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　

35. -I can’t move the book case. Could you give me a hand?

　 - ___________ .

A. With pleasure 　　B. It’s my pleasure　 C. Not at all　　 D. Never Mind.

34. _____ confidence resulted in his failure in the interview.

A. Lack of　　　　　　　 　 B. Lack for　　 C. Lacking of　 D. Being lacked 　

33. With a lot of difficult problems _______, the manager felt like a cat on hot bricks.

　 A. to settle　 　　　B. settled 　　　C. settling 　　　D. being settled

32. Come and see me whenever _______.

A. you are convenient　　　　 　　　 　B. you will be convenient

C. it is convenient to you　　 　　　　D. it will be convenient to you

31. Electric trains have now _______ steam trains in England?

A. taken place　 　B. taken up　 C. taken on　 　D. taken the place of

30. When I came back, I found the door _______.

A. lock　 　　　　B. locking　 　C. to lock　 　　D. locked

29.As we joined the big crowd I got _______ from my friends.

A. spared　 　　　B. lost　 　　　C. separated　 　D. missed

28.The girl looked at me with a ______expression. Maybe the problem was quite _____.

A. puzzled; puzzling　 　　　　 　　　　B. puzzling; puzzled　

C. puzzled; puzzled　 　　　　 　　　　D. puzzling; puzzling

27. A quarrel _________, which made him ______ his family.

A. was broken out; break away　 　B. broke out; break away from　　

C. was broken away; break down　 　D. broke down; break out