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.

Wadsworth has 1 variant form: Waddsworth.

View a list of the 3 names that reference Wadsworth.

Popularity of Wadsworth

Wadsworth is not a popular first name for men but a very popular surname or last name for all people (#3046 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

E.Cherokee

Meaning and name origin

Cherokee ch(e)-ro-kee as a boy's name is pronounced CHARE-oh-kee. It is of Native American Indian origin, and the meaning of Cherokee is "people of a different speech". The name of one of the largest Native American tribes, used as a given name. The Cherokee originally lived in the southeastern America. They were farmers, and one of the first tribes to produce a written language.

A baby name that sounds like Cherokee is Shiriki. Another similar baby name is Cheroot.

Popularity of Cherokee

Cherokee is not a popular first name for men and an equally uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)

F. Alvina

Meaning and name origin

Alvina a-lvi-na, al-vina as a girl's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Alvina is "elf or magical being, friend". Feminine form of Alvin.

Alvina has 22 variant forms: Alveena, Alveene, Alveenia, Alvena, Alvie, Alvine, Alvineea, Alvinia, Alwinna, Alwyna, Alwyne, Elveena, Elvena, Elvene, Elvenia, Elvina, Elvine, Elvinia, Vina, Vinni, Vinnie and Vinny.

For more information, see also related names Allie and Albinia.

Baby names that sound like Alvina are Olivine and Alfonsia.

Popularity of Alvina

Al vina is a very popular first name for women (#1167 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)

以下为准备给孩子取名的父母的情况，请将父母与孩子的姓名匹配起来。

46. Madison, whose name can be used by either male or female, wants to give her new-born baby a name used by girl only. She has traveled to many places such as southeastern America, England and even Ghana in Africa. She wants to give her baby a very popular first name because she finds that if a name if popular, it will be convenient when traveling.

47.Adam’s wife has just given birth to a baby. They want to give their boy a name of Old English origin. As the couple are both fans of poems, they want their boy to share his a name with a famous poet.

48. Ashanti has just given birth to a boy. As an African American, she wanted to give her baby a name of African origin. She doesn’t care whether or not the name is popular in the USA.

49. Alexia is pregnant. She still doesn’t know whether it is a boy or a girl, but she wants to choose a name for her baby in advance. She intends to find a name of Old English origin. She doesn’t care whether the name is popular or not.

50. Zuni is a man of multiple interests. He is interested in Astronomy. He is also crazy about poetry. However, as an Indian, he wants to give his boy a name of Native American origin. It doesn’t matter whether the name is popular or not.

Ⅲ 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)

[写作内容]

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你的看法

*刺激 stimulate

[写作要求]

只能用5个句子表达全部内容。

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

第二节 读写任务 (共1小题，满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Nowadays, the term " sense of happiness" has been repeatedly mentioned in various medias. During the National Day holidays, CCTV did a nation-wide survey by asking random passers-by the question " Are you happy now? What exactly is happiness in your eyes?" The survey aroused a heated discussion across the country and people from all walks of life expressed their opinions.

" I would say I'm pretty happy at present because my dear daughter has graduated from college and found herself a decent job. " said a woman in her fifties with a big smile on her face.

Though it seemed that most people said they were happy, different voices were still heard and should not be ignored. There was a migrant worker(农民工) whose answer to the question was widely spread online. When asked if he was happy, he said " My family name is Zeng", showing his determination to refuse the intervie w as well as his annoyance to  mention happiness.

The brand-new Chinese Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan answered " I don't know " in an interview when he was asked the same question: Are you happy?

[写作内容]

1.以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2.以约120个词就“幸福”的话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：

(1)目前你是否感到幸福及其原因;

(2)请描述到现在为止让你觉得最幸福的一件事情;

(3)谈谈你对幸福的理解。

[写作要求]

1作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事.也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

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