第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)(填在答题纸上)
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Robert Burns is the most famous poet to write in Scots, the traditional language of Scotland.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland to a poor farming family, his parents made sure that he was well educated as a child. In 1783 he started composing poetry 21 a traditional style using the Ayrshire dialect(方言)of Scots. These poems were well received 22 (local) and in 1786 they were published in the volume, Poems, Chiefly, 23 made him famous in Scotland overnight.
24 , his fame was not accompanied by money and he found 25 necessary to return to farming. 26 this also proved unprofitable, he entered government service in 1789.