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Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isle
Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isle
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2009-04-26
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Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England. (1)_____, the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others (2)_____ to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, (3)_____ the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed (4)_____ being classified as "English".
Even in England there are many (5)_____ in regional character and speech. The chief (6)_____ is between southern England and northern England. South of a (7)_____ going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by foreign students, (8)_____ there are local variations.
Further north, regional speech is usually" (9)_____ "than that of southern Britain. Northerners are (10)_____ to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more (11)_____ They are openhearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them (12)_____. Northerners generally have hearty (13)_____: the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous (14)_____ at meal times.
In accent and character the people of the Midlands (15)_____ a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of Englishman.
In Scotland the sound (16)_____ by the letter "R" is generally a strong sound, and "R" is often pronounced in words in which it would be (17)_____ in southern English. The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people, (18)_____ inventive and somewhat mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently (19)_____ as being more "fiery" than the English. They are (20)_____ a race that is quite distinct from the English.
选项
A、factor
B、virtue
C、privilege
D、division
答案
D
解析
此题属于语意搭配题。前一句中的differences暗示此句应选division(区分,不一致)。选项factor表示"因素",例如:His friendly manner is an important factor in his success.选项virtue表示"美德",例如:The virtue of honesty is of importance.选项privilege表示"特权,特别的优惠",例如:Education is a privilege in many countries.全句可译为:主要的区别在于英格兰南北部之间。
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考研英语一
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