Question

When you are talking about someone, but at that time you can't remember his or her name. What should you do then? Don't worry! In English, you can use other names to replace (代替) their real (真实的) names.

In the US, if you forget someone's name, you can just use the name John Doe for a man or Jane Doe for a woman. For example, "Did you see that boy who was running in the rain?" "Ah, yes, poor John Doe."

People use these names in US courts (法庭). This is to keep the person's identify (身份) a secret (秘密). People use the name so often that there was even a film in 1941 called Meet John Doe.

But in the UK, unknown people are called John Smith. This name is used so often that John is one of the most common first name in English, and Smith is the most common family name.

So next time you forget someone's name, you know what to say.

1.When Americans can't remember a woman's name, they call her ________.

A.John Doe. B.Jane Doe. C.Jane Smith

2.John Smith is used among unknown people in ________.

A.America. B.the UK. C.Canada.

3.In US courts, people don't use real names because ________.

A.using real names is not allowed (允许)

B.they think using real names may bring them bad luck

C.they just want to keep their identify a secret

4.The meaning of the underlined word "common" in paragraph 4 is ________.

A.普通的 B.普遍的 C.共同的

5.The passage is mainly about ________.

A.why people sometimes can't remember others' names

B.differences in names between the UK and the US

C.the names American and British people use when they forget someone's name

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

本文主要介绍了美国人和英国人在忘记别人名字时用的名字。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中“In the US, if you forget someone's name, you can just use the name John Doe for a man or Jane Doe for a woman.”可知，在美国，如果你忘记了某人的名字，你可以用John Doe来称呼男士，Jane Doe来称呼女士。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“But in the UK, unknown people are called John Smith.”可知，在英国，不知名的人被称为约翰·史密斯。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段中“People use these names in US courts (法庭). This is to keep the person's identify (身份) a secret (秘密).”可知，人们在美国法庭使用这些名字是为了保护这个人的身份。故选C。

4.词句猜测题。分析“This name is used so often that John is one of the most common first name in English, and Smith is the most common family name.”可知，这个名字使用得如此频繁，以至于John是英语中最常见的名之一，而Smith是最常见的姓。所以推测common是常见的、普遍的含义。故选B。

5.主旨大意题。A：为什么人们有时记不住别人的名字；B：英国和美国名字的差异；C：美国人和英国人在忘记别人名字时用的名字。根据全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了美国人和英国人在忘记别人名字时用的名字。故选C。