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1、sManyforeignerswhohavenotvisitedBritaincallalltheinhabitantsEnglish,fortheyareusedtothinkingoftheBritishIslesasEngland.1,theBritishIslescontainavarietyofpeoples,andonlythepeopleofEnglandcallthemselvesEnglish.Theothers2tothemselvesasWelsh,Scottish,orIrish,3thecasemaybe;theyareoften
2、slightlyannoyed4beingclassifiedas“English”. EveninEnglandtherearemany5inregionalcharacterandspeech.Thechief6isbetweensouthernEnglandandnorthernEngland.Southofa7goingfromBristoltoLondon,peoplespeakthetypeofEnglishusuallylearntbyforeignstudents,8therearelocalvariations. Furthernor
3、thregionalspeechisusually“9”thanthatofsouthernBritain.Northernersare10toclaimthattheyworkharderthanSoutherners,andaremore11.Theyareopen-heartedandhospitable;foreignersoftenfindthattheymakefriendswiththem12.Northernersgenerallyhavehearty13:thevisitortoLancashireorYorkshire,forinsta
4、nce,maylookforwardtoreceivinggenerous14atmealtimes. InaccentandcharacterthepeopleoftheMidlands15agradualchangefromthesoutherntothenortherntypeofEnglishman. InScotlandthesound16bytheletter“R”isgenerallyastrongsound,and“R”isoftenpronouncedinwordsinwhichitwouldbe17insouthernEnglish
5、.TheScotsaresaidtobeaserious,cautious,thriftypeople,18inventiveandsomewhatmystical.AlltheCelticpeoplesofBritain(theWelsh,theIrish,theScots)arefrequently19asbeingmore“fiery”thantheEnglish.Theyare20aracethatisquitedistinctfromtheEnglish.(289words) Notes:fiery暴躁的,易怒的。 1.[A]Inconseq
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7、hen[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]immediately[D]quickly 13.[A]appetites[B]tastes[C]interests[D]senses 14.[A]helpings[B]offerings[C]fillin
8、gs[D]findings 15.[A]designate[B]