Yellowknife,Whitehorse and Come By Chance—all are names of towns and cities in North America.Ottawa,Beijing,Paris,Hanoi and Tokyo — all are important world cities.But how did they get these names?And why?
Some names sound funny,and some of them make no sense when you first hear them.But there is always a story or a tradition behind a name.People live in an area.A city begins to grow.In the beginning,it might have no name,but soon,people start calling it something.When enough people use this name,it usually sticks.And a new city name is born.
In the tradition of East Asia,important cities are given names that tell us exactly what they are,and where they are located.Nearly everyone will know that Beijing means "northern capital".But do you know that Tokyo and Hanoi(河內) mean "eastern capital"?
Ottawa,Canada's capital city,was given its name thousands of years ago.It is located at a place where two rivers meet,and was a place where Indian nations came to trade with each other long ago.In the native language,Adawe means "to trade".When the Europeans lived in the area,they heard the natives calling the place Adawe.This sounded like Ottawa to the European ears.Soon enough,everyone was calling the city Ottawa.
When a European explorer arrived at a place in the far northern area of Canada,he found native people carried huge knives made of copper(銅),which appeared yellow in the shining sun.The explorer decided to call them Yellow knives.He named the place where they lived Yellowknife.
Next time you hear an unusual city name,see if you can discover how it got that name.
(1)What is the writer's opinion about the names of cities and towns? CC
A.He thinks the city names are given by someone important.
B.He thinks every name sounds funny or people like to use it.
C.He thinks there is always a story or a tradition behind a name.
D.He thinks most names are meaningless when you first hear them.
(2)Which city has the same naming method as Hanoi? CC
A.Zhongshan.
B.Ottawa.
C.Nanjing.
D.Shenzhen.
(3)How did Ottawa get its name? CC
A.It got its name from a famous river.
B.It was named by a European explorer.
C.It had a similar sound to Adawe that means "to trade".
D.It was given its name that tells us exactly where it is located.
(4)Which of the following shows the structure of the text? BB
A.
B.
C.
D.
(5)What does the text mainly tell us? DD
A.Who named the cities.
B.How the cities develop.
C.Where new cities appear.
D.How the names of cities were born.
【答案】C;C;C;B;D
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