2012年考研英语全真模拟题及答案解析SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）ManyforeignerswhohavenotvisitedBritaincallalltheinhabitantsEnglish，fortheyareusedtothinkingoftheBritishIslesasEngland.1，theBritishIslescontainavarietyofpeoples，andonlythepeopleofEnglandcallthemselvesEnglish.Theothers2tothemselvesasWelsh，Scottish，orIrish，3thecasemaybe；theyareoftenslightlyannoyed4beingclassifiedas“English”。EveninEnglandtherearemany5inregionalcharacterandspeech.Thechief6isbetweensouthernEnglandandnorthernEngland.Southofa7goingfromBristoltoLondon，peoplespeakthetypeofEnglishusuallylearntbyforeignstudents，8therearelocalvariations.Furthernorthregionalspeechisusually“9”thanthatofsouthernBritain.Northernersare10toclaimthattheyworkharderthanSoutherners，andaremore11.Theyareopen-heartedandhospitable；foreignersoftenfindthattheymakefriendswiththem12.Northernersgenerallyhavehearty13：thevisitortoLancashireorYorkshire，forinstance，maylookforwardtoreceivinggenerous14atmealtimes.InaccentandcharacterthepeopleoftheMidlands15agradualchangefromthesoutherntothenortherntypeofEnglishman.InScotlandthesound16bytheletter“R”isgenerallyastrongsound，and“R”isoftenpronouncedinwordsinwhichitwouldbe17insouthernEnglish.TheScotsaresaidtobeaserious，cautious，thriftypeople，18inventiveandsomewhatmystical.AlltheCelticpeoplesofBritain（theWelsh，theIrish，theScots）arefrequently19asbeingmore“fiery”thantheEnglish.Theyare20aracethatisquitedistinctfromtheEnglish.（289words）Notes：fiery暴躁的，易怒的。1.[A]Inconsequence[B]Inbrief[C]Ingeneral[D]Infact2.[A]confine[B]attach[C]refer[D]add3.[A]as[B]which[C]for[D]so4.[A]with[B]by[C]at[D]for5.[A]similarities[B]differences[C]certainties[D]features6.[A]factor[B]virtue[C]privilege[D]division7.[A]line[B]row[C]border[D]scale8.[A]who[B]when[C]though[D]for9.[A]wider[B]broader[C]rarer[D]scarcer10.[A]used[B]apt[C]possible[D]probable11.[A]perfect[B]notorious[C]superior[D]thorough12.[A]swiftly[B]promptly[C]immedia