单选题
Valentine's Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Luperealia. (1) the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called (2) the god Lupereus to help them. A festival in his (3) was held February 15th. On the eve of the festival the (4) of the girls were written on (5) paper and placed in jars. Each young man (6) a slip. The girl whose name was (7) was to be his sweetheart for the year. Legend (8) it that the holiday became Valentine's Day (9) a roman priest named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II (10) the Roman soldiers not to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would (11) stay home than fight. When Valentine (12) the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the (13) of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a (14) . Christian priests moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th---Valentine's Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine (15) of Lupercus. Valentine's Day has become a major (16) of love and romance in the modem world. The ancient god Cupid and his (17) into a lover's heart may still be used to (18) falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers Or jewelry, to do this. (19) to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine's Day can sometimes be as (20) as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.
【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。[A]order(命令;下令);[B]plead(辩护,恳求),[C]envision(想象,预想);[D] believe(相信,信任)。根据句意以及后面not to do sth.结构,可以得出A正确。该句大意为:国王克劳迪亚斯二世下令所有的罗马士兵不得结婚或者订婚。
【答案解析】本题测试语法。该题所在句子为文章最后一句,是个长句。句子结构为A can sometimes be as+ adj.+as B意为“A有时候就像B一样……”。再结合句意,应该选择[D]Forgetting(忘记)。该句意为:在情人节那天忘记给妻子或恋人送花有时能像忘记生日或结婚纪念日一样糟糕。[A]Keeping(保持); [B]Disapproving(不赞成);[C]Supporting(支持)都不符合题意。