11/17Module1綜合技能測試一、單項填空，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。1．—Haveyoueverseentwoleavesthatareexactlythesame?—Never.Leavesdiffer________eachother________sizeandshape.A．from;in B．in;in C．in;from D．from;from2．Someenvironmentalistsbelievethatthegreenhouseeffectcould________unexpectedresultsinthenextcentury.A．getaround B．leadto C．wearoff D．geton3．Itis________thatevenifwecansavemuchenergy,wecanonlydelaytheenergycrisis.A．similar B．steady C．distinctive D．obvious4．Theyseemtobegoodfriendsalthoughtheyhavenothing________common.A．on B．for C．in D．with5．________othergoodstudents,inmyopinion,Tomis________student.A．Comparingwith;amostsatisfiedB．Comparedto;themostsatisfiedC．Comparingto;themostsatisfyingD．Comparedwith;amoresatisfying6．He________toescapefromtheprison，buthecouldn'tfindanyhelp.A．succeeded B．attempted C．advised D．offered7．Don'tworry,Teddy.Inthiswayyou'llbeableto________thetechnicalskill,too.A．dressup B．makeup C．turnup D．pickup8．—Let'sgototheseasideandenjoyfreshair,OK?—________.I'llwaitforyouatthegate.A．Idon'tgetit B．YoumadeafussofmeC．Igetusedtoit D．That'sagoodpoint9．ProfessorWilliamskeepstellinghisstudentsthatthefuture________tothewell-educated.A．belongs B．isbelongedC．isbelonging D．willbebelonged10．Allmyclassmateswere______myideathatweshouldgoonanoutingnextweek.A．inhonorof B．inmemoryofC．infavorof D．incaseof11．Attheconference，Mary________herplantothescientists________.A．presented；presented B．presented；presentC．presenting；present D．presenting；presenting12．—DoyoulikethecityofJinan?—Yes，I________herefortenyearsanditisreallyabeautifulcity.A．havebeen B．haveleft C．havecome D．havearrived13．Ihavetogotoschoolbybusbecausemybicycle________.A．willberepaired B．isrepairedC．hasbeenrepaired D．isbeingrepaired14．Allofusfound________difficulttoworkoutthemathsproblem.A．what B．that C．which D．it15．Iwonderedwhatdifficultyhehad________theplan.A．tocarryout B．carryingoutC．carriedout D．withcarryingout二、.完形填空(每小題1分，共20分)TheBritishIslesismadeupoftwolargeislands:OneiscalledIrelandandtheother__16__.Britain,orGreatBritain,isthelargerofthesetwoislands,anditis__17__intothreeparts：Scotland,WalesandEngland.TheUnitedKingdomisthat__18__oftheBritishIslesruledoverbytheQueen.ItismadeupofScotland,WalesandEngland,thatis,the__19__ofBritain,andalsoaboutonesixthofIreland,theNorthernpart.The__20__ofIrelandisself-governing.The__21__nameoftheUntiedKingdomis__22__“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.”__23__islargerandricherthanScotland,WalesandNorthernIreland,andhasthelargest__24__oftheUnitedKingdom,sopeopleoftenusethe__25__“England”and“English”whenthey__26__“Britain”and“British”.ThissometimesmakestheScotsandtheWelshalittle__27__.TheScotsinparticulararevery__28__oftheirseparatenationality.TheWelshtoodonotregard__29__asEnglish,andhaveacultureandevena__30__oftheirown.IrelandbecamepartoftheUnitedKingdomin1801,butforfortyyearsthe“Irish__31__”wasthegreatestheadacheoftheUnitedKingdom.__32__，Irelandisdividedintotwo：NorthernIrelandstill__33__totheUnitedKingdom,andin1922therestofIreland__34__tofoundanIrishFreeState,latercalledEireandnowtheRepublicofIreland.TheRepublicofIrelanddoesnotregarditselfaspartofBritain,andisnotnowevenasupporteroftheCommonwealthofNations(英聯(lián)邦).UnlikethemajorCommonwealthcountriesitdidnotliftafingerto__35__BritishintheSecondWorldWarandnowwantsthewholeofIrelandtobearepublic.16．