阅读题february 14th,valentine's day,is a complicated but interesting occasion.first of all,valentine's答案解析

Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia.   36  the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called   37  the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his   38  was held on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the   39  of the girls were written on   40  of paper and placed in jars. Each young man   41  a slip. The girl whose name was   42  was to be his sweetheart for the year.
Legend   43  it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day   44  a Roman bishop named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II   45  the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would   46  stay home than fight. When Valentine   47  the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the   48  of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a   49 . Christian bishop moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine   50  of Lupercus.
Valentine’s Day has become a major   51  of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his   52  into a lover’s heart may still be used to   53  falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this.   54  to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as   55  as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.

Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia.   36   the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called   37   the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his   38   was held on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the   39   of the girls were written on   40   of paper and placed in jars. Each young man   41   a slip. The girl whose name was   42   was to be his sweetheart for the year.

Legend   43   it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day   44   a Roman bishop named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II   45   the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would   46   stay home than fight. When Valentine   47   the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the   48   of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a   49  . Christian bishop moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine   50   of Lupercus.

Valentine’s Day has become a major   51   of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his   52   into a lover’s heart may still be used to   53   falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this.   54   to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as   55   as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.

1.A. While             B. When               C. Though             D. Unless

2.A. upon         B. back             C. off                 D. away

3.A. honor            B. belief           C. hand            D. way

4.A. problems          B. secrets            C. names         D. intentions

5.A. rolls          B. piles            C. works          D. slips

6.A. cast              B. caught         C. drew            D. found

7.A. given             B. chosen                  C. elected                 D. delivered

8.A. tells              B. means             C. makes             D. has

9.A. after             B. since            C. as                 D. from

10.A. ordered       B. appealed          C. imagined           D. believed

11.A. other           B. simply              C. rather          D. all

12.A. disliked          B. resisted            C. defeated         D. dishonored

13.A. celebration            B. arrangement       C. feast               D. eve

14.A. goat                B. saint            C. model              D. weapon

15.A. because     B. made           C. instead                 D. learnt

16.A. part                 B. representative   C. judgment         D. symbol

17.A. story          B. wander             C. arrow             D. play

18.A. describe      B. require            C. demand            D. alarm

19.A. Keeping       B. Disapproving     C. Supporting         D. Forgetting

20.A. constructive B. damaging          C. strengthening      D. responding

Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia.   36   the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called   37   the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his   38   was held on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the   39   of the girls were written on   40   of paper and placed in jars. Each young man   41   a slip. The girl whose name was   42   was to be his sweetheart for the year.

Legend   43   it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day   44   a Roman bishop named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II   45   the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would   46   stay home than fight. When Valentine   47   the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the   48   of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a   49  . Christian bishop moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine   50   of Lupercus.

Valentine’s Day has become a major   51   of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his   52   into a lover’s heart may still be used to   53   falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this.   54   to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as   55   as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.

A. While          B. When            C. Though          D. Unless

A. upon               B. back           C. off              D. away

A. honor          B. belief          C. hand           D. way

A. problems       B. secrets           C. names         D. intentions

A. rolls         B. piles           C. works         D. slips

A. cast            B. caught         C. drew           D. found

A. given          B. chosen               C. elected               D. delivered

A. tells            B. means           C. makes           D. has

A. after           B. since           C. as               D. from

A. ordered        B. appealed         C. imagined         D. believed

A. other           B. simply           C. rather          D. all

A. disliked         B. resisted          C. defeated        D. dishonored

A. celebration    B. arrangement      C. feast             D. eve

A. goat         B. saint           C. model           D. weapon

A. because       B. made          C. instead               D. learnt

A. part          B. representative    C. judgment        D. symbol

A. story          B. wander           C. arrow           D. play

A. describe       B. require          C. demand          D. alarm

A. Keeping       B. Disapproving  C. Supporting       D. Forgetting

A. constructive   B. damaging        C. strengthening     D. responding

Several different stories are told about the origin（由来） of Saint Valentine's Day（情人节）. One legend(传奇) dates as far back as the clays of the Roman Empire, according to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of the army. He knew that it would be easier to get young man who were not married to join. Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.

A priest（牧师） named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death, Valentine was made a saint, and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine's Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day. Now Saint Valentine's Day is a time for people to send one another greeting of many kinds.

February 14, Valentine's Day, is a sweethearts' day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions. People sometimes put their love message in a heart-shaped box of chocolates, or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons. Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same "will you be my Valentine?"

Valentine was put in prison because ________.

A. he secretly got married                                        

B. he didn't serve in the army

C. he married many young people secretly              

D. he broke the laws

According to the rule ________.

