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2017年考研英语模拟训练题 Section I Use of English 　　Directions: 　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on 　　ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) 　　Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of 　　the British Isles England. 1 , the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, 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 4 being classified as “English”. 　　Even in England there are many 5 in regional character and speech. The chief 6 is between 　　southern England and northern England. South of a 7 going from Bristol to London, people speak the type 　　of English usually learnt by foreign students, 8 there are local variations. 　　Further north regional speech is usually “ 9 ” than that of southern Britain. Northerners are 10 to 　　claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more 11 . They are open-hearted 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 20 a race that is quite 　　distinct from the English. (289 words) 　　Notes: fiery暴躁的，易怒的。 　　1. [A] In consequence [B] In brief [C] In general [D] In fact 　　2. [A] confine [B] attach [C] refer [D] ad