Hi, my name is Murray Wenzel. But my friends call me Muz, Muzza, Wenz or even Moon. Yes, I have lots of nicknames. But in Australia, where I am from, that’s quite common.
In fact most men in Australia call their friends something other than their real name. It is part of our culture to shorten or make up names for those we know and love. For example, one of my friend’s names is Alex, but we call him Al. Another is named Jayson, but everyone knows him as Jase. In Australia most men called William are known as Bill, while Jeremy is Jez, James is Jim and Joseph is Joey.
Sometimes we use the person’s surname in their nickname, like my friend Karl Schussig who we call Schuzza. Sometimes we combine them, like my friend Troy Cassels being called TC. And we sometimes make up a new name for our friends. My friend Nathan’s nickname is “Prez”, because when we first met he joked that I should call him “El President”.
Even more confusing is when we are given ironic(諷刺的) nicknames. For example, a man with red hair will be known as Bluey, a tall man will be called Shorty or a large man will be known as Slim.
Most of my friends call me Muz, but those who I play hockey(曲棍球) with call me Moon. However, my parents still call me Murray.
So, I have different names depending on who I am talking to. Nicknames are so popular that sometimes people forget what the person’s real name is.
I think it is our way of showing affection to those we are close to.
1.Which of the following about nicknames is NOT true?
A. Nicknames are sometimes one’s surname.
B. One person usually has only one nickname.
C. It’s common to have a nickname in Australia.
D. Nicknames are often used between friends.
2.“Bill” is the nickname of .
A. Murray B. Jeremy C. William D. Joseph
3.Nathan’s nickname comes from .
A. a joke B. his full name C. hockey D. his surname
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The importance of nicknames in Australian.
B. A brief introduction of nicknames in Australia.
C. The reason why people have nicknames in Australia.
D. The meaning of a nickname for a person in Australia.
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.B
【解析】本文以作者為例，主要介紹了在澳大利亞昵稱很受歡迎，它是澳大利亞文化的一部分，有時(shí)人們忘記了這個(gè)人的真實(shí)姓名，并介紹了綽號(hào)的來歷。
1.題意：關(guān)于昵稱（綽號(hào)）下列陳述哪個(gè)不正確？A. Nicknames are sometimes one’s surname. 昵稱有時(shí)是一個(gè)人的姓，根據(jù)第三段第1句Sometimes we use...
