Forher first twenty-four year, she'd been known as Debbie — a name that didn'tsuit her good looks and elegant manner. “My name has always made me think Ishould be a cheer leader,”

shecomplained. “I just don't feel like a Debbie!”

Oneday, while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young womansuddenly changed middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie. “That was thesmartest thing I ever did,” she says now. “As soon as I stopped calling myselfDebbie, I felt more comfortable with myself.., and other people started to takeme more seriously”. Two years after her successful job interview, the formerwaitress is now a successful magazine editor, and friends and associates callher Lynne.

Naturally,the name change didn't cause Debbie Lynne's professional achievement but itsurely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence (自信) to her talents. Social scientists say that whatyou're called can affect your life. Throughout history, names have not onlyidentified people but also described them. “As his name is, so is he...” saysthe Bible. For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves,simpleness or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other peoplebefore they even meet you.

Ofcourse, names with a good sense can work for you, even encourage newacquaintances. A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be themost attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were themost attractive to men. One woman I know turned down a blind date with a mannamed Harry because “he sounded dull”. Several evenings later she came up to meat a party, pressing for an introduction to a very nice man with whom theylooked at each other all evening. “Oh,” I said. “You mean Harry?” She was illat ease.

1. Debbie's changing hername ________.

A.had actually little to do with her career

B.was what she happened to do when filling out the form

C.did have an effect on her success

D.entirely contributed to her luck

答案: C  由第三段第一句话可知A错，B和D不准确。

2. The author introducedHarry to the woman ________.

A.at the request of the woman herself

B.to tell her that names didn't matter really

C.to make her feel uneasy in mind

D.the person is more important than his/her name

答案: A  由最后一段中“…pressing for anintroduction to a very nice man…”推测可知。 press sb. to do sth. 敦促某人做某事。

3. The name Debbie maybe connected with something _______.

A.huge                 B. quiet                        C. dull                   D. attractive

答案: A  cheerleader指带领观众欢呼的人，即常说的拉拉队队长，这样的人在生活中往往是又高又大、体格健壮的人，而作者说她的名字往往使她想起这个词。

4. The best possibletitle for the passage may be________.

A.Names are the most important                B.Your name is your fortune

C.Don't care much for names                     D.Names and making friends

答案: B   本文主要通过Debbie的例子说明名字给人带来的影响，故B最符合文意。

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