A man who loved to hunt bought two fine setters（特猎犬）that he later trained to be fine bird dogs. He kept them in a large,fenced pen（围栏）in his backyard.
One morning he 41 a little bulldog（牛头犬）coming down the path behind his home.It saw the tow dogs and squeezed under the 42 .The man thought he should perhaps lock up the setters so they wouldn’t 43 the little lovely dog.But then he changed his mind.Maybe they would teach that bulldog a lesson,he said to himself.
As he predicted, 44 began to fly,and all of it was the bulldog’s fur. The intruder（入侵者）soon had 45 and squeezed back under the fence to get away.
To the man’s 46 the visitor returned again the next morning. And like the day before,it soon 47 and squeezed out of the pen and get away.
The incident was 48 , the following day, with the same result.
The man left home early the next morning on a business trip and 49 after several weeks, He asked his wife what finally 50 to the bulldog.
“You won’t 51 it.”She replied,“At the same time every day that little dog came to the backyard and 52 with our setters and with the same ending, it got away.It 53 missed a day!It has come to the 54 now that when our setters simply 55 it snorting（喷鼻息）down the path,they start whining（哀鸣）and run down into the basement. 56 the little bulldog struts（大摇大摆地走）around our backyard 57 he owns it.”
Dale Carnegie made this 58 :“Most of the 59 things in the world have been 60 by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
41.A.kept B.noticed C.prevented D.risked
42.A.door B.wall C.fence D.backyard
43.A.catch B.eat C.hurt D.beat
44.A.dogs B.flies C.dust D.fur
45.A.enough B.much C.lessons D.wounds
46.A.horror B.surprise C.amusement D.disappointment
47.A.left B.returned C.quit D.rested
48.A.copied B.changed C.stopped D.repeated
49.A.succeeded B.recovered C.returned D.appeared
50.A.happened B.attached C.stuck D.turned
51.A.guess B.believe C.hope D.stand
52.A.fought B.stayed C.played D.trained
53.A. Usually B.seldom C.never D.just
54.A. point B.scene C.end D.result
55.A.sound B.see C.smell D.hear
56.A.Then B.However C.Besides D.Therefore
57.A.in case B.so that C.as if D.even if
58.A.observation B.proverb C.decision D.discovery
59.A.complex B.important C.interesting D.special
60.A.created B.determined C.imagined D.accomplished
Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger ,but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways .You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water . A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers .It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.
Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs .
Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference, too In the United States, a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live, but there’s a lot we can do to lower the number.
You can take steps to save water in your home .To start with ,use the same glass for your drinking water all day .Wash it only once a day .Run your dishwasher (洗碗机)only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.
60. Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?
A. Using river water B .Throwing batteries away
C. paving parking-lots D. Throwing rubbish into lakes
61. What can be inferred from the text?
A. All water shortages are due to human behavior
B. It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs
C. There is much we can do to reduce family size
D. The average family in America makes proper use of water .
62. The last paragraph is intended to .
A. show us how to fix leaks at home
B. tell us how to run a dishwasher
C. prove what drinking glass is best for us
D. suggest what we do to save water at home
63. The text is mainly about .
A. Why paving roads reduces our water
B. how much we depend on water to live
C. why droughts occur more in dry climates
D. how human activity affects our water supply
The family of a severely disabled teenager who has the mental age of a five-year-old were left angry after benefits officers demanded the girl be put through a fitness-to-work assessment. Ellie McDonald, 19, suffers from the extremely rare genetic disorder called Chromosome 7 Deletion, which means she is unable to eat, sleep or walk without the help of her mother Louise.
In preparation for Ellie leaving her special needs school, her mother and her full-time carer applied for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to replace their child benefit payments. But the family were shocked to be told Ellie would need to be tested to rule out her being fit for work — a process Mrs McDonald branded "bureaucracy gone mad".
Now, since reports of Ellie’s situation came to light, the Department for Work and Pensions has said she is no longer required to do a Work Capability Assessment. The family, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, hit out at the government’s refusal to realise that Ellie, who cannot read or write and needs around-the-clock care, is entirely unfit to work.
They had been told they would have to wait up to a year to receive medical tests, in which time they would have missed out on around ￡200 a month they are entitled to. Mrs McDonald, 42, said, "Ellie is completely dependent on us — she is unable to do anything for herself and has been in care from birth."
"Two weeks before she left her special needs school we applied for Employment and Support Allowance as we would no longer be receiving child benefit."
