Question

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.

1.The Union Jack is a kind of ________ and contains ______.

A. flag; three crossesB. ship; four crosses

C. flag; two crossesD. ship; three crosses

2.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.

3.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.

4.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

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了英国国旗是如何构成的。

1. 细节理解题。根据第三段中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.（为了纪念他，他们用了一个蓝色背景，上有白色十字架，这种交叉形状像字母“X”，新国旗是具有两个旗帜和两套十字架相混合成的一个旗帜.）和最后一段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.(当爱尔兰在1880年加入英格兰和苏格兰时，另一个十字架又被加入。爱尔兰的帕特里克十字架是红色的，而且也像“X”，这三面旗帜组成the Union Jack)可知，The Union Jack是一种旗帜，它包含三个十字架。故选A。

2. 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句They have kept this small part of Britain on their flag because their country was first settled by people from Britain.可知，C项正确。

3. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中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.（圣乔治作为他们的保护神，他的标志是以白色为背景，印有红色十字架。苏格兰的守护神是圣安德鲁。为了纪念他，他们用了一个蓝色背景，上有白色十字架）可知，排除A、B；根据第二段第一句Australia's flag is the same color as the Union Jack--red, white and blue.（澳大利亚国旗的颜色和国旗是一样的——红色，白色和蓝色。）可排除C。故选D。

4. 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Australia's flag is the same color as the Union Jack--red, white and blue.（澳大利亚国旗的颜色和国旗是一样的——红色，白色和蓝色），故选D。

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