单选题The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT _____.Athe AnglosBthe CeltsCthe JutesDthe Saxons
单选题
The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT _____.
A
the Anglos
B
the Celts
C
the Jutes
D
the Saxons
参考解析
解析：
现在的英国人主要是the Anglos和the Saxons的后代，部分是the Celts的后代。The Jutes在后来的同化过程中逐渐消亡了。
现在的英国人主要是the Anglos和the Saxons的后代，部分是the Celts的后代。The Jutes在后来的同化过程中逐渐消亡了。
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