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1、SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points) ManyforeignerswhohavenotvisitedBritaincallalltheinhabitantsEnglish,fortheyareusedtothinkingoftheBritishIslesasEngland.1,theBritishIslescontainavarietyofpeoples,and
2、onlythepeopleofEnglandcallthemselvesEnglish.Theothers2tothemselvesasWelsh,Scottish,orIrish,3thecasemaybe;theyareoftenslightlyannoyed4beingclassifiedas“English”。 EveninEnglandtherearemany5inregionalcharacterandspeech.Thechief6isbetweensouthernEnglandandnorthernEngland.Southofa7goingfromBristoltoL
3、ondon,peoplespeakthetypeofEnglishusuallylearntbyforeignstudents,8therearelocalvariations. Furthernorthregionalspeechisusually“9”thanthatofsouthernBritain.Northernersare10toclaimthattheyworkharderthanSoutherners,andaremore11.Theyareopen-heartedandhospitable;foreignersoftenfindthattheymakefriendsw
4、iththem12.Northernersgenerallyhavehearty13:thevisitortoLancashireorYorkshire,forinstance,maylookforwardtoreceivinggenerous14atmealtimes. InaccentandcharacterthepeopleoftheMidlands15agradualchangefromthesoutherntothenortherntypeofEnglishman. InScotlandthesound16bytheletter“R”isgenerallyastrongso
5、und,and“R”isoftenpronouncedinwordsinwhichitwouldbe17insouthernEnglish.TheScotsaresaidtobeaserious,cautious,thriftypeople,18inventiveandsomewhatmystical.AlltheCelticpeoplesofBritain(theWelsh,theIrish,theScots)arefrequently19asbeingmore“fiery”thantheEnglish.Theyare20aracethatisquitedistinctfromtheE
6、nglish.(289words) Notes:fiery暴躁的,易怒的。 1.[A]Inconsequence[B]Inbrief[C]Ingeneral[D]Infact 2.[A]confine[B]attach[C]refer[D]add 3.[A]as[B]which[C]for[D]so 4.[A]with[B]by[C]at[D]for 5.[A]similarities[B]differences[C]certainties[D]features 6.[A]factor[B]virtue[C]privilege[D]division 7.[A]line[B
7、]row[C]border[D]scale 8.[A]who[B]when[C]though[D]for 9.[A]wider[B]broader[C]rarer[D]scarcer 10.[A]used[B]apt[C]possible[D]probable 11.[A]perfect[B]notorious[C]superior[D]thorough 12.[A]swiftly[B]promptly[C]immedia
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