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 third century Rome.When the emperor 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 had him put 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 was made a Saint(圣者), 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.
【小題1】The best title should be __________.

A．Valentine's Day　B．A Brave Priest
C．Valentine's Day in China　D．A Romantic Man
【小題2】What does the underlined word mean in Para.2?
A．樹葉B．枝條C．花瓣D．花粉
【小題3】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.
【小題4】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


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】A

解析【小題1】答案　A　[主旨大意題。綜合全文，我們可以看出，本文談?wù)摰氖恰扒槿斯?jié)”。]
【小題2】答案　C　[詞義猜測(cè)題。由語(yǔ)境知，用花瓣拼出愛人的名字合乎情理。]
【小題3】答案　B　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從本文的第二段的最后一句，我們可以找到答案的依據(jù)。]
【小題4】答案　C　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從本文的第三段我們知道，這位牧師沒有聽皇帝的命令，還是為情人們主持儀式，因而使得皇帝大為惱火。]

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