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. (1) , the British Isles contain a variety of people, and only the people of England call themselves,English. The others (2) to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, (3) the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed at being (4) as "English". Even in England there are many differences in (5) character and speech. The chief (6) is between southern England and northern England. South of a line going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually (7) by toreign students, (8) there are local variations. Further north, regional (9) is usually "broader" than that of southern Britain. Northerners are (10) to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more (11) . They are openhearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them (12) . Northerners generally have hearty (13) : the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous (14) at meal times. In accent and character the people of the Midlands (15) a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of Englishman. In Scotland the sound (16) by the letter " R" is generally a strong sound, and " R" is often pronounced in words in which it would be (17) in southern English, The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people, (18) inventive and somewhat mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently (19) as being more " fiery" than the English. They are of a race that is quite (20) from the English.
【答案解析】[测试点] 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”。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[测试点] 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[分类为]“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”。