学位英语

Why People Use Pseudonyms(假名字)?

You can't choose the name you are given at birth, but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood. Of course, most people never change their names(51) they feel unhappy about them. However some people do(52) this course of action-particularly artists! What makes an artist want to change their name? Sometimes it's for purely(53) reasons, such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile, Neftalf Reyes. He didn't want his father to (54) he was writing poetry, so he changed his name to Pablo Neruda when he was a young man.(55) other times the reason may Portuguese poet Femando Pessoa, appear strange; take the case of the (56) wrote under 75 different names. The reason? "When I use a different name, I always write in a different way," he explained. In most cases, (57), people change their names for social, historical, political, or cultural reasons. Here are some of the most(58)

The person's real name is just(59) long and difficult to remember. Let's be honest, Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as (60) to remember as just plain "Madonna . And short names are much easier to remember: William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele.

Sometimes names are changed for marketing (61). For example, if a name sounds too "foreign , it may be changed to something that is more recognizable in a (62). So in the film world, Ram6n Est6vez adopted the name Martin Sheen. Or maybe the artist's real name doesn't sound ver3r attractive-Chad Everett does (63) a lot better than Raymond Cramton.

Artists sometimes(64) the.name of someone they admire. Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Boo Dylan because of his admiration for the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas.

Another reason may be practicality: in the past, women found it very difficult to get published. To (65) this situation, they sometimes gave themselves men's names, so the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot, and she did get her books published!

练习：

51. A. even if B. as if C. as D. even

52. A, make B. take C. bring D. have

53. A. obvious B. economic C. own D. personal

54. A. understand B. know C. recognize D. observe

55. A. On B. In C. At D. During

56. A. whom B. who C. which D. that

57. A. but B. although C. however D.and

58. A. scientific B. common C. technical D. average

59. A. so B. very C. too D. much

60. A. pretty B. simple C.brief D. easy

61. A. purposes B. thoughts C. ends D. goals

62. A. market B. film C. book D. city

63. A. look B. hear C. seem D. sound

64. A. give B. change C. choose D. mention

65. A. admit B. avoid C. assure D. affect

答案：AADBC BCBCC AADBB

针对2014年职称英语考试备考，总有另考生束手无策的疑难问题。例如，对于想参加2014年职称英语考试的新考生来说，2014年职称英语报名条件、职称英语考试科目等考试信息，你是否想详细咨询一下？如果你有意向参加中大网校职称英语考试培训，职称英语辅导优惠方案你是否想了解一下？在听课过程中，如果你对某一个知识点有疑问等，诸如此类的问题和疑惑，你都可以通过职称英语考试你问我答平台，发起你的疑问，届时，中大网校职称英语培训顾问及资深命题专家将在第一时间解答你的疑问。中大网校考试知道，总有人知道你问题的答案，详情请查看>>