英语六级考试阅读理解练习及答案（33）
<p> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="people">people</span>; <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="several">several</span> __1__ <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="character">character</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> __2__. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>, <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> __3__ <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> __4__ <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span>, <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="is">is</span> __5__ <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="varying">varying</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> __6__ <span word="their">their</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ture">ture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> __7__ <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="ife">ife</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> __8__ <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industrialism">industrialism</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="temper">temper</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Scots">Scots</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> __9__ <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="thrift">thrift</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dances">dances</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> __10__ <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="humorous">humorous</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artists">artists</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="Bernard">Bernard</span> <span word="Shaw">Shaw</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Burns">Burns</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="Dylan">Dylan</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span>.</p><p> [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="incomprehensible">incomprehensible</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="temper">temper</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="remote">remote</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="separate">separate</span></p><p> [<span word="E">E</span>]<span word="understandable">understandable</span> [<span word="F">F</span>]<span word="forget">forget</span> [<span word="G">G</span>]<span word="generally">generally</span> [<span word="H">H</span>]<span word="temperament">temperament</span></p>
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