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1、Unit7TheSea(时间:100分钟满分:120分)I.阅读理解(30分)AAretheBritishpeopleEuropeans?ThismayseemastrangequestiontoAfricansandAsians,whotendtothinkofallwhitemenasEuropeans.ButtheBritish,whentheyareinBritain,donotregardthemselvesasEuropeans.TheEuropeans,tothem,arcthoseratherexcitableforeignersfromtheothersi
2、deoftheEnglishChannel,whohaveneverlearnthowtospeakEnglish.Europeis“theContinent^:aplacefullofinterestforBritishtourists,butalsothesourceofalmostallthewarsinwhichBritainhaseverbeeninvolved.Thus,althoughgeographicallyspeakingBritainisapartofEurope,yetthefactthatitisaseparateislandhasmadeitsp
3、eoplefeelvery,veryinsular(孤立白勺).Theyfeel,andinmanywaysarc,differentfromtherestofEuropeandtheysometimesannoycontinentalnationsbyfailingtosupportthem,oreventounderstandthem,intimeofneed.WheredidtheBritishpeoplecomefrom?Thisisanextraordinaryinterestingquestion,sincetheyareamixtureofmanydiffer
4、entraces,andalltheseracesinvadedBritainatvarioustimesfromEurope・NobodyknowsverymuchaboutBritainbeforetheRomanscameduringthefirstcenturyB.C.,buttherehadbeenatleastthreeinvasionsbeforethat.Thefirstofthesewasbyadark-hairedMediterraneanracecalledtheIberians.TheothertwowerebyCeltictribes:firstt
5、heGaels,whosedescendantsarethemodemScotsandIrish,someofwhomstillspeaktheGaeliclanguage;andsecondtheBritons,whogavetheirnametothewholeislandofBritain.ThesewerethepeoplewhomtheRomansconquered.TheRomansgavetheBritonsagooddealoftheircivilization,buttheyneversettledinBritaininverylargenumbers,s
6、otheBritishracesurviveduntiltheoverthrowoftheRomanEmpirebythe"barbariansi.e.thenumerousGennanictribeswhichoverranthewholeofWesternEurope・1.Thepurposeofthepassageisto•A.talkaboutEuropeansB・discusstheoriginofBritishpeopleC.argueforthesuperiorityofBritishpeopleD.comparetheEuropeanswithAfrican
7、sandAsians1.Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat•A.mostpeoplethinkwhitepeopleareEuropeansB.therearemanyAfricansandAsianslivinginEuropeC.whitemenarcEuropeansintheeyesofAfricansandAsiansD・theBritishpeoplethinkofthemselvesasEuropeans3•WhydotheBritishpeoplefeelveryinsul