5.Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is named after Saint Valentine,an early Christian churchman who reportedly helped young lovers.Valentine was killed for his Christian beliefs on February 14more than 1700years ago,but the day that had his name is even earlier than that.More than 2,000years ago,the ancient Romans celebrated a holiday for lovers.As part of the celebration,girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large container.Boys reached into the container and pulled one out.The girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover or sweet heart for a year.
Lovers still put their names on pieces of paper and they send each other Valentine's Day cards that tell of their love.Sometimes they also send gifts,like flowers or chocolate candy.Americans usually send these gifts and cards through the mail system.But some use another way to send this message.They have it printed in a newspaper.The cost is usually a few dollars.Some of the messages are simple and short,"Jane,I love you very much".Others say more,for example,"Dan,Roses are red.Violets(紫羅蘭) are blue.I hope you love me as much as I love you.Forever,Mary."
Most of the newspapers that print such messages are local,but USA Today is sold throughout the United States and 90other countries as well.This means someone can send a Valentine message to a lover in a faraway city or town almost anywhere in the world.These messages cost 80dollars or more.An employee of USA Today says readers can have a small heart or rose printed along with their messages this year.Will this kind of Valentine's Day message reach the one you love?Well,just make sure he or she reads the newspaper.
25.When was the day named after Valentine?A
A.More than 1700years ago.
B.More than 2000years ago.
C.On February 24.
D.It is not mentioned in the passage.
26.Which is NOT true about the Roman holiday?A
A.Girls and boys were not lovers for a year.
B.It was celebrated as holiday for lovers.
C.Boys and girls became sweet hearts by chance.
D.Girls put into a large container pieces of paper with their own names on them.
27.What can be inferred from the passage?D
A.The ancient Roman girls were more open and easy-going than boys.
B.Valentine was killed for helping lovers.
C.Readers of USA Today can send roses to their lovers along with the printed messages.
D.Valentine was honored by people for his firm Christian belief and warm heart.
28.What is the purpose of the passage?A
A.To briefly introduce the origin of Valentine's Day and the modern style.
B.To sell roses on Valentine's Day.
C.To advertise for USA Today.
D.To tell you that Americans are open to express their love.

分析 情人節(jié)
情人節(jié)是以Saint Valentine(圣•瓦倫。┑拿置,他是早期的一位基督教教士,據(jù)說幫助年輕的情侶.1700年前瓦倫丁在2月14日死于他的基督信仰,但是用他的名字命名的那一天甚至比那更早.早在2000多年前,古羅馬人慶祝情人們的節(jié)日,作為慶;顒拥囊徊糠,女孩在紙上寫自己的名字放在一個大容器.男孩把手伸進(jìn)盒子抽出一張.抽到名字的女孩成為他一年的愛人或情人.
情人們?nèi)园衙謱懺诩埳,他們互送情人?jié)賀卡,表達(dá)他們的愛.他們有時也會送禮物,如鮮花或巧克力糖果.美國人通常通過郵件系統(tǒng)送這些禮物和賀卡,但一些用另一種方式發(fā)送此消息.他們把它印在報紙上,成本通常是幾美元.一些信息簡單明了,"簡,我非常愛你.其他人說得多一些,例如,"丹,紅玫瑰,紫羅蘭是藍(lán)色的.我希望你愛我就像我愛你一樣多,永遠(yuǎn),瑪麗."
大多數(shù)刊登這種消息的報紙都是地方性的,但《今日美國》銷售遍及美國和90個其他國家.這意味著有人可以發(fā)送消息給居住在世界任何地方的遙遠(yuǎn)城市或城鎮(zhèn)的愛人情人.這些信息的成本在80美元以上.《今日美國》的一個員工說,今年讀者可以有一個小的心玫瑰跟隨著他們的信息一起出版.這種情人節(jié)短信將送到你愛的人那里嗎?好吧,確保他或她會去讀報紙.

解答 25.A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段中"Valentine was killed for his Christian beliefs on February 14 more than 1700years ago,but the day that had his name is even earlier than that."可知,1700年前瓦倫丁在2月14日死于他的基督信仰,但是用他的名字命名的那一天比1700年前更早,more than 1700 years ago,故選A.
26.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段最后一句"The girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover or sweet heart for a year."可知,此節(jié)日中,女孩在紙上寫自己的名字放在一個大容器.男孩把手伸進(jìn)盒子抽出一張.抽到名字女孩會成他一年的愛人或情人,故A選項不正確;根據(jù)第一段中"More than 2,000years ago,the ancient Romans celebrated a holiday for lovers.",此節(jié)日是古羅馬人慶祝情人們的節(jié)日,故B選項表述正確;根據(jù)第一段"As part of the celebration,girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large container.Boys reached into the container and pulled one out.The girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover or sweet heart for a year.",作為慶祝活動的一部分,女孩在紙上寫自己的名字放在一個大容器.男孩把手伸進(jìn)盒子抽出一張.抽到名字的女孩成為他一年的愛人或情人,所以男孩和女孩成為愛人是偶然的,故C選項表述正確;根據(jù)第一段"girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large container."可知,女孩紙上寫自己的名字放在一個容器里,故D選項表述正確.綜上,只有A選項表述不正確,故選A.
27.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段"Valentine was killed for his Christian beliefs on February 14"可知,2月14日瓦倫丁因其基督信仰而死,加之2月14日后來被定為情人節(jié),一個節(jié)日,由此可以推斷瓦倫丁因其堅定的信仰以及熱心為人所敬仰.A選項:根據(jù)第一段最后"As part of the celebration,girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large container.Boys reached into the container and pulled one out.The girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover or sweet heart for a year."可知,文中提及男孩女孩的行為是一種慶;顒,并不能說明他們的性格開放隨和,故A選項的推斷沒有根據(jù).B選項:根據(jù)第一段"Valentine was killed for his Christian beliefs on February 14"可知,瓦倫丁死于其基督信仰,并不是幫助情侶,故B選項不正確.C選項:根據(jù)第三段"An employee of USA Today says readers can have a small heart or rose printed along with their messages this year."可知,C選項文中已經(jīng)提及,不用推斷,故C選項不符合題意.綜上,故選D.
28.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章大意,本文介紹了情人節(jié),第一段說明了情人節(jié)的起源來歷,第二段介紹了情人節(jié)表達(dá)愛意的方式,第三段交代了在報紙上表達(dá)愛意的現(xiàn)代方式,綜合各段大意,本文寫作目的是介紹情人節(jié)起源以及現(xiàn)代方式.B選項:為了在情人節(jié)賣玫瑰,本文未重點提及情人節(jié)花束,推銷玫瑰,故排除B選項.C選項:為《今日美國》打廣告,本文最后一段提及《今日美國》,整篇文章并未以《今日美國》為中心,反而以《今日美國》為例介紹情人節(jié)表達(dá)愛意的現(xiàn)代方式,故排除C選項.D選項:為了告訴你美國人表達(dá)愛意,很開放.文中并未專門提及美國人,故排除D選項.綜上,故選A.

點評 本文簡單地介紹了情人節(jié)起源來歷以及古往今來情人節(jié)當(dāng)天戀人們表達(dá)愛意的各種方式.題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性地找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題,在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上進(jìn)行合理正確的分析,切記胡亂猜測,做到有理有據(jù).

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