Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.
Many roads and places in Singapore are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries ---- in both the West and the East.
Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus ---- obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.
Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Bras Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(馬來(lái)語(yǔ)). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.
A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent (月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.
【小題1】We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.

A．the government is usually the first to name a place  
B．many places tend to have more than one name 
C．a(chǎn) ceremony will be held when a place is named 
D．people prefer the place names given by the government 
【小題2】What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Change suddenly. B．Change significantly. C．Disappear mysteriously. D．Disappear very slowly. 
【小題3】Which of the following places is named after a person? ______________.
A．Raffles Place. B．Selector Airbase. C．Piccadilly Circus. D．Paya Lebar Crescent. 
【小題4】Bras Basah Road is named _______.
A．a(chǎn)fter a person B．a(chǎn)fter a place C．a(chǎn)fter an activity D．by its shape 
【小題5】What can be inferred from the passage? ______________.
A．Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain. 
B．Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes. 
C．The way Singaporeans name their places is unique. 
D．Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers. 


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：全世界的地方命名的方式很相似，文章介紹新加坡地方命名的方式，有的是根據(jù)人名，有的是根據(jù)活動(dòng)，還有的是根據(jù)形狀，很多地方的名字和英國(guó)是一樣的。
【小題1】概括歸納題。由第四句 Frequently it happens that a place has two names 可知很多地方有不止一個(gè)名字，選B
【小題2】猜詞題：由本句句意可知, 特別是in many areas 和long after the meaning is lost等關(guān)鍵字眼, 以及die這個(gè)詞本身的意思, 可以推斷是 “慢慢消失”的意思。選D
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。由 Many roads and places in Singapore（新加坡） are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generati**. Thus we have names such as Stamford 2 Road and Raffles Place.可知Raffles Place.是以人名命名的。選A
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。由 Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example,可知Bras Basah Road是以活動(dòng)命名的。選C
【小題5】邏輯推理題。由第三段第三句 The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases.可以推斷出新加坡的一些地方和英國(guó)的地方是一樣的名字。選A
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