To others and themselves the British have a reputation for being conservative ― not in the narrow political sense, but in the sense of adherence to accepted ideas and unwilling to question them. The reputation comes partly from their __1__ . For 900 years they have suffered __2__ invasion nor revolution (except in 1649 and 1688) nor disastrous defeat in __3__ . Their monarchy (君主政体) survives without serious question. Under its normal __4__ the political arrangements have been so stable that, except for the __5__ interruptions in the seventeenth century, they have been adopted throughout __6__ centuries to meet changing needs without violent changes. Britain, in 1978, was __7__ in managing without a written constitution; some fragmentary definitions of 1688 still __8__ . There had been bitter quarrels, social and economic as well __9__ political, but the quarrels had been settled, usually __10__ compromise. The underlying continuity had not been broken.

1. A. language B. future C. history D. literature

2.A.neither B. as C. or D. either

3.A.home B. studyC. peace D. war

4.A.name B. people C. leadership D. enemy

5.A.two B. one C. no D. couple

6.A.a B. any C. the D. few

7.A.common B. popular C. unique D. angry

8.A.survive B. surviving C. survives D. survived

9.A.for B. as C. to D. at

10.A.for B. at C. to D. by

参考答案:1.C2.A3.D4.C5.A6.C7.C8.D9.B10.D