2009年考研英语考前预测最后五套题及答案(2)

　　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 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 foreign 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 more11. 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.

　　1. [A] In essence [B] In brief　　[C] In fact [D] As a consequence

　　2. [A] confine [B] refer [C] attach [D] add

　　3. [A] as [B] in [C] for [D] so

　　4. [A] called [B] classified [C] spoken [D] specified

　　5. [A] personal [B] regional [C] respective [D] national

　　6. [A] factor [B] elements[C] privileges [D] division

　　7. [A] acquired [B] obtained [C] gained [D] required

　　8. [A] as though [B] if only [C] though [D] in spite of

　　9. [A] competition[B] speech [C] advance [D] balance

　　10. [A] accustomed [B] bound [C] inclined [D] possible

　　11. [A] hostile [B] notorious [C] superior [D] thorough

　　12. [A] swiftly [B] promptly [C] immediately [D] quickly

　　13. [A] appetites [B] tastes [C] interests [D] senses

　　14. [A] helpings [B] offerings [C] fillings [D] findings

　　15. [A] demonstrate[B] designate [C] represent [D] reckon

　　16. [A] delivered [B] denoted [C] depicted [D] defined

　　17. [A] quiet [B] obscure [C] faint [D] silent

　　18. [A] rather [B] still [C] somehow [D] even

　　19. [A] rendered [B] thought [C] impressed [D] described

　　20. [A] distinct [B] extinct [C] instinctive [D] definite