Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John who was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.
Some family names were made by adding something to the father抯 name.English璼peaking people added 璼 n wor son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family’s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O.Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell.
1.Which of the following is NOT covered in the surnames of the passage?
A.People’s characters.
B.People’s occupations.
C.Places where people lived.
D.Talents that people possessed.
2.According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably ________.ed or drove a cart
B.made things with metals
C.built houses and furniture
D.made kitchen tools or containers
3.Suppose an English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their newborn son to become a world leader, the baby might be named ________. means a person’s ________.Ⅱ.完形填空(2015·福州质量检测)My grandma is good at gardening. She could make anything bloom(开花).__1__ me. In my eyes, __2__. For most of her life, she lived on a farm, where she __3__ four children, and buried my grandpa.
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