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考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷182

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TheMostNobleOrderoftheGarterisanEnglishorderofchivalrywithahistory

stretchingbacktomedievallimes;lodayitisEuropesoldestnationalorderofknighthood

incontinuousexistenceandthepinnacleoftheritishhonorssystem.[Cl]At

anyrate,theOrderwasmostprobablynotconstitutedbefore1346.Theoriginalstatutes

requiredthateachmemberadmittedtotheOrderalreadybeaknight(whatwouldtoday

becalledaknightbachelor),andseveralinitialmembersoftheOrderwerefirstknighted

inthatyear.[C2]TheOrdercanalsoincludecertainextramembers,namely

membersoftheritishRoyalFamilyandforeignmonarchs,knownasSupernumerary

KnightsandLadies.TheSovereignalonegrantsmembershipoftheOrder;thePrime

Ministerdoesnottenderbindingadviceastoappointments,asheorshedoesformost

otherorders.[C3]WhoeverwearstheGartertakesprideinthehonor.The

GaiterisanactualaccessorywornbythemembersoftheOrderduringceremonial

occasions;itisalsodepictedonseveralinsignia.Variouslegendshavebeensetforthto

explaintheoriginoftheOrder.ThemostpopularoneinvolvestheCountessof

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Salisbury.ItmayrefertoJoanofKent,theKingsfuturedaughter-in-law,ortoherthen

mother-in-law,whomEdwardisknowntohaveadmired.Wh:lstshewasdancingwith

(heKing,hergarterissaidtohaveslippedfromherlegto(hefloor.Whenthe

surroundingcourtierssnickered,theKingpickeditupandtiedittohisownleg,

exclaimingHonisoitquimalypense.TheFrenchmaybelooselytranslatedasShame

onhimwhothinksevilofit;ithasbecomethemottooftheOrder.[C4]Most

ritishordersofchivalrycovertheentirekingdom,butthethreemostex