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“UntilveryrecenttimesmostWelshpeoplehadthisfeelingofbeingsecond-classcitizens,”saidDyfanJones,an18-year-oldstudent.Itwasawarmsummernight,andIwassittingonthegrasswithagroupofyoungpeopleinLlanelli,anindustrialtowninthesouth,outsidetherockmusicvenueoftheNationalEisteddfod,Wales’sannualculturalfestival.ThedisusedfactoryinfrontofusechoedtothesoundsofnewWelshbands.
“Therewasalmostagenetictendencyforlackofconfidence,”Dyfancontinued.EquallycomfortableinhisWelshnessasinhismembershipintheEnglish-speaking,globalyouthcultureandthenewfederalEurope,Dyfan,liketherestofhisgeneration,isgrowingupwithasenseofpossibilityunimaginabletenyearsago.“Weusedtothink.Wecan’tdoanything,we’reonlyWelsh.NowIthinkthat’schanging.”
11.Accordingtothepassage,devolutionwasmainlymeantto
A.maintainthepresentstatusamongthenations.
B.reducelegislativepowersofEngland.
C.createabetterstateofequalityamongthenations.
D.grantmoresaytoallthenationsintheunion.
12.Theword“centrifugal”inthesecondparagraphmeans
A.separatist.
B.conventional.
C.feudal.
D.political
13.WalesisdifferentfromScotlandinallthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT
A.people'
sdesirefordevolution.
B.locals'
turnoutforthevoting.
C.powersofthelegislativebody.
D.statusofthenationallanguage.
14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcitedasanexampleoftheresurgenceofWelshnationalidentity
A.Welshhaswitnessedarevivalasanationallanguage.
B.Poverty-relieffundshavecomefromtheEuropeanUnion.
C.AWelshnationalairlineiscurrentlyinoperation.
D.Thenationalsymbolhasbecomeafamiliarsight.
15.AccordingtoDyfanJoneswhathaschangedis
smentality.
B.popculture.
C.town'
sappearance.
D.possibilitiesforthepeople.
TextB
GettingtotheheartofKuwaitidemocracyseemshilariouslyeasy.Armedonlywithadog-earedNEWSWEEKID,IambledthroughthegatesoftheNationalAssemblylastweek.Unscanned,unsearched,mysatchelcouldeasilyhaveheldtheoddgrenadeorananthrax-stuffedlunchbox.Theonlypersonwhostoppedmewasaguardwhogrinnedandinvitedmetotakeaswigoforangejuicefromhisplasticbottle.
WereIaKuwaitiwomanwieldingaballot,Iwouldhavebeenaclearerandmorepresentdanger.ThatverydayParliamentblockedabillgivingwomenthevote;
29M.P.Svotedinfavorand29against,withtwoabstentions.Unabletodecidewhetherthebillhadpassedornot,thegovernmentscheduledanothervoteintwoweeks-toolateforwomentoregisterforJune'
smunicipalelections.Thenextsuchelectionsaren'
tuntil2009.Insidetheelegant,marbledParliamentitself,aseaofmustachioedmeninwhiterobessatingreenseats,debatingfuriously.Therulingemirhaspushedforwomen'
spoliticalrightsforyears.Ironically,thedemocraticallyelectedlegislaturehasthwartedhim.Traditionalistsandtriballeadersareopposed.Liberalsfret,too,thatIslamistswilllettheirmultiplewivesvote,swellingconservativeranks.“WhenIcametoParliamenttoday,peoplewhovotedyesdidn'
tevenshakehandswithme,”saidoneShiaclerc.“Whycan'
twerespecteachotherandworktogether?
”Whynotindeed?
ByGulfstandards,Kuwaitisademocraticsuperstar.Itscitizensenjoyfreespeech(aslongastheydon'
tinsulttheiremir,naturally)andboastaParliamentthatcanactuallypasslaws.UnliketheirSaudisisters,Kuwaitiwomendrive,workandtravelfreely.Theyrunmultibillion-dollarbusinessesandserveasambassadors.Theiracademicsuccessissuchthatcollegeshaveactuallyloweredthegradesrequiredformakestudentstogetintomedicalandengineeringcourses.Eventhen,70percentofuniversitystudentsarefemales.
InKuwait,theWesternobsessionwiththehigabfindsitsequivalent.AtafancypartyforNEWSWEEK'
sArabicedition,someKuwaitiwomenworethem.Othersoptedfortight,spangled,sheerlittlenumbersinpeacockblueorparrotorange.Fortheparty'
sentertainment,NancyAjram,theArabworld'
sanswertoBritneySpears,sangpassionatesongsofloveinawhitemini-dress.Shecouldn'
tdanceforus,alas,sinceshakingone'
sbodyonstageisillegalinKuwait.Thatdidn'
tstopwholetablesofmenfromraisingtheircamera-enabledmobilephonesandclickingherpicture.You'
dthinknotbeingabletovoteordanceinpublicwouldangerKuwait'
syoungergenerationofwomen.Tofindout,Iheadedtothemalls-Kuwait'
sarchipelagoofcivicfreedom.Eagertoduckstrictparentsandthesocialtaboosofdatinginpublic.YoungKuwaitishavetakentocafes,beamingflirtatiousinfrarede-mailstooneanotherontheircellphotos.AtStarbucksintheglitteringAlSharqMall,Ifoundonlytablesofmen,puffingcigarettesandgrumblingabouttheservice.AtPizzaHut,IthoughtI'
dgotananswerafterencounteringayoungwomanwholookedeveryinchthemodernsuffragette—drainpipejeans,strappysliverhigh-heeledsandalsandahigabstuddedwithpurplerhinestones.But,no,MiriamAl-Enizi,20,studyingbusinessadministrationatKuwaitUniversity,doesn'
tthinkwomenneedthevote.”Menarebetteratpoliticsthanwomen,”sheexplained,addingthatwomeninKuwaitalreadyhaveeverythingtheyneed.Welcometodemocracy,Kuwaitstyle.
16.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplemightbeviewedasbeingdangerousbytheguards?
A.Foreigntourists.
B.Womenprotestors.
C.Foreignjournalists.
D.MembersoftheNationalAssembly.
17.Thebillgivingwomenthevotedidnotmanagetopassbecause
A.Differentinterestgroupshelddifferentconcerns.
B.Liberalsdidnotreachconsensusamongthemselves.
C.Parliamentwascontrolledbytraditionalists.
D.Parliamentmemberswereallconservatives.
18.Whatistheroleofthe4thand5thparagraphsinthedevelopmentofthetopic?
A.ToshowhowKuwaitiwomenenjoythemselves.
B.TodescribehowwomenworkandstudyinKuwait.
C.Toprovideacontrasttotheprecedingparagraphs.
D.Toprovideacontrasttotheprecedingparagraphs.
19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutyoungKuwaitiwomen?
A.Theyseemtobequitecontented.
B.TheygoinforWesternfashions.
C.Theydesiremorethanmodernnecessities.
D.Theyfavourtheuseofhi-techproducts.
TextC
Richard,KingofEnglandfrom1189to1199,withallhischaracteristicvirtuesandfaultscastinaheroicmouldisoneofthemostfascinatingmedievalfigures.Hehasbeendescribedasthecreatureandembodimentoftheageofchivalry,Inthosedaysthelionwasmuchadmiredinheraldry,andmorethanonekingsoughttolinkhimselfwithitsrepute.WhenRichard'
scontemporariescalledhim"
CoeurdeLion"
(TheLionheart),theypaidalastingcomplimenttothekingofbeasts.Littl
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