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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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2014-09-27
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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. 21 , the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others 22 to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, 23 the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed 24 being classified as "English".
Even in England there are many 25 in regional character and speech. The chief 26 is between southern England and northern England. South of a 27 going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by foreign students, 28 there are local variations.
Further north, regional speech is usually " 29 " than that of southern Britain. Northerners are 30 to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more 31 . They are openhearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them 32 . Northerners generally have hearty 33 : the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous 34 at meal times.
In accent and character the people of the Midlands 35 a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of Englishman.
In Scotland the sound 36 by the letter "R" is generally a strong sound, and "R" is often pronounced in words in which it would be 37 in southern English. The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people, 38 inventive and somewhat mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently 39 as being more "fiery" than the English. They are 40 a race that is quite distinct from the English.
选项
A、rendered
B、thought
C、impressed
D、described
答案
D
解析
此题属词语搭配题。选项[A]rendered:render+名词+形容词,表示“使…成为(某种状态)”,如:The sight rendered her shocked.选项[B]thought:think of sth./sb.as表示“把…认为是…”,如:We thought of him as our best friend.选项[C]impressed:impress sb.表示“给…留下印象”,如:The museum impressed me deeply.选项[D]described:describe…as表示“把…描述为…”,如:He described him as an artist.[D]是正确答案。全句可译为:英伦三岛的所有凯尔特人种(威尔士人、爱尔兰人、苏格兰人)常被描绘成比英格兰人“性格更加粗犷”。
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