4．It can be learned from the passage that Ellie .
| A.doesn’t go to school | B.is five years old |
| C.has a rare disease | D.can eat by herself |
5．Why do Ellie’s mother and her full-time carer apply for ESA?
A.To go on getting child benefit payments.
B.To prepare for Ellie’s out-of-school life.
C.To make Ellie finish her education as planned.
D.To get Ellie to return to normal as quickly as possible.
6．What does the family think of benefits officers’ demand?
| A.Reasonable and considerate. | B.Scientific but unacceptable. |
| C.Strict but unimportant. | D.Impractical and unnecessary. |
7．The underlined part in the passage is closest in meaning to " ".
| A.have the right to enjoy | B.have a desire to get |
| C.should not hope for | D.are honored to be given |
---- Would you go swimming after class?
---- No, there is something wrong with my watch and I will have it ________.
A. to repair B. to be repaired C. repaired D. repairing
I didn’t impress my teachers because I didn’t work hard enough. In my final term I started to wonder 61 I would do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted the fact that I wasn’t the right kind of person 62 (have) a career.
I then found 63 (me) a job, 64 (look) after two little girls for a boss. It wasn’t too bad at first. But problems 65 (begin) when I agreed to live in her apartment to watch the girls if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that 66 I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me some more time to rest 67 next week.
But 68 (unfortunate), it didn’t often work out. I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children, 69 made me extremely 70 (tire).
How I wanted to leave!
Why do we say “it’s not the winning but taking part that counts”?
It’s a phrase supported by the founder of the Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who said “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part: the important thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.”
Most people seem to agree that trying and failing is more admirable than not trying at all. In practice, though, most people seem only to be interested in the medals.
In young children’s sporting events, last place is often rewarded with a “wooden spoon” or booby prize（末名奖）. Grown-up athletes don’t even have this to look forward to. Perhaps “taking part” is just designed to cheer up the slowest children: to take the edge off failure.
Many people would say otherwise. They say that effort, determination and striving（努力）to reach a goal are worth praising in themselves. It is commonly accepted that through sport one learns to persevere, to sacrifice, to be self-disciplined（有自制力的）, to work hard, to follow orders, to be a leader, and to work with others. Winning athletes are those who combine the good behaviours with natural talent.
There are other goals to struggle for apart from a medal. Baron Pierre de Coubertin himself coined the motto“Citius, Altius, fortius” (“Swifter, Higher, Stronger”) for his games. It is an ambiguous phrase, one that could be used to include managing to do something as well as going for gold.
Competition is not unethical. It is reasonable that winners be rewarded, even if their victories have an element of chance ( and all victories have ); this is the essence（本质）of a game, and games are fundamental to humanity. Celebrating achievement is not in itself unethical, but it can drive some competitors to unethical behavior.
24. Baron Pierre de Coubertin might agree that .
A. intense competition is bad for people
B. taking part is valued more highly than winning
C. one can win a game if he works hard enough
D. a person can be perfect if he wins every game
25. The underlined words “to take the edge off failure” in Paragraph 4 probably mean “ ”.
A. to learn from failure B. to be afraid of failure
C. to reduce the effect of failure D. to warn children of the danger of failure
26. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 5?
A. How people reach a goal easily. B. What makes a winning athlete.
C. Why people should not stop learning. D. Which quality counts most in winning a game.
27. Why does the author think the Olympic motto is an ambiguous phrase?
A. It is hard to change. B. It is hard to understand.
C. It is used in different fields. D. It is used for different purpose.
Jim records his physical training every time so that he can _______ it and think about how he should improve it the next day.
A. contribute to B. lead to C. attend to D. refer to
阅读下面短文，然后用60个单词左右概括短文的要点。
Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.
In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.
Though the belief in the advantage of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?
Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist (免疫学家), encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some reason.
There was good news last week for people who struggle to get eight hours of sleep a night: they may not need so much shut-eye after all.
Researchers from UCLA and elsewhere looked at sleep habits of remote hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, Namibia and Bolivia — groups with pre-industrial lifestyles whose sleep patterns are believed to reflect those of ancient humans. The researchers found that, on average, members of each group sleep a bit less than six and a half hours a night.
The study, published in the academic journal Current Biology, indicates that “natural” sleep is less than eight hours a night and that modern society’s numerous electronic distractions (分心) aren’t necessarily to blame for people getting just six or seven hours of sleep.
“The story that often gets out is that if you sleep for less than seven hours, you’re going to die early,” he told me. “That’s not true.”
Yet Americans are addicted to getting more sleep — and on turning to medical shortcuts to help them.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, as many as 70 million U.S. adults suffer from sleep disorders or sleeplessness. Only a third of Americans get the government’s recommended seven to nine hours of sleep a night.
