The basic flag of the United States is one of the world’s oldest national flags. Only the basic flags of Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzer land are older.
During the discovery and settlement of what is now the United States, the flags of various European nations were flown over the land, as symbols of possession. Later, in the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods, flags representing famous persons, places, and events were flown in the American Colonise.
The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14, 1777. It consisted of 13 alternate red and white stripes and 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing the 13 colonies that had declared their independence in 1776. Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1795, to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union, Vermont and Kentucky.
By 1817, there were 20 states in the Union, and it became apparent that adding one stripe for each new state would destroy the shape of the flag. As a result, Congress in 1818 restored the original design of 13 stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star. In 1921 Preside William H. Taft made the first official provision for the arrangement of the stars. He ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars each. Previously the arrangement of the stars had been left to the flag- maker’s fancy.
The evolution of the stars and stripes reflects the growth of the United States. After the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was official changed for the 26th time since its creation.
There are many government flags flown in the United States in addition to the national flag. Among them are the president’s and vice- president’s flags and those of the federal departments and some federal agencies. Each state in the Union has an official flag. The United States Navy uses special flags for signaling.
小題1: The basic flag of the United States is _______.
A．the oldest national flag in the world
B．one of the world’ s oldest flags
C．the most beautiful flag in the West
D．a(chǎn)s old as the basic flags of some European nations
小題2: Before the War of Independence the flags of various European nations flown over the land were symbols of _______.
A．self- ruleB．occupation
C．peace and friendshipD．independence
小題3: The first official flag of the United States was adopted ________.
A．before the Independence War
B．right after the Independence War
C．when independence was declared in 1776
D．during the War of Independence which ended in 1783
小題4:The 13 red and white stripes and 13 white stars represent _______.
A．13 independent states
B．the colonies that declared independence in 1776.
C．the U. S. Congress
D．13 famous figures in the American colonies
小題5:How many states were represented on the new flag adopted in 1795?
A．13.B．15.
C．20.D．2.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:B
本文介紹美國國旗的歷史。
1.B。事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)The basic flag of the untied states is one of the world’s oldest national flags可知答案為B。
2.B。事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)During the discovery and settlement of what is now the United States, the flags of various European nations were flown over the land, as symbols of possession可知答案為B。
3.D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14, 1777可知國旗創(chuàng)立于1777年7月，在美國獨立戰(zhàn)爭期間(1776-1783)，即答案為D。
4.B。事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)It consisted of 13 alternate red white stripes and 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing the 13 colonies that had declared their independence in 1776可知答案為B。
5.B。事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1795可知答案為B。
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NOBLE SMUGGLER
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You risked your life to save the children.
I was taught by my father that when someone is drowning, you don’t ask if they can swim，you just jump in and help. During the war, everyone was drowning, but mostly the Jewish children.
How did you persuade parents to give up their children？
I had to answer honestly that I didn’t even know if we would get past the guards.
What was the most frightening moment？
When I saw a priest（牧師）in charge of an orphan age for Jewish children in the ghetto walk with them out to be killed. The children were in then best Sunday suits. The priest was killed with them.
How did you get the children to be have as you smuggled them out？
I told the older children to act as if they were sick and sometimes gave the younger ones a sleeping pill. They were told to remember their new names. I also told the children to tell guards they had only been visiting a servant in the ghetto and were going back to their real homes outside.
Did you tell your own two children what you did？
I never told them. Only when my daughter went to Israel did she learn all about me. I thought it was only normal to do so. And it was a very painful subject. It was always on my mind that I couldn’t do more.
——Samantha Levine
1. We can learn from the passage that Irena Sendler____.
A. will go to Washington to accept the award with her daughter
B. was caught a few times while she was rescuing the Jewish children
C. told those parents that their children’s lives would be guaranteed
D. saved thousands of Jewish children at the risk of her ownlife
2. The expression “everyone was drowning” can best be replaced by“______”.
A. everyone was involved in the war
B. all the people were drowned
C. people were facing danger and death
D. Jewish children were being killed
3. Which of the following could NOT be expected when Sendler was smuggling the Jewish children？
A. Some children were told to pretend to be sick in front of the guards.
B. Some children pretended to be returning home after visiting servants in the ghetto.
C. The children were asked to remember and use new names instead of real ones.
D. The children pretended to be brothers and sisters from one big family.
4. Sendler didn’t tell her own children what she did in the war because ______.
A. she thought it was the most frightening experience
B. the topic was too painful and heart-breaking to mention
C. it was already recorded and made known to the public
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A．the inventoin of cameras
B．a(chǎn) kind of new art - photography
C．the development of photography
D．the important dates in the history of photography
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A．a(chǎn) French photographer in the 1840s
B．a(chǎn)n American photographer in the 1860s
C．a(chǎn) German reporter in the 1880s
D．a(chǎn) French artist in the 1890s
　　小題3:Photography can also be an art form because artists can ________.
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小題1:The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refers to _________.
A．the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
B．the Spanish exploration
C．the main visitor center
D．San Francisco Harbor
小題2: What can we know about the Balclutha according to the passage?
A．It is the largest wooden ship.
B．It is worth about one million dollars now.
C．It is a steam-powered workboat used to pull ships.
D．The huge ship attracts lots of visitors every year.
小題3:The ships are described in the passage in order to _______.
A．show the history of the great harbor
B．tell us each ship has its own features
C．tell us which one is the most popular
D．tell us these ships’ functions
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A．the Eureka is still used for carrying people and cars
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“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.
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小題1:We can infer from the text that_______
A．the Mona Lisa is proved to be able to last another 500 years
B．Mona Lisa’s beauty is fading gradually with 500 years passing by
C．the Mona Lisa has been catching people’s wide attention in the past 500 years
D．Mona Lisa does not look out of date though painted 500 years ago
小題2:Which of the following is true about the Mona Lisa?
A．It was once taken away and hidden up by German forces.
B．Its painter himself loved it greatly and always kept it in a shade.
C．Mona Lisa stops smiling when you look at her wanting to see her smiles.
D．King Francis I bought it and then returned it to Italy.
小題3:Choose the right order about the happenings onto Mona Lisa.
a. It was stolen from the Louver.
b. Its painter sold it to King Francis I
c. Its state of health was checked.
d. It was returned to France and housed in the Louver Museum.
e. It was hidden and protected against Germans.
A．b-a-d-e-cB．d-e-c-b-aC．d-a-e-c-bD．b-c-a-d-e
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A．experts haven’t noticed changes in its shape as visitors do
B．it is likely to be stolen again when it’s under repair
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A．Many students are absent from class.
B．Students are very tired on Monday mornings.
C．Students do not adjust their sleep patterns well.
D．Students are not well prepared for class on Mondays.
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A．on the American continentB．in the southeastern part of the US
C．beyond the Mississippi RiverD．in the western territory
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A．writing down the spoken languageB．making word pictures
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A．a(chǎn)llow the Cherokees to stay where they were
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C．force the Cherokees to move westward
D．forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper
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A. In the U.S. there were many laws that provided the rights of American Indians.
B. The law which was passed in 1789 by the U.S. government was not successfully carried out.
C. In the 19th century no injustices were done against the Indians by the U.S. government.
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B. The government began to have a better understanding of the Indians in the fifties of the nineteenth century.
C. Between 1843 and 1854 about 70,000 Indians were killed in the battle.
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A. the Indians had many great successes in the Indians wars
B. the Indians had no doubt that they would win the wars
C. after the war the indians stayed where they were before
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