Most Chinese people share a few common surnames, like Zhang, Wang, Li, Liu and Chen. The Chinese expression for "ordinary people" literally means "the old one hundred surnames".
But Cheng Yinglian, a retired worker living in Changsha, the capital of Hunan, said his interest in rare surnames was piqued after reading a newspaper many years ago and discovering a person with the surname Gui, which literally means "ghost", the report said.
Since then, he has scoured newspapers, books and other publications to find similar rare surnames, coming up with about 2,000 to date.
Those he has found include Ling (zero), Cu (vinegar), Miao (second) and Yi (one).
Cheng said in order to collect and find out the origins of the strange surnames, he bought many ancient works and dictionaries for study. This February, he also published a book based on his surname collection.
"I may apply for the Guinness (Book of World Records)," said Cheng.
He said most of the surnames he collected are not included in the Hundred Surnames, a classic Chinese text composed of common surnames in ancient China.
According to the latest statistics available from the Ministry of Public Security in 2007, nearly 93 million people in China are surnamed "Wang", taking the largest proportion among all surnames. And people with the top 100 common surnames in China take up 84.77 percent of the whole population.
Chinese people attach great significance to people's names and many parents go out of their way to give their children auspicious names that suggest they will grow up to be healthy, strong and rich.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.What’s the meaning of “ordinary people”?
A. the people whose looks is ordinary.
B. the people whose families are ordinary.
C. the people whose surnames are ordinary.
D. the people whose name are ordinary.
2.Which one is the rare surname?
A. Huang B. Ling C. Zhu D. Liu
3.Which sentence is true according to this passage?
A. Most Chinese people share a lot of common surnames.
B. Hundred Surnames collect all Chinese surname.
C. There are lots of people whose surname is “Wang”.
D. Chinese don’t care for their names, because it cannot take happiness or sadness.
4.What is the meaning of auspicious in this passage?
A. 好听的 B. 惊讶的
C. 罕见的 D. 吉利的
5.Where can we probably see this passage?
A. newspapers B. magazines
C. books D. recipe
Mrs. Thompson stood in front of her 5th grade class on the first day of school. She found a boy sleeping in his seat. He was Teddy. Also Thompson noticed the boy didn't play well with the other children. It got to the point "F" at the top of his papers. Mrs. Thompson reviewed each child's past records. However, when she reviewed Teddy's file(档案), she was in a surprise.
Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child. He does his work neatly and has good manners..."
His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, but he is troubled because his mother has an illness and life at home is difficult."
His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death had been hard on him. He tries his best, but his father doesn't show much interest in his study..."
Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn’t talk with other’s. Also he doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class."
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents wrapped in beautiful and bright paper, except for Teddy’s. He sent a rhinestone bracelet(石链手镯) with some stones missing. But Mrs. Thompson told him with a smile, “I like it very much.” After school Teddy said, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mother used to be." Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class. Teddy became one of her "teacher's pets."
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. Teddy is a ________ student when Mrs. Thompson first taught him.
A. naughty B. good C. sick D. troubled
2.Teddy’s _______ teacher began to realize the problems to Teddy.
A. first B. second
C. third D. fourth
3. What’s the meaning of the unlined word “withdrawn”?
A. 乐观的 B. 滑稽的 C. 合作的 D.孤僻的
4.Mrs. Thompson felt ________ when Teddy sent her a present.
A. pleased B. angry
C. sad D. thankful
5.From this passage, we know _______ .
A. Mrs. Thompson wasn’t interested in Teddy’s study
B. Mrs. Thompson was the first teacher to find Teddy sleeping in class
C. teacher’s love can save a student
D. Teddy’s parents’ death made his study fall behind others
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
A man took a pair of shoes to a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, "I'd like you to repair these shoes for me, please." "Certainly, sir," the shoemaker said.
"When will they be ?" the man asked. "I'm a bit busy, but they'll be ready for you Thursday." he said. That's fine," the man said, and left the shop.
The next morning he a letter, offering him a job in country. Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.
Twenty years passed and he returned to his hometown. He remembered his . "They were a good pair of shoes," he thought. "I wonder the shoemaker is still there and still has them. I'll go and see. He was to see that the shoemaker was still in the same shop, he was an old man by now. "Good morning," he said to him. "Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes to be repaired. Do you think you've still got them?" "Name?" the old shoemaker asked.
"Smith," the man said. "I'll go and see. They may be out back."
The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop -and a few minutes later returned, the pair of shoes. "Here we are," he said. "One pair of brown shoes to be repaired. I'm a bit busy now, but they'll be ready on Thursday."
1.A. ready B. well C. fine D. good
2.A. in B. at C. on D. for
3.A. got B. accepted C. obtained D. received
4.A.other B. another C. the other D. either
5.A.letters B. shoes C. coats D. wallet
6.A.which B. that C. if D. whether
7.A.pleased B. sad C. angry D. disappointed
8.A.though B. although C. but D. and
9.A.carry B. carried C. carrying D. carries
10.A.mainly B. exactly C. mostly D. probably
—Could you tell me ______?
—Usually one hour and a half.
A. how long it takes to fly to Shanghai
B. how long it took to fly to Shanghai
C. how long does it take to fly to Shanghai
D. how long did it take to fly to Shanghai
—I’m afraid I’ve got a bad cold.
—________________.
A. Never mind
B. Keep away from me
C. Better go and see a doctor
D. You need to eat less food
—We will build a subway in our city before 2012.
—Wow, __________! Will it pass our place?
A. what an excited news B. how exciting the news is
C. what excited news D. how exciting news
