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单选题根据下面资料，回答题
Baby-Naming Trends
A. Over the last fifty years, American parents have radically increased the variety of names they give their children. In the 1950s, the 50 most popular names accounted for 63.4 percent of all boys born, and 52.1 percent of all girls. But by 2004, the top 50 names covered only 34.6 percent of the boys and 24.4 percent of the girls. As more people move to the United States and use popular or traditional cultural names, the variety of names increases. Also, parents from all ethnic backgrounds are now more likely to search out less common names for their children.
Common and Unusual Baby Names
B. Is it better to have a name common to your age group, one that everyone has heard, or an unusual name, one that may cause comment when people first hear it? Psychologists and sociologists have studied this question for years and still cannot agree on the answer.
C. On the one hand, a great deal of evidence shows that when people hear a particular name, they have strong and specific stereotypes about what sort of person bears that name. For example, most Americans expect a woman named Courtney to be attractive and successful but one named Bertha to be loud and obese. Research has found that teachers may give a higher grade to a school paper by a student named Michael than to one by Hubert, even though the papers are identical.
D. On the other hand, research that compares actual people with common first names to those with unusual names often shows the latter having an advantage. People with unusual first names are more likely to be listed on Who's Who and are more successful as psychologists. College women with uncommon first names score higher on scales of sociability and self-acceptance; they are also more likely to have a positive sense of individuality, which helps them to resist peer pressure.
E. Why do these different studies seem contradictory? Part of the answer is that the first set of studies forced people to form impressions based on the name alone. In contrast, recent research shows that if a name includes information about an actual person, then it will compensate for most of the negative effects of stereotypes, then it will compensate for most of the negative effects of stereotypes, and create a different context in which to view a name.
F. Another reason for the conflicting results from this research is that uncommon names and names with negative images are not necessarily the same. Boys called Derry or Quinlan and girls called Cosima or Prairie will have a chance to create their own first impressions, free from established stereotypes. They can develop a positive, individual self-concept unhampered by the negative images that go along with names such as Adolf, Ethel, Myrtle, or Elmer.
G. In the final analysis, of course, your choice of a common or unusual name depends on what you believe is best for your child. After all, there are many occasions in life, such as submitting a job application or seeking admission to college, where a name does have a chance to create a positive image on its own. Having a popular name such as Emily or Jacob might be an advantage. If, on the other hand, individuality and creativity are especially important to you, a more unusual might be better.
Cultural and Ethnic Influences on Baby Names
H. Throughout the world, each child is assigned a sound or series of sounds that will be his or her name. Because that name is a part of the language of the child's parents, it immediately identifies the child as belonging to a particular society. So our names identify us both as individuals and as members of a group.
I. In many parts of Africa, a child's naming day is a festive occasion that usually occurs a week or so after the birth. Girls are named sooner than boys, but only by a day or two. An older person bestows the name, first by whispering it to the baby, because a newborn should know his or her name before anyone else does, then by announcing the name to everyone attending the ceremony.
J. Many Native Americans developed naming systems in which a person's individual name included the name of his or her clan. For example, all the members of a clan that has the bear as its totem animal have names relating to bears, such as Black-Bear Tracks and Black-Bear Flashing Eyes.
K. In some groups, children are given secret names that are not revealed until the child reaches puberty or another important stage of life. In other Native American nations, an event that occurs at a child' s birth may become the child' s name. Today, a person living on a reservation may have one name at home but a different name when he or she is off the reservation.
L. Jewish names are some of the oldest names in use today. A Jewish boy is named officially when he is circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. A girl is named as soon as possible after her birth. Traditionally, an Ashkenazic Jewish child is not named for a living person for fear that the Angel of Death will mistake the child for the older person if their names are the same.
Media Influences on Baby Names
M. Many names that suddenly become popular are inspired by figures in the media, whether they are real actors or athletes, such as Ashton Kutcher or Jalen Rose, or fictional characters such as the mermaid Madison in the film Splash.
N. Of course, modem parents are not the only ones affected by the media of their day. Thelma, for example, became a popular name for English and American girls after British author Marie Corelli invented it for the beautiful heroine of her bestselling novel Thelma, published in 1887.
