重庆电力高等专科学校英语期考试试卷第三册 B卷供使用班级名 第2页共5页 考生班级 考生姓名 学号 成绩 Task 2(10%) Directions: Read the following passage and make the correct choice Be There are many misunder standingsabout American Indian names "Crazy Horses"for example, was given to aman because he was courageous, not Indian families had no last names The Sioux Indians give individuals three or four ames The first name was given at birth It showed the order of a birth intothe family. "Wenonah", for instance, meant"firstborn daughter The second name, the honor name, was given to the child by a medicine man(有法术之人) It usually referred to the fine character or good deeds of one ofthe child s ancestors(tH/E). Whenhe grow up, the person was expected to live up to this name Otherwise, the person mightnot be called by it The third ame was the nickname. It usually referred to something odd () that the person had done. It was hardly ever flattering The fourth ame came the deed name. It was given by a war chief after the person accomplished some good or extraordinary bravery. The name might be that of a fear-inspiring animal such as Bearor Buffalo or that of a noble bird, such as Eagle, Hawk or Owl 18. The passage descried a. misunderstandings about American Indian names b. the way American Indians are named c. American Indian family name d. The number of American Indian names 19. An American Indian would be called by his second name a. if he could put the meaning of this name into practice a if his appearance would be like his ancestors b. only when he grew up c. when he satisfied the medicine man 20. The rame of an animal was given to an american Indian usually because a. he had done something odd b. American Indians liked to give nickname c. He was courageous 21. Who would not give a name to an American Indian? a. Parent b Medicine man c. War chief d. School teacher 22. Which of the following is not included in an American Indian name? a. first name b Nickname c Honor name d. Last name Task 3 (5%) Directions: Read the following and complete the infomation. c Sanya is an important polit ical, economic, culture and foreign trade port in the southem part of Hainan, China, and also a famous costal tourist city filled with tropical landscapes(XUR)and local customs. Since Sanya is situated in the southemmost part of Chin: She has been called"the remotest cape of the earth"since ancient time The region of Sanya has a long history of human development. There were discoveries of cultural relics (itib)of the Old Stone Age. Ancient Persian tombs were found along the coast Sanya region was called Ahuya Prefecture(JEX) in the westem Han Dynasty, later changed to Linzhen Prefecture in the Sui ynasty, Zhen Zhou on the Tang Dynasty, Ya Zhou in the Song Dynasty, Ya County in 1920 and Sanya City in 1984 Scenic spots and historical sites n Sanya include Tianya Haijiao--The Remotest Cape of the earth, Yalong Bay, Dadong Sea Scenic Spot, Sanya Bay, Haitang Bay Welcome to Sanya, Hainan, China Sanva Sanya attracts tourists because of'重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷(第三册) B 卷 供使用班级名： 第 2 页 共 5 页 考生班级 考生姓名 学 号 成 绩 Task 2 (10%) Directions:Read the following passage and make the correct choice. There are many misunderstandings about American Indian names. “Crazy Horses” for example, was given to a man because he was courageous, not because he was mad. Indian families had no last names. The Sioux Indians give individuals three or four names. The first name was given at birth. It showed the order of a birth into the family. “Wenonah”, for instance, meant “firstborn daughter”. The second name, the honor name, was given to the child by a medicine man (有法术之人). It usually referred to the fine character or good deeds of one of the child’s ancestors (祖先). When he grow up, the person was expected to live up to this name. Otherwise, the person might not be called by it. The third name was the nickname. It usually referred to something odd (临时的) that the person had done. It was hardly ever flattering. The fourth name came the deed name. It was given by a war chief after the person accomplished some good or extraordinary bravery. The name might be that of a fear-inspiring animal such as Bear or Buffalo or that of a noble bird, such as Eagle, Hawk or Owl. 18. The passage descried _____________. a. misunderstandings about American Indian names. b. the way American Indians are named c. American Indian family name d. The number of American Indian names 19. An American Indian would be called by his second name ____________. a. if he could put the meaning of this name into practice a. if his appearance would be like his ancestor’s b. only when he grew up c. when he satisfied the medicine man 20.The name of an animal was given to an American Indian usually because _____________. a. he had done something odd b. American Indians liked to give nickname c. He was courageous d. He liked the animal best 21.Who would not give a name to an American Indian? a. Parent b. Medicine man c. War chief d. School teacher 22.Which of the following is not included in an American Indian name? a. First name b. Nickname c. Honor name d. Last name Task 3 (5%) Directions:Read the following and complete the information. Sanya is an important political, economic, culture and foreign trade port in the southern part of Hainan, China, and also a famous costal tourist city filled with tropical landscapes(风景) and local customs. Since Sanya is situated in the southernmost part of China, She has been called” the remotest cape of the earth” since ancient time. The region of Sanya has a long history of human development. There were discoveries of cultural relics (遗址) of the Old Stone Age. Ancient Persian tombs were found along the coast. Sanya region was called Ahuya Prefecture (行政区) in the western Han Dynasty, later changed to Linzhen Prefecture in the Sui Dynasty, Zhen Zhou on the Tang Dynasty, Ya Zhou in the Song Dynasty, Ya County in 1920 and Sanya City in 1984 Scenic spots and historical sites in Sanya include Tianya Haijiao----The Remotest Cape of the earth, Yalong Bay, Dadong Sea Scenic Spot, Sanya Bay, Haitang Bay… Welcome to Sanya, Hainan, China! Sanya Sanya attracts tourists because of its a) _______23________ and b) _______24________