A. no young men could get married unless they were old enough

B. young men could marry if they served in the army for several years

C. no one could get married without the emperor's permission

D. young could marry only in the army

This passage mainly tells us about _________.

A. how Valentine died                                             

B. the Emperor of Rome

C. how Valentine's Day is celebrated                    

D. the origin of Valentine's Day

February 14 is chosen Valentine's Day because __________.

A. lovers express their tender emotions on this day   

   B. people want to remember Valentine

C. people send one another greetings of many kinds on this day

D. people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotions

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day.One legend dates as far back as the days of the Roman Empire.According to the story,Claudius,the Emperor of Rome,wanted to increase the size of his army.He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join.Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.

A priest(牧师) named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people.Finally,Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison,where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death,Valentine was made a saint(圣人),and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day.It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day.Now Saint Valentine’s Day is a time for people to send one another greeting of many kinds.

February 14,Valentine’s Day,is sweethearts’ day,on which people in love with each other express their tender(温柔的) emotions.

People sometimes put their love message in a heartshaped box of chocolates,or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons(带子).Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card,or something else.Whatever the form may be,the message is almost the same：”Will you be my Valentine?”

1.Valentine was put in prison because 　　　.

A.he secretly got married　　　　　　　　 B.he didn’t serve in the army

C.he married many young people secretly　　 D.he broke the laws

2.According to the rule,　　 .

A.no young men could get married unless they were old enough

B.young men could marry if they served in the army for several years

C.no one could get married without the emperor’s permission

D.young men could marry only in the army

3.This passage mainly tells us about 　　　.

A.how Valentine died　　　　　　　　 B.the Emperor of Rome

C.how Valentine’s Day is celebrated　　　　 D.the origin Valentine’s Day

4.February 14 is chosen as Valentine’s Day because 　　　.

A.lovers express their tender emotions on this day

B.people want to remember Valentine

C.people send one another greetings of many kinds on this day

D.people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotionse

Several different stories are told about the origin（由来） of Saint Valentine's Day（情人节）. One legend(传奇) dates as far back as the clays of the Roman Empire, according to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of the army. He knew that it would be easier to get young man who were not married to join. Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.

A priest（牧师） named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death, Valentine was made a saint, and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine's Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day. Now Saint Valentine's Day is a time for people to send one another greeting of many kinds.

February 14, Valentine's Day, is a sweethearts' day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions. People sometimes put their love message in a heart-shaped box of chocolates, or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons. Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same "will you be my Valentine?"

1.Valentine was put in prison because ________.

A. he secretly got married                                       

B. he didn't serve in the army

C. he married many young people secretly              

D. he broke the laws

2.According to the rule ________.

A. no young men could get married unless they were old enough

B. young men could marry if they served in the army for several years

C. no one could get married without the emperor's permission

D. young could marry only in the army

3.This passage mainly tells us about _________.

A. how Valentine died                                             

B. the Emperor of Rome

C. how Valentine's Day is celebrated                    

D. the origin of Valentine's Day

4.February 14 is chosen Valentine's Day because __________.

A. lovers express their tender emotions on this day   

   B. people want to remember Valentine

C. people send one another greetings of many kinds on this day

D. people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotions

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day. One story dates as far back as the days of Roman Empire. According to the story. Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of the army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join the army; therefore, he made a rule that no young men could marry until he had served in the army for a number of years.
A priest(man working in church) named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great number of young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.
After his death, Valentine was made a saint(圣人) and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day----which is a time for people to send one another their greeting of many kinds.
February 14, Valentine’s Day, is sweetheart’s day, on which people in love with each other express their soft feelings.
People sometimes put their
love message in a heart shaped box of chocolate or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons. Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same “Will you be my Valentine?”
64. According to the rule_______.
A. no young men could get married unless they were old enough.
B. Young men could get married if they had served the army for a number of years.
no one could get married without the emperor’s permission
young men could get married only in the army.
65. The passage mainly tells us about_______.
A. How Valentine died                B. The emperor of Rome   
C. How Valentine’s Day is celebrated    D. The origin of Valentine’s Day
66. February 14 is chosen as Valentine’s Day because_______.
A. people want to remember Valentine
lovers express their soft feelings on this day
people send one another greeting of many kinds on this day
people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotion
67. Valentine was put in prison for ________.
A. he helped the couples who were not supposed to get married 
B. he got married 
C. he fell in love with more than one woman.  
D. he broke the emperor’s rule on purpose

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day. One legend(story) dates as far back as the days of Roman Empire. According to the story. Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of the army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join the army; therefore, he made a rule that no young men could marry until he had served in the army for a number of years.

A priest(man working in church) named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great number of young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death, Valentine was made a saint(perfect man in public opinion) and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day----which is a time for people to send one another their greeting of many kinds.