About 9 million American adults use sleeping pills to help get a good night’s rest, the CDC found. Siegel said the number of people relying on medicines “has gone up rather rapidly since then.”
Industry consulting firm GlobalData estimates that worldwide sales for sleeplessness medicines will run about $1.4 billion next year and reach $1.8 billion by 2023, recovering from lower sales in recent years because of cheaper generics(仿制药) hitting the market.
Dr. Roy Artal, a sleep specialist in West Los Angeles, said it’s understandable that busy people in today’s go-go world would turn to medicines to speed up the sleep process. But all they’re doing is building a reliance on powerful drugs for relatively little improvement.
“There’s no magic pill that makes us sleep when we want and wake up when we want,” Artal said. “The effects of sleeping pills tend to be modest.”
He and other experts say the answer to sleeplessness isn’t to be found in a pill bottle. It’s in what’s called “sleep hygiene (保健).”
57. The research on sleep habits of remote hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, Namibia and Bolivia shows that ________.
A. They have a lack of sleep because of their bad lifestyle B. “natural” sleep may be less than eight hours a night
C. Modern electronic products cause the sleeplessness D. Pre-industrial lifestyles will be helpful to a better sleep
58. Jerome Siegel believes that ________.
A. We need to take sleeping pills to improve sleep
B. Modern electronic products do harm to a good sleep
C. Those who sleep for less than 7 hours will die early
D. There is nothing wrong with a 6 or 7 hours’ sleep
59. The underlined word “modest” probably means ________.
A. obvious B. awful C. small D. large
60. The main idea of this passage is that_________.
A. People may not need eight hours of sleep a night.
B. people need sleeping pills to have a good sleep
C. sleeping pills have a long way to go for sleep improvement
D. Sleeping pill industry will suffer great losses from the new discovery
Kenji Croman has broken his bones , his shoulder and elbow, and nearly drowned several times. He’s also had three close encounters(遭遇) with sharks over the years. A 10-foot wave landed directly on top of him five years ago , bending his body to the point where he actually kicked himself in the head. “I literally heard every bone in my body crack.” he said.
Croman has been photographing ocean waves since 2008, sometimes risking his life to get that perfect shot at the surf break. Despite the risks and certain injuries that come with wave photography, the Hawaii resident, body surfer and former competitive swimmer wouldn’t do anything else. The 36-year-old photographer loves the thrill of meeting breaking waves head on, shooting waves as his interest and shooting surfers to pay the bills.
The process of photographing waves requires more than just swimming out to where the surf breaks and waiting, he says. The night before a photo shoot Croman checks Surfline.com, a website and the coastal camera network that provides live and predicted ocean weather information, to see what the winds, waves and tide will be like at certain times. Croman has both a primary camera and a backup for emergencies. He goes without a wetsuit and uses heavy duty underwater housing to protect his camera. There is no great way for him to protect himself. He admits there are probably protective clothes he should be wearing, but there is little he could have done to decrease the influence of the 10-foot wave that crashed on top of him.
The hardest part of Croman’s job is staying calm in the face of breaking waves when his initial reaction is to panic and swim away. At most, Croman will take two to three shots of a single wave. “ I’ve shot waves for so many years now that I see the wave in slow movement,” he said.
21. What do we know about Kenji Croman’s job from the first paragraph?
A. It is a game of death.
B. It is full of mysteries.
C. It requires patience.
D. It calls for courage.
22. How does Kenji Croman make a living?
A. By taking swimming races.
B. By teaching photography.
C. By shooting surfers.
D. By surfing waves.
23. What would be the best title of the text?
A. Taking adventures around the ocean
B. Risking his life for the perfect wave
C. Making preparations for life risks
D. Appreciating breaking waves in danger
Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes. “Shoes convey useful information about their wearers”, the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality．
Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someone's shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants. Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.
Some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing people. However，some of the more specific results are strange enough. For example, “practical and functional ''shoes were generally worn by more “pleasant" people, while ankle boots were more linked with “aggressive” personalities. The strangest of all may be that those who wore “uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities. And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them, you may suffer from “attachment anxiety", spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance. There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal (主张变革的) types wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.
The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities, but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities.
42．What does this text mainly tell us?
A．Shoes Call hide people's real personalities． B．Shoes convey false information about the wearer．
C．People's personalities call be judged by their shoes．D．People know little about their personalities．
43．Which of the results is beyond people's expectation?
