第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)

The British isles (岛屿) is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other 36 . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is  37  into three parts: Scotland , Wales and England.

The United Kingdom is that  38  of the British isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the  39  of Britain, and also about one sixth 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 most  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  54  to found 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). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to  55  British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

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

37. A. divided      B. cut           C. broken        D. separated

38. A. piece       B. island          C. country        D. part

39. A. south      B. north         C. part         D. whole

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. hoped      B. refused         C. broke away      D. used

55. A. feel       B. touch         C. fight          D. help 

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