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　　The majority of people in Scotland are in favor breaking away from the rest of the UK and becoming independent, according to a poll taken just before the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union, which united Scotland and England.

　　A pair of Acts of Parliament, passed in 1706 and 1707 that came into effect on May l, 1707, created Great Britain. The parliaments of both countries were dissolved, and replaced by a new

　　Parliament of Great Britain in Westminster, London.

　　The poll showed support for independence for Scotland is running at 51%. This is the first time

　　since 1998 that support for separation has passed 50% , and the first time since devolution gave power to the country in 1999. Six months before elections for the Scottish Parliament, these poll results come as good news to the Scottish Nationalist Party, who are hoping to make progress against Labor and further the cause of an independent Scotland.

　　Many people have become disillusioned with devolution, and believe that the Scottish Parliament has failed to deliver what they had hoped it would; only a tenth has no opinion. In fact, only 39% of those polled want to keep things as they are.

　　1、Scotland and England () [单选题] *

　　A. were united by war

　　B. have always been united

　　C. want to break up the union

　　D. have been united for a long time(正确答案)

　　答案解析：这篇文章讲的是苏格兰独立的问题。第一段告诉我们英格兰和苏格兰已经合并300年了。所以,选项D是正确的。

　　2、People who want independence for Scotland () [单选题] *

　　A. are in the minority

　　B. are the vast majority

　　C. are the slight majority(正确答案)

　　D. have decreased in number since devolution

　　答案解析：第三段。51%的人支持苏格兰独立,半数是50%,所以只超过了一点点(slight)。选项C是正确的。

　　3、 Many people's opinions of devolution () [单选题] *

　　A. make progress against Labor

　　B. have gone down(正确答案)

　　C. have gone up

　　D. are the same

　　答案解析：第四段中描写人们态度时用了disillusion(破灭)一词。许多人都对地方自治失去了幻想。选项B是正确的。

　　4、The best title for this passage could be () [单选题] *

　　A. The Poll in Scotland

　　B. Two Acts of Parliament

　　C. England and Scotland

　　D. Scottish Independence(正确答案)

　　答案解析：这篇文章通过民意调查的结果叙述了苏格兰的独立进程。选项D是正确的。

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