五、阅读短文,回答问题
Baijiaxing is a book in the early Northern Song dynasty(北宋朝代). It is a book of Chinese family names. There are 504 common(常见的)family names in it. 444 of them have only one character(汉字), and 60 have two characters. It is very important when Chinese children are learning about names.
The names of Chinese people have their own traditions(传统). Different from countries in the West, the family name in China is put first, and then the given name. Chinese names always show the best wishes to the new babies.
Now, the Chinese have about 3 500 one-character family names and more than(比)2 000 two-character family names.
Chinese family names have a history(历史)of more than 4 000 years. Chinese family names are not just the characters that Chinese people put before their given names, but a special part(部分)of the Chinese culture(文化).
1. What is the book Baijiaxing about?
Chinese family names.
2. Do people around the world all put family names first when writing their names?
No, they don't.
3. What do Chinese names show?
The best wishes to the new babies.
4. What is the most common family name according to the chart(图表)?
Wang.
5. What's your family name? And given name? Why do your parents give the name to you?
Wang. Min. Because they want me to be clever. (Any reasonable answer is OK.)

解析:
【分析】
本题是英语阅读理解题,解题思路为:先通读短文和图表理解内容,再针对每个问题定位对应信息:第1题定位《百家姓》的内容描述;第2题对比中西方姓氏顺序的表述;第3题提取中国名字的意义;第4题观察柱状图的最高占比;第5题为开放性问题,结合实际合理作答即可。
【解析】
1. 根据短文第一段“It is a book of Chinese family names.”可知,《百家姓》是关于中国姓氏的书,故答案为Chinese family names.
2. 根据短文第二段“Different from countries in the West, the family name in China is put first”可知,并非全世界都将姓氏放在名字前,故回答No, they don't.
3. 根据短文第二段最后一句“Chinese names always show the best wishes to the new babies.”可知,中国名字表达对新生儿的美好祝愿,故答案为The best wishes to the new babies.
4. 观察柱状图,Wang的占比7.94%为最高,因此最常见的姓氏是Wang,故答案为Wang.
5. 本题为开放性试题,结合自身实际情况作答,合理即可,示例答案如:Wang. Min. Because they want me to be clever.
【答案】
1. Chinese family names.
2. No, they don't.
3. The best wishes to the new babies.
4. Wang.
5. Wang. Min. Because they want me to be clever. (Any reasonable answer is OK.)
【知识点】
英语阅读理解,信息提取,图表解读
【点评】
本题结合文本阅读与图表考查学生的英语信息处理能力,基础题目可考查学生的定位能力,开放题可锻炼学生的实际应用能力,整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5