20.The Canadian red and white maple leaf flag is officially called The National Flag of Canada.The Canadian flag shows a stylized red maple leaf with 11points on a white background,with red borders down each side.The Canadian flag is twice as long as it is wide.The white square containing the red maple leaf is the same width as the flag.
The red and white used in the National Flag of Canada were proclaimed the official colours of Canada in 1921by King George V.Although the maple leaf did not have official status as an emblem of Canada until the proclamation(宣布) of the national flag in 1965,it had historically been used as a Canadian symbol,and was used in 1860in decorations for the visit of the Prince of Wales to Canada.The 11points on the maple leaf have no special significance.
In the early days,the Royal Union flag,or the union Jack,was still flown in British north America.In 1925and again in 1946,Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King tried to get a national flag of Canada adopted,and failed.In 1964,Prime Minister Lester Pearson appointed a 15-member,all-party committee to come up with the design of a new flag for Canada.The committee was given six weeks to complete its task.
The committee studied 2000submitted designs as well as 3900that had been gathered as a result of the 1946committee's study.Those designs with a chance of being accepted were given to the full committee for further study.
The suggestion for a red and white single maple leaf design for the Canadian flag came from George Stanley,a professor at Royal Military College in Kingston,Ontario.After a heated discussion, they finally decided on his suggestion.
28.How many colors are there in the National Flag of Canada?B
A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.Four
29.When did Canada have its own national flag?C
A.In 1921
B.In 1860
C.In 1965
D.In 1964
30.What does the underline word they in the last paragraph refer to?C
A The officials of the government
B.The professors from the Royal Military College
C.The members of the 1964committee
D.The members of the 1946committee
31.The passage is mainly about?B
A.The designer of the National Flag of Canada
B.The history of the National Flag of Canada
C.The meaning of the National Flag of Canada
D.Why the red and white single maple leaf was chosen as the design for the National Flag of Canada.
分析 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀,加拿大的紅色和白色的楓葉旗正式被稱為加拿大的國旗,加拿大國旗顯示了一個程式化的紅楓葉11點(diǎn)分在一個白色背景,紅色邊界每一方.本文以此展開談?wù),主要介紹了加拿大國旗的歷史.
解答 28.答案:B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"The Canadian red and white maple leaf flag is officially called The National Flag of Canada."可知,加拿大國旗是由紅色和白色兩種顏色組成的.故選B.
29.答案:C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"Although the maple leaf did not have official status as an emblem of Canada until the proclamation(宣布) of the national flag in 1965,it had historically been used as a Canadian symbol"可知,加拿大在1965年有了他們自己的國旗.故選C.
30.答案:C.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容"In 1964,Prime Minister Lester Pearson appointed a 15-member,all-party committee to come up with the design of a new flag for Canada."可推測出,it指代的是1964年參會的成員.故選C.
31.答案:B.主旨大意題.閱讀全文,根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知,本文主要介紹了加拿大國旗的歷史.故選B.
點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀,題目涉及主旨大意題,詞義猜測題,細(xì)節(jié)理解題.做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.