A．Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes． B．Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes．
C．Aggressive people are likely to weal" ankle boots．D．Flashier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people．
44．People suffering from “attachment anxiety” tend to
A．wear strange shoes B．worry about their appearance
C．have a calm character D．become a political leader
45．The author wrote the text in order to
A．inform us of a new study B．introduce a research method
C．teach how to choose shoes D．describe different personalities
Sailors long ago were often afraid that if they sailed too far from home they would fall off the 21 of the flat ocean. In the 22 ，many people had to trust the words of 23 or they has no way to gather 24 for themselves. Today, we can fly in airplanes high over the 25 and see the curve(曲线) that is proof its roundness. Astronauts flying miles high can send us 26 that support our beliefs. Most people now 27 the fact that the earth is certainly not flat. 28 many of them don't realize that it's not exactly 29 either.
A mathematician, Ann Excels Baillie, used computers to gather information to 30 in planning space flights. During 31 work of tracking the second U.S. satellite, Vanguard I, she discovered some facts that didn't 32 to make sense. It appeared that the perigee(point nearest to the earth)satellite orbit(轨道)measured a different 33 from the northern hemisphere(半球)of our earth than from the 34 hemisphere. At first, she thought this strange 35 were because of some mathematical mistakes. But Baillie wouldn't 36 the idea that important new information had been 37 . She and other scientists discussed the 38 of the earth again and again. 39 research finally proved that Baillie's 40 finding was correct.
21. A. bottom B. edge（边缘） C. top D. water
2. A. end B. future C. beginning D. past
23. A. others B. gods C. anybody D. their
24. A. advice B. help C. information D. announcement
25. A. earth B. star C. moon D. universe
26. A. news B. sounds C. gifts D. pictures
27. A. refuse B. prove C. accept D. find
28. A. But B. And C. So D. Therefore
29. A. smooth B. natural C. round D. still
30. A. sell B. use C. enjoy D. store
31. A. her B. his C. its D. our
32. A. want B. like C. seem D. help
33. A. distance B. size C. weight D. length
34. A. any B. another C. eastern D. southern
35. A. material（材料） B. figures （数字)C. problems D. answers
36. A. go over B. get in C. give up D. put up
37. A. discovered B. invented C. formed D. received
38. A. history B. position C. route D. shape
39. A. No more B. Further C. Happy D. Difficult
40. A. useless B. frightening C. accidental D. usual
In the past decade the popularity of rock climbing has greatly increased, and so has the number of injuries. It has been estimated that rock climbing is now enjoyed by more than 9 million people in the US each year. Study findings revealed a 65% increase in the number of patients that were treated in US emergency departments for rock climbing-related injuries between 1991 and 2012.
The study, published in the online issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that about 40,000 patients were treated in US emergency departments for rock climbing-related injuries between 1991 and 2012. The most common types of rock climbing –related injuries were fractures(骨折) and sprains （扭伤）。The ankle was the most common body part to be injured (40%). Climbers in the study ranged in age from 2 to 74, with an average age of 26. The study also found that women took up a quarter of the injuries.
Falls were the primary reason for injury with over three-quarters of the injuries occurring as the result of a fall. The severity of fall-related injuries had a lot to do with the height of the fall. Patients who were injured after falling from a height over 20 feet were 10 times more likely to be treated than patients who were injured falling from 20 feet or lower.
“We found that the climbers who fell from heights higher than 20 feet took up 70 percent of the patients treated for a rock climbing-related injury,” explained the study author Lara McKenzie, PhD, director at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Hospital. “This trend, combined with the fact that rock climbers have a higher hospitalization rate than other sports and recreational injuries, demonstrates the need to increase injury prevention efforts for climbers.”
25．Which body part is most likely to get injured for a climber ?
A. The arm B. The knee
C. The ankle D. The hand
26．How many women climbers in American got injured while climbing a rock between 1991 and 2012 ？
A.About 40,000 B.About 30,000
C.About 20,000 D.About 10,000
27．The severity of climbers’ fall-related injures is mainly related to ______.
A. the height of the fall.
B. the climber’s age.
C. the climber’s health condition
D. the climber’s climbing experience.
28．The underlined word “demonstrates” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A. denies B. proves C. prevents D. describes
_____ I had done it I knew I had made a mistake.
A. Hardly B. Directly C. Mostly D. Nearly
Brighton is the 61 (health)city in Britain with the highest level of personal trainers, yoga clubs and health food stores, according to a survey related on Friday.
The survey, 62 looks at 19 statistics covering health, 63 （fit）and environment, says Brighton has the highest number of residents 64 (eat) at least five kinds of fruit and vegetables a day.
