首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Many people who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as
Many people who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as
admin
2013-01-19
70
问题
Many people who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England.【71】, the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others【72】to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish,【73】the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed【74】being classified as "English".
Even in England there are many【75】in regional character and speech. The chief【76】is between southern England and northern England. South of a【77】going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by international students,【78】there are local variations.
Further north, regional speech is usually "【79】" than that of southern Britain. Northerners are【80】to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more【81】. They are openhearted and hospitable; visitors often find that they make friends with them【82】. Northerners generally have hearty【83】: the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous【84】at meal times.
In accent and character the people of the Midlands【85】a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of Englishman.
In Scotland the sound【86】by the letter "R" is generally a strong sound, and "R" is often pronounced in words in which it would be【87】in southern English. The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people,【88】inventive and somewhat mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently【89】as being more "fiery" than the English. They are【90】a race that is quite distinct from the English.
选项
A、rendered
B、thought
C、impressed
D、described
答案
D
解析
语搭配题。选项D described:describe...as意为“把…描述为…”,如:He described him as an artist.D是正确答案。选项A rendered:render+名词+形容词,意为“使…成为(某种状态)”,如:The sight rendered her shocked.选项B thought:think of sth./sb.as意为“把…认为是…”,如:We thought of him as our best friend.选项C impressed:impress sb.意为“给…留下印象”,如:The museum impressed me deeply.句意: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“脾气更加粗暴”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/qX2O777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Duringthefamine,manypeoplewere______togoingwithoutfoodfordays.
ThemostfamouspainterinVictoria’shistoryisEmilyCarr.Whenshewasachild,shediscoveredthatwalkinginthewoods【1】mo
ThemostfamouspainterinVictoria’shistoryisEmilyCarr.Whenshewasachild,shediscoveredthatwalkinginthewoods【1】mo
Youshould______thewheelsofyourbicycleonceamonth.
TheNationalTrustinBritain,togetherwithsimilarvoluntaryorganization,playsanincreasinglyimportantpartinthepreserv
Thebusinessofadvertisingistoinventmethodsofaddressingmassiveaudiencesinalanguagedesignedtobeeasilyaccessible
Hereissomeadviceonfoodshopping.The【1】familyspendsaboutone-sixthofitsincome【2】food.Becausefoodisexpensive,iti
Hereissomeadviceonfoodshopping.The【1】familyspendsaboutone-sixthofitsincome【2】food.Becausefoodisexpensive,iti
BritainhopesofagoldmedalintheOlympicGamessuffered______yesterday,whenHunterfailedtoqualifyduringpreliminarys
Inchargeofanarmyofseven-thousandmen,he______theorientalcityforninemonthsandfinallydefeatedit.
随机试题
一般抹灰工程的水泥砂浆不得抹在()上。
男性,40岁,因贫血输全血5分钟后出现寒战、高热、腰痛,心前区压迫感,全身散在荨麻疹,血压80/60mmHg,尿呈酱油色
黄疸伴右上腹痛可见于
急性心梗并发心力衰竭,24小时内禁用的是()
患者,女性,26岁,因与家人吵架服毒。询问家属不能准确说出毒物的名称。查体:神志不清,双侧瞳孔缩小。在毒物不明确的情况下,护士的正确处理方法是
中、硬底质的一次性维护疏浚工程,设计底边线以内水域()。
A注册会计师是M公司2006年度会计报表审计的项目经理,助理人员对涉及到错误与舞弊问题需要B注册会计师解答,请代为作出专业判断。
所谓基准成本的感应性,是指成本变化时顾客服务水平的变化程度。
简述遗传素质在人的身心发展中的作用。
Onehundredyearsago,therewasacleardifferenceamongtownandcountry.Butthemotorcarhaschanged【S1】_________.
最新回复
(
0
)