England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland ______ the United Kingdom.

A . 16th B . 17th C . 18th D . 19th

A . they wanted to increase its control over Ireland B . they had too many people and didn’t have enough space for them to live in Britain C . they intended to expand their investment D . they believed that Ireland was the best place for them

A . 270 B . 271 C . 272 D . 273

A . liberalism B . Marxism C . chauvinism D . nationalism

A . 1921 B . 1922 C . 1923 D . 1924

A . 12 B . 13 C . 14 D . 15

A . their own language B . their own literature C . their own tradition D . All of the above

A．A.British B．B.Englishman C．C.Scottish D．D.Welsh

A．Belfast B．Birmingham C．Sussex D．Cardiff

A．mustn't have B．haven't got C．needn't D．don't need

A．mustn't have B．haven't got C．don't need D．needn't

"It might seem strange that people still want to listen to instead of watching television, but this is an unusual art form. whose time has come again, "said David Amibrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival(节)in Wales. "Some of the tales, like those of the Inuit from Canada, are thousands years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time. " he said early this month. Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively. Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving(coming back into use or existence)storytelling in Wales. "It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here." Ambrose said. 第41题：Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling. [A] will be more popular than TV [B] will be popular again [C] started in Wales [D] are in the hands of some old people

These cultural minorities have been Britain's original inhabitants.In varying degrees they have managed to preserve their national identity, their particular customs and way of life.This is probably even more true of the remoter areas where traditional life has not been so affected by the growth of industrialism(工业化) as the border areas have been.The Celtic (凯尔特人) races are said to be more emotional by nature than the English. An Irish temper is legendary.The Scots would rather forget about their reputation for excessive thrift (节俭) and prefer to be remembered for their ballads and dances, while the Welsh are famous for their singing.The Celtic temperament as a whole produces numerous writers and artists, such as the Irish Bernard Shaw, the Scottish Robert Burns, and Welsh Dylan Thomas, to mention but a few. 36.Some British people regard Britain as(). A.a single, unified country C.a wholly Celtic country B.a country of foreign cultures D.an individualistic unit 37.“Their own native tongue” means(). A.the language of a foreign country B.the language of their own country C.the British way of speaking D.a secret language 38.“A cultural minority” could be described as(). A.educated people who are few in number B.people of the same race who are small in stature (身材) C.members of ethic groups under the age of 12 D.small ethnic groups 39.According to the passage some cultural minorities have(). A.lost their individual character centuries ago B.retained their individual character C.lost count of their numbers D.managed to preserve their English character 40.What may be one of the probable reasons for preservation of traditional life？ () A.Ethnic custom B.A specialized life style C.The growth of industrialism D.Geographical isolation