考研英语全真模拟题及答案解析.docx

考研英语全真模拟题及答案解 析 2012 年考研英语全真模拟题及答案解析 Section ⅠUse 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 SHE ET 1. （10 points ） Many foreigners who have not visite d Britain call all the inhabitants English ， for they are used to thinking of the Brit ish Isles as England. 1， the British Isles contain a variety of peoples ， and only the people of England call themselves E nglish. The others 2 to themselves as W elsh， Scottish ， or Irish ， 3 the case m ay be； they are often slightly annoyed 4 being classified as “ English 。” Even in England there are many 5 in regional character and speech. The chie f 6 is between southern England and no rthern England. South of a 7 going from Bristol to London ， pe of English usually people learnt speak the ty by foreign s tudents ， 8 there are local variations. Fur ther north regional speech is usually “9” than that of southern Britain. Northerner s are 10 to claim that they work harder than Southerners ， and are more 11. The y are open-hearted and hospitable ； forei gners often find that they make friends with them 12. Northerners generally have hearty 13： the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire ， for instance ， may look forw ard to receiving generous 14 at meal tim es. In accent and character the people o f the Midlands 15 a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of En glishman. In Scotland the sound 16 by t he letter “ R”is generally a strong soun d， and “ R”is often pronounced in wo