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I．根据课文内容完成下列各句。
1. Today, every independent country has a flag that gives it a _____ ________.
2. A flag tells us something about the country it ______ and often _______ the origin of that country, along with its values, beliefs and culture.
3. The colors red、 white and blue used on the flag are a _______ ________ of the motto of the Revolution—liberty、equality and fraternity.
4. Blue ______ ______ for liberty and justice, while white represents peace and honesty.
5. Like in many other countries, the color white is ________ as a _______ of purity in Indonesia.
6. As taxpayers, they felt that they could no longer ______ not having a ______ in the government.
7. They ______ independence, but the British ______ this.
8. With the Declaration of independence, the USA ______ ______ Britain and became an autonomous nation with a federal government.
9. The flag, which could not be ______ simplified, is a red band over a white, and is based on a national flag ______ back to the 13th century that had nine red and white stripes.
10. The flag is also a good place to see some of the _______ and ________ between countries.
II、阅读理解
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Colour blindness is a condition in which a person cannot see all colors. This defect(缺陷) is more common in men than in women. About 60 million people in China suffer from such a defect. Usually they can see only two basic colors and live in a black and white world. They are often unable to tell other colors, especially red from green. This defect can bring about problems because many colour-blind people do not realize that their eyesight is defective. They have learned to use the colour names that everyone else uses, and they fail to know that they do not see the colors that others see. There is a risk that their condition may place them in danger. If they mix up red with green, for example, they may be able to tell traffic signals only by their brightness. Scientists believe that color blindness is a defect received from the parents and grandparents, and no medical treatment can make these people see as well as other. However, the well-known eye doctor Zhao Wenging, who has invented looking glasses to help those suffering from color blindness, said that when some of these people tried his invention, their joy was hard to imagine. Somebody said it was like the window that had suddenly been thrown open to his soul. From then on he saw such a beautiful world.
11. Most colour-blind people can’t tell __________. |