A.Wales B．Britain C．England D．Scotland17．A.divided B．cut C．broken D．separated18．A.piece B．island C．country D．part19．A.south B．north C．part D．whole20．A.smaller B．larger C．rest D．island21．A.correct B．true C．full D．complete22．A.also B．therefore C．likely D．perhaps23．A.TheUK B．TheBritishislesC．GreatBritain D．England24．A.collegesB．officials C．cities D．population25．A.words B．names C．spellings D．pronunciations26．A.call B．forget C．speak D．write27．A.angry B．difficult C．tired D．lonely28．A.proud B．fond C．full D．kind29．A.it B．Wales C．them D．themselves30．A.capital B．language C．history D．programs31．A.CountryB．Question C．Disease D．Republic32．A.Atlast B．So C．MeanwhileD．Also33．A.returns B．belongs C．gets D．speaks34．A.hoped B．refused C．brokeaway D．used35．A.feel B．touch C．fight D．help三、閱讀理解(每小題2分，共40分)閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項。AEnglishasaForeignLanguageWhotaughtyoutospeakEnglish?Yourparents,whileyouwereayoungchild?Yourteachersatschool?PerhapseventheBBCasagrown-up.Whoeveritwas,somehowyouhavedevelopedanunderstandingofwhatisrapidlybecomingatrulygloballanguage.Itisnowabout376millionpeoplewhospeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguage,andaboutthesamenumberwhohavelearntitinadditiontotheirmothertongue.ItissaidtobeonebillionpeoplelearningEnglishnowandabout80%oftheinformationontheInternetisinEnglish.Isthisagoodthing,orabadthing?Shouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreandmoreofuscancommunicate,usingacommonlanguage,acrosscountriesandcultures(文化)？Orshouldweworryaboutthedangersof‘mono-culturalism’，aworldinwhichweallspeakthesamelanguage,eatthesamefoodandlistentothesamemusic?Doesitmatterifanincreasingnumberofpeoplespeakthesamelanguage?Onthecontrary(相反),Iwouldhavethought——althoughIhaveneveracceptedtheargumentthatifonlyweallunderstoodeachotherbetter,therewouldbefewerwars.AskthepeopleofIndia(whenmanyofthemspeakatleastsomeEnglish)andPakistan(thesamesituationwithIndia)．..IfweallspeakEnglish,willwethenallstarteatingMcDonald'sburgers?Surelynot.IfEnglishbecomesmoredominant(占主導地位的),willitkillotherlanguages?Idoubtit.WhenItravelinAfricaorAsia,Iamalwayssurprisedbyhowmanypeoplecanspeakrelatedlanguages,aswellasEnglishandperhapssomeFrenchorGermanaswell.WhenwediscussedthisonTalkingPointacoupleofyearsago,wereceivedawonderfullypoetice-mailfromalistenerinIreland.“TheEnglishlanguageisabeautifullanguage.Maybeit'slikearose，”hesaid.“Butwhowouldeverwanttheirgardenjustfullofroses？”Well,Iloveroses,andIthinktheymakeabeautifuladditiontoanygarden.ButthewayIseeitjustbyplantingafewroses,youdon'tnecessarilyneedtopullouteverythingelse.IfmoreandmorepeoplewanttoplantEnglishroses,that'sfinebyme.36．Bysaying“AskthepeopleofIndia...andPakistan”(inParagraph4),theauthoristryingtoshowthat________.A．speakingthesamelanguagedoesn'tnecessarilybringpeaceB．warscandestroytherelationshipbetweentwocountriesC．Englishdoesn'tkillotherlanguagesD．Englishiswidelyusedintheworld37．Whatdoes“garden”inthelastparagraphstandfor?A．Language. B．Family.C．Theworld. D．Theearth.38．Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat________.A．it'sveryhardtoplantmanykindsofflowersinagardenB．it'sgoodforpeoplefromothercountriestolearnEnglishC．