首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext]The flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern world,
[originaltext]The flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern world,
游客
2023-09-04
35
管理
问题
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’ of 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 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 little 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.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What is the best title for the passage?
27. Why were the earliest flags connected with heavenly power?
28. What does the speaker know of the first national flag?
29. What will the speaker most probably talk about next?
选项
A、Development of the National Flag
B、Power of the National Flag
C、Types of Flags
D、Uses of Flags
答案
A
解析
选项中的实词首字母均大写以及其中重复出现的Flag(s)表明,本题考查短文题目,该题目应该与国旗有关。短文主要介绍了国旗在古代的发展,故答案为[A]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2983406.html
相关试题推荐
SincethemostcommonlyacceptedtestistheTOEFLexam,mostinstitutionswill
Aftercarefulexaminationthedoctor______theillnessofthechildaspneumonia
APanAmericanBoeing707approachingBali’sinternationalairport__________in
Peoplefromethnic______oftenfaceprejudiceaanddiscrimination.A、scarcities
Tomeettheneedofthequickeningpaceofmodernlife,thereappearedmore____
[originaltext]TheUKgovernmentisproposingagraduatetaxforstudentsin
[originaltext]TheUKgovernmentisproposingagraduatetaxforstudentsin
[originaltext]TheUKgovernmentisproposingagraduatetaxforstudentsin
[originaltext]JaneAldridgehopedtogetafewreaderswhenshestartedas
[originaltext]JaneAldridgehopedtogetafewreaderswhenshestartedas
随机试题
[originaltext]Americansaresufferingfromaserioussleepdeficitasthey
America’smostpopularnewspaperwebsitetodayannouncedthattheeraoffre
关于数字出版产业的发展态势的说法,正确的是( )。A.业态和模式的快速创新成为
B
财务报表是按会计准则编制的,但不一定反映该公司的客观实际情况,如()。 Ⅰ、
检查压力蒸汽灭菌效果的直接监测指标为A.物理指标B.化学指标C.生物指标D.操作
在太阳系的所有行星中,已被证明其周围卫星最多的是()。A.地球B.木星
患者,女,85岁,突然昏仆,不省人事,目合口张。手撒肢冷,肢体软瘫,汗出甚多,二
人寿保险市场交易的保险产品所保障的风险可能是()。A.财产损失风险 B.
对35kV及以下高压负荷开关的切断,不安全的是()。A.15A电缆电容电流;
最新回复
(
0
)