Use of English Though your parents probably meant your name to last a lifetime, remember that the hopes and dreams they cherished when they chose it may not match yours. If your name no longer seems to 1 you, don't despair; you aren't 2 with the label. Screen stars 3 tailor their names, and with some determination, you can, too. Legal rules are more 4 in this matter than you might expect. How many newlyweds, 5 , are aware that no law requires a woman to 6 her husband's name? Not only that, but in most states parents can give their children any name they wish, 7 it's not that of either parent. Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden, for example, named their son Tony Garrity. If you do wish to 8 a new name, you don't need an attorney to make the switch official. 9 common law, all that's necessary is to start using the name of your choice. Remember, 10 , that you must use it everywhere-even 11 your mother-for it to become your 12 name. You must also change all your identification papers and 13 . Your Social Security number will remain the same; just fill 14 form SS-5 at your local Social Security office, and they'll 15 the Internal Revenue Service. Be sure to practice your new signature until you write it naturally and 16 Getting friends to call you Leah instead of Lola may be harder than any paperwork 17 , but you'll probably encounter official resistance, too. Be assured that no law should 18 you from using whatever name you've established for any transaction, 19 it's not for purposes of fraud, unfair competition, or to otherwise 20 any illegal activity.
1.
A.regularly
B.legally
C.hesitantly
D.boldly
A B C D
A
[解析] 语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。tailor their names指“量身定做名字”，电视明星们常常会这样做，因此A项“经常地”为正确选项。 文章在这里没有涉及法律方面的内容，也没有谈到明星在换名字时会表现出犹豫，B、C两项均可排除；此处作者陈述了客观现象，D项“大胆地，勇敢地”带有主观判断，故不选。
[解析] 考查关联词。根据第二段末句所举例子可知，父母可以给孩子取任何姓名，“即使”父母任何一方都不用这个姓，有让步的意思，因此答案选A项。 [解题技巧]在解答完型填空时，弄明白上下文之间的逻辑关系非常重要。如在本题中，弄明白Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden例子是要说明什么问题，就是解答题目的关键。
6.
A.set
B.make
C.pick
D.give
A B C D
C
[解析] 语义逻辑题，考察固定搭配。pick a new name意为“选择一个新名字”，故C项为正确选项。 A项不与name搭配；make a name表示“成名”，B项与题意不符；give a name表示“命名”，通常是以自己的名字给事物命名，D项排除。
7.
A.With
B.On
C.By
D.Under
A B C D
D
[解析] 考查固定搭配。under common law表示“根据(协议、法律)的规定”，其余几个词均无此用法。
[解析] 考查固定搭配。文中提到，你仅需要填一张表(SS-5)，因此A项fill out“填写(表格)”为正确选项。 fill不与其余的选项搭配。fill除了可以与out搭配表示“填写(表格)”之外，还可以与in搭配，fill in意为“填入”。常见的表达有fill in the blank“填入空白处”。
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that, on average, each person in the United States throws out about 328 pounds of edible food each year. Food bought with the best 21 sits for weeks on end as busy consumers 22 it in the refrigerator and forget about it. And when it seems time to either eat it or 23 it, most people 24 the freshness dates (a.k.a. 'use by', 'sell by', and 'best if used by') printed on the packages. But, these dates don't really 25 food safety, nor do they mean 26 food is always bad. Poultry, seafood, and ground meats such as hamburger, have the shortest 27 lives. They should be 28 within two days of 29 if stored in the refrigerator. They last 30 six months in the freezer. Steak, beef, 31 , and other fresh-cut meats last a little longer—three to five days in the refrigerator and six months in the freezer. The date 32 on milk products is set by the dairy. Most of the dates on dairy products are totally driven by 33 —not necessarily spoilage. In general, milk lasts five to seven days after the 34 date. Eggs generally have long shelf lives—three to five weeks from the time you take them home. Don't 35 your eggs just because they're past the expiration date; 36 one open first. If it still smells and looks good, 37 . When you cook them, make sure you do so thoroughly. About 38 every 10, 000 eggs contains salmonella bacteria. Thorough cooking 39 salmonella. Once cooked, a boiled, 40 egg will last a week.
21.
A.intentions
B.interests
C.explanations
D.purposes
A B C D
A
[解析] 考查名词辨析。intention“意图，意向”，interest“兴趣，爱好”，explanation“解释，说明”，purpose“目的”。the best intentions是一个固定搭配，意思是“一片好心/一片好意(尤用于事情没做成时)”。所以选择A．intentions。文中这句话表达的意思是：消费者买食品的时候是出于良好的意愿，可是因为太忙了，把它们扔进冰箱就忘了。
[解析] 考查动词辨析。test“测试，化验”，toll“向……收费”，tease“戏弄，挑逗”，toss“扔，抛”。因为空格前是“eat it or”，那么空格需要填的内容必然与“eat it”相对应，而整篇文章都在讨论消费者对所购买的食品的处理，所以答案明显是D．toss，人们只能决定把食物吃了还是扔了，其他三个动词都不适用。
24.
A.decide on
B.rely on
C.comment on
D.press on
A B C D
B
[解析] 考查短语辨析。decide on“决定，选定”，rely on“依靠，信赖”，comment on“评论，发表意见”，press on“使感到负担沉重，使紧迫，使窘迫”。这句话要表达的意思是：要决定是吃还是扔的时候，人们______包装上印的保质期等”，所以选B．rely on。括号里出现的a.k.a.的全称是also known as，即“又名，亦称”。
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