首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
In Sao Paulo, a baby boy is smiling, unaware that a court is deciding his fate. If it finds in his father’s favor, he is in all
In Sao Paulo, a baby boy is smiling, unaware that a court is deciding his fate. If it finds in his father’s favor, he is in all
admin
2017-01-16
38
问题
In Sao Paulo, a baby boy is smiling, unaware that a court is deciding his fate. If it finds in his father’s favor, he is in all kinds of trouble. There may be a law in Brazil against giving your child a name that might cause him to be laughed at, but daddy wants to call his son Osama bin Laden. The same father, Osvaldo Oliveira Soares, has a habit of trying to use babies as political statements. Nine years ago, he was banned from naming a previous son Saddam Hussein.
Unlike Brazil, there is no law in Britain that restricts a parent’s right to name their child. "It’s not for the officials to say if someone has picked a name they don’t think is suitable," says Alison Cathcart, superintendent official at Westminster register office. "But if someone is from a different culture and wants to register a name that sounds like a swear word in English then we do advise them of that."
"Naming does matter," says Helen Petrie, a professor at the City University of London and a researcher looking into the psychology of naming. "We have fixed beliefs of what sort of people are behind certain names. There are studies of teachers in primary schools in the US that show they rate children with certain names as less capable."
"The name is the first thing we find out when we meet someone. If you call your child an unusual silly name like Fifi Trixibelle, as did Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, it can make life hard for you—especially if you want to be smart and are not in the least bit superficial."
There’s also the class factor. "Fifty years ago there was no cross-over of names between classes. Now everyone can buy Tatter and see the name Tarquin," says Petrie. "Until the 60s, Tracey was a fashionable Chelsea name. Now it has a terrible image fixed in people’s mind. I’ve interviewed some Traceys who find their name a huge burden. However high up they may be in their profession, people hear their name and think they’re the cleaner."
What do we learn about the names?
选项
A、A person named Fifi is usually silly.
B、Paula Yates is a name which sounds superficial.
C、Tatler is a name of low grade.
D、Tracey is still a fashionable Chelsea name.
答案
B
解析
选项中的名字都出现在最后两段,其中,第4段第2句暗示,如果你想显得精明、不浅薄的话,就不要取名叫Paula Yates,换句话说,Paula Yates这个名字听起来让人觉得浅薄。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Q6i7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Oneofhisclassesfinishedearly.B、Hewantedtogetsomestudyingdone.C、ThelibraryhadaspecialdisplayontheIndustria
Lookingatthebasicbiologicalsystems,theworldisnotdoingverywell.Yeteconomicindicatorsshowtheworldis【B1】______.
Photographersarealwayslookingfornewinspiration,atleastthegoodonesare.Theireyesareconstantlysearchingforthat【B
A、TheyarenaturalandhealthyfoodB、Theyhelppeopleloseweight.C、Theyarelowestincalories.D、Theyarepopularwithmost
A、Shehasacomputerrelatedmajor.B、Shecanmendcomputers.C、Sheisgoodatlanguage.D、Sheisacollegestudentnow.A
Nextmonth,NewYorkstudentsingradesthreethrougheightwilltakethestate’sstandardizedtests:threedaysofexamsdevote
A、Destroytheirownpossessions.B、Fightwithotherstudents.C、Stayawayfromothers.D、Attackotherpeopleverbally.B
From2004to2010,Irecorded2620rainfall-inducedlandslidesworldwidethatkilledmorethan32000people.Thetotalnumber
A、Customerandassistant.B、Fatheranddaughter.C、Dentistandpatient.D、Teacherandstudent.C由关键词teeth和examining可知正确答案为C(牙医和病
PeopleworldwidecelebrateNewYearindifferentways.InLatinAmerica,peopleexpresstheirhopesthroughthecoloroftheiru
随机试题
行政强制执行的方式有()
最适宜的诊断方法是静脉尿路造影左肾未显影,右肾轻度积水,尿结核菌检查3次(+),肾功能正常,测膀胱容量100ml。此时最佳处理方案是
腹膜刺激征的临床表现是
A.黄疸出血症状B.咽峡炎C.关节炎及关节畸形D.脊髓痨及动脉瘤E.反复发热与缓解钩端螺旋体感染可引起
生产、储存、运输、销售或者使用、销毁易燃易爆危险晶的单位,必须执行国家有关( )。
无形资产的摊销一般采用(),不计残值。
某企业根据人力资源需求与供给状况及相关资料,制定2015年员工招聘计划和员工使用计划。经过调查研究,确认该企业的人员变动矩阵如下表所示。下列预测方法中,能够预测该企业人力资源需求的是()。
房地产开发企业向购房人承诺,购房人可以将所购商品房委托其出租经营,房地产开发企业承诺按时向购房人支付高额租金的商品房销售方式是()。
徜徉在这个花海中,常常使你思索起来,感受到许多寻常的道理中新鲜的__________。 填入划横线部分最恰当的一项是()。
Ондолгоничегонемогсказать____.
最新回复
(
0
)