The Canadian red and white maple leaf(枫叶) flag is officially called the National Flag of Canada. The Canadian flag shows a stylized red maple leaf with 11 points on a white background, with red borders down each side. The Canadian flag is twice as long as it is wide. The white square containing the red maple leaf is the same width as the flag.
The red and the white used in the National Flag of Canada were proclaimed the official colors of Canada in 1921 by King George Ⅴ. Although the maple leaf did not have its official status as a symbol of Canada until the announcement of the national flag in 1965, it had historically been used as a Canadian symbol, and was used in 1860 in decorations for the visit of the Prince of Wales to Canada. The 11 points on the maple leaf have no special significance.
In the early days，the Royal Union Flag，or the Union Jack, was still flown in British North America. In 1925 and again in 1946, the Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King tried to get a national flag of Canada adopted, but failed. In 1964，Prime Minister Lester Pearson appointed a 15-member, all-party committee to come up with a design for a new flag. The committee was given six weeks to complete its task.
The committee studied 2,000 submitted(提交的) designs as well as 3,900 that had been gathered as a result of the 1946 committee's study. Those designs with a chance of being accepted were given to the full committee for further study.
The suggestion of a red and white single maple leaf design for the Canadian flag came from George Stanley, a professor at the Royal Military College. After a heated discussion, they finally decided on his suggestion.
1.How many colors are there in the National Flag of Canada?
A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.
2.When did Canada have its own national flag?
A．In 1921.B．In 1860.C．In 1964.D．In 1965.
3.What does the underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refer to?
A. The officials of the government.
B．The professors from the Royal Military College.
C. The members of the 1946 committee.
D. The members of the 1964 committee.
4.The passage is mainly about ________.
A. the designer of the National Flag of Canada
B. the history of the National Flag of Canada
C. the meaning of the National Flag of Canada
D. why the red and white single maple leaf was chosen as the design for the National Flag of Canada
Body language is an important part of communication(交流). If you want to communicate well, it's important to understand how you can (and can't) use your body to say what you mean, especially when you're in a foreign country. If a person is bored, he won't look at the person who is talking to him. He will find other things to do. He may also keep looking at his watch or a clock. If a person is open to you, his arms and legs will not be crossed. And if a person is relaxed, you will know it by looking at his body, even his breathing is slower.
Here are some examples of body language:
Body language | Feeling |
Sitting with legs crossed | Bored |
Sitting with legs apart | Open, relaxed |
Walking with hands in pockets, head down | Sad |
Hand to cheek | Thinking things in hands |
clasped (握紧) behind back | Angry |
1.What can you do if you want to communicate well?
A. Walk with hands in pockets.
B. Use body language to say what I mean.
C. Speak in public.
D. Say something slowly.
2.If a person is ________, he won't look at the person who is talking.
A. boredB. tiredC. happyD. open
3.If a person is relaxed, ________.
A. he will find other things to look at
B. he will speak louder
C. his breathing will be slower
D. his breathing will be quicker
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A. CommunicationB. Body Language
C. Some FeelingsD. Health
Mark Twain, the famous American writer and a great master of humor, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.
The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.
"You bring your uncle to my talk this evening," said Mark Twain. "I'm sure I can make him laugh."
That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories and made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.
Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend what had happened." Oh," said his friend, "I know that man. He's been deaf for years."
1.The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.
A. tell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokes
B. tell readers a joke played on Mark Twain
C. tell readers Mark Twain was a great writer
D. tell readers how to tell a funny story
2.One day Mark Twain met ________ at lunch.
A. a friendB. his brotherC. his teacherD. a young girl
3.Mark Twain stopped finally because he was ________.
A. disappointedB. sorryC. illD. sleepy
4.Mark Twain couldn't make the old man laugh because ________.
A. his jokes were not funny
B. the old man wasn't interested in the jokes
C. the old man could tell more funny jokes
D. the old man was deaf
假定你是高二学生李华，你在网上看到一个国际中学生组织将举办2017年暑期夏令营并对此很感兴趣。请你给主办方写一封信提出申请，并咨询相关情况。主要内容包括：
1. 申请并介绍个人参营的原因和优势；
2. 咨询夏令营时间及内容安排；
3. 个人最期待的活动。
注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以适行文连贯；
3.开头句已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I have read your advertisement on the Internet that the Organization of International High School Students is to hold the 2017 Summer Camp._____________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Yours, Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你的同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误只涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
3. 短文在答题卷上，请直接在答题卷上改错。
Last weekend, I went to visit my uncle in Qingdao with my parents. They took the train and
got here on Friday afternoon. It was comfortable train ride and we enjoyed the wonderful view
along the railway. On Saturday, it rains a lot, so we had to stay at home. While the adults were
chatting, I played card with my cousins. Unluckily, it was sunny on Sunday. We went to the beach
together but played in the water. The beautiful sea and fresh air made us very happily and relaxed.
How a wonderful experience! I hope for to be close to the sea again.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Happiness means different things to different people. For Mary, who has 1. severe sleeping problem, happiness is as simple as having a good night’s sleep.
Bed was once a place 2. Mary went to rest after a long, hard day. _3. , she has not had a full night’s sleep in almost six months. Her doctor said that 4. (count) sheep might help her fall asleep. She tried this, but soon got tired of it after it failed to work. She finds the nights without sleep almost 5. (bear) . She is always sleepy and lacks energy during the day.
Mary is not alone. Studies show that more than one in three people worldwide struggle with getting enough sleep. It often takes on different 6.(form) : some people can get to sleep, but wake up much too early; some get a full night’s sleep, but are 7. (disappoint) to find that they still feel tired when they wake up; others, like Mary, find 8. difficult to fall asleep in the first place.
Specialists say that people should not worry too much about this problem. In most cases, a lack of sleep 9. (cause) by anxiety and pressure. It is important to keep yourself 10. good spirits and to be positive.
