单选题
Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call
all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles
as England. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}, the British Isles
contain a variety of people, and only the people of England call
themselves,English. The others {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}to
themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish,{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}}
{{/U}}the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed at being {{U}}
{{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}as "English". Even in England there are many
differences in {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}character and
speech. The chief {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}is between
southern England and northern England. South of a line going from Bristol to
London, people speak the type of English usually {{U}} {{U}} 7
{{/U}} {{/U}}by toreign students, {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}}
{{/U}}there are local variations. Further north, regional
{{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}is usually "broader" than that of
southern Britain. Northerners are {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}to
claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more {{U}} {{U}}
11 {{/U}} {{/U}}. They are openhearted and hospitable; foreigners often
find that they make friends with them {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}}
{{/U}}. Northerners generally have hearty {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}}
{{/U}}: the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to
receiving generous {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}at meal times. In
accent and character the people of the Midlands {{U}} {{U}} 15
{{/U}} {{/U}}a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of
Englishman. In Scotland the sound {{U}} {{U}} 16
{{/U}} {{/U}}by the letter " R" is generally a strong sound, and " R" is often
pronounced in words in which it would be {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}}
{{/U}}in southern English, The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty
people, {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}inventive and somewhat
mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots)
are frequently {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}as being more "
fiery" than the English. They are of a race that is quite {{U}} {{U}}
20 {{/U}} {{/U}}from the English.
【答案解析】[解析] 语法搭配
[解题思路] As可以引导非限制性定语从句，用来指代主句的内容，常翻译成“正如”的意思，它位置灵活，可置于句首、句中或句末。这句话可以理解为：正如事实有可能这样，选项[B]常和in构成短语，比如in any case(无论如何)，in no case(决不)，在这里均不符句意。选项[C]表示“因为”的意思；选项[D]表示“因此”。
单选题
A. called
B. classified
C. spoken
D. specified
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 词语搭配
[解题思路] 该句的意思是：他们(指前句提到的威尔士人、苏格兰人和爱尔兰人)埘被[{{U}}分类为{{/U}}]“英国人”常感到有些不快。前面几句谈到的都是英国不同地区的人们对自己的一些看法问题。Be classified as(分类为，称为)搭配正确，语意也正确。选项[A]called(称作)是及物动词，不能和as搭配；选项[C]speak常用在词组speak of(提到，说到)，speak of as(把…称作足)；选项[D]也是及物动词，表示“指定，指明”。