O. But since the 1950s, television has been the most effective medium for creating new name fashions. Mallory, for example, became popular for girls when the character called Mallory appeared on Family Ties in the 1980s. Although a few American parents had named sons Dylan after Welsh poet Dylan Thomas or perhaps musician Bob Dylan in the 1960s, the name exploded in popularity in the 1990s after the character Dylan McKay appeared on Beverly Hills,90210.
P. People often assume that when parents take a name from the media they want to honor the star or character who has the name. This is rarely the case. Most parents today don't want their children to have common names, but at the same time they want the names they choose to "fit in". They are therefore always on the lookout for "different but not too different" names, and when such a name gets a lot of exposure in the media, many parents discover it at the same time.
Q. Even horrific characters can have a positive impact on a name's use if the name itself fits in with fashionable sounds. Gage, Peyton, and Samara are examples of scary film characters who nevertheless inspired namesakes. Names in the news can also have an effect. The number of American girls named Camille increased by 50 percent in 1969 and 1970 after Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf Coast. And the number of girls named Katrina increased in 2006 in spite of the name's association with a huge natural disaster.
R. Any media popular with people in their 20s and 30s can create a fashion for a name. Popular music inspires names both through songs, such as Rhiannon, and singers, such as Shania. Today's young parental generation is now starting to discover baby names like Raiden and Rinoa through video and computer games. Some parents are still inspired by novels, as shown by names such as Arya and Novalee. Science fiction and fantasy books, video games, and films are particularly noticeable as name sources, probably because these stories often require writers to create brand-new names.
On the ceremony, the name is whispered to the baby before it is publicly announced.
Baby-Naming Trends
A. Over the last fifty years, American parents have radically increased the variety of names they give their children. In the 1950s, the 50 most popular names accounted for 63.4 percent of all boys born, and 52.1 percent of all girls. But by 2004, the top 50 names covered only 34.6 percent of the boys and 24.4 percent of the girls. As more people move to the United States and use popular or traditional cultural names, the variety of names increases. Also, parents from all ethnic backgrounds are now more likely to search out less common names for their children.
Common and Unusual Baby Names
B. Is it better to have a name common to your age group, one that everyone has heard, or an unusual name, one that may cause comment when people first hear it? Psychologists and sociologists have studied this question for years and still cannot agree on the answer.
C. On the one hand, a great deal of evidence shows that when people hear a particular name, they have strong and specific stereotypes about what sort of person bears that name. For example, most Americans expect a woman named Courtney to be attractive and successful but one named Bertha to be loud and obese. Research has found that teachers may give a higher grade to a school paper by a student named Michael than to one by Hubert, even though the papers are identical.
D. On the other hand, research that compares actual people with common first names to those with unusual names often shows the latter having an advantage. People with unusual first names are more likely to be listed on Who's Who and are more successful as psychologists. College women with uncommon first names score higher on scales of sociability and self-acceptance; they are also more likely to have a positive sense of individuality, which helps them to resist peer pressure.
E. Why do these different studies seem contradictory? Part of the answer is that the first set of studies forced people to form impressions based on the name alone. In contrast, recent research shows that if a name includes information about an actual person, then it will compensate for most of the negative effects of stereotypes, then it will compensate for most of the negative effects of stereotypes, and create a different context in which to view a name.
F. Another reason for the conflicting results from this research is that uncommon names and names with negative images are not necessarily the same. Boys called Derry or Quinlan and girls called Cosima or Prairie will have a chance to create their own first impressions, free from established stereotypes. They can develop a positive, individual self-concept unhampered by the negative images that go along with names such as Adolf, Ethel, Myrtle, or Elmer.
G. In the final analysis, of course, your choice of a common or unusual name depends on what you believe is best for your child. After all, there are many occasions in life, such as submitting a job application or seeking admission to college, where a name does have a chance to create a positive image on its own. Having a popular name such as Emily or Jacob might be an advantage. If, on the other hand, individuality and creativity are especially important to you, a more unusual might be better.
Cultural and Ethnic Influences on Baby Names
H. Throughout the world, each child is assigned a sound or series of sounds that will be his or her name. Because that name is a part of the language of the child's parents, it immediately identifies the child as belonging to a particular society. So our names identify us both as individuals and as members of a group.
I. In many parts of Africa, a child's naming day is a festive occasion that usually occurs a week or so after the birth. Girls are named sooner than boys, but only by a day or two. An older person bestows the name, first by whispering it to the baby, because a newborn should know his or her name before anyone else does, then by announcing the name to everyone attending the ceremony.
