Question

February has long been a month of romance.With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.

On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine's Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in third century Rome.When the emperor decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn't allow marriage.

But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret.When his actions were discovered, the emperor had him put to death.While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard.Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”， an expression that is still in use today.Valentine died for what he believed in and so was made a Saint(圣者), as well as becoming one of history's most romantic characters.

Nowadays, Valentine's Day is also popular among Chinese young people.Some students are planning to make Valentine's cards for parents, teachers and friends.Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart－shaped cakes.The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St.Valentine.

1.The best title should be __________.

A．Valentine's Day  　B．A Brave Priest

C．Valentine's Day in China  　D．A Romantic Man

2.What does the underlined word mean in Para.2?

A．树叶  B．枝条  C．花瓣  D．花粉

3.Why did the emperor in Rome NOT allow marriage in his country?

A．Because there were few women in his country at that time.

B．Because he thought men without wives could be better soldiers.

C．Because there wasn't enough food for so many people.

D．Because he wanted to control the birth rate.

4.Valentine was put into prison because __________.

A．he killed one of the soldiers

B．he stole a lot of food

C．he didn't obey the emperor's order

D．he didn't want to be a soldier

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

1.答案 A [主旨大意题。综合全文，我们可以看出，本文谈论的是“情人节”。]

2.2】答案 C [词义猜测题。由语境知，用花瓣拼出爱人的名字合乎情理。]

3.3】答案 B [细节理解题。从本文的第二段的最后一句，我们可以找到答案的依据。]

4.4】答案 C [细节理解题。从本文的第三段我们知道，这位牧师没有听皇帝的命令，还是为情人们主持仪式，因而使得皇帝大为恼火。]