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. (21) , the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others (22) to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, (23) the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed (24) being classified as "English".
Even in England there are many (25) in regional character and speech. The chief (26) is between southern England and northern England. South of a (27) going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by foreign students, (28) there are local variations.
Further north, regional speech is usually " (29) " than that of southern Britain. Northerners are (30) to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more (31) . They are openhearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them (32) . Northerners generally have hearty (33) : the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous (34) at meal times.
In accent and character the people of the Midlands (35) a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of Englishman.
In Scotland the sound (36) by the letter "R" is generally a strong sound, and "R" is often pronounced in words in which it would be (37) in southern English. The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people, (38) inventive and somewhat mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently (39) as being more "fiery" than the English. They are (40) a race that is quite distinct from the English.

单选题 A. In consequence B. In brief C. In general D. In fact

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题属于语篇连接题。选项[A]In consequence表示“因此”，表因果关系；选项[B]In brief表示“总而言之”，用于总结上文；选项[C]In general表示“一般说来”，用于概括叙述；选项[D]In fact表示“实际上”，常用于语气的转折。文章首句说：很多没有到过大不列颠的外国人把那里所有的居民统称为English，即英国人，因为他们习惯把大不列颠群岛称为英格兰。下文强调：大不列颠群岛住着各种民族，而只有居住在英格兰的人们才把自己称为English，因此两句之间是转折关系。[D]是正确答案。

单选题 A. confine B. attach C. refer D. add

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。选项[C]refer：refer to…as…表示“把…称为…”，例如：California is referred to as“Golden State”．(加利福尼亚被称为“黄金之州”。)选项[A]confine：confine…to…表示“把…局限于”，例如：Could you confine your discussion to the matter in question?(你能把发言限定在正在讨论的问题上吗?)选项[B]attach：attach…to…表示“系上，贴上，依恋”，例如：I attached a photo to my application form．(我在申请表上贴了一张照片。)选项[D]add：add to表示“增加”，相当于increase，例如：The news added to his anxiety．(这条消息增加了他的焦虑。)

单选题 A. as B. which C. for D. so

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于语法题。根据语法，本题应填入非限定性定语从句的关系代词，故在选项[A]as与选项[B]which之间选择。两者均可引导非限定性定语从句，指代整个主句的意思，但as引导的定语从句对主句起相辅作用，表示“正如”等意义，位置灵活，可置于句首、句中或句末。例如：As is known to all，water consists of oxygen and hydrogen．(众所周知，水是由氧和氢组成。)所以[A]as是正确答案。选项EC]for用于并列句中，表示“因为”，例如：I caught a cold，for I had been walking around in the rain．选项[D]so也用于并列句中，表示“所以”。

单选题 A. with B. by C. at D. for

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题属于词语搭配题。动词annoy的习惯用法是：
1)be annoyed at sth.，对(某事)感到生气，例如：I was annoyed at his impoliteness．我对他的无礼感到生气。
2)be annoyed with sb．，对(某人)感到生气，例如：She was annoyed with him for his being late．她对他的迟到感到生气。
其余选项：[A]with、[B]by和[D]for都不合题意，故选[C]。

单选题 A. similarities B. differences C. certainties D. features

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。本题要求注意上下文的逻辑关系，上文讲到英伦三岛有好几种民族，下文讲英格兰各地区，even表示顺接上文，语气更近一步，可见下文还要讲差异。故选项[A]similarities(相同性)，选项[C]certainties(确实性)和选项[D]features(特征)均不符合题意，正确答案是[B]differences(不同)。

单选题 A. factor B. virtue C. privilege D. division

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。前一句中的differences暗示此句应选[D]division(区分，不一致)。选项[A]factor表示“因素”，例如：His friendly manner is an important factor in his Success．选项[B]virtue表示“美德”，例如：The virtue of honesty is of importance．选项[C]privilege表示“特权，特别的优惠”，例如：Education is a privilege in many countries．

单选题 A. line B. row C. border D. scale

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。选项[A]line表示“线，线条”，例如：draw a line；又如：a fishing line；选项[B]row表示“行，排”，例如：a row of houses；选项[C]border表示“边界，边沿”，例如：a border of flowers round the lawn(草坪四周边缘的花坛)；选项[D]scale表示“尺度，规模”，例如：business on a large scale(大规模的生意)。本句含义为：在英格兰划一条从布里斯托到伦敦的线用以区别南部和北部，故选项[A]是正确答案。

