to enter their measurements (there are 11, from arm length to hip width) and are assigned one of seven body types based on their proportions. Software identifies selections for each shape by price (as low as $14.49 for a top, up to $605 for a coat), profile
13、 (modern classic, romantic glam, and artistic trendy), designer (from August Silk to Tadashi), and lifestyle (work attire to dress-up). Wannier had a degree in textile design and an MBA, but she had a lot to learn about the garment industry. And while she had money from the sale of one of her busine
14、sses to kick-start MyShape, she needed investors. Most of those prospects were men, and they simply didnt get the concept-until they saw models of various shapes and sizes in leotards, complete with lumps, bumps, and bulges. They were impressed with Wanniers vision and hopped on board, putting up $3
15、2 million and helping her develop a business plan while she designed and patented the technology.Once Wannier had a prototype, she set up an online survey for potential customers. Within 24 hours, she got over 700 responses; a third of them signed up. We were astonished, recalls Wannier, who double-checked the results just to be sure. It convinced us there really was a demand.Wannier had an e-commerce site, but she still needed something to sell on it.She moved out of her kitchen and into an office and brought in retail specialists who could p