moreandmorepeopleliketoplantrosesintheirgardensD．Englishiseasiertolearnthanotherlanguages39．Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．whyEnglishhasbecomeagloballanguageB．wholearnEnglishasaforeignlanguageC．howmanypeopleintheworldlearnEnglishasaforeignlanguageD．whetherweneedtoworryaboutEnglishbeingaworldlanguageBLanguageexpertssaythatspokenEnglishwasalmostthesameintheAmericancoloniesandBritaintwohundredyearsago.AmericansbegantochangethesoundoftheirspeechaftertheRevolutionaryWarinseventeen-seventy-six.TheywantedtomakeitdifferenttoseparatethemselvesfromtheBritishinlanguage,inthesamewaytheyseparatedthemselvesfromtheBritishgovernment.SomeAmericanleadersproposedmajorchangesinthelanguage.BenjaminFranklinwantedawholenewsystemofspelling.Hisreformswerenotaccepted.Buthisideasdidinfluenceothers.OnewasNoahWebster.Websterwrotelanguagebooksforschools.HebelievedtheUnitedStatesshouldhaveasystemofitsownlanguageaswellasgovernment.WebsterpublishedadictionaryoftheAmericanlanguageineighteen-twenty-eight.ItestablishedrulesforspeakingandspellingthewordsusedinAmericanEnglish.Websterwrotethatallwordsshouldbesaidintheorderofthelettersthatspellthem.ThisiswhyAmericansusetheletters“e-r”toendmanywordsinsteadoftheBritish“r-e.”Hespelledtheword“center，”forexample,“c-e-n-t-e-r，”insteadoftheBritish“c-e-n-t-r-e.”Webster'sruleforsayingeverypartofawordmadeAmericanEnglisheasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.Theylearnedtosay“waist-coat，”forexample,thewayitisspelledinsteadoftheBritish“wes-kit.”ThedifferentlanguagesofmanypeoplewhocametotheUnitedStatesalsohelpedmakeAmericanandBritishEnglishdifferent.ManyoftheirforeignwordsandexpressionsbecamepartofEnglishasAmericansspeakthem.SometimesAmericansandBritishpeopledonotunderstandeachotherbecauseofdifferentwordmeanings.Forexample,theword“jumper”inBritainmeansasweater.IntheUnitedStates,itisadress.TheBritishword“brolly”isan“umbrella”inAmerica.AndtheBritishcallpotatochips“crisps”.AllofthesedifferencesledBritishwriterGeorgeBernardShawtojokethatBritainandAmericaaretwocountriesseparatedbythesamelanguage!40．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphreferto?A．SeparatingthemselvesfromtheBritishinlanguage.B．WrittenEnglishinAmerica.C．SpokenEnglishinAmerica.D．SpokenEnglishinBritain.41．WhydidAmericanwanttheirlanguagetodifferfromBritishEnglish?A．BecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospeak.B．BecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospell.C．Becausetheywantedtohavetheirownlanguageandgovernment.D．Becauseforeignsettlerswantedthemtochangetheirlanguage.42．WhydoAmericansusetheword“meter”insteadoftheword“metre”？A．BecauseBenjaminFranklindidn'tliketheword“metre”．B．Becausetheword“meter”wasabsorbedfromotherlanguages.C．BecauseWebsterthoughtthewordshouldbesaidinorderofthelettersthatarespelt.D．BecauseWebsterthoughtAmericanEnglishshouldbemadeeasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.43．WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthereasonswhyEnglishbegantochangeinAmerica?A．Thegovernmentleaders.B．NoahWebster.C．ImmigrationtoAmerica.D．ThedifficultyAmericanshadinunderstandingtheBritish.CProverbs(諺語)arequitecommoninspokenEnglish.Wedonotnormallyputtheminacompositionorletter.Sometimesitishelpfulifyouknowwhatcommonproverbsmean.Hereareafewexamples：Oncebitten,twiceshy.Ifadogbitesme,IshallbetwiceascarefulinfuturewhenIseeit.Thisproverbisalsousedtoapplyto(運用)manythingsandnotonlytodogs.Ifyouhavebeencheatedatashop,youwillnotgotothesameshopagain.