J. Many Native Americans developed naming systems in which a person's individual name included the name of his or her clan. For example, all the members of a clan that has the bear as its totem animal have names relating to bears, such as Black-Bear Tracks and Black-Bear Flashing Eyes.
K. In some groups, children are given secret names that are not revealed until the child reaches puberty or another important stage of life. In other Native American nations, an event that occurs at a child' s birth may become the child' s name. Today, a person living on a reservation may have one name at home but a different name when he or she is off the reservation.
L. Jewish names are some of the oldest names in use today. A Jewish boy is named officially when he is circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. A girl is named as soon as possible after her birth. Traditionally, an Ashkenazic Jewish child is not named for a living person for fear that the Angel of Death will mistake the child for the older person if their names are the same.
Media Influences on Baby Names
M. Many names that suddenly become popular are inspired by figures in the media, whether they are real actors or athletes, such as Ashton Kutcher or Jalen Rose, or fictional characters such as the mermaid Madison in the film Splash.
N. Of course, modem parents are not the only ones affected by the media of their day. Thelma, for example, became a popular name for English and American girls after British author Marie Corelli invented it for the beautiful heroine of her bestselling novel Thelma, published in 1887.
O. But since the 1950s, television has been the most effective medium for creating new name fashions. Mallory, for example, became popular for girls when the character called Mallory appeared on Family Ties in the 1980s. Although a few American parents had named sons Dylan after Welsh poet Dylan Thomas or perhaps musician Bob Dylan in the 1960s, the name exploded in popularity in the 1990s after the character Dylan McKay appeared on Beverly Hills,90210.
P. People often assume that when parents take a name from the media they want to honor the star or character who has the name. This is rarely the case. Most parents today don't want their children to have common names, but at the same time they want the names they choose to "fit in". They are therefore always on the lookout for "different but not too different" names, and when such a name gets a lot of exposure in the media, many parents discover it at the same time.
