孩子重名怎么办？育儿专家有说道
Choosing a perfect name for your baby can be challenging because whatever you decide on will remain with your child for life. But one mother has said she's considering changing her four-year-old daughter's name after she realised her moniker isn't as unique as she thought.
Little Esmée who starts school in September will be sharing the same name with two other girls in her classroom. Now the concerned mother－who grew up with a common name－wants to replace her daughter's moniker before she starts school.
However, Australian parenting expert Sharon Witt has considered the mother's dilemma as “ridiculous”. Esmée isn't even a name causing any distress at school. Changing a child's name purely because another person has the same name is ridiculous. Parents shouldn't worry about something that's a very small issue, Ms Witt said. “I went to school where I had four Sharons, four Traceys and four Michelles in our classroom with 25 children, and we all got along just fine. It isn’t a problem for me and it's not even worth considering. I wouldn't be changing my child's name. They have lived with it for nearly five years. There are other ways to show originality — not what they are called by.” Ms Witt said there was no reason to change a child's moniker when most kids form nicknames in schools anyway. “Kids start school with nicknames, so I would shorten their name to suit them,” she explained.
Ms Witt said it's impossible to go through life with a unique name. “They're going to find someone else who shares the same name in life,” she said. “One day that child will be in the workplace and they will meet someone with the same name.”
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1.The underlined word “moniker” may mean ______.
A baby
B daughter
C mother
D name
解析：选D。词义推测题。根据第一段最后一句的changing her four-year-old daughter's name可知moniker指代“名字”，故选D。
2.What made Esmée ’s mother change her daughter’s name?
A The mother grew up with a different name.
B Esmée would have the same name with others.
C Her daughter would start her school very soon.
D Esmée was not able to be good at maths.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句的isn't as unique as she thought和第二段第一句的Little Esmée who starts school in September will be sharing the same name with two other girls in her classroom可知是因为有人和她的女儿重名，所以她打算给女儿重新取名。故选B。
3.Why did Sharon Witt mention her school had four Sharons?
A It is unnecessary to change the same name.
B It is a problem worths considering once more.
C Her names have lived with her for over five years.
D Most kids would form nicknames in schools anyway.
解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第三段第三句的Changing a child's name purely because another person has the same name is ridiculous可知育儿专家提到在她上学时班里有四个叫莎伦的是因为她认为因重名而给孩子改名是可笑的。故选A。
4.What will happen to children’s names when they grow up?
A They will change their names.
B They will shorten their names.
C They will form the nicknames.
D They will share name with others.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句One day that child will be in the workplace and they will meet someone with the same name.可知孩子长大后会遇到和他们名字一样的人。故选D。