February 14, Valentine’s Day, is sweetheart’s day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions(soft feelings).

People sometimes put their

love message in a heart shaped box of chocolate or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons(silk). Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same “Will you be my Valentine?”

46. According to the rule_______.

A. no young men could get married unless they were old enough.

B. Young men could get married if they had served the army for a number of years.

no one could get married without the emperor’s permission

young men could get married only in the army.

47.The passage mainly tells us about_______.

A. How Valentine died                B. The emperor of Rome   

C. How Valentine’s Day is celebrated    D. The origin of Valentine’s Day

48. February 14 is chosen as Valentine’s Day because_______.

A. people want to remember Valentine

lovers express their tender emotions on this day

people send one another greeting of many kinds on this day

people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotion

49. Valentine was put in prison for ________.

A. he helped the couples who were not supposed to get married   B. he got married  C. he fell in love with more than one woman.  

 D. he broke the emperor’s rule on purpose

50. When a boy asks a neighbor girl to be his Valentine, he is probably asking her to _________.

   A. spend the festival with him             B. be his date  

   C. forgive him                          D. not to break his heart

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day. One legend(story) dates as far back as the days of Roman Empire. According to the story. Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of the army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join the army; therefore, he made a rule that no young men could marry until he had served in the army for a number of years.

A priest(man working in church) named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great number of young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death, Valentine was made a saint(perfect man in public opinion) and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day----which is a time for people to send one another their greeting of many kinds.

February 14, Valentine’s Day, is sweetheart’s day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions(soft feelings).

People sometimes put their

love message in a heart shaped box of chocolate or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons(silk). Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same “Will you be my Valentine?”

46. According to the rule_______.

A. no young men could get married unless they were old enough.

B. Young men could get married if they had served the army for a number of years.

no one could get married without the emperor’s permission

young men could get married only in the army.

47.The passage mainly tells us about_______.

A. How Valentine died                B. The emperor of Rome   

C. How Valentine’s Day is celebrated    D. The origin of Valentine’s Day

48. February 14 is chosen as Valentine’s Day because_______.

A. people want to remember Valentine

lovers express their tender emotions on this day

people send one another greeting of many kinds on this day

people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotion

49. Valentine was put in prison for ________.

A. he helped the couples who were not supposed to get married   B. he got married  C. he fell in love with more than one woman.  

 D. he broke the emperor’s rule on purpose

50. When a boy asks a neighbor girl to be his Valentine, he is probably asking her to _________.

   A. spend the festival with him             B. be his date  

   C. forgive him                          D. not to break his heart

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day. One legend dates as far back as the days of the Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of his army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join. Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.

A priest(牧师) named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death, Valentine was made a saint(圣人),and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day. Now Saint Valentine’s Day is a time for people to send one another greeting of many kinds.

February 14,Valentine’s Day, is sweethearts’ day, on which people in love with each other express their tender(温柔的) emotions.

People sometimes put their love message in a heartshaped box of chocolates, or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons(带子).Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same：“Will you be my Valentine?”

64. Valentine was put in prison because__________ .

A. he secretly got married

B. he didn’t serve in the army

C. he married many young people secretly

D.he broke the laws

65. According to the rule, __________.

A .no young men could get married unless they were old enough

B. young men could marry if they served in the army for several years

C. no one could get married without the emperor’s permission

D. young men could marry only in the army

66. This passage mainly tells us about__________ .

A. how Valentine died

B. the Emperor of Rome

C. how Valentine’s Day is celebrated

D. the origin of Valentine’s Day

67. February 14 is chosen as Valentine’s Day because__________ .

A. lovers express their tender emotions on this day

B. people want to remember Valentine

C. people send one another greetings of many kinds on this day

D. people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotions

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day. One story dates as far back as the days of Roman Empire. According to the story. Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of the army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join the army; therefore, he made a rule that no young men could marry until he had served in the army for a number of years.

A priest(man working in church) named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great number of young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death, Valentine was made a saint(圣人) and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day----which is a time for people to send one another their greeting of many kinds.

February 14, Valentine’s Day, is sweetheart’s day, on which people in love with each other express their soft feelings.

People sometimes put their

love message in a heart shaped box of chocolate or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons. Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same “Will you be my Valentine?”

64. According to the rule_______.

A. no young men could get married unless they were old enough.

B. Young men could get married if they had served the army for a number of years.

no one could get married without the emperor’s permission

young men could get married only in the army.

