清水六中第一学期期中高三英语试卷.pdf

清水六中第一学期期中高三英

语试卷 - 2 - - 3 - People ’firsts names, or given names, are

chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of

a grandparent or other member of the family is

used. Some parents choose the name of a

well-known person. A boy could be named

George Washington Smith; a girl could be

named Helen Keller Jones. Some people give their children names that

mean good things. Clara means “bright ” ;

Beatrice means “onewho gives happiness ” ;

Donald means “worldruler ”Leonard; means “as brave as a lion ”. The earliest last names, or surnames, were

taken from place names. A family with the name

Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook(小

溪 ) ； someone who was called Longstreet

probably lived on a long, paved road. The