高考英语阅读专项特训（11）----定语从句+阅读理解4
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The flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern
world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic
meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to
mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a
country.
The national flag as we know it today is in no way a
primitive artifact. It is, rather, the product of thousands of
years’ development. Historians believe that it had two major
ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind
direction.
Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often
strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that
endangered travelers. People’s food sup
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plies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to
plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good
harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the
wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from
another.
Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to
tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier
methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The
connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore
reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth
to the tops of totems (图腾) before
carrying them into battle. They believed that the power of the wind
would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors
represented by the totems themselves.
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
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
43. The earliest flags were connected with heavenly power
because ________.
A. they could tell direction
B. they could bring good luck to ancient
fighters
C. they were handed down by the ancestors
D. they were believed to stand for natural
forces
44. What does the author know of the first national
flag?
A. He knows when it was sent to Europe.
B. He believes it was made in Egypt.
C. He thinks it came from China.
D. He doubts where it started.
45. What will the author most probably talk about
next?
A. The role of China in the spread of the national
flag.
B. The second ancestor of the national flag.
C. The use of modern flags in Europe.
D. The importance of modern flags.
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