For her first twenty-four year, she’d been known as Debbie---a name that didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner．” My name has always made me think I should be a cheerleader,” She complained．”I just don’t feel like a Debbie!”

       One day ,while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young woman suddenly changed middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie．“That was the smartest thing I ever did,” She says now．“ As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie．I felt more comfortable with myself… and other people started to take me more seriously”．Two years after her successful magazine editor--- friends and associates call her Lynne．

       Naturally, the name change didn’t cause Debbie/Lynne’s professional achievement--- but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents．Social scientists say that what you are called can affect your life．Through history, names have not only identified people but also described them．”… As his name is, so is he …? says the Bible．For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves, simple ness or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other people before they even meet you．

       Of course , names with a good sense can work for you ---even encouraging new acquaintances．A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive to men．One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because “he sounded dull．” Several evenings later she came up to me at a party, pressing for an introduction to a very nice man with whom they looked at each other all evening．“Oh, “ I said．” You mean Harry?” She was ill at ease．

1．Debbie’s changing her name ____．

       A．had actually little to do with her career．

       B．was what she happened to do when filling out the form

       C．did have an effect on her success

       D．entirely contributed to her luck

2．The author introduced Harry to the woman___

       A．a(chǎn)t the request of the woman herself

       B．to tell her that names didn’t matter really

       C．to make her feel uneasy in mind

       D．the person is more important than his /her name

3．The name Debbie may be connected with something ____

       A．huge              B．quiet               C．dull                D．a(chǎn)ttractive

4．The best possible title for the passage may be ____

       A．Names are the most important               B．Your name is your fortune

       C．Don’t care much for names                  D．Names and making friends

III．閱讀理解：（共20 小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

         閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項A、B、C、D中選出最佳選項。

         For her first twenty-four year, she’d been known as Debbie---a name that didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner．” My name has always made me think I should be a cheerleader, ”She complained．”I just don’t feel like a Debbie!”

         One day ,while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young woman suddenly changed middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie．“That was the smartest thing I ever did,” She says now．“ As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie．I felt more comfortable with myself… and other people started to take me more seriously”．Two years after her successful magazine editor--- friends and associates call her Lynne．

         Naturally, the name change didn’t cause Debbie/Lynne’s professional achievement--- but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents．Social scientists say that what you are called can affect your life．Through history, names have not only identified people but also described them．”… As his name is, so is he …? says the Bible．For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves, simpleness or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other people before they even meet you．

         Of course , names with a good sense can work for you ---even encouraging new acquaintances．A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive to men．One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because “he sounded dull．” Several evenings later she came up to me at a party, pressing for an introduction to a very nice man with whom they looked at each other all evening．“Oh, “ I said．” You mean Harry?” She was ill at ease．

1．Debbie’s changing her name ____．

         A．had actually little to do with her career．

         B．was what she happened to do when filling out the form

         C．did have an effect on her success

         D．entirely contributed to her luck

2．The author introduced Harry to the woman___

         A．a(chǎn)t the request of the woman herself

         B．to tell her that names didn’t matter really

         C．to make her feel uneasy in mind

         D．the person is more important than his /her name

3．The name Debbie may be connected with something ____

         A．huge           B．quiet            C．dull               D．a(chǎn)ttractive

4．The best possible title for the passage may be ____

         A．Names are the most important         B．Your name is your fortune

         C．Don’t care much for names       D．Names and making friends

III．閱讀理解：（共20 小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

       閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項A、B、C、D中選出最佳選項。

       For her first twenty-four year, she’d been known as Debbie---a name that didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner．” My name has always made me think I should be a cheerleader, ”She complained．”I just don’t feel like a Debbie!”

       One day ,while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young woman suddenly changed middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie．“That was the smartest thing I ever did,” She says now．“ As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie．I felt more comfortable with myself… and other people started to take me more seriously”．Two years after her successful magazine editor--- friends and associates call her Lynne．

       Naturally, the name change didn’t cause Debbie/Lynne’s professional achievement--- but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents．Social scientists say that what you are called can affect your life．Through history, names have not only identified people but also described them．”… As his name is, so is he …? says the Bible．For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves, simpleness or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other people before they even meet you．

       Of course , names with a good sense can work for you ---even encouraging new acquaintances．A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive to men．One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because “he sounded dull．” Several evenings later she came up to me at a party, pressing for an introduction to a very nice man with whom they looked at each other all evening．“Oh, “ I said．” You mean Harry?” She was ill at ease．

1．Debbie’s changing her name ____．

       A．had actually little to do with her career．

       B．was what she happened to do when filling out the form

       C．did have an effect on her success

       D．entirely contributed to her luck

2．The author introduced Harry to the woman___

       A．a(chǎn)t the request of the woman herself

       B．to tell her that names didn’t matter really

       C．to make her feel uneasy in mind

       D．the person is more important than his /her name

3．The name Debbie may be connected with something ____

       A．huge          B．quiet           C．dull            D．a(chǎn)ttractive

4．The best possible title for the passage may be ____

       A．Names are the most important B．Your name is your fortune

       C．Don’t care much for names     D．Names and making friends