UsingLanguageⅠ.单词拼写1.Shelives________(附近)soweneedn'ttakeataxi.2.Therumoursofanattackwerelater________(证实).3.The________(距离)betweenthetwovillagesistwokilometres.4.AccordingtotheChinese________(传统),weservethefoodfirstandthenthesoup.5.LinTao,whoisoneofmyold________(校友),hasbeenpromotedtocaptain.6.Ourschoolis________(大约)8milesawayfromthestation.7.Pourthe________(混合物)offlourandeggsintothepanslowlyandthenbakeonalowheat.8.Mr.Smithwas________(高兴的)thathisfatherwasbeingtakencareofintheHomeoftheAged.9.What________(留下印象)memostaftervisitingtheschoolwasthatthestudentswerepoliteandintelligent.10.Hisfatherisabillionaire,soheisvery________(富有的).Ⅱ.阅读理解A(2013·清远高一月考)TheCanadianredandwhitemapleleaf(枫叶)flagisofficiallycalledtheNationalFlagofCanada.TheCanadianflagshowsastylizedredmapleleafwith11pointsonawhitebackground,withredbordersdowneachside.TheCanadianflagistwiceaslongasitiswide.Thewhitesquarecontainingtheredmapleleafisthesamewidthastheflag.TheredandthewhiteusedintheNationalFlagofCanadawereproclaimedtheofficialcolorsofCanadain1921byKingGeorgeⅤ.AlthoughthemapleleafdidnothaveitsofficialstatusasasymbolofCanadauntiltheannouncementofthenationalflagin1965,ithadhistoricallybeenusedasaCanadiansymbol,andwasusedin1860indecorationsforthevisitofthePrinceofWalestoCanada.The11pointsonthemapleleafhavenospecialsignificance.Intheearlydays,theRoyalUnionFlag,ortheUnionJack,wasstillflowninBritishNorthAmerica.In1925andagainin1946,theCanadianPrimeMinisterMackenzieKingtriedtogetanationalflagofCanadaadopted,butfailed.In1964,PrimeMinisterLesterPearsonappointeda15member,allpartycommitteetocomeupwithadesignforanewflag.Thecommitteewasgivensixweekstocompleteitstask.Thecommitteestudied2,000submitted(提交的)designsaswellas3,900thathadbeengatheredasaresultofthe1946committee'sstudy.Thosedesignswithachanceofbeingacceptedweregiventothefullcommitteeforfurtherstudy.ThesuggestionofaredandwhitesinglemapleleafdesignfortheCanadianflagcamefromGeorgeStanley,aprofessorattheRoyalMilitaryCollege.Afteraheateddiscussion,theyfinallydecidedonhissuggestion.1.HowmanycolorsarethereintheNationalFlagofCanada?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four2.WhendidCanadahaveitsownnationalflag?A.In1921.B.In1860.C.In1964.D.In1965.3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?A.ThemapleleafhasalwaysbeenusedasanofficialsymbolofCanada.B.Theelevenpointsonthemapleleafdon'thavedeepmeanings.C.Thecommitteein1964wasgivenfortytwodaystodecideonadesignforanewflag.D.Thecommitteein1964lookedthrough5,900designsinall.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Theofficialsofthegovernment.B.TheprofessorsfromtheRoyalMillitaryCollege.C.Themembersofthe1946committee.D.Themembersofthe1964committee.5.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.thedesigneroftheNationalFlagofCanadaB.thehistoryoftheNationalFlagofCanadaC.themeaningoftheNationalFlagofCanadaD.whytheredandwhitesinglemapleleafwaschosenasthedesignfortheNationalFlagofCanadaB(2013·辽宁高考)Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I'vefoundtheoppositeistrue.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetaround.Formany,it'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.B...