高三英语模拟试题(7)
C. few Keny an families use mobile phones for lack of electricity
D. the company will make a great profit from selling solar cells
45. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Solar Energy: Starting from Scratch.
B. Eight19: a creative British Company.
C. Kenyan Families: Using Solar Energy for Free.
D. Poor Countries: Beginning to Use Solar Energy.
第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读下列英文名字的信息。
A. Ashanti
Meaning and name origin
Ashanti \a-shan-ti, ash(a)-nti\ as a girl's name is of Ghanaian origin. From the name of a powerful African empire (17th to early 20th century). Today, names associated with the empire bring to mind power and victory. The name is used as a surname by the Akan people of Ghana, and also in modern American black families as a link to the African past.
Ashanti has 15 variant forms: Asante, Ashanta, Ashantae, Ashantay, Ashante, Ashantee, Ashaunta, Ashaunte, Ashauntee, Ashaunti, Ashuntae, Shantee, Shanti, Shauntae and Shauntee.
For more information, see also the related name Shaneika.
View a list of the 3 names that reference Ashanti.
Popularity of Ashanti
Ashanti is a somewhat popular first name for women (#3282 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)
B. Kwame
Meaning and name origin
Kwame \k-wame, kwa-me\ as a boy's name is of Ghanaian origin, and the meaning of Kwame is "born on Saturday". Akan name. Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana, led his people to independence from Great Britain in 1957, and is considered by many as one of the greatest African statesmen.
Kwame has 2 variant forms: Kwami and Kwamina.
Baby names that sound like Kwame are Kam, Cam, Kaimi, Kim and Kimo.
Popularity of Kwame
Kwame is not a popular first name for men and an equally uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)
C. Halley
Meaning and name origin
Halley \ha(l)-ley\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name), is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Halley is "meadow near the hall; holy". Different from the homonym Haley. Hallie is popular as a girl's name. Astronomer Edmund Halley.
Popularity of Halley
Halley is not a popular first name for men but a somewhat popular first name for women (#3646 out of 4276) and an even more popular surname or last name for all people (#7330 out of 88799). (1990 U.S.
D. Wadsworth
Meaning and name origin
Wadsworth \wa-dswor-th, wad-swo-rth\ as a bo y's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Wadsworth is "village near the ford". Place name. Surname of a family prominent on the American cultural scene. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