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.IfIamahunter,tryingtocatchbirds,itisbettertocatchonebirdthantoseetwobirdsinabushbutnotbeabletocatchthem.Thusthismeansthatwhatyouhavealreadygotisbetterthanthechanceofbeingabletogetsomethingbiggerinfuture.Toomanycooksspoilthebroth(soup).Whentoomanypeopledosomethingtogether,theygetineachother'swayandcannotdoagoodjob.Topouroilontroubledwatersistotrytocalmthingsdown.Oilislighterthanwater.Ifashipisintroubleatsea,anothershipmaycometohelpit.Thesecondshipcansendsmallboatstorescuepeople.However,itmayfirstpouroilontheseatomakethesealessrough.“Don'tbeadoginamanger(槽)”means“Don'tbeselfish.”Inastable(馬房)，themangeristheplacewherethehorse'sfoodisput.Sometimesadogwillsleepinthemangerandbarkwhenahorsecomestogetitsfood.Thedogdoesnotwanttoeatthehayinthemangerbutitwillnotletthehorseeatit.“Heissittingonthefence”meansthatsomebodywillnotsaywhetherheisinfavourofaplanoragainstit.Heissittingonafencebetweentwoopposingsides,perhapswaitingtoseewhichsidewillwin.“Hewhopaysthepipercallsthetune.”Apiperisamusician.Themanwhoemploysorpaysamusiciancansaywhattunesthemanwillplay.Thusthismeansthatifamanprovidesthemoneyforaplan,hecansayhowitwillbecarriedout.“Youcannotgetbloodoutofastone”meansthatyoucannotgetanythingfromapersonwhohasnotgotanyofthethingsyouwant.Forexample,youcannotgetamilliondollarsfromapoorman.44．Peterhadabicyclewhichwasmuchtoosmallforhimbuthedidnotwanttolethisyoungerbrotherrideonit.Hismotherwasangryandsaidtohim：“________.”A．YoucannotgetbloodoutofastoneB．Don'tbeadoginamangerC．Oncebitten,twiceshyD．Youaresittingonthefence45．MrandMrsSmithhadaquarrel.Theirfriend,MrBrown,wenttotalktothem.Whenhecameback,hetoldhiswifethathehadbeentryingtohelptheSmithsby________.A．pouringoilontroubledwatersB．gettingbloodoutofastoneC．beingadoginamangerD．nottopouroilonwaters46．MrWangpaidforanewschool.SomepeopledidnotlikethedesignoftheschoolbuttheydidnotarguewithMrWangbecause________.A．hewassittingonthefenceB．oncebitten,twiceshyC．hewhopaysthepipercallsthetuneD．abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush47．MrsChenwantedtobuyanewdress.Herhusbandsuggestedthatshebuyitfromashopneartheirhome.MrsChendisagreedbecauseshehadbeencheatedbythatshop.Thenshesaid：“Iwon'tgothereagainbecause________.”A．abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebushB．IamsittingonthefenceC．oncebitten,twiceshyD．toomanycooksspoilthebrothDForyearsIwantedaflowergarden.ButthenwehadMatthew.AndMarvin.Andthetwins,AlisaandAlan.AndthenHelen.Iwastoobusyraisingthemtogrowagarden.Moneywastight，aswellastime.Oftenwhenmychildrenwerelittle，oneofthemwouldwantsomethingthatcosttoomuch,andI'dhavetosay，“Doyouseeamoneytreeoutside?Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees,youknow.”Finally，allfivegotthroughhighschoolandcollegeandwereoffontheirown.Istartedthinkingagainabouthavingagarden.Iwasn'tsure,though.Imean,gardensdocostmoney.Then,onespringmorning,onMother'sDay,Iwasworkinginmykitchen.Suddenly,Irealizedthatcarsweretootingtheirhornsastheydroveby.Ilookedoutofthewindowandtherewasanewtree,plantedrightinmyyard.Ithoughtitmustbeaweepingwillow,becauseIsawthingsblowingaroundonallitsbranches.Therewasamoneytreeinmyyard!Itwastrue!Thereweredollarbills,onehundredofthem,tapedalloverthattree.Therewasalsoanoteattached：“IOUeighthoursofdiggingtime.Love，Marvin.”Marvinkepthispromise,too.Hedugupaniceten-by-fifteenfootbedforme.Andmyotherchildrenboughtmetools，ornaments，atrellis,asunflowersteppingstoneandgardeningbooks.Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygarden'snowverypretty，justlikeIwanted.WhenIgooutandweedortendmyflowers，Idon'tseemtomissmychildrenasmuchasIoncedid.Itfeelslikethey'rerighttherewithme.Ithinkaboutwhatmychildrendidforme,andIgettearsinmyeyes-everytime.I'mstillnotsurethatmoneygrowsontrees.ButIknowlovedoes!48．Theauthorwasn'tabletohaveagardenformanyyearsbecause________.A.therewasnospaceforitinherhouseB.herchildrendidn'tlikeitinthehouseC.shehadnotimeforitwithfivechildrentoraiseD.shecouldn'taffordthetimeandmoney49．Theunderlinedsentenceprobablymeans________.A.therearenomoneytreesintheworldB.theycangetmoneyeasilyC.it'snoteasytoearnmoneyD.theycangetsomemoneybyaccident50．Theauthordoesn'tseemtomissherchildrenasmuchasbeforebecause________.A．thechildrenhavegrownupanddon'tneedtobetakencareofB.shehasdevotedallhertimetothegardenC.sheisangrywithherchildrenD.seeingthegardeneverydayremindsherofallthechildrenhavedoneforher51．Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe________.A．MyMoneyTreeB．MyPrettyGardenC．TheGiftonMother'sDayD．MyFiveChildrenEEverymemberinyourfamilyneedstohelpoutaroundthehouseinordertomakethingsrunsmoothly.It'sdifficultforparentsofnearlyeveryfamilytoteachtheirchildrentoberesponsibleforhousework.Homeiswheretheschoolis.Withoneofthefollowingsuggestions,youreallycangetyourchildrentohelpathome.Ifyougiveyourchildrentheimpressionthattheycanneverdoathingquiteright,thentheywillregardthemselvesasunfitorunablepersons.Unlesschildrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.MydaughterCarla'sfifthgradeteachermadeeverychildinherclassfeelspecial.Whenstudentsreceivedlessthanaperfecttestscore，shewouldpointoutwhattheyhadmasteredanddeclaredfirmlytheycouldlearnwhattheyhadmissed.Youcanusethesametechniquewhenyouevaluateyourchild'sworkathome.Don'talwaysscoldandgivelotsofpraiseinstead.Praiseyourchildeverytimehedoessomethinggoodorsomethingright.Ifchildrenreceivepraiseforajobwelldone,itencouragesthemtodowellthenexttimetoo.Butiftheireffortsgounnoticedtheywillnotbothertotrysohardthenexttime.Ifyoupraiseyourchildoften,youwillnoticeadramaticimprovementinyourchild'sbehaviorovertime.Ifyourchildcompletesadifficulttask，rewardhimwithaSundaytriporaballgamewithDad.Learningisprocessoftryingandfailingandtryingandsucceeding.Ifyouteachyourchildrennottofearamistakeorfailure，theywilllearnfasterandachievesuccessatlast.52．Thewholetextdealswith________.A.socialeducation B.schooleducationC.familyeducationD.pre-schooleducation53．Whatdoestheauthorbelieve?A．Thereisnoeasywaytogetchildrentohelpathome.B．Itisofgreatdifferencetomakechildrenresponsibleathomeasinschool.C．Themoreencouragement,themoreresponsiblechildrenwillbecome.D．Everyonecanteachtheirchildrenwellathomeinsteadofsendingthemtoschool.54．Theunderlinedword“evaluate”means________.A.toexaminethevalueofB.tospeakinpraiseofC.tocheckupD.tohelpwith55．Whatcanweconcludeafterreadingthetext?A．Pridegoesbeforeafall.B．