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
61
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
Manypeoplebelievetheglarefromsnowcausessnowblindness.Yet,darkglassesornottheyfindthemselvessufferingfromhead
ThemostfamouspainterinVictoria’shistoryisEmilyCarr.Whenshewasachild,shediscoveredthatwalkinginthewoods【1】mo
Acompleteinvestigationintothecausesoftheaccidentshouldleadtoimprovedstandardsandshould______newoperatingproced
Auctionsarepublicsalesofgoods,conductedbyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.Heaskedthecrowdtogatherintheauction
Amongthemanywaysinwhichpeoplecommunicatethroughspeech,publicspeakinghasprobablyreceivedmorestudyandattractedm
Atthebeginningofthenineteenthcentury,workersweredifferentiatedbyskill,income,andrelativeopportunitiesforadvance
Themainideaofthesebusiness--schoolacademicsisappealing.Inawordwherecompaniesmustadapttonewtechnologiesandsou
PresidentBush’svisitwasplannedto______30thanniversaryofPresidentNixon’svisittoChina.
Thegovernmentdecidedtotakea______actiontostrengthenthemarketmanagement.
Thepresidentexplainedthatthepurposeoftaxationwasto______governmentspending.
随机试题
背景某装饰公司作为分包商实施某部委办公大楼的装饰装修工程,由于总承包的垂直提升设备急于退场,经监理工程师及总承包方同意,在第6层抢先砌筑完毕一间大会议室后将其设置为临时材料库房,提前将部分装饰装修材料倒运至临时库房存放。同一楼层其他部位此时正进行砌筑与抹
下列事物中,具有象征意味的有
硫脲类最严重的不良反应是:
A.声带位于轻外展位,发音时稍可内收B.双声带松弛,发音时声门呈梭形C.声带固定于近内收位,吸气时声门呈弓形D.杓状软骨区充血肿胀,发音时声门呈三角形E.声门裂呈斜位,杓状软骨患侧移位慢性环杓关节炎
A.增加药物的水溶性,并增加解离度B.可与生物大分子形成氢键,增强与受体的结合力C.增强药物的亲水性,并增加其与受体的结合力D.明显增加药物的亲脂性,并降低解离度E.影响药物的电荷分布及作用时间药物分子中引入羟基
下列各项中,属于劳动合同订立原则的有()。
A企业2012年度“主营业务收入”科目的贷方发生额为5000万元,借方发生额为1000万元(系11月份发生的购买方退货),“其他业务收入”科目的贷方发生额为2000万元。要求计算该企业2012年度利润表中“营业收入”项目金额。
英国的社会保障体系划分为:社会救助、失业津贴和救济、免费教育、社会福利和个人生活的社会照顾等。()
近年来,四川省积极推进大熊猫保护工作,大熊猫种群及栖息地不断扩大。以下不属于四川大熊猫自然保护区的是()。
利用存储器总线时钟的上升沿与下降沿在同一个时钟内实现两次数据传送的SDRAM,常被称为【】SDRAM。
最新回复
(
0
)