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.
41. 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
【答案】A
【解析】标题归纳题。“It is, rather, the product of thousands of years’ development.”说明国旗是几千年发展的产物。而且整片文章从旗帜最初用于表示风向,一直讲到它演变为现代的旗帜。所以本文说的是国旗的发展。故选A。
42. The underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A. impossible to make sure of
B. likely to be protected
C. easy to be damaged
D. difficult to find
【答案】C
【解析】词义猜测题。本段第一句“Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats.”说早期人类使用非常易坏的的房屋和船只。而本句 “People’s food supplies were similarly vulnerable.” 中“similarly”意为“同样地”,所以"vulnerable”也表示“易损坏”。故选C。
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