Question

 

The flag, the most common symbol(象征) of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a country.

The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive(原始的)artifact. It is , rather, the product of thousands of years' development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.

Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People's food supplies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.

Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems(圖騰) before carrying them into battle. They believed that the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.

These flags developed very slowly into modern flags. The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked: The king of China around 1000 B.C. was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India, then across Arab lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.

1.The best title for the passage would be              .  

A. Development of the National Flag     B. Power of the National Flag

    C. Types of Flags                       D. Uses of Flags

2.The underlined word "vulnerable" in Paragraph 3 means           .

A. impossible to make sure of               B. likely to be protected

    C. easy to damage                       D. difficult to find

3.The earliest flags were connected with heavenly power because.           .

A. they could tell wind direction

B. they could bring good luck to fighters

C. they were handed down by the ancestors

D. they were believed to stand for natural forces

4.What does the author know of the first national flag?

A. He knows when it was sent to Europe.

B. He believes it was made in Egypt.

C. He thinks it came from China.

D. He doubts where it started.

5.What will the author most probably talk about next?

A. The role of China in the spread of the national flag.

B. The second ancestor of the national flag.

C. The use of modern flags in Europe.

D. The importance of modern flags.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

【解析】：文章中有以下幾個線索：

①It is , rather, the product of thousands of years' development.

②Early human beings used

③These flags developed very slowly into modern flags從這幾處可以看的出文章發展的順序和文章所要表達的核心內容。那么旗幟的力量類型和用途都是在歷史中不斷轉變的所以只有A才全面的概括了文章。

【考點】：篇章總結概括題。

【易錯點】：對文章線索的忽視，容易片面的選擇B、C、D中的任何答案。

2.C

【解析】：從文章可以看到：Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats.而同時下文有：People's food supplies were similarly vulnerable. ”similarly”的意思是相似的。因此這個次的意思和上句中的“fragile-易受傷害的，易脆弱的“意義相同。因此選C。

【考點】：通過上下問猜測詞義題。

【易錯點】：因為沒有看到“similarly“一詞，很容易錯選D或者B答案。

3.D

【解析】：文章中第四段提到：Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable還有he connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore reasonable.從這些句子可以看出根據旗幟能判斷風的方向這其實就是一種人類利用東西掌握大自然的現象，因此它就代表了“自然力量”。A只是說明了現象沒有談到本質，而B答案文章中是說：the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods是風的力量給他們帶來好運而不是旗幟。C答案說的相差更遠。

【考點】：文章細節理解題。

【易錯點】：容易片面的選擇A或者B。

4.D

【解析】：本題根據文章可以了接到：The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked。在歷史上沒有記載，所以作者也是不確定，只是流傳而已。

【考點】： 細節理解題。

【易錯點】因為文章提到了對中國和埃及這兩個國家的猜測所以容易錯選C、B。

5.B

【解析】：本篇文章主要是談到遠古的旗幟的地位、作用和意義，那么從文章的主題：旗幟的發展史這個標題來看接著就是談第二代祖先的旗幟。第五自然段看到有以下提示：These flags。。。slowly into modern flags。。。The first known flag。。。met up with the other ancestor of the national flag從這些信息可以看出正確答案應該是B。

【考點】：細節推理題。

【易錯點】：容易錯選D。

【篇章分析】：這篇文章很明顯看的出一個節選的文章，在這一部分里面主要談的是國旗產生的歷史，以及其在歷史上所做的作用和古人為什么使用旗幟的原因。本文說明性質比較強，讀起來稍微的有點艱澀，需要我們有極好的耐心和細心，往往這樣的文章其命題相對來說還要簡單一些，更多的是考查了表層知識。