Practicemakesperfect.C．Nopains，nogains.D．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.四、書面表達(滿分25分)以下表格展示的是英式英語和美式英語的不同之處，請結合所學課文以及該圖表，談談英式英語和美式英語的差異，并簡要分析造成這種現象的原因。題目自擬。詞數：120～150。種類項目英式英語美式英語詞匯car,motorway,petrolautomobile,freeway,gas語法Haveyougotabook？Doyouhaveabook？拼寫centre,colour,programmecenter，color,program發(fā)音…………________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________參考答案.一、1.A句意：“—你曾經看到過兩片一模一樣的樹葉嗎？”“—從來沒有。葉子在大小和形狀上是彼此不同的。”differfrom“與……不同”；differin“在某方面不同”，均為固定搭配。2.B句意：一些環(huán)保人士認為，在下個世紀溫室效應可能導致不可預知的結果。leadto“導致”，符合題意。getaround“四處走動”；wearoff“疲憊”；geton“相處，進展”。3.D句意：很明顯，即使我們能夠節(jié)約能源，我們也只能推遲能源危機。obvious“顯然的；顯而易見的”，符合題意。similar“相似的”；steady“穩(wěn)定的”；distinctive“與眾不同的”。4.C句意：他們看起來是好朋友，盡管他們幾乎沒有相似之處。have...incommon“有相同的特點”，為固定搭配。5.D句意：與其他學生相比，湯姆是一個令人比較滿意的學生。comparedto/with“與……相比較”，置于句首作狀語；根據題意第二空應用比較意義的詞，而非最高級。satisfied“感到滿意的”；satisfying“令人滿意的”。6.Bsucceedindoingsth.意為“成功做某事”；attempttodosth.意為“嘗試(企圖)做某事”；advisedoingsth.意為“建議做某事”；offertodosth.意為“主動提出/幫助做某事”。句意：他企圖越獄但沒有找到人幫忙。故B項符合題意。7.D句意：不要擔心，泰德。這樣你也能夠掌握這項技術。pickup此處表示“(偶然、無意間)學會技能、語言”，符合題意。dressup“打扮”；makeup“編造”；turnup“開大”。8.D句意：“——我們去海邊享受新鮮空氣，好嗎？”“——好主意，我在門口等你。”That'sagoodpoint.“那是個好主意”，指同意對方的建議和計劃等。9.A考查非謂語動詞。belongto無被動語態(tài)和進行時態(tài)，因此只有A項正確。10.C句意：我的同學都支持我的主意：即下周去郊游。infavorof“同意；支持”，符合題意。inhonorof“向……表示敬意，向……祝賀”；inmemoryof“紀念，追念”；incaseof“假設，萬一”。11.B句意：在會上，瑪麗向在場的科學家們陳述了她的計劃。presentsth.tosb.“向某人陳述，贈送某人某物”；present表示“在場的”時，是形容詞，通常放在修飾詞的后面。12.Aleave，come，arrive都是非延續(xù)性動詞，不能與時間段連用。所以選A。13.D句意：因為我的自行車正在被修理，所以我只好乘公交車上學。根據句意可知此處要用現在進行時的被動語態(tài)的形式。14.D此處it作形式賓語，真正的賓語是toworkoutthemathsproblem。15.B句意：我想知道他在執(zhí)行這個計劃的過程中遇到了什么困難。havedifficultydoingsth.“做某事有困難”。二、本文從政治、歷史、地理、文化幾個方面詳盡介紹了大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國的一些情況，突出介紹了英國與愛爾蘭共和國之間的關系，使我們對這個國家有更詳盡的了解。16.B從下文“Britain,orGreatBritain,isthelargerofthesetwoislands”可知B項正確。17.Adivideinto意思是“分為”；cutinto意思是“插進來”；breakinto意思是“闖入”，這里指英國被分為三部分。18.D名詞詞義辨析。聯(lián)合王國是由女王統(tǒng)治的大不列顛的一部分。19.D結合整個句子，英國由Scotland,Wales和England組成，也就是整個不列顛。20.C從上文“andalsoaboutonesixthofIreland”和本句可知，Ireland其他部分是自治的。21.C這里指英國的全稱。fullname“全名”，故C項正確。21.B副詞詞義考查。第二段講述了英國的構成，從而得出了它的全稱，前后文為因果關系。23.D從上文“ItismadeupofScotland,WalesandEngland”可知D項符合文意。24.D結合本段內容可知，England與其他地方相比，面積大，經濟發(fā)達，人口最多。25.A名詞辨析。A項“(某人所說的)話”；B項“名字”；C項“拼寫”；D項“發(fā)音”。從語境可知A項正確。26.A句意：當他們說到“Britain”and“British”就用“England”and“English”來表示。speak著重指講某種語言。27.A從常識可知，他們的語言習慣讓“theScotsandtheWelsh”有點生氣。28.Abeproudof意思是“以……自豪”；befondof意思是“喜歡”；befullof意思是“充滿”。蘇格蘭人尤其以自己獨立的民族感而自豪，故A項正確。29.D句意是：威爾士人不愿意把他們自己當成是英國人，故用反身代詞themselves。30.B名詞詞義辨析。這一段重點講了有關語言的問題，故B項符合題意。31.B結合整段內容可知，“愛爾蘭問題”是英國最頭痛的事。32.AA項“最后”；B項“因此”；C項“同時”；D項“也”。聯(lián)系上下文可知，愛爾蘭最終分成了兩部分。33.Breturnto意思是“回到”；belongto意思是“屬于”；getto意思是“到達”；speakto意思是“向……說”。從still可知B項符合題意。34.C句意是：在1922年，愛爾蘭其他部分脫離英國統(tǒng)治，成立了后來的北愛爾蘭共和國。35.D從歷史常識可知，愛爾蘭共和國在二戰(zhàn)中沒對英國人給予幫助。liftafinger意思是“做出努力(幫忙)”。三、現在，說英語的國家和人越來越多了，英語正成為一種世界通用語言。這究竟是好還是壞呢？36.A細節(jié)理解題。本句承接上文“althoughIhaveneveracceptedtheargumentthatifonlyweallunderstoodeachotherbetter,therewouldbefewerwars”而來，作者以印度和巴基斯坦為例說明彼此間的了解并不能減少戰(zhàn)爭。37.C詞義理解題。在最后一段作者提出沒有人會讓他們的花園僅僅種植玫瑰，他想表達的意思是世界上不能所有的國家都使用同一種語言，在這里roses指“英語這一單一語言”，因此garden指“世界”。38.B意圖推斷題。在最后一段倒數第二句，作者說“ButthewayIseeit,justbyplantingafewroses,youdon'tnecessarilyneed