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经典word整理文档，仅参考，双击此处可删除页眉页脚。本资料属于网络整理，如有侵权，请联系删除，谢谢！IBTTESTSAMPLE（50mins）（）Direction:Inthissection,eachquestionisasinglewordoraphrase.Beneaththewordyouwillseefourwordsorphrase,marked(A),(B),(C),and(D).Choosetheonewordorphrasethatisthesynonymofthegivenword.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.1Direction:Inthissection,eachquestionisasinglewordoraphrase.Beneaththewordyouwillseefourwordsorphrase,marked(A),(B),(C),and(D).Choosetheonewordorphrasethatistheantonymofthegivenword.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.skillful:comfort::2Expenditure:Prolong:reduceSuspend:共27个题目，每题1分，第一套12题2分，第二套15题3分，共30分。做题时间：40分钟Directions:Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit,youaretochoosetheonebestanswer,(A),(B),(C),or(D),toeachquestion.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.aaaaaaaaa3aaaaaaaaa4a3yaaaa52aaNationalFlags->Theflag,themostcommonsymbolofnationalidentityinthemodernworld,isalsooneofthemostancient.Thetraditionalflagoffabricisstillusedtomarkbuildings,ships,anddiplomaticcaravansbynationalaffiliation,butitsvisualdesignmakesitadaptableforotherrolesaswell.Mostflagshaveacompact,rectangularshapeanddistinctvisualsymbolism.Theirstrongcolorsandgeometricpatternsareusuallyinstantlyrecognizableevenifminiaturizedtolessthanasquarecentimeter.Imagesofflagscanthusserveasidentifyingiconsonairliners,televisionbroadcasts,andcomputerdisplays.Despiteitssimplicity,thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itis,rather,theproductofmillenniaofdevelopmentinmanycornersoftheglobe.Historiansbelieveithadtwomajorancestors,ofwhichtheearlierservedtoindicatewinddirection.■Earlyhumansocietiesusedveryfragilesheltersandboats.■Theirfoodsourcesweresimilarlyvulnerabletodisruption.■Evenaftervariousgrainshadbeendomesticated,peopleneededcooperationfromtheelementstoassuregoodharvests.Forallthesereasons,theyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.Ascertainingthedirectionofthewindusingasimplestripofclothtiedtothetopofapostwasmorereliablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafireortheswayingoffieldgrasses.Theassociationoftheseprototypesoftheflagwithdivinepowerwasthereforeanaturalone.■Tribesbegantofixlongclothflutterstothetopsoftotemsbeforecarryingthemintobattle,believingthatthemagicalassistanceofthewindwouldbeaddedtotheblessingsofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemitself.■■►Thesefluttersmayseemlikeclosekinofourpresent-dayflags,butthepaththroughhistoryfromonetotheotherwandersthroughthousandsofyearsandoverseveralcontinents.Thefirstknownflagofanationorrulerwasunmarked:ThekingwhoestablishedtheChouDynastyinChina(around1000.)wasreputedtohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemayBC6havebeenadoptedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepast,butitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndia,thenacrossArablands,andfinallytomedievalEurope.InEurope,theChinese-derivedflagmetupwiththemodernflag'ssecondancestor,theheraldiccrest.TheflagsusedinAsiamayhavebeendifferentiatedbycolor,buttheyrarelyfeaturedemblemsorpictures.Europeannoblesofthemedievalperiodhad,however,developedasystemofcrests(symbolsorinsigniasspecifictoparticularfamilies)thatwerecommonlymountedonhardsurfaces;shieldstobeusedinbattleoftendisplayedthemespeciallyprominently.