Baby Centre of the UK has shown us its list of the most 100 popular names for baby boys and girls as well as the biggest naming trends(趋势).

This year(2022) the biggest changes can be seen in the top names for girls. Olivia has knocked off the number one spot(排名位置) from 2021, and Sophia becomes the number one. The top 10 has changed, with Olivia dropping down to third place and being overtaken(超越) by Lily. The ninth and 10th spots also welcomed new names for 2022, with Maya jumping up 10 places to number nine.

According to Baby Centre’s research, Love Islanders(真人秀节目《恋爱岛》嘉宾) past and present seemed to have a big influence on names. Baby Centre also noted that parents seemed to be returning to the 90s when naming their babies over the last 11 months. They chose to name their little ones after some of the famous persons in ten years, like Gabrielle and Aaliyah. The research also found that the names of the England Women’s football players were winning over parents after becoming UEFA Champions.

However, with all the royal(皇室的) news from the year, the experts noted that there didn’t seem to be a surge in the use of names from Britain’s most famous family — like Lilibet, William, Kate, Harry, Meghan or Charlie. Even Elizabeth, which rose up the charts for the half-year data, didn’t see much of an improvement in the full-year results, following the death of Her Majesty the Queen in September.

1.What is the biggest change in 2022 according to Baby Centre?

A Parents’ choices of jobs.

B The hobbies of parents.

C The top names for boys.

D The top names for girls.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的“This year(2022) the biggest changes can be seen in the top names for girls.”可知，今年变化最大的是最受欢迎的100个女孩名字名单。故选D。

2.The right order of top 3 baby girls’ names of 2022 is____________.

A Sophia, Lily, Olivia

B Sophia, Olivia, Maya

C Lily, Olivia, Maya

D Olivia, Lily, Sophia

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Olivia has knocked off the number one spot from 2021, and Sophia becomes the number one”和“with Olivia dropping down to third place and being overtaken by Lily”可知，Sophia取代去年的Olivia成为今年的第一名，Olivia降到第三，被Lily超越。因此前三名正确顺序为: Sophia, Lily, Olivia。故选A。

3.What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?

A How the parents like their kid’s name.

B Parents’ inspiration to choose a name.

C The development of names’ history.

D Ways to choose good names for babies.

解析：选B。B 段落大意题。该段主要讲了父母取名的灵感来自哪里——综艺节目里的明星，近十年来的代表性人物，足球运动员。故选B。

4.What does the underlined word “surge” mean?

A Drop.

B Increase.

C Turn.

D Challenge.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。结合第四段开头的“However”以及最后一句“Even Elizabeth, which rose up the charts for the half-year data, didn’t see much of an improvement in the full-year results”可知，今年，皇室家族里的成员名字并没有被父母们大量使用，由此判断surge应该与increase同义。故选B。

5.In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A Medicine.

B Education.

C Life.

D Sports.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。全文主要讲了最新发布的英国最受欢迎新生儿名字前100名名单，属于生活类文章。故选C。