《2025年走进重高培优讲义七年级英语上册人教版浙江专版》

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What is the most popular name for baby girls in 2024? Is it Anna, Olivia or Charlotte? From 2017 to 2024, Olivia was the most popular in the UK. It has a great meaning(意思)—PEACE(和平). And in 2024, 3,649 baby girls got it as their names. So do you know the answer now?
Names are very important in our daily lives. A good name can help people be happy about themselves and build self-confidence(自信). Names let people know who they are and what they will be like in the future. As every parent knows, choosing a good name for their children is not that easy. Names go in and out of fashion(时髦). A name that was popular one year soon becomes old-fashioned.
Do you know what an English first name means? Do you want a good name for your baby girl?
Here is a list of British, American and Australian first names for girls and you can know what they mean. Then you can choose a meaningful name for your baby girl.
| Name | Meaning | Name | Meaning |
| Anna | beautiful | Helena | bright |
| Maya | water | Ava | bird |
| Elena | bright | Violet | flower |
| Valentina | healthy | Julia | young |
| Zoe | life | Emily | hard-working |

( )1. The underlined word "It" in Paragraph 1 refers to " ".
A. Anna B. Olivia C. Violet D. Charlotte
( )2. From Paragraph 2, we can know that .
A. a popular name can not be always popular
B. parents like to choose popular names for their children
C. it's easy for parents to choose a name for their children
D. parents always want to find a great name for their children
( )3. Which two names have the same meaning?
A. Violet and Emily.
B. Julia and Valentina.
C. Maya and Zoe.
D. Elena and Helena.
( )4. The writer writes the passage for .
A. baby girls B. teachers
C. parents D. English girls

答案： 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C