1. (2022九上·浦江月考) 阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Each country has its own flag. National flags are often designed with many kinds of shapes on them such as, the sun, stars, the moon, animals and bars.

Which of these do you think appear more in flags, the moon, stars, or the sun? More flags have stars than either the sun or the moon. There are more than 50 countries in the world which have stars on their flags.

USAStars are a special image. They mean 'hope', 'ever lasting', and 'forever'. Stars are very bright so many newly independent countries use stars to show hope for a bright future. The was the first country to use stars to show its new independence.

In Islam, stars have a holy(神圣的)meaning. Most Arabic countries have flags with five point stars to show the five practices of the Islam religious faith (宗教信仰). Also, stars are used in Arabic countries because of the wide use of the mathematic shapes in Islamic art.

Australia and New Zealand both have the constellation（星座）of 'Southern Cross'(a real group of stars) pictured on the flags.

What shapes appear on your country's flag?

1. （1） Which appear(s) most often on national flags?

   A . The moon B . Stars C . The sun D . Animals
3. （2） According to the passage, stars can mean ______.

   ①hope   ②treasure      ③forever       ④religious      ⑤ever lasting

   A . ①②③④ B . ②③④⑤ C . ①③④⑤ D . ①②④⑤
5. （3） Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A . The USA first used stars to show its independence. B . Australia and New Zealand have the same flag. C . There are less than 50 countries with stars on the flags. D . Stars on the flags have the same meaning in different countries.
7. （4） The passage is mainly about________.

   A . the importance of flags B . the kinds of flags C . the designers of flags D . the meaning of stars on flags