2017届高考英语一轮专题复习阅读理解训练（22）含答案
<p> (十七)----<span word="A">A</span>----(2017·郑州市二模，<span word="A">A</span>)</p><p> “<span word="Croeso">Croeso</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="Gymru">Gymru</span>！” <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="read">read</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="markings">markings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>—<span word="English">English</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> (威尔士语). <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gaelic">Gaelic</span> (盖尔语) <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="Cornish">Cornish</span> (康沃尔语) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="besides">besides</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span>.</p><p> <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ARAF">ARAF</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="translation">translation</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>—<span word="SLOW">SLOW</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edges">edges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>—<span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>, <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 600 <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>—<span word="around">around</span> 20% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="out">out</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>! <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Welshspeaking">Welshspeaking</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span>, <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="surf">surf</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span>, <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="blogs">blogs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span>.</p>
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