Valentine’s Day probably has its origin in the anc...

第1题

Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia.36the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called37the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his38was held on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the39of the girls were written on40of paper and placed in jars. Each young man41 a slip. The girl whose name was 42was to be his sweetheart for the year.

Legend43it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day44 a Roman bishop named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II 45the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would46stay home than fight. When Valentine47the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the48of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a49. Christian bishop moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine50of Lupercus.

Valentine’s Day has become a major51of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his52into a lover’s heart may still be used to53falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this.54to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as55as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.

小题1:

A．While

B．When

C．Though

D．Unless

小题2:

A．upon

B．back

C．off

D．away

小题3:

A．honor

B．belief

C．hand

D．way

小题4:

A．problems

B．secrets

C．names

D．intentions

小题5:

A．rolls

B．piles

C．works

D．slips

小题6:

A．cast

B．caught

C．drew

D．found

小题7:

A．given

B．chosen

C．elected

D．delivered

小题8:

A．tells

B．means

C．makes

D．has

小题9:

A．after

B．since

C．as

D．from

小题10:

A．ordered

B．appealed

C．imagined

D．believed

小题11:

A．other

B．simply

C．rather

D．all

小题12:

A．disliked

B．resisted

C．defeated

D．dishonored

小题13:

A．celebration

B．arrangement

C．feast

D．eve

小题14:

A．goat

B．saint

C．model

D．weapon

小题15:

A．because

B．made

C．instead

D．learnt

小题16:

A．part

B．representative

C．judgment

D．symbol

小题17:

A．story

B．wander

C．arrow

D．play

小题18:

A．describe

B．require

C．demand

D．alarm

小题19:

A．Keeping

B．Disapproving

C．Supporting

D．Forgetting

小题20:

A．constructive

B．damaging

C．strengthening

D．responding

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第2题

Who's the Western lover's day in honor of? 西方的情人节是为了纪念谁的？

A、Claudius

B、Valentine

C、Patrick

D、Jesus Christ

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第3题

Qixi, known as Chinese Valentine’s Day, falls on the first day of the seventh lunar month.

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第4题

【单选题】What is the symbol of the Valentine’s Day?

A、Lovebird.

B、Cupid.

C、The shape of heart.

D、All of the above.

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第5题

请根据短文的内容，回答题。

Some Unusual Celebrations

Some holidays are well-known all around the world. Among them are New Year&39;s Eve celebrations.

Also common are days in honor of love and friendship, like Valentine&39;s Day. Each country has its own special holidays, too, often to mark important events in its history. Schools, banks, and government offices all close on days like these. __________ (46) A few of them are really very strange.

Of course, they are not strange to the people who celebrate them. Perhaps that is because the celebrations have long traditions. Consider April Fool&39;s Day, for example. No one knows when or why it began. Today it is celebrated in many countries- France, England, and Australia, among others. On this day, people play practical jokes. __________ (47) The ones who laugh are the ones playing the jokes. The people they fool often get angry. Does celebrating this day make sense to you？

Day in Poland seems strange, too. On this day, it is traditional for boys to pour water over the heads of girls. Here is the strangest part: They do it to girls they like. Other unusual celebrations take place in a single city or town. A holiday called La Tomatina is celebrated in Bunol, Spain. Every year, in late August, big trucks carry more than 200,000 pounds of tomatoes into this little town. __________ (48)

For two hours, people in the streets throw tomatoes at each other. Everyone ends up red from head to toe.

August 10 marks the start of the Puck Fair, an Irish festival with a very unusual tradition. People from the town of Killorglin go up into the mountains and catch a wild goat. __________ (49)

There are also some celebrations that are really strange. In the United States, sometimes one person gets an idea for a new holiday and tries to get others to accept it. Whose idea was Public Sleeping Day？ That one is on February 28. It may seem strange, but it sounds like more fun than the one on February 9. __________ (50)

Do you like the idea of inventing a new holiday？ If you do, then you will want to mark March 26 on your calendar. That is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day.

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A.They bring him back to town， put a crown on his head， and make him king for three days.

B.Some of the days people celebrate， however， are less serious.

C.That is supposed to be Toothache Day.

D.Then begins the world"s biggest food fight.

E.Some people have fun imagining new holidays.

F.Jokes are supposed to be funny， but these jokes do not make everyone laugh.

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第6题

Valentine’s Day probably has its origin in the ancient Roman celebration called Lupercalia（牧神节）. It was celebrated on February 15. In the Roman calendar February was in the spring. The celebration honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus as well as the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. As part of the ceremony the priests paired up young men and women. The girls’ names were placed in a box and each boy drew a girl’s name. The couple was paired then until the next Lupercalia. In 260 AD the emperor Claudius II, called Claudius the Cruel, decided that young soldiers would only be distracted by marriage and so ordered that young men may not marry. Valentinus (Valentine), a Christian priest, defied the emperor and got married in secret. He was caught and executed（处死）on February 14, the eve of Lupercalia. His name became associated with young lover forever after. In 496, Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honor him as Saint Valentine and it has been St. Valentine’s Day ever since. In the Middle Ages some of the customs of the Lupercalia still persisted in spite of the attempts of the Church to put an end to these non-Christian customs and Christianize the holiday. Both men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear the names on their sleeves for a week. Today we still sometimes “wear our hearts on our sleeves” when we cannot conceal our feelings. In the 1600s, it became common to give flowers, particularly the rose, as a sign of love as the “language of flowers”. This came to Europe from Turkey. The color and placement of the rose held a special significance—a red rose, for example, meant beauty. Flowers have been part of Valentine’s Day ever since. The day February 14 has been St. Valentine’s Day since .

