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...
