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—What do you think of that tea set as a gift for Mary’s birthday?
—________，but I don’t particularly care for the design.
A．It’s the right thing
B．I think it’s a Chinese style
C．Not bad
D．Let me think it over once again
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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 hat 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，place，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 fancy．
The evolution of the Stars and Stripes reflects 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 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 the federal departments and some federal agencies．Each state in the Union has an official flag．The United States Navy uses special flags for signaling．
1．According to the passage，which of the following possesses one of the world's oldest national flags？
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2．In the United States，why were the flags of various European nations were flown over the land initially？
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A．Because then the United States was the European nations'colony．
B．Because they were representing famous person，place and events．C．Because the United States wanted to show friendship to the European nations．
D．The passage don't tell us．
3．From the passage，which of the following is not true？
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A．Congress designed the first national flag．
B．Because of the two new states admitted into the Union，the national flag became fifteen stars and fifteen stripes．
C．From the evolution of the stars and stripes，we can understand the history of the United States．
D．The flag was officially changed for the 26th time before the Hawaii admitted into the Union．
4．Which flags now don't exist in the United States？
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A．The president's and vice-president's flags．
B．Each state's official flag in the Union．
C．Children's flags．
D．The United States Navy's flags．
查看习题详情和答案>>Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits（展品）from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.
| Room 1 The unusual celebrity footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities’ choice of footwear extremely interesting. | Room 2 Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on show here at the Museum of Footwear. For example , there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much! |
| Room 3 As well as shoes and boots, the museum also exhibits shoe-shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that looks like a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that like legs! | The footwear Library People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear. |
60. The underlined word “celebrity” in Room 1 may refer to “__________”.
A. pop stars B. famous persons C. queens D. presidents
61. All exhibits in each room __________.
A. share the same subject
B. have the same shape
C. are made of the same material
D. belong to the same social class
62We can learn from the text that __________.
A. The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.
B. Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.
C. Room 3 has a less variety of exhibits than the other two.
D. Researchers come to the Footwear Library for information.
63. The purpose of the text is to get more people to __________.
A. do research B. design shoes
C. visit the museum D. follow pop stars
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Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework. They say that it is 36 for children to work at home in their free time. 37 ， they argue that most teachers do not 38 plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to 39 tasks which they have already done at school.
Recently in Greece， many parents 40 about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time， and they wanted to 41 it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently. In Denmark， Germany and several other countries in Europe， teachers cannot 42 homework at weekends. In Holland， teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their homework. The children are 43 to help one another. Similar 44 also exists in some British schools.
Most people agree that homework is not 45 . A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and 46 room is in a much better position than a pupil who does his homework in a small， noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents take no 47 at all in their children’s homework.
A.unnecessary B.uninteresting C.unfortunate D.unimportant
A.Nevertheless B.However C.Therefore D.Moreover
A.considerably B.favorably C.properly D.pleasantly
A.finish B.repeat C.attend D.accomplish
A.quarreled B.puzzled C.explored D.complained
A.delay B.stop C.block D.prove
A.design B.draft C.do D.set
A.forbidden B.free C.desperate D.afraid
A.schedule B.mistake C.arrangement D.behavior
A.fair B.average C.balanced D.comparative
A.furnished B.expensive C.comfortable D.suitable
A.interest B.curiosity C.notice D.attention
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