5.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 Switzerland 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 Colonies.
The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14,1777.It consisted of 13alternate red and white stripes and 13white stars in a field of blue,representing the 13colonies that had declared their independence in 1776.Congress adopted a new flag of 15stars and 15stripes in 1795to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union,Vermont and Kentucky.
By 1817,there were 20states 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 1818restored the original design of 13stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star.In 1912President 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 officially changed for the 26th times 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.
32.The basic flag of the United States isB.
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.
33.The first official flag of the United States was adoptedD.
A.before the Independence War
B.right after the Independence War
C.in the following year of the Independence War.
D.when independence was declared in 1776
34.The 13red and white stripes and 13white stars representB.
A.13independent states
B.the colonies that declared independence in 1776
C.the U.S.Congress
D.13famous figures in the American colonies
35.Why was the original design of 13stripes restored in 1818?D
A.The American people suggested it.
B.Congress insisted 13is the best number.
C.That was a decision President Taft had made.
D.Too many stripes would destroy the shape of the flag.
分析 本文介紹美國國旗的歷史.它的來歷以及國旗上的不同符號和顏色所代表的特殊含義.
解答 32.B 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)The basic flag of the untied states is one of the world's oldest national flags可知美國的基本旗幟是世界上最古老的國旗之一,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),答案為B.
33..D.推理題.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(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭期間(1776-1783),即答案為D.
34.B 細(xì)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,美國的國旗由13條紅白相間條紋和13顆星星組成,代表著在1776年獨(dú)立的13個(gè)殖民地,結(jié)合選,答案為B.
35.D 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,By 1817,there were 20states 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 1818restored the original design of 13stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star.到了1817年的時(shí)候,有20個(gè)州了,如果每添一個(gè)新的州都加一個(gè)新的條紋的話,就會破壞國旗的形狀了,因此,國會在1818年才決定了新的州由星星代替,只保留最開始的13個(gè)獨(dú)立的殖民地的條紋.結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選D
點(diǎn)評 本文是一個(gè)新聞報(bào)道類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).