The survey, 65 (conduct) for the Sky Travel channel, has compared 15 cities across the UK. It says Brighton residents live 66 an average age of 78 years old. They are twice as likely 67 (walk) or cycle to work as the people living in other parts of Britain.
68 （compare）with the national average, Brighton has nearly a third more health food stores and personal trainers than 69 in any other city in Britain. It has twice many yoga clubs, and the level of fat residents is below the national average.
Meanwhile, 70 survey also finds that Brighton residents have the best levels of cholesterol (胆固醇) and blood pressure in Britain.
—What do you think of French?
—In my opinion, French is ______ English.
A．a subject so difficult as B．as difficult a subject as
C．as a subject difficult as D．difficult as subject as
Your composition is too long. You should_______ some unimportant details to make it shorter.
A. put out. B. find out C. give out D. leave out
A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is common. When you recognize your teen is under stress, how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?
Be involved. Parents need to be involved in their teen's work. 36 What they look for is your presence - to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them quietly. Communicate openly with your teen. Encourage your teen to express his worries and fears, but don't let them focus on those fears.
Help them get organized. 37 Together, you and your teen can work out a time-table in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test.
Provide a calm setting. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy. Give them a nutritious diet. It's important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best. 38 If this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet, rather than junk food, is best for reducing stress.
39 Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when she needs a real break from studying. Making time for relaxation, fun, and exercise are all important in reducing stress. Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.
Show a positive attitude. 40 Your panic, anxiety and blame contribute to your teen’s pressure. Make your teen feel accepted and valued for her efforts. Most importantly, reassure your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are.
A. A parent's attitude will affect their teen's emotions.
B. Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite(食欲).
C. They will only make the situation worse.
D. Encourage your teen to relax.
E. The best thing is simply to listen.
F. Help your teen think about what she has to study and plan accordingly.
G. Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.
People know the dangers of fires. It's good for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions:
Put a smoke alarm in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. 36 The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.
Make escape plans. You should know all the ways out of the house. If there is fire, everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.
Buy fire extinguishers in the house37.
Practice for a fire at home now and then because it can teach children about fire safety. Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules:
★38. The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door.
★Stay close to the floor! 39. The best air is near the floor because smoke rises.
★What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn? First, stop! 40. The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop! Fall to the floor. Then roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you.
There are many possible causes for fires. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 119 for help.
A．Don't run!
B．Everyone in the family should know how to use them.
C．Everyone should follow your plan.
D．Smoke can be more dangerous than fire.
E．The alarm makes a loud sound.
F．Open the windows!
G．Don't open a hot door!
Sailors used to speak of a “Jack”when they meant a flag which was set near the bow of a sailing ship. The flag showed the country to which the ship belonged. The Union Jack became the flag of Great Britain. Australia's flag has the Union Jack in the top left hand corner together with the stars of the Southern Cross. They have kept this small part of Britain on their flag because their country was first settled by people from Britain.
Australia's flag is the same color as the Union Jack--red, white and blue. The act of joining together is called a“ Union”. The Union Jack was the name of the flag made when England, Scotland and Ireland joined together to make one country.
It all began in 1707 when England and Scotland joined together to become one nation. A flag was made using two crosses--one for the patron saint of each country. The word “patron” means protector. Many centuries before the English had taken St George as their patron saint, his emblem (标志 ) was a red cross on a white background. The Scottish patron saint was St Andrew. In memory of him, they used a white cross on a blue background. This cross was shaped like the letter “X”. The new flag was a mixture of both flags with two sets of crosses. When Ireland joined England and Scotland in 1800,another cross was added. St Patrich's cross of Ireland was red and also shaped like an “X”. All three flags now made up the Union Jack.
21.The Union Jack is a kind of ________ and contains ______.
A. flag; three crosses B. ship; four crosses
C. flag; two crosses D. ship; three crosses
22. Why does Australia have the Union Jack in its flag?
A. Because Australians respect the English.
B. Because the Union Jack is colorful.
C. Because people from Britain settled in Australia first.
D. Because people from Britain brought the Union Jack to Australia.
23. Which of the following is not true?
A. The emblem of the English was a red cross on a white background.
B. The Scottish used a white cross on a blue background in memory of St Andrew.
C. Australia's flag is the same color as the Union Jack.
D. The Irish used a red cross on a blue background in memory of St George.
24. The colors of the flag of Great Britain now are ________.
A. red, black and blue B. white, yellow and blue
C.red, whiteand black D.red ,white and blue