Q. Even horrific characters can have a positive impact on a name's use if the name itself fits in with fashionable sounds. Gage, Peyton, and Samara are examples of scary film characters who nevertheless inspired namesakes. Names in the news can also have an effect. The number of American girls named Camille increased by 50 percent in 1969 and 1970 after Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf Coast. And the number of girls named Katrina increased in 2006 in spite of the name's association with a huge natural disaster.
R. Any media popular with people in their 20s and 30s can create a fashion for a name. Popular music inspires names both through songs, such as Rhiannon, and singers, such as Shania. Today's young parental generation is now starting to discover baby names like Raiden and Rinoa through video and computer games. Some parents are still inspired by novels, as shown by names such as Arya and Novalee. Science fiction and fantasy books, video games, and films are particularly noticeable as name sources, probably because these stories often require writers to create brand-new names.
On the ceremony, the name is whispered to the baby before it is publicly announced.
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给孩子取名的倾向
A.在过去的50年里，美国父母给他们的孩子取的名字明显变得多样化。在20世纪50年代．50个最常见的名字占了所有新生男孩名字的63．4％，女孩的52．1％。但是到了2004年前50个名字只占了男孩的34．6％，女孩的24．4％。随着越来越多的人移民到美国，并且这些人喜欢用流行的或带有文化传统的名字，这使美国人的名字变得更为多样化。此外，所有的有少数民族背景的父母现在更可能为他们的孩子取一些不那么常见的名字。
常见的和罕见的小孩名字
B.有一个在你这个年龄段常见的、每个人都听到过的名字好呢，还是有一个少见的以至于人们第一次听到都会议论的名字好呢?心理学家和社会学家已经研究这个问题好多年了，但仍然不能达成一致。
C.一方面，很多证据显示当人们听到一个特别的名字时，他们会对取了那个名字的人形成一种强烈的定式。例如，大多数美国人都会把叫考特尼的女人想成是漂亮迷人的成功女性，而把叫伯莎的想成是大嗓门的胖女人。研究发现，老师改论文的时候，即使论文质量一样，他给叫迈克尔的学生的分数往往会高于叫休伯特的。
D.另一方面，对那些名字普通和那些名字少见的现实生活中的人进行的对比研究经常显示后者有优势。名字少见的人很可能被列在《当代名人录》里，当心理学家更成功。名字少见的女大学生在社交活动和自我接受方面的得分更高；他们也更可能形成一种积极的个人意识，这能够帮助她们抵抗来自同伴的压力。
E.为什么这些不同的研究好像互相矛盾呢?部分答案是第l组研究迫使人们单单根据名字来形成对某人的印象。相反，新近的研究表明，如果一个名字包含了一个现实生活中的人的信息，就能欧够弥补定式带来的负面影响，并且为看待名字创造一个不同的语境。
F.另一个造成这种矛盾结果的原因是罕见的名字并不一定就是让人产生负面印象的名字。叫德里或昆兰的孩子和叫科西马或蓓丽的女孩会有机会为自己树立良好的第一印象，不受根深蒂固的定式的影响。他们能够形成一种正面的个人自我观，而不会受到一些和阿道夫、埃塞尔、麦特尔或埃尔默等名字相连的负面形象的影响。
