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
A、The US Congress. B、President Abraham Lincoln. C、Betsy Ross, a seamstress. D、Samuel Chester Reid, a Navy captain. D
A、The US Congress. B、President Abraham Lincoln. C、Betsy Ross, a seamstress. D、Samuel Chester Reid, a Navy captain. D
admin
2014-09-09
56
问题
M: Do you know the names the American flag was once called?
W: Didn’t some people used to call it the Star Spangled Banner, like our national anthem?
M: You’re right.
W: I’ve heard it referred to as Old Glory.
M: Also correct. The most popular name is The Stars and Stripes, based on its design. At the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775, the American flag had a British flag in the upper left corner. But after the Declaration of Independence in 1777, the British flag was no longer appropriate as part of the American flag. On June 4, 1777, the Continental Congress resolved that "the flag of the United States be 13 stripes alternating red and white, with 13 white stars in a blue field. " But there was no official arrangement for the stars.
W: Is that the flag Betsy Ross made?
M: In 1890, William Canby claimed that his grandmother, Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress, had made the first United States flag. Although she made flags during the Revolutionary War, most historians, myself included, do not support this claim.
W: I have a question. Why did the 1775 flag incorporate the British flag if the colonists were already fighting for independence?
M: Actually, the colonists did not at first seek full independence, so the Union Jack, another name for the British flag, remained in the American flag because there was still a connection to England. By 1794, two new states joined the Union. Congress decided to add two stars and two stripes to the flag. It ordered a 15-stripe flag used after May 1,1795.
W: But doesn’t our flag today have only 13 stripes?
M: Exactly. As more states came into the Union, Congress realized that a new star and a new stripe for each state would make the flag too cluttered. Samuel Chester Reid, a navy captain, proposed a flag of 13 stripes, one for each of the original colonies, and a star for each state. Congress accepted the idea. On April 4, 1818, it set the number of stripes at 13 again. It ordered a new star to be added to the flag on the July 4th after a state joined the Union.
Question No. 1 There have been several names the American flag was once called. Which of the following is NOT one of these names?
Question No. 2 What is the most popular name of the American flag, according to the man?
Question No. 3 How many stripes and stars were there on the American flag when the flag was first made?
Question No. 4 Who proposed a stripe for each of the original colonies and a star for each state?
Question No. 5 Which of the following statements is true according to the conversation?
选项
A、The US Congress.
B、President Abraham Lincoln.
C、Betsy Ross, a seamstress.
D、Samuel Chester Reid, a Navy captain.
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/wHSO777K
本试题收录于:
NAETI高级口译笔试题库外语翻译证书(NAETI)分类
0
NAETI高级口译笔试
外语翻译证书(NAETI)
相关试题推荐
MostpeoplewouldbeimpressedbythehighqualityofmedicineavailabletomostAmericans.Thereisalotofspecialization,a
Thismovieinvolvingacaseis________ofhowinformationpublicizedonceitfallsintogovernmenthands.
Feelingsofinfinite________seizedhimasherecalledthedayswhenhemetwithmisfortune.
Modernindustrialsocietygrantslittlestatustooldpeople.Infact,suchasocietyhasasystemofbuilt-inobsolescence.The
TidinessTidinessmeanskeepingthingsoutofsightandyetavailablewhenwanted.Itimpliesthatthereisa【C1】________for
Thecentralgovernmenthopestocurtailmilitaryspendinginthenextyear.
Hewaslookingimpatientatthevisitingsalesman,whoshowednosignsofgettingreadytoleave.
Uponcompletinghisexaminationoverthepatient,thedoctorofferedhisjudgmentofherconditions.
Onewomanwhochewedwithhermouthopenandgaveeveryonecruelnicknameshadlostbothofherparentsandgaveamental-health
旅游是一项集观光、娱乐、健身为一体的愉快而美好的活动。旅游业随着时代进步而不断进步。从20世纪中期起,现代旅游业在全世界迅速发展。游客人数不断增长,旅游业规模持续扩大,旅游经济地位显著提升,旅游活动愈益成为各国人民交流文化、增进友谊、扩大交往的重
随机试题
为了便于分析各种不同性质的地压,按其表现形式,将地压分为变形地压、散体地压(亦称松动地压)、冲击地压、膨胀地压4类。下列关于这4种地压的描述正确的是()。
商标品牌定位策略包括()。
医生不考虑使用抗生素,其伦理学方面的正确依据是患儿的父母亲不能接受医生的意见,坚持要求给患儿使用高级抗生素进行治疗,否则会对孩子有危险。他们这种态度主要是由于
关于妊娠期拔牙的注意事项哪项是错误的
商业银行风险管理的主要策略中,可以降低系统风险的风险管理策略是()。
下列选项中,A厂不属于委托加工业务受托方的是()。
2012年1月1日,甲公司以2000万元购入乙公司25%的股份,另支付相关费用10万元,采用权益法核算。取得投资时,乙公司所有者权益的账面价值为10000万元(与可辨认净资产的公允价值相同)。乙公司2012年度实现净利润500万元,宣告分配现金股利10
下列有关契税的表述中,正确的是()。
材料:小李是某重点大学的毕业生,他刚成为一名教师时,对工作非常负责,上课方式新颖活泼,对学生也十分友好。但是在学期末的考试中,他们班的成绩在年级倒数第一,为此,他非常生气,认为是学生给自己丢脸了。从那之后,他一改往日的风格,变得对学生非常严厉,经常因为学
A、Stayingonthefarm.B、Leavinghomeforthecity.C、Movingtothecountryside.D、Runningawayfromtheschool.B短文开头提到whenIw
最新回复
(
0
)