阅读理解(ReadingComprehension)ScottishmenandkiltsGenerallymendonotwearskirts．ButtheScottishnativecostume(服装样式)formenisakindofskirt．It'scalledkil|小学英语问答-字典翻译问答网

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阅读理解(ReadingComprehension)ScottishmenandkiltsGenerallymendonotwearskirts．ButtheScottishnativecostume(服装样式)formenisakindofskirt．It'scalledkil

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Scottishmenandkilts

Generallymendonotwearskirts．ButtheScottishnativecostume(服装样式)formenisakindofskirt．It'scalledkilt(有褶短裙)．TheScottishliketobedifferent．Theyarealsoproudoftheircountryanditshistoryandtheyfeelthekiltispartofthathistory．That'swhythemenstillwearkiltsatold-styledancesandonnationalholidays．TheybelievetheyarewearingthesameclothesthatScottishmenalwaysusedtowear．

That'swhattheybelieve．Howeverkiltsarenotreallysoold．Before1730Scottishmenworealongshirtandblanketaroundtheirshoulders．Theseclothesgotinthewaywhenthemenstartedtoworkinthefactories．Soin1730afactoryownerchangedtheblanketintoaskirt：thekilt．That'showthefirstkiltwasmade．

Theninthelate1700sScottishsoldiersintheBritishArmybegantowearkilts．Onereasonforthiswasnationalfeeling．TheScottishsoldierswantedtolookdifferentfromtheEnglishsoldiers．TheBritishArmyprobablyhadadifferentreason：AScottishsoldierinakiltwasalwayseasytofind!TheScottishsoldierfoughtveryhardandbecamefamous．Thekiltwaspartofthatfameandintheearly1800smenallroundScotlandbegantowearkilts．

TheBritishpolicemen

TheBritishpolicemenhaveseveralnicknames．Butthemostpopularare“copper”and“bobby”．Thefirstnamecomesfromtheverb“cop”meaningto“take”or“capture”．andthesecondcomesfromthefirstnameofSirRobertPeela19thcenturypoliticianwhowasthefounderofthepoliceforce．Anearlynicknameofthepolicemenwas“peeler”butthisnamehasdiedout．

VisitorstoEnglandseemnearlyalwaystobeveryimpressedbytheEnglishpolice．InfactithasbecomeajokethatthevisitortoBritainwhenaskedforhisviewsofthecountrywillalwayssayatsomepointorother“Ithinkyourpolicemenarewonderful．”

WelltheBritishbobbymaynotalwaysbewonderfulbutheisusuallyaveryfriendlyandhelpfulcharacter．

Therewasamusic-hallsongo

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　　答案：1．A;2．A;3．C;4．B;