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The Canadian red and white maple leaf(枫叶) flag is officially called the National Flag of Canada. The Canadian flag shows a stylized red maple leaf with 11 points on a white background, with red borders down each side. The Canadian flag is twice as long as it is wide. The white square containing the red maple leaf is the same width as the flag.

The red and the white used in the National Flag of Canada were proclaimed the official colors of Canada in 1921 by King George Ⅴ. Although the maple leaf did not have its official status as a symbol of Canada until the announcement of the national flag in 1965, it had historically been used as a Canadian symbol, and was used in 1860 in decorations for the visit of the Prince of Wales to Canada. The 11 points on the maple leaf have no special significance.

In the early days,the Royal Union Flag,or the Union Jack, was still flown in British North America. In 1925 and again in 1946, the Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King tried to get a national flag of Canada adopted, but failed. In 1964,Prime Minister Lester Pearson appointed a 15-member, all-party committee to come up with a design for a new flag. The committee was given six weeks to complete its task.

The committee studied 2,000 submitted(提交的) designs as well as 3,900 that had been gathered as a result of the 1946 committee's study. Those designs with a chance of being accepted were given to the full committee for further study.

The suggestion of a red and white single maple leaf design for the Canadian flag came from George Stanley, a professor at the Royal Military College. After a heated discussion, they finally decided on his suggestion.

1.How many colors are there in the National Flag of Canada?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

2.When did Canada have its own national flag?

A.In 1921.B.In 1860.C.In 1964.D.In 1965.

3.What does the underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refer to?

A. The officials of the government.

B.The professors from the Royal Military College.

C. The members of the 1946 committee.

D. The members of the 1964 committee.

4.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. the designer of the National Flag of Canada

B. the history of the National Flag of Canada

C. the meaning of the National Flag of Canada

D. why the red and white single maple leaf was chosen as the design for the National Flag of Canada

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Usually, a wedding's main focus is on the bride and groom. However, one couple were upstaged by a huge brown bear that they invited to be a part of their special day.

Denis and Nelya, both 30, from Moscow, Russia, hired 21-stone Stepan to play the role of ringbearer — and he even turned up to their ceremony wearing a black bow tie.

The bear, which stands seven-foot tall, was very involved with the ceremony, even posing for photos with both bride and groom.

At one point he even acted as the registrar and joins paws with the couple as they professed their love for each other. Standing underneath a cream fabric canopy(华盖) and surrounded by greenery, flowers and fruit, Stepan helped the couple on their wedding day.

Denis said, “We both knew Stepan is a very kind bear but still it is a huge, unpredictable animal so we were a bit scared, but still happy to be able to make our dream come true. It was a fantastic experience to have this photo shoot with Stepan. We will absolutely remember this day forever.”

Stepan the bear first found fame in May 2016, when a series of photos of the tame animal were published. He was adopted by Russian couple Svetlana and Yuriy Panteleenko aged just three months after being discovered by hunters in the forest, having lost his mother.

Svetlana said, “Stepan likes nothing more than to cuddle up with us on the sofa at night while we're watching television. He absolutely loves people and is a really sociable bear — despite what people might think, he is not aggressive at all. We have never been bitten by Stepan.”

1.The underlined word “upstage” in paragraph 1 probably means ________.

A. attractB. over-dropC. biteD. surprise

2.What do we know about Stepan?

A. Stepan is not happy at all at the wedding ceremony.

B. Stepan was discovered by Denis and Nelya.

C. Stepan is popular since he was born.

D. Stepan caught the guests’ attention.

3.Where might the passage be taken from?

A. A travel brochure.B. A newspaper.

C. A science fiction.D. A popular novel.

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You may be surprised to see "making sure children never suffer" as a mistake. The following ________ may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering ________ weakness.

A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly struggling to ________ from its chrysalis(蛹).He decided to ________ the butterfly. So he peeled(剥开)the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so ________ to watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly off, into the sky.

Then he was horrified ________ he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle ________ to keep flying. In fact,the butterfly’s struggle to ________ the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.

Like the little boy ________ too often want to protect their children from struggle in the ________ of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience ________, to deal with disappointment,and to solve their own problems. Only in this way can children ________ their emotional strength,become strong-willed and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet ________ their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can ________ the ups and downs of life.

However it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents ________ lecture(训斥),blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers ________ to say,“Stop crying and act-ing like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want:,, These ________ words should be avoided.

Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, "Don’t lose ________. Be brave!You will succeed if you try again.”Then comes the tough part — no ________ and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can get over his disappointment and ________ what he can do to get what he wants in the future.

1.A. storyB. proverbC. sayingD. experiment

2.A. damagesB. burnsC. createsD. experiences

3.A. bearB. sufferC. dateD. emerge

4.A. skillB. feedC. helpD. rescue

5.A. depressedB. movedC. puzzledD. excited

6.A. sinceB. asC. beforeD. until

7.A. powerB. energyC. strengthD. force

8.A. come up withB. do away with

C. keep up withD. break away from

9.A. teachersB. parentsC. relativesD. friends

10.A. caseB. chargeC. nameD. course

11.A. friendshipsB. scholarshipsC relationshipsD. hardships

12.A. build upB. come upC. hung upD. turn up

13.A. fromB. throughoutC. atD. on

14.A. expectB. predictC. surviveD. avoid

15.A. addB. adaptC. devoteD. contribute

16.A. pretendB. happenC. tendD. seem

17.A. discouragingB. inspiringC. interestingD. touching

18.A. faceB. heartC. sightD. weight

19.A. parkingB. smokingC. drinkingD. rescuing

20.A. figure outB. carry outC. rule outD. drop out

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