2. 外语
  3. 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

admin2013-01-19  48
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
随机试题
最新回复(0)