首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] The flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modem worl
[originaltext] The flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modem worl
游客
2023-09-01
83
管理
问题
The flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modem 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 supplies 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 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 modem 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.
选项
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.
答案
B
解析
What will the author most probably talk about next?
短文开头提到Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction,下文都是针对“风向。”进行的描述。因此推断下文应该讲述national flags的第二个起源,故选[B]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2975964.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Haveyoueverdreamedofhavingafashionablewatchofgreat
[originaltext]Haveyoueverdreamedofhavingafashionablewatchofgreat
[originaltext]Haveyoueverdreamedofhavingafashionablewatchofgreat
[originaltext]Atonetime,computerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedf
[originaltext]M:Hello,youmustbeLisa?Pleasecomein,IamHarrySmithfrom
[originaltext]M:Hello,youmustbeLisa?Pleasecomein,IamHarrySmithfrom
[originaltext]M:Manypeopleseemtobeonadiet.Haveyounoticedthat,Anna?
[originaltext]M:Manypeopleseemtobeonadiet.Haveyounoticedthat,Anna?
[originaltext]M:Manypeopleseemtobeonadiet.Haveyounoticedthat,Anna?
[originaltext]M:MissHanson,thankyouforsendingmethisnote.I’msorryto
随机试题
[originaltext]M:Hello,Ihaveareservationfortonight.W:Yourname,please.
Traditionalsuperstitionsandbeliefs【C1】______disappearaltogether;they
简述为什么函数是普通高中数学课程的主线之一。
下列各项中,属于筹资活动产生的现金流量的有( )。A.支付的现金股利 B.取
开放式基金代销业务中,银行可以向()收取基金代销费用。A.借款人 B.投资人
属于牛源性药物的是A:脑组织水解物 B:生物合成人胰岛素 C:黄体酮 D:
共用题干 患者男性,70岁。肺心病,下肢水肿,WBC2.0*l09/L哮喘严重
体现“受益人缴费”原则的政府非税收入是( )。A.行政性收费 B.事业性收费
具有清热燥湿,杀虫止痒的药物是A.苦楝皮 B.使君子 C.槟榔 D.南瓜子
()又称柜台市场,是分布广泛的证券中介机构,如证券公司组成的交易市场。A:第三市
最新回复
(
0
)