2014-2015学年度高一英语（人教版）作业手册：必修2 Unit 2 The Olympic Games Word版含答案.docVIP

课时作业(七)　[必修2　Unit 2 The Olympic Games](限时：30分钟)　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　Ⅰ.阅读理解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. 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 members of the family is used.Some parents choose the name of a well-known person.A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones. Some people give their children names that mean good things.Clara means 揵right?o； Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”； Donald means “world ruler”； Leonard means “as brave as a lion”．or surnames, were taken from place names.A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near a 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.which means 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 bread for their neighbours in their native village.The Carpenters great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture. Sometimes people were known for the colour of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities.When there were two men who were named John in the same village, 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.English-speaking people added -s or璼on.The Johns