综合类B级：完形填空Why People Use
You cant 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 its for purely(53) reasons， such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile， Neftalf Reyes. He didnt 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? "When I use a different name， I always write in a different way，" he explained. In most cases， (57)， people change their names for social， historical， political， or cultural reasons. Here are some of the most(58)
The persons real name is just(59) long and difficult to remember. Lets be honest， Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as (60) to remember as just plain "Madonna . And short names are 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 "foreign ， it may be changed to something that is more recognizable in a (62). So in the film world， Ram6n Est6vez adopted the name Martin Sheen. Or maybe the artists real name doesnt 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 mens names， so the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot， and she did get her books published！
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
参考答案：
51.A
【解析】句意：即使他们对此(父母给起的名字)感到不高兴。
A项even if引导让步状语从句，词义是“即使”。B项as if(=as though)引导方式状语从句，词义是“好像”。C项as比较复杂，引导从句较多：(1)时间状语从句，词义是“随着”；(2)原因状语从句，词义是“由于”；(3)方式状语从句，词义是“像、如、照”；(4)比较状语从句，词义是“与…(不)一样”；(5)让步状语从句，词义是“虽然，尽管”。D项even是个副词，不能用于引导状语从句，词义是“甚至于”。从主句和从句的关系看，应选A项表达让步最为适合。
52.B
【解析】句意：然而有些人，尤其是艺术家们，确实采取了(更改名字的)行动。take右边的“…action是固定短语，意为采取措施或手段”，因此应选B项take.
53.D
【解析】句意：有时这纯属个人原因。
文中说：“有时纯属…原因”，很明显应选D项personal个人的、私人的、本人的。A项obvious明显的；B项的economic经济的；C项own自己的，常用在所有格之后、加强语气。很明显这三项都不可取。
54.B
【解析】句意：他不想让父亲知道他在写诗。
文中说：“他不想让他父亲…他在写诗”。很明显应选B项know知道，了解。A项understand理解、明白；C项recognize识别；认出；D项observe观察；遵守。很明显这三项都不合题意，不能选。
55.C
【解析】句意：有时，其原因似乎很奇怪。
at other times是一个固定短语，词义是：“经常，平素，有时”。类似的短语还有：at a time(一次；同时；曾经)；at all time(不论什么时候，若是)；at no time(在任何时候都不，从来没有，决不)at the same time(在同时)，等等。