2020年职称英语考试综合类C级完形填空模拟题(4)
Why People Use Pseudonyms(假名字)?
You can't choose the name you are given at birth, but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach
adulthood. Of course, most people never change their names(51) they feel unhappy about them. However some people do(52) this course of action-particularly artists! What makes an artist want to change their name? Sometimes it's for purely(53) reasons, such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile, Neftalf Reyes. He didn't want his father to (54) he was
writing poetry, so he changed his name to Pablo Neruda when he was a young man.(55) other times the reason may Portuguese poet Femando Pessoa, appear strange; take the case of the (56) wrote under 75 different names. The reason? \different name, I always write in a different way,\
explained. In most cases, (57), people change their names for social, historical, political, or cultural reasons. Here are some of the most(58)
The person's real name is just(59) long and difficult to remember. Let's be honest, Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as (60) to remember as just plain \much easier to remember： William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele.
Sometimes names are changed for marketing (61). For
example, if a name sounds too \something that is more recognizable in a (62). So in the film world, Ram6n Est6vez adopted the name Martin Sheen. Or maybe
the artist's real name doesn't sound ver3r attractive-Chad Everett does (63) a lot better than Raymond Cramton.
Artists sometimes(64) the.name of someone they admire. Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Boo Dylan because of his admiration for the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas.
Another reason may be practicality： in the past, women found it very difficult to get published. To (65) this
situation, they sometimes gave themselves men's names, so the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot, and she did get her books published! 练习：
51. A. even if B. as if C. as D. even 52. A, make B. take C. bring D. have
53. A. obvious B. economic C. own D. personal 54. A. understand B. know C. recognize D. observe 55. A. On B. In C. At D. During 56. A. whom B. who C. which D. that 57. A. but B. although C. however D.and
58. A. scientific B. common C. technical D. average 59. A. so B. very C. too D. much
60. A. pretty B. simple C.brief D. easy 61. A. purposes B. thoughts C. ends D. goals 62. A. market B. film C. book D. city
63. A. look B. hear C. seem D. sound 64. A. give B. change C. choose D. mention 65. A. admit B. avoid C. assure D. affect 答案：AADBC BCBCC AADBB
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