单选题 A. who B. when C. though D. for

单选题 A. wider B. broader C. rarer D. scarcer

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。选项[B]broader表示“宽的，广阔的”，例如：broad shoulders(宽阔的肩膀)；也可用于表示“(发音方面的)带…口音的，…口音重的”，即(of a way of speaking) strongly marked，例如：a broad accent(带着明显的…口音)。因此[B]是正确答案。选项[A]wider表示“宽松的，广泛的”(covering a large space or range of things)，例如：a wide skirt(宽松的裙子)；又如：wide interests(广泛的兴趣)。选项[C]rarer和选项[D]scarcer都表示“稀少的”。

单选题 A. used B. apt C. possible D. probable

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】此题属于词语搭配题。选项[B]apt：be apt to do sth．表示“倾向于，习惯于”，例如：A careless person is apt tO make mistakes．(一个粗心人往往犯错误)。因此[B]符合题意和语法。选项[A]used：be used to sth./doing sth.表示“习惯于”，例如：He has been used to the weather here．选项[C]possible的用法是It is possible that…或It is possible for sb．to do sth.，例如：It is possible that I shall go there tomorrow．选项[D]probable用法为：Something．is probable或It is probable that…，例如：It is probable that it will rain．这三项都与原句不符，故选[B]。

单选题 A. perfect B. notorious C. superior D. thorough

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。选项[D]thorough表示“彻底的，完全的，纯正的”，可与more构成比较级，因此是正确答案。选项[A]perfect表示“完美的”，没有比较级和最高级形式；选项[B]notorious表示“臭名昭著的”，例如：a notorious thief(声名狼藉的窃贼)，此选项与上下文内容相悖；选项[C]superior表示“比…好，优越”，已含有比较级含义，但不能与more连用，通常用法是A is superior to B，例如：This TV set is superior to that one in quality．(这台电视机比那台的质量要好。)

单选题 A. swiftly B. promptly C. immediately D. quickly

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题属于近义词辨析题。四个词都表示“立刻地”，但着重点不同。选项[A] swiftly 强调行为发生的敏捷性，例如：They denied the accusation swiftly．他们很快否认那桩起诉。选项[B]promptly和选项[C]immediately都含有without delay的意义，例如：I'll deliver your purchases promptly．我会立刻送你买的货。又如：I came immediately after I had had dinner．选项[D]quickly意为after only a very short time，例如：I realized fairly quickly that I was wrong．

单选题 A. appetites B. tastes C. interests D. senses

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。hearty appetites表示“心宽体胖胃口好”。选项[B]tastes表示“滋味，鉴赏力”，例如：a sweet taste(甜味)；又如：a taste for music(音乐鉴赏力)。选项[C]interests表示“兴趣”，例如：an interest in music(对音乐的爱好)。选项[D]senses表示“感觉，见识”，例如：a sense of fear(恐惧感)；又如：common sense(常识)。这三个选项都不符合题意。

单选题 A. helpings B. offerings C. fillings D. findings

单选题 A. represent B. designate C. demonstrate D. reckon

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题。选项[A]represent表示“表示，代表”，例如：For the boy，his father represents power．选项[B]designate表示“标明，指明”，例如：designate the city on the map；选项[C]demonstrate表示“证明，演示”，例如：demonstrate how to operate the machine；选项[D]reckon表示“认为”，例如：We reckon him(to be)diligent．原句中提到了Midland(中部地区)与南北部之间的关系，可推断其意为：从中部地区就可看出南北英国人之间的差异，故选[A]。

单选题 A. delivered B. denoted C. depicted D. defined

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】此题属于形近词辨析题。选项[B]denoted表示“表示，意味着”，例如：A smile often denotes pleasure．微笑常意味着愉快。原句讲字母R的发音，应选[B]。选项[A]delivered表示“交付，投递，表达”，例如：deliver letters，又如：deliver a speech；选项[C]depicted表示“描绘”，例如：This painting depicts a story．这幅画描述了一个故事。选项[D]defined表示“给…下定义”，例如：Some words are hard to define．

单选题 A. quiet B. obscure C. faint D. silent

单选题 A. rather B. still C. somehow D. even

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于语意搭配题，考查副词含义的区别。选项[A]rather表示“有点，相当”(to a moderate extent，quite)，如：a rather cold day。下文中的somewhat揭示我们应选一个与其意义相近的词，故[A]是正确答案。选项[B]still表示“仍然”。选项[C]somehow 表示“用某种方式，总算”，如：Somehow or other I was able to work it out．选项[D]even表示“甚至”，如：It is even colder today．

单选题 A. rendered B. thought C. impressed D. described

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题属词语搭配题。选项[A]rendered：render+名词+形容词，表示“使…成为(某种状态)”，如：The sight rendered her shocked．选项[B]thought：think of sth./sb. as 表示“把…认为是…”，如：We thought of him as our best friend．选项[C]impressed：impress sb.表示“给…留下印象”，如：The museum impressed me deeply．选项[D]described：describe…as表示“把…描述为…”，如：He described him as an artist．[D]是正确答案。