What can we conclude from the text?

A Most people believe we think in symbols.

B Loving our own writing is scientifically reasonable.

C The writers and critics can never reach an agreement.

D Thinking and writing are different stages of mind at work.

（8）运用普遍联系的观点，分析说明四川省打造西部综合交通枢纽的正确性。（10分）

A

Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of current answers. That question is “What’s your name?” Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct.

Have you ever wondered about people’s names? Where do they come from? What do they mean?

People’s first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. Some parents choose the name of a well-known person. A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones.

Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world ruler”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”.

The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook(小溪)；someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.

Other early surnames came from people’s occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter — a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter —a person who made pots and pans.

The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenter’s great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture.

Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.

Some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. English-speaking people added –s or –son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family’s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell.

56. Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover? A. Places where people lived.

B. People’s characters.

C. Talents that people possessed.

D. People’s occupations.

“法治”取代“人治”是近代社会区别于古代社会的重要特征之一。在确定近代社会具体法律规范方面发挥了重要作用的是

A.《人权宣言》的发表B.《社会契约论》的出版

C.《拿破仑法典》的颁布D《论法的精神》的出版

该区域河流水文特征是（）。

A．夏季流量小

B．补给以降水为主

C．水量向下游增大

D．径流年际变化小

What keeps Grimsvotn still?

A. The slow flow of water

B. The low water temperature

C. The thick glacier

D. The water pressure