->Theproductionofthesecrestsonflagspermittedthemtobeusedasheralds,meaningthattheyfunctionedasvisualannouncementsthatamemberofanimportanthouseholdwaspresent.Whilecrestsbegantoappearonflagsaswellasshields,thenumberofprominentfamilieswasalsoincreasing.Theyrequiredanevergreaternumberofcombinationsofstripes,crosses,flowers,andmythicalanimalstodistinguishthemselves.Thesesurvivedasthebasiccomponentsofflagdesignwhensmallregionalkingdomswerelatercombinedintolargernation-states.TheyremainsuchformanyEuropeancountriestoday.Somenations,particularlythosewhosecolorsandemblemsdatebackseveralhundredyears,havedifferentflagsfordifferentofficialuses.Forexample,theflagofPolandisasimplerectanglewithawhiteupperhalfandredlowerhalf.ThecolorsthemselveshavebeenassociatedwithPolishnationalismsincethe1700s.TheyoriginatedasthecolorsofthePiastfamily,whichduringitsruledisplayedacrestbearingawhiteeagleonaredfield.HomageispaidtothePiastDynastyinthePolishensign,theflagofficiallyusedatsea.Unlikethefamiliarplainflagflownonland,theensignhasaredshieldwithawhiteeaglecenteredonitsupperwhitestripe.1.Paragraph1ofthepassagedescribesthedesignofthetypicalflagas(A)(B)(C)(D)unfamiliartopeoplefromothercountrieslikelytochangeastechnologyimprovessuitedtomanydifferentusesolderthanthecountryitrepresents2.Thewordminiaturizedinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto(A)(B)(C)(D)publicizedcoloredmadebrightermadesmaller3.Thewordprimitiveinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto(A)(B)(C)(D)ancientunsophisticatedidentifiablereplaceable4.Thewordtheyinthepassagerefersto(A)(B)(C)(D)grainspeopleelementsharvests5.Theearliestancestorsoftheflagwereassociatedwithdivinepowerbecause(A)(B)theywereflownashighintheskyaspeoplecouldreachtheywerewovenfromvaluablefieldgrasses7(C)(D)theymovedwiththewindtribesthatflewthemalwayswonbattles6.Thewordfixinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto(A)(B)(C)(D)createrespectattachblow7.Whichofthesentencesbelowbestexpressestheessentialinformationintheboldfacedsentenceinthepassage?Incorrectanswerchoiceschangethemeaninginimportantwaysorleaveoutessentialinformation.(A)Despitetheobvioussimilaritiesbetweenthetwo,ancientfluttersdevelopedveryslowlyandindirectlyintomodernflags.(B)Despitethewidespreaduseofmodernflags,fluttersintheancientstylearestillusedinsomepartsoftheworld.(C)Historiansareslowlydiscoveringevidenceofhowthefluttersusedonancienttotemsdevelopedintomodernflags.(D)Ancientfluttersarestillsometimesusedinsteadofmodernflagstorepresentacountryoverofficialjourneys.8.Accordingtoparagraph4ofthepassage,thefirstknownnationalflaginhistory(A)(B)(C)(D)wasnotcarriedintobattleisstillusedinChinatodaywascopiedbytheEgyptianswasnotcoloredorpatterned9.Asdiscussedinthepassage,acrestis(A)(B)(C)(D)themostimportantmemberofahouseholdthecolorofaparticularflagthesymbolofaparticularfamilyaEuropeannoble10.Accordingtoparagraph6ofthepassage,thenumberofflagdesignsincreasedbecause(A)(B)(C)(D)fewershieldswerebeingmadeforbattlenation-stateswerebecominglargerartistshadgreaterfreedomincreatingflagsmorefamilieswantedtheirownsymbols11.Thewordtheminthepassagerefersto(A)(B)(C)(D)crestsfamilieshardsurfacesshields12.Thewordcomponentsinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto(A)(B)(C)(D)stylesmakerscountriesparts13.ThetwoflagsofPolandmentionedinthepassagedifferinthat8(A)(B)(C)(D)theydonotusethesamecolorstheyoriginallyrepresenteddifferentfamiliesonlyoneisusedofficiallyonedoesnothaveacrest14.Lookatthefoursquares[■]thatindicatewherethefollowingsentencecouldbeaddedtothepassage.Therefore,strongwindscouldeasilytearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatimperiledtravelers.Wherewouldthesentencebestfit?Clickonasquare[■]toaddthe