2015年考研英语阅读模拟习题 (1)

　　Section Ⅰ Use of English Directions：Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A， B， C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 　　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 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 9than 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 are frequently 19 as being more fiery than the English. They are 20 a race that is quite distinct from the English. 　　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]add 　　3. [A]as[B]which[C]for[D]so 　　4. [A]with[B]by[C]at[D]for 　　5. [A]similarities[B]differences[C]certainties[D]features 　　6. [A]factor[B]virtue[C]privilege[D]division 　　7. [A]line[B]row[C]border[D]scale 　　8. [A]who[B]when[C]though[D]for 　　9. [A]wider[B]broader[C]rarer[D]scarcer 　　10. [A]used[B]apt[C]possible[D]probable 　　11. [A]perfect[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]designate[B]demonstrate[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]with[B]of[C]among[D]against