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单选题 Valentine was killed in ancient Rome because______.
  • A. he secretly met with his lover
  • B. he secretly got married with many young girls
  • C. he secretly arranged many young lovers to get. married against the Roman king's order
  • D. he secretly held a wedding party
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节考查题。第二段中讲述了关于情人节的几个小故事，其中讲到牧师Valentine因为给年轻人秘密举行婚礼违背了罗马皇帝的命令，而被处死。故C项正确。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT what people do on Valentine's Day?
  • A. Exchanging cards.
  • B. Visiting the church.
  • C. Sending candy, perfume, jewelry, etc..
  • D. Arranging romantic dinners.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节判断题。文章第三段讲述了人们在情人节的一些活动。A项“交换卡片”，C项“送糖果、香水、珠宝等”和D项“安排浪漫聚餐”都是文中提到的人们在情人节这天做的事情，只有B项“去教堂”没有提到。
单选题 The purpose of this passage is______.
  • A. to talk about Valentine's Day
  • B. to talk about the story of Valentine
  • C. to talk about people's celebration on Valentine's Day
  • D. to talk about the popularity of celebrating Valentine's Day now in the world
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 综合判断题。本文是讲述情人节的历史由来以及人们是如何庆祝情人节的。A项表述能够涵盖全文内容，B、C和D项所述内容比较片面。
单选题 According to this passage, Valentine's Day is______.
  • A. a day on which birds select their mates
  • B. a holiday celebrated in honor of Valentine
  • C. a holiday celebrated for lovers
  • D. a day on which Valentine was killed by the Roman Emperor
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 间接事实题。根据文章内容，A、B和D三项都是关于情人节的传说以及历史上在这一天所发生的事情，不是关于“情人节”最恰当的说法。而众所周知，情人节就是为爱人们庆祝的节日。
单选题 In the 3rd paragraph, the "Guess Who" card is probably used to______.
  • A. be a gift for relatives on Valentine's Day
  • B. make jokes
  • C. express happiness on Valentine's Day
  • D. express love for a person one secretly admires
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 句意理解题。文中第三段中提到Some enjoy the joke of sending‘Guess Who’cards to a person be or she secretly admires，意为“一些人喜欢以玩笑的方式发送‘猜猜是谁’的卡片给他或她暗地里仰慕的人”，而D项表述与该句的意思相符。