【正文】 graduated, if she is fortunate to find employment that involves regular munication across international boundaries, relationships will be smoothed if others can easily remember her name. Parents in Englishspeaking countries do not usually choose words at random to name their child. For every parent who seeks to be truly creative by inventing a unique name, there will be nine others selecting from a recognized book of names. These books have been passed on from generation to generation. While English names do have meanings, this is rarely of great importance for parents in making their choice. Often, associations with heroes, pop idols will influence a decision. There are a great many names to choose from, and at any one time some will be more fashionable than others. When our present Queen was crowned, many baby girls were christened Elizabeth, while Princess Diana’s marriage to Charles led to a generation of Dianas. Most parents seeking to be original or unique look through 9 lists for names that haven’t been used regularly in recent years. So, if you are thinking of taking an English name, stop and think. You have a unique opportunity to choose a new identity for your English speaking relationships in the future. Before you accept any old name, make sure you are happy with its sound, its meaning and its associations. 64. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Be careful in Choosing English Names B. English Names and Their Meanings C. How English People Get Their Names D. Chinese Names and English Names 65. The student named Sharon was mentioned in the third paragraph to show_________. A. an unsuitable English name can cause trouble in munication. B. a proper English name can help a person to find a job more easily. C. English names are easy for foreigners to remember. D. proper English names help to set up easy international munications. 66. The underlined phrase in the fourth paragraph probably means __________. A. in a careful way B. in a different way C. in a careless way D. with no meaning 67. We can conclude from the sixth paragraph that ____________. A. English people admire power and heroes. B. English people do not consider the meaning when choosing a name. C. English people are easy to be influenced by fashion in choosing a name. D. English people prefer to choose a special name. F BUKHANNON, West Virginia — Two rescue teams slowly moved along a twomile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident. Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates on the rescuers’ progress. The miners were trapped at about 6:30 and many families weren’t informed of the accident until about 10 than three hours after it happened. ―It’s very upsetting, but you’ve got to be patient, I guess,‖ said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine. The trapped miners were about 260 feet underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine’s entrance, said Roger Nicholson, general counsel from International Coal Group. At a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 10 800 feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 . Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later. He said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years. The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxygen each. The pany has not released the names of the miners. The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect (remove) the power to the phones they use to municate with the surface before doing that. ―We don’t want to be energizing anything if it’s in an atmosphere with burnable gases,‖ Kips said. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. High levels of carbon monoxide were detected shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have since subsided（減退） , authorities said. 68. According to the passage, we can infer that ________. A. all the miners who were trapped underground were still alive B. munication with the trapped miners was cut off C. the two rescue teams entered the mine at the same time D. the rescue started as soon as the accident happened 69. Where can the passage be seen? A. In a magazine. B. In a newspaper. C. In a science book.. D. On an advertisement. 70. Which of the following shows the position where the miners were trapped? 11 一 單項(xiàng)選擇： （每小題１分，共３０分） 15