A、260 AD

B、the founding of Rome

C、the Middle Ages

D、496 AD

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第7题

Parenting is not an easy task. Becoming a parent is the easiest part, whereas, being a conscious and positive parent is a momentous task. Parenting is the most important role one faces in a lifetime. Parents who provide an encouraging environment for their children are rewarded when, as adults, their children realize a successful fit into the culture and society. Parenting concepts are deeply rooted in the majority of families in that country, because of a strong, sustained tradition of educating and training young parents to accept, perform and establish enduring relationships and responsibilities with their children. Generally, the young mother is introduced to the nuances of parenting by way of the “hands on” method at her parental home, and under the guidance of her mother or an experienced family member. This practice could be the reason why the need for professional parent education usually is not expressed. Effective parenting enables children to build and develop positive behavior and good, solid self-concepts that are important for functioning fully as a healthy adult. Parenting, as such, is greatly dependent on intra-familiar issues that play a significant role in parental performance. However, parenting skills can be strengthened if parents learn about themselves as a “parent” and about children’s development. Learning about the stages of human development helps parents understand about their ever changing roles in the lives of their children and also what is expected of a parent at each stage. Finally, a father’s love and influence is as important as a mother’s in the life of a child. Fathers should overcome the internal and external barriers that exist to fulfill the duties of fathering. “Nuances” in the second paragraph means .

A、very slight things

B、very basic things

C、very important things

D、very special things

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第8题

Parenting is not an easy task. Becoming a parent is the easiest part, whereas, being a conscious and positive parent is a momentous task. Parenting is the most important role one faces in a lifetime. Parents who provide an encouraging environment for their children are rewarded when, as adults, their children realize a successful fit into the culture and society. Parenting concepts are deeply rooted in the majority of families in that country, because of a strong, sustained tradition of educating and training young parents to accept, perform and establish enduring relationships and responsibilities with their children. Generally, the young mother is introduced to the nuances of parenting by way of the “hands on” method at her parental home, and under the guidance of her mother or an experienced family member. This practice could be the reason why the need for professional parent education usually is not expressed. Effective parenting enables children to build and develop positive behavior and good, solid self-concepts that are important for functioning fully as a healthy adult. Parenting, as such, is greatly dependent on intra-familiar issues that play a significant role in parental performance. However, parenting skills can be strengthened if parents learn about themselves as a “parent” and about children’s development. Learning about the stages of human development helps parents understand about their ever changing roles in the lives of their children and also what is expected of a parent at each stage. Finally, a father’s love and influence is as important as a mother’s in the life of a child. Fathers should overcome the internal and external barriers that exist to fulfill the duties of fathering. Why are parenting concepts deeply rooted in the majority of families in that country?

A、Because there is a tradition in which young parents are properly educated and trained.

B、Because young parents have established enduring relationships and responsibilities with their children

C、Because enduring relationships and responsibilities with their children are accepted by the young parents.

D、Because enduring relationships and responsibilities with their children are performed by the young parents.

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第9题

Parenting is not an easy task. Becoming a parent is the easiest part, whereas, being a conscious and positive parent is a momentous task. Parenting is the most important role one faces in a lifetime. Parents who provide an encouraging environment for their children are rewarded when, as adults, their children realize a successful fit into the culture and society. Parenting concepts are deeply rooted in the majority of families in that country, because of a strong, sustained tradition of educating and training young parents to accept, perform and establish enduring relationships and responsibilities with their children. Generally, the young mother is introduced to the nuances of parenting by way of the “hands on” method at her parental home, and under the guidance of her mother or an experienced family member. This practice could be the reason why the need for professional parent education usually is not expressed. Effective parenting enables children to build and develop positive behavior and good, solid self-concepts that are important for functioning fully as a healthy adult. Parenting, as such, is greatly dependent on intra-familiar issues that play a significant role in parental performance. However, parenting skills can be strengthened if parents learn about themselves as a “parent” and about children’s development. Learning about the stages of human development helps parents understand about their ever changing roles in the lives of their children and also what is expected of a parent at each stage. Finally, a father’s love and influence is as important as a mother’s in the life of a child. Fathers should overcome the internal and external barriers that exist to fulfill the duties of fathering. What is the ultimate aim of effective parenting according to the author?

A、It is to build and develop positive behavior.

B、It is to build and develop good, solid self concepts.

C、It is to build a physically and mentally healthy adult for the society.

D、It is to build an independent character.

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