摘要:A 本题考查情景交际英语.根据上下文的意义.Mary的答语意为:你问的问题正是我要说的.固定词组take the words out of one’s mouth意为“说出某人要说的话 .

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 The British Isles consists of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other 36 . Britain, or Great Britain, is 37 of these two islands, and it is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

  The United Kingdom is that part of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It __38__ Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the whole of Britain, and also about one 39 of Ireland, the Northern part. The 40 of Ireland is self-governing. The 41 name of the United Kingdom is 42 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. 43 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 44 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 45 “England” and “English” when they 46  “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 47 . The Scots in particular are very 48 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 49 as English, and have a culture and even a  50 of their own.

  Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 51 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 52 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still  53 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland broke away 54 an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.

  The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). 55 the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to help British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

 36. A. Britain   B. Wales     C. England      D. Scotland

 37. A. the larger  B. larger      C. the largest     D.largest

 38. A. makes up  B. consists of   C. is consisted of    D. makes up of

 39. A. sixes    B. six      C.sixths        D. sixth

 40. A. smaller   B. rest      C. larger       D. island

 41. A. correct   B. true      C. full        D. complete

 42. A. therefore   B. also      C. likely      D. perhaps

 43. A. The UK   B. The British isles C. Great Britain   D. England

 44. A. colleges   B. population   C. officials      D. cities

 45. A. words    B. names      C. spellings     D. pronunciations

 46. A. speak    B. forget      C. call        D. write

 47. A. angry    B. difficult      C. tired      D. lonely

 48. A. kind    B. fond       C. full       D. proud

 49. A. it      B. Wales      C. them      D. themselves

 50. A. capital    B. history      C. language     D. programs

 51. A. Country   B. Question      C. Disease     D. Republic

 52. A. At last    B. So        C. Meanwhile    D. Also

 53. A. returns    B. belongs      C. gets       D. speaks

 54. A.found    B.find        C. to found     D. to find

 55. A. Disliking   B. Like        C. Dislike      D. Unlike

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