G.当然，归根到底。你是否选一个普通的或者不常见的名字取决于你认为什么对你的孩子是最好的。毕竟，在很多生活场合中。例如找工作或者考大学，名字确实有机会独立塑造出一个正面形象。有一个像艾米丽或者雅各布那样受人欢迎的名字可能就是一个优势。但另一方面，如果个性和创造性对你特别重要的话，一个更少见的名字可能更好一些。
给孩子取名的文化和种族影响
H.在全世界，每个孩子都会拥有一个或一系列将成为他们名字的声音。因为名字是孩子父母的语言的一部分，因此它马上就表明了孩子的社会归属。因此我们的名字既表示我们的个人身份，也表示我们作为某个社会群体成员的身份。
I.在非洲的很多地区，给孩子取名的那一天还会举行一个庆祝仪式，这个仪式通常在小孩出生之后一周左右进行。女孩比男孩取名快，但也只快一两天。通常由一个老人将名字赐给小孩，首先在小孩儿身边低声告诉他名字，因为新生儿应该比其他任何人都更早知道他或她的名字，然后老人再向所有参加典礼的人宣布名字。
J.很多印第安人也制定了一套命名系统。根据这套系统，一个人的名字应该包含他或她的部族的名字。例如，一个以熊为图腾动物的部落的所有成员都会取与熊有关的名字，例如布莱克·贝尔·特拉克和布莱克·贝尔·福拉辛·爱斯。
K.在一些部落。小孩的名字是保密的，要到青春期或者另一个人生的重要阶段才公开。在其他印第安国家，小孩出生的时候发生的一件事可能成为孩子的名字。今天，继续生活在美国印第安人保留地的人可能会有两个名字，家里用一个名字．不在保留地的时候用另外一个。
L.犹太人的名字也是当今使用的名字中最古老的名字。犹太男孩在出生第八天行割礼的时候会被正式取名。女孩在出生之后则会被尽快取上名字。传统上，日耳曼犹太人的小孩不会取活着的人的名字，以防死神将他们错当成同名的大人带走。
媒体对小孩名字的影响
M.很多突然变得很流行的名字是受了媒体人物的影响，不管他们是我们现实生活中的演员或运动员，如艾什顿·库奇或杰伦·罗斯，还是一些虚构的人物，如电影《美人鱼》里的美人鱼麦迪逊。
N.当然，现在的父母并不是唯一受所处时代的媒体影响的人。例如，在1887年，英国作家玛丽·科雷利出版了她的畅销小说《塞尔玛》，在小说里她塑造了美丽动人的女主人公塞尔玛，此后塞尔玛这个名字就成了在英国和美国非常流行的女孩名。
O.但是从20世纪50年代起，电视成了引导名字的流行时尚最有效的媒介。例如，在20世纪80年代，电影《家族的诞生》中出现了一个叫马洛里的人物后，马洛里就成了一个非常流行的女孩名。虽然在20世纪60年代一些美国父母因威尔士诗人迪伦·托马斯或音乐家鲍勃·迪伦而将他们的儿子取名为迪伦，这个名字在90年代变得火爆的原因却是因为电影《飞跃比福利》中的主人公迪伦·麦克。
P.人们经常以为父母给孩子取一个媒体人物的名字是想对叫这个名字的明星或主人公表示尊敬。而实际情况却很少是这样。今天大多数父母都不想给孩子取一个普通的名字，但是同时，他们又想选一个“合适”的名字。因此他们总是留心着那些“与众不同但又不是太离格的”名字。当这样的名字经常出现在媒体露面时，很多父母也就会同时发现它们了。
Q.如果名字本身与流行的声音一致，即使恐怖人物的名字也会对该名字的流行产生积极的影响。像盖格、佩顿和萨马拉等恐怖电影里的主人公的名字也导致很多同名的人的出现。新闻报道中的名字也会有影响。在卡米利飓风袭击了海岸地区后，1969年和l970年美国叫卡米利的女孩的数量增加了50％。2006年名叫卡特里娜的女孩的人数也增加了，尽管这个名字会让人联想到一场巨大的自然灾害。
R.在20岁和30岁左右的人当中受欢迎的媒体也会引起名字的时尚流行。流行音乐通过一些歌名如莱安诺和歌手如仙妮亚推动了一些名字的流行。今天的年轻父母们现在开始为小孩取录像和电脑游戏里的像雷登和瑞诺阿之类的名字。一些父母仍会受小说的影响，如阿娅和诺瓦丽之类的名字就是证明。科幻小说和魔幻小说，电脑游戏，以及电影都是特别引人注目的名字来源。这或许是因为这些故事经常要求作家创造出新颖的名字的缘故吧。
解析
本题考查非洲地区为孩子取名的典礼仪式。题干中的ceremony是提示词，两个动词whispered，announced可以将答案定位在I段An older person bestows the name．first by whispering it to the baby …then by announcing the name to everyone attending the ceremony．其中，first by then by是对题干的before的同义转换。
给孩子取名的倾向
A.在过去的50年里，美国父母给他们的孩子取的名字明显变得多样化。在20世纪50年代．50个最常见的名字占了所有新生男孩名字的63．4％，女孩的52．1％。但是到了2004年前50个名字只占了男孩的34．6％，女孩的24．4％。随着越来越多的人移民到美国，并且这些人喜欢用流行的或带有文化传统的名字，这使美国人的名字变得更为多样化。此外，所有的有少数民族背景的父母现在更可能为他们的孩子取一些不那么常见的名字。
常见的和罕见的小孩名字
B.有一个在你这个年龄段常见的、每个人都听到过的名字好呢，还是有一个少见的以至于人们第一次听到都会议论的名字好呢?心理学家和社会学家已经研究这个问题好多年了，但仍然不能达成一致。
C.一方面，很多证据显示当人们听到一个特别的名字时，他们会对取了那个名字的人形成一种强烈的定式。例如，大多数美国人都会把叫考特尼的女人想成是漂亮迷人的成功女性，而把叫伯莎的想成是大嗓门的胖女人。研究发现，老师改论文的时候，即使论文质量一样，他给叫迈克尔的学生的分数往往会高于叫休伯特的。
