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
80
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.
It can be inferred from the passage that Vermont and Kentucky ______.
选项
A、got their admission into the Union about 20 years after the creation of the America’s first official flag
B、were adopted by Congress as the 13th and 14th new states in 1777
C、were admitted into the Union in 1776
D、were the last two states that joined the Union
答案
A
解析
细节推理。第3段中的第1句话告诉我们:“The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14,1777.”而同一段的最后一句“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.”从1777到1795,时间跨度为18年,所以应选A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/V1jd777K
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
Howdoesthewomanfeelattheendoftheconversation?
Readthefollowingparagraphsinwhich5peopletalkaboutwhatmendon’tunderstandaboutwomen.Forquestions61to65,match
Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenar
MeriwetherLewiswasbornnearCharlottesville,VirginiaonAugust19,1775.Forseveralyearshewasthepersonalsecretaryof
MeriwetherLewiswasbornnearCharlottesville,VirginiaonAugust19,1775.Forseveralyearshewasthepersonalsecretaryof
Therewasonethoughtthatairpollutionaffectedonlytheareaimmediatelyaroundlargecitieswithfactoriesandheavyautom
Whydidthewoman’sfamilymovetoOxford?
Travelingcanbefunnyandeasy.Avacationtriptoanotherpartofthecountryisespecially【C1】______whenthetravelingcondit
Ifyouweretobeginanewjobtomorrow,youwouldbringwithyousomebasicstrengthsandweaknesses.Successor【C1】______inyo
随机试题
David:Hey.Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?Frank:Idon’thaveanyplans.【D5】________David:Iamgoingtomyuncle’scottage
协调性子宫收缩乏力,宫口开大5cm,无头盆不称,最佳处理应选择()
冠心病尚未出现症状时,采取措施以早期发现、早期干预,属于疾病的
工程量清单计价中,对于施工过程中必须发生,但是在投标中很难具体分项预测,又无法单独列出项目内容的措施项目,可以采取()计价。
(二)某商场2012年上半年度销售统计表在“合计”行的前面插入“空调机”行的正确做法为()。
某珠宝首饰生产企业(一般纳税人)2009年8月向消费者个人销售自产的铂金戒指取得含税收入58950元,销售钻石取得不含税收入235794元,销售金银镶嵌项链取得含税收入35780元;向某经营金银首饰的商业企业销售自产镀金镶嵌手镯取得不含税收入12378元;
阅读下面的材料,回答以下问题:A市文化局与公安局联合检查,查获该市东城区个体户包某从外地运回的一批价值10万元的盗版光盘。市文化局和公安局便依法对这批光盘予以扣押,并以共同名义对包某作出5万元的罚款决定。次日A市东城区工商局吊销了包某的营业执照,东
Thehigh-speedtrainscanhaveamajorimpactonourlives.
Theearlypioneershadtogothoughmanyhardshipstosettleonthenewland.
Insucha(an)______competition,notfewbusinessmenwentbankruptcy.
最新回复
(
0
)