65. The passage mainly tells us about_______.

A. How Valentine died                B. The emperor of Rome   

C. How Valentine’s Day is celebrated    D. The origin of Valentine’s Day

66. February 14 is chosen as Valentine’s Day because_______.

A. people want to remember Valentine

lovers express their soft feelings on this day

people send one another greeting of many kinds on this day

people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotion

67. Valentine was put in prison for ________.

A. he helped the couples who were not supposed to get married 

   B. he got married 

C. he fell in love with more than one woman.  

   D. he broke the emperor’s rule on purpose

     Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine’s day. One legend dates as far back as the days of Roman Empire. According to the story , Claudius , the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of the army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join the army; therefore, he made a rule that no young men could marry until he had served in the army for a number of years.

A priest named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great number of young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death, Valentine was made a saint and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s day--- which is time for people to send one another their greetings of many kinds.

February 14, Valentine’s Day, is sweetheart’s day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions.

People sometimes put their love message in a heartshaped box of chocolate or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons. Words of letters may be written on the flower-covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be , the message is almost the same: “will you be my Valentine?”

63.According to the rule__________.

  A. no young men could get married unless they were old enough.

  B. young men could get married if they had severed in the army for a number of years.

  C. no one could get married without the emperor’s permission.

  D. young men could get married only in the army.

64. The passage mainly tells us about _______

  A. how Valentine died.                   B. the Emperor of Rome

  C. how Valentine’s Day is celebrated        D. the origin of Valentine’s Day

65. February 14 is chosen as Valentine’s Day because____________

  A. people want to remember Valentine  

  B. lovers express their tender emotions on this day.

  C. people send one another greetings of many kinds on this day.

  D. people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotions.

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day. One legend(story) dates as far back as the days of Roman Empire. According to the story. Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of the army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join the army; therefore, he made a rule that no young men could marry until he had served in the army for a number of years.

A priest(man working in church) named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great number of young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death, Valentine was made a saint(perfect man in public opinion) and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day----which is a time for people to send one another their greeting of many kinds.

February 14, Valentine’s Day, is sweetheart’s day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions(soft feelings).

People sometimes put their

love message in a heart shaped box of chocolate or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons(silk). Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same “Will you be my Valentine?”

1. According to the rule_______.

A. no young men could get married unless they were old enough.

B. Young men could get married if they had served the army for a number of years.

no one could get married without the emperor’s permission

young men could get married only in the army.

2.The passage mainly tells us about_______.

A. How Valentine died　　　　　　　 B. The emperor of Rome　

C. How Valentine’s Day is celebrated　 D. The origin of Valentine’s Day

3. February 14 is chosen as Valentine’s Day because_______.

A. people want to remember Valentine

lovers express their tender emotions on this day

people send one another greeting of many kinds on this day

people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotion

4. Valentine was put in prison for ________.

A. he helped the couples who were not supposed to get married　 B. he got married C. he fell in love with more than one woman.　

D. he broke the emperor’s rule on purpose

5. When a boy asks a neighbor girl to be his Valentine, he is probably asking her to _________.

　 A. spend the festival with him　　　　　　 B. be his date　

　 C. forgive him　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not to break his heart

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day.One legend dates as far back as the days of the Roman Empire.According to the story,Claudius,the Emperor of Rome,wanted to increase the size of his army.He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join.Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.

A priest(牧师) named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people.Finally,Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison,where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death,Valentine was made a saint(圣人),and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day.It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day.Now Saint Valentine’s Day is a time for people to send one another greeting of many kinds.

February 14,Valentine’s Day,is sweethearts’ day,on which people in love with each other express their tender(温柔的) emotions.

People sometimes put their love message in a heartshaped box of chocolates,or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons(带子).Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card,or something else.Whatever the form may be,the message is almost the same：“Will you be my Valentine?”

1.Valentine was put in prison because__________ .

A.he secretly got married

B.he didn’t serve in the army

C.he married many young people secretly

D.he broke the laws

2.According to the rule, __________.

A.no young men could get married unless they were old enough

B.young men could marry if they served in the army for several years

C.no one could get married without the emperor’s permission

D.young men could marry only in the army

3.This passage mainly tells us about__________ .

A.how Valentine died

B.the Emperor of Rome

C.how Valentine’s Day is celebrated

D.the origin of Valentine’s Day

4.February 14 is chosen as Valentine’s Day because__________ .

A.lovers express their tender emotions on this day

B.people want to remember Valentine

C.people send one another greetings of many kinds on this day

D.people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotions

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分。满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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 the third century Rome. When the emperor (皇帝) 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 sentenced him 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 he was made a Saint (圣徒), 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.
61. 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.
62. 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
63. The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.
A. students in China send cards to their teachers
B. it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China
C. it is interesting to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China
D. Valentine’s Day is also popular in China now
64. The best title for this passage should be ______.
A. Valentine’s Day            B.A Brave Priest
C. Valentine’s Day in China     D. A Romantic Man