D.另一方面，对那些名字普通和那些名字少见的现实生活中的人进行的对比研究经常显示后者有优势。名字少见的人很可能被列在《当代名人录》里，当心理学家更成功。名字少见的女大学生在社交活动和自我接受方面的得分更高；他们也更可能形成一种积极的个人意识，这能够帮助她们抵抗来自同伴的压力。
E.为什么这些不同的研究好像互相矛盾呢?部分答案是第l组研究迫使人们单单根据名字来形成对某人的印象。相反，新近的研究表明，如果一个名字包含了一个现实生活中的人的信息，就能欧够弥补定式带来的负面影响，并且为看待名字创造一个不同的语境。
F.另一个造成这种矛盾结果的原因是罕见的名字并不一定就是让人产生负面印象的名字。叫德里或昆兰的孩子和叫科西马或蓓丽的女孩会有机会为自己树立良好的第一印象，不受根深蒂固的定式的影响。他们能够形成一种正面的个人自我观，而不会受到一些和阿道夫、埃塞尔、麦特尔或埃尔默等名字相连的负面形象的影响。
G.当然，归根到底。你是否选一个普通的或者不常见的名字取决于你认为什么对你的孩子是最好的。毕竟，在很多生活场合中。例如找工作或者考大学，名字确实有机会独立塑造出一个正面形象。有一个像艾米丽或者雅各布那样受人欢迎的名字可能就是一个优势。但另一方面，如果个性和创造性对你特别重要的话，一个更少见的名字可能更好一些。
给孩子取名的文化和种族影响
H.在全世界，每个孩子都会拥有一个或一系列将成为他们名字的声音。因为名字是孩子父母的语言的一部分，因此它马上就表明了孩子的社会归属。因此我们的名字既表示我们的个人身份，也表示我们作为某个社会群体成员的身份。
I.在非洲的很多地区，给孩子取名的那一天还会举行一个庆祝仪式，这个仪式通常在小孩出生之后一周左右进行。女孩比男孩取名快，但也只快一两天。通常由一个老人将名字赐给小孩，首先在小孩儿身边低声告诉他名字，因为新生儿应该比其他任何人都更早知道他或她的名字，然后老人再向所有参加典礼的人宣布名字。
J.很多印第安人也制定了一套命名系统。根据这套系统，一个人的名字应该包含他或她的部族的名字。例如，一个以熊为图腾动物的部落的所有成员都会取与熊有关的名字，例如布莱克·贝尔·特拉克和布莱克·贝尔·福拉辛·爱斯。
K.在一些部落。小孩的名字是保密的，要到青春期或者另一个人生的重要阶段才公开。在其他印第安国家，小孩出生的时候发生的一件事可能成为孩子的名字。今天，继续生活在美国印第安人保留地的人可能会有两个名字，家里用一个名字．不在保留地的时候用另外一个。
L.犹太人的名字也是当今使用的名字中最古老的名字。犹太男孩在出生第八天行割礼的时候会被正式取名。女孩在出生之后则会被尽快取上名字。传统上，日耳曼犹太人的小孩不会取活着的人的名字，以防死神将他们错当成同名的大人带走。
媒体对小孩名字的影响
M.很多突然变得很流行的名字是受了媒体人物的影响，不管他们是我们现实生活中的演员或运动员，如艾什顿·库奇或杰伦·罗斯，还是一些虚构的人物，如电影《美人鱼》里的美人鱼麦迪逊。
N.当然，现在的父母并不是唯一受所处时代的媒体影响的人。例如，在1887年，英国作家玛丽·科雷利出版了她的畅销小说《塞尔玛》，在小说里她塑造了美丽动人的女主人公塞尔玛，此后塞尔玛这个名字就成了在英国和美国非常流行的女孩名。
O.但是从20世纪50年代起，电视成了引导名字的流行时尚最有效的媒介。例如，在20世纪80年代，电影《家族的诞生》中出现了一个叫马洛里的人物后，马洛里就成了一个非常流行的女孩名。虽然在20世纪60年代一些美国父母因威尔士诗人迪伦·托马斯或音乐家鲍勃·迪伦而将他们的儿子取名为迪伦，这个名字在90年代变得火爆的原因却是因为电影《飞跃比福利》中的主人公迪伦·麦克。
P.人们经常以为父母给孩子取一个媒体人物的名字是想对叫这个名字的明星或主人公表示尊敬。而实际情况却很少是这样。今天大多数父母都不想给孩子取一个普通的名字，但是同时，他们又想选一个“合适”的名字。因此他们总是留心着那些“与众不同但又不是太离格的”名字。当这样的名字经常出现在媒体露面时，很多父母也就会同时发现它们了。
Q.如果名字本身与流行的声音一致，即使恐怖人物的名字也会对该名字的流行产生积极的影响。像盖格、佩顿和萨马拉等恐怖电影里的主人公的名字也导致很多同名的人的出现。新闻报道中的名字也会有影响。在卡米利飓风袭击了海岸地区后，1969年和l970年美国叫卡米利的女孩的数量增加了50％。2006年名叫卡特里娜的女孩的人数也增加了，尽管这个名字会让人联想到一场巨大的自然灾害。
R.在20岁和30岁左右的人当中受欢迎的媒体也会引起名字的时尚流行。流行音乐通过一些歌名如莱安诺和歌手如仙妮亚推动了一些名字的流行。今天的年轻父母们现在开始为小孩取录像和电脑游戏里的像雷登和瑞诺阿之类的名字。一些父母仍会受小说的影响，如阿娅和诺瓦丽之类的名字就是证明。科幻小说和魔幻小说，电脑游戏，以及电影都是特别引人注目的名字来源。这或许是因为这些故事经常要求作家创造出新颖的名字的缘故吧。
解析
本题考查非洲地区为孩子取名的典礼仪式。题干中的ceremony是提示词，两个动词whispered，announced可以将答案定位在I段An older person bestows the name．first by whispering it to the baby …then by announcing the name to everyone attending the ceremony．其中，first by then by是对题干的before的同义转换。
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