专业英语-专业英语四级分类模拟71

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1、专业英语四级分类模拟71READINGCOMPREHENSIONTEXTAScottishcustomsandtraditionscoveraverywiderangeoftopics.Everythingfromkiltstogolfzbagpipestowhisky,CelticcrossestoProtestantmissionarywork,the11secondsightntoNessie.ThehistoryofthebagpipestakesusalongwaybackfromtodayandfarawayfromScotland.Everyonethinksabou

2、tScotlandwhentheyheartheword”bagpipen,butthisinstrumentissooldthattrueageandoriginareunknown.InsomehistoricaldocumentsitiswrittenthatthepipeswerefirstplayedsomewherearoundAsiaMinorin1000BC・Also,itissaid,bysome,that11EmperorNeroplayedthe1Pipes1notthefiddle,whileRomeburned.nSome11formnofbagpipes

3、areusedinmanyEuropeancountriesbutinScotlandtheyhavebecomeanintegralpartofthecountry1sculture.ScotlandistheancestralhomeofthenGreatHighlandBagpipes11knowntoallasthe,!GreatPipes'1.andblowingitaracketknownfromthenoiseoftenturnoutAPipebandisonethingthateveryvisitorofScotlandwantstosee•Thesearegrou

4、psofmen(inmoderntimesitcanbebothmenandwomen)；eachgrouphasmatchingskirts,fancyjacketsandstrangelittlehats.Theymarcharoundsqueezingtheairoutofbigtartanbags(knownasbagpipes)inagainthroughapipeattachedtothebag.Thisresultsinasntheskirlo1thepipesnwhichisalmostindistinguishablemadebythehaggisduringth

5、ematingseason.ThesepipebandstobeAustralians,notScotsatall!Thetartankilthaslongbeenthemostrecognizabl©culturaltraditionoftheHighlandScots,butjustliketheothersymbols,kiltshavealsoanunknownorigin.Onesurefactisthatthewearingofthekilthasbeendevelopedinthe19thcenturyduringthereignofQueenVictoria.Ith

6、adbeencreatedforsomerationalreasons:menwhoworeitcouldmakeveryquickmoves,wadethroughriversandshelterinhuts,woodsandrocks,etc.ThereisaquestionwhichwillalwayslingernexttothewordHkiltnandthatis:Dopeoplewhowearkiltshaveunderwearornot?Eventhoughtherearelotsofpeoplewhoconsiderthisimmoral,thetradition

7、saysthatunderwearshouldnotbepresentifoneisdressedinakilt,theonlyexceptionbeingtheparticipationtosomesportivegamesandthepresenceofwomen.Inthe501szsoldierswereverifiediftheyworeunderwearbytheirsergeantswhousedalongstickthathadinthetopamir