美国著名科学家爱迪生叫 Thomas Alva Edison。他怎么有三个名字呢?
英美人的姓名通常由两部分组成,如 George Washington (乔治·华盛顿)。前面的是名,英文叫做 first name 或 given name(在美国),在基督教家庭中则叫做 Christian name(教名)。后面的是姓,英文叫做 family name 或 surname。
英美人的姓名有时由三个部分构成:名、中间名和姓。中间名英语叫做 middle name。例如:Alexander Graham Bell(亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔)。
请做下面的英语试题:
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English names are different from Chinese names. In England the last name is the ____ name. A. middle B. given C. first D. family(广西中考)
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Bod is a new student and ____ name is Robert Brown. A. his given B. her given C. his full D. her full(滨州市中考)
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—— ? —— James Allan Green. A. What's your full name B. What's your given name C. Is that your name D. Which is your name(甘肃省中考)
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In China, people put their ____ first.
A. given names B. full names C. family names D. English names(大连市中考)
- —Are you Mr Thomas Green? —Yes, but you'd better call me Mr ____, or ____ for short.
A. Thomas; Green B. Tom; Green C. Green; Tom D. Green; Thomas(青岛市中考)
- His name is Jim Allan Green. We can him ____.
A. Mr Jim B. Mr Green C. Mr Allan D. Mr Allan Green(北京市崇文区中考)