The South African flag contains the colours of black，yellow，green，white，red and blue.The red，white and blue of the flag were carried over from the old flag，and represented the influence of the English and Dutch who first colonised the region.The red is not a true red，but a red/orange.This colour recalls the red of the Union Jack and Dutch flags and the orange of the previous flag，resulting in a combination of the two colours.Red and orange were both predominant colours in earlier South African flags.The black，green and gold are the colours of the southern African nations in general.The green theoretically reflects the unification of the various ethnic groups of southern Africa. The colours on the flag have no meanings.However，the flag itself is a symbol of freedom and democracy，as it became the official South African flag after the first democratic election in 1994. “Although the colours have no official meaning attached to them，they represent a synopsis of the country's vexillological history and current political realities.Black，green and yellow are the colours of Nelson Mandela's political party.Moreover，the flag incorporates also the colors of the African National Congress and the former Boer republics flags (red，white，and blue)．The Y shape represents the convergence of South Africa's diverse society and unity.The South African flag is basically made up of former South African flags and the past meanings of the colors were that red stands for bloodshed，blue for open blue skies，green for the land，black for the black people，white for the European people and yellow for the natural resources such as gold.” The Y or V form of the flag was chosen to symbolize the unity，or coming together，of South Africa's different groups. 1．What do the red，white and blue stand for in the South African flag? _____ _____ 2．What do black，green and yellow mean in the South African flag? _____ _____ 【答案】 1.It stands for the influence of the English and Dutch who first colonised the region. 2．They are the colours of Nelson Mandela's political party. Section Ⅰ Reading(Welcome to the unit & Reading) Ⅰ.词义搭配 1．abolish A．to officially end a low，a system or an institution 2．symbolize B．the fair treatment of people 3．justice C．the state or quality of being pure 4．salute D．to touch the side of your head with the fingers of your right hand to show respect，especially in the armed forces 5．submit E．to give a document，proposal，etc. to sb. in authority so that they can study or consider it 6．purity F．to be a symbol of sth. 【答案】 1.A 2.F 3.B 4.D 5.E 6.C Ⅱ.用下列短语的适当形式填空 at random；in salute to；date back to；get one's way；compare...with；split off from；such as；stand for 1．_____the hero，all the children stood up from their seats. 2．They visited the temple_____Qing Dynasty. 3．_____ the rising sun，they are working hard. 4．He always put his clothes in his room _____，which made his mother unhappy. ... ...
