首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The basic flag of the United States is one of the world’s oldest national flags. Only the basic flags of Austria, Denmark, Great
The basic flag of the United States is one of the world’s oldest national flags. Only the basic flags of Austria, Denmark, Great
admin
2011-03-01
66
问题
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 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 1912 President 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 reflected the growth of the United States. After the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was officially 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 federal departments and some federal agencies. Each state in the Union has an official flag. The United States Navy uses special flags for signaling.
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
选项
A、The Oldest National Flags in the World.
B、Evolution of the American National Flag.
C、Changes of the American National Flag: A Mirror of the Country’s Growth.
D、Stars and Stripes in the American National Flag.
答案
C
解析
主旨理解题。本篇主要介绍美国国旗的图案由来。图案变化、修改反映了美国政体、国情的变化。正如文中所说,“The evolution of the Stars and Stripes reflects the growth of the United States.”因此,C项是正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/N1jd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语三级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语三级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Inrecentyears,moreandmoreforeignersareinvolvedintheteachingprogramsoftheUnitedStates.Boththeadvantagesandth
Inrecentyears,moreandmoreforeignersareinvolvedintheteachingprogramsoftheUnitedStates.Boththeadvantagesandth
Readthefollowingparagraphsinwhich5peopletalkaboutwhatmendon’tunderstandaboutwomen.Forquestions61to65,match
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
Whatisanactiveholidayaccordingtotheman?
Theworldhasdevelopedintoaworldofcities.Withthecurrentrateofurbangrowth(3.8%intileThirdWorld),themajorpar
Whydidthewoman’sfamilymovetoOxford?
DouglasSpensorIwantthemaximumamountofcompensationfromthenewsupermarketownersforbothlossofbusinessandincon
WherewasAltheaborn?
WherewasAltheaborn?
随机试题
汉字中“美”的最初含义是()。
非正式教育
小儿麻痹遗留的肢体肌肉萎缩主要是由于
腰椎管狭窄征的主要临床表现()
男性,54岁。近两个月来刺激性咳嗽、痰中带血、伴胸闷和右胸隐痛来院就诊。常规X线胸片无异常发现。为明确诊断应首选哪项辅助检查()
中国古代《庖丁解牛》的故事所反映的职业道德精神是()。
调查法的局限在于()。
①将会造成时间上的错位,舍近求远②靠单纯大力发展新能源,远水解不了近渴③如果忽视了这点,而盲目发展可再生能源的“装机容量”④目前而言,最需要重点对待的是传统能源的改进和合理利用⑤但是可再生能源(含水能)产量只相当于6亿吨标准煤,约占全部能耗的13%
若在“tEmployee”表中查找所有姓“王”的记录,可以在查询设计视图的准则行中输入
HomelandSecuritySecretaryJanetNapolitanowarnedthatwejustcan’twin,canwe,airlines?Overthepastseveralyears,asmo
最新回复
(
0
)