Question

Do you have a nickname（呢称)?Most of us do by our looks, clothing, or personality, But for cities, the meaning of their nicknames has much more than that.

Many big cities have nicknames, such as New York-The Big Apple, London-The Great

Smog, and Rome-The Eternal(永恒的)City. Why do cities have such nicknames?

In the 1920s,there were many races in New York. People called the prizes of these race.

apples. Writer John J.Fitz Gerald first called New York the Big Apple, because New York is the place that many people dreamed of going to for the biggest prize of all.

For Rome, as the name suggests, the answer is simple, Romans believed that no mater what happened to the world, Rome would go on forever. Rome has been an important center of power for more than 2,000 years.

As for London, in the Victorian period, it had problems with its air. Later in 1952,serious air pollution made 10,000 people fall ill. But now the air of London has become better.

Does that sound interesting? Does your city have a nickname?

1.Most of us get our nicknames only by our looks.

2.The Great Smog is the nickname of London.

3.The nickname of New York was given by writer Johnl.Fitz Gerald.

4.Rome has been an important center of power for 2000 years.

5.Later in 1952,the air of London became better.

Answer

1.F

2.T

3.T

4.F

5.F

【解析】本文主要介绍很多大城市别名的由来。大多数人的别名都是基于我们个人的外表、穿衣风格、或个性。但是对于城市来说，他们的别名的含义远远不止这些。比如：纽约的别名是“大苹果”；伦敦的别名是“雾都”；罗马的别名是“永恒之城”。作者还介绍了这些城市别名的由来。

1.根据第二句Most of us do by our looks, clothing, or personality我们大多数人因为我们的外貌，服饰，或者个性而有自己的昵称。知 Most of us get our nicknames only by our looks我们大多数人只凭外貌获得昵称，是错误的。故答案是F

2.根据第二段第一句Many big cities have nicknames, such as New York-The Big Apple, London-The Great— Smog, and Rome-The Eternal(永恒的)City很多城市有它们的昵称例如：纽约的别名是“大苹果”；伦敦的别名是“雾都”；罗马的别名是“永恒之城”。所以 The Great Smog is the nickname of London.是正确的，故答案是T。

3.根据Writer John J.Fitz Gerald first called New York the Big Apple（作家 John J.Fitz Gerald最先称纽约为苹果城）,知 The nickname of New York was given by writer Johnl.Fitz Gerald.是正确的。故答案是T。

4.根据Rome has been an important center of power for more than 2,000 years.罗马在2000多年里是重要的权力中心。知 Rome has been an important center of power for 2000 years（罗马是两千年里是重要的权利中心）是错误的，故答案是F。.

5. 根据Later in 1952,serious air pollution made 10,000 people fall ill后来在1952年，严重的大气污染使10000人病倒。知 Later in 1952,the air of London became better.（后来在1952年，伦敦空气变得更好了）是错误的，故答案是F。