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1、2015年高考英语阅读理解练习：National ThebasicflagoftheUnitedStatesisoneoftheworld’soldestnationalflags.OnlythebasicflagsofAustria,Denmark,GreatBritain,theNetherlands,Sweden,andSwitzerlandareolder. DuringthediscoveryandsettlementofwhatisnowtheUnitedStates,theflagsofvariousEuropeannationswereflo
2、wnovertheland,assymbolsofpossession.Later,intheColonialandRevolutionaryWarperiods,flagsrepresentingfamouspersons,places,andeventswereflownintheAmericanColonies. ThefirstofficialflagoftheUnitedStateswascreatedbyCongressonJune14,1777,Itconsistedof13alternateredanwhitestripesand13white
3、starsinafieldofblue,representingthe13coloniesthathaddeclaredtheirindependencein1776.Congressadoptedanewflagof15starsand15stripesin1795togiverepresentationtothetwonewstatesadmittedintotheUnion,VermontandKentucky. By1817,therewere20statesintheUnion,anditbecameapparentthataddingonestri
4、peforeachnewstatewoulddestroytheshapeoftheflag.Asaresult,Congressin1818restoredtheoriginaldesignof13stripesandprovidedthateachstatewastoberepresentedbyonestar.In1912PresidentWilliamH.Taftmadethefirstofficialprovisionforthearrangementofthestars.Heorderedthattherebesixevenrowsofeightst
5、arseach.Previouslythearrangementofthestarshadbeenlefttotheflag-maker’sfancy. TheevolutionoftheStarsandStripesreflectsthegrowthoftheUnitedStates.AftertheadmissionofHawaiiintotheUnionin1959,theflagwasofficiallychangedforthe26thtimessinceitscreation.Therearemanygovernmentflagsflowninth
6、eUnitedStatesinadditiontothenationalflag.Amongthemarethepresident’sandvice-president’sflagsandthoseofthefederaldepartmentsandsomefederalagencies.EachstateintheUnionhasanofficialflag.TheUnitedStatesNavyusesspecialflagsforsignaling. basicflagoftheUnitedStatesis______. A.theoldestnati
7、onalflagintheworld. B.oneoftheworld’soldestflags. C.themostbeautifulflagintheWest. D.asoldasthebasicflagsofsomeEuropeannations. firstofficialflagoftheUnitedStateswasadopted______. A.beforetheIndependenceWar B.rightaftertheIndependenceWar C.whenindependencewasdeclaredin1776 D.
8、duringtheWar
