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Module4 Music Born in America Ⅰ.阅读理解(共两节) 第一节　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。 According to a handful of studies，a name not only reveals clues about a persons class，education and ethic(种族) origin，it can also influence the bearer of the name 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(内隐自我主义) 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 worse in school examinations. That a persons name may be bound to his or her fate is far from a new phenomenon.The Ancient Romans promoted the concept ‘nomenest omen’，meaning name is fate. Studies have indeed shown that those with more conservative，Caucasian(白种人的)names are more successful when giving applications for employment. And a recent poll(投票) conducted in Australia revealed that people respond more warmly to colleagues and politicians with names they can easily pronounce. Yet parents nowadays are putting that much more effort into giving their children original names that are largely unfamiliar. Though historically names obtained from the Bible have been passed down through families，in recent days the tendency has been to_think_outside_the_box and consider movies，songs and stories for inspiration. When Britney Spears rose to fame，the slightly changed Brittaney became wildly popular among new parents and recently，thanks to the Twilight series，Isabella has made a comeback. One study found that 30 percent of African American girls born in California during the 1990s were given unique names that they shared with not a single person born in the same year in the same state. Dr.Martin Ford of George Mason University，however，believes a name does not stand for much.He explained to The Week：“Names only have a significant influence when that is the only thing you know about the p