Valentine’s Day is a popular festival of love and romance. There are legend
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Valentine’s Day is a popular festival of love and romance. There are legends associated with the festival along with the belief that birds began to mate from this day. Historians trace (追踪)its to an ancient Roman festival. It is said that in ancient Rome, people a holiday on February 14th to honor Juno—the Queen of Roman Gods and Goddesses. On the following day, February 15th，the festival of Lupercalia was celebrated to honor the Roman God of Agriculture.
An interesting was followed on the festival of Lupercalia to bring together young boys and girls who otherwise were strictly . On the eve of the festival, names of young Roman girls were written on a slip of paper and placed into jars. Each young man a girl"s name from the jar and was paired with the girl during the festival. Sometimes the lasted for a year until next year"s celebration. Quite often，the couple would fall in love with each other and marry. The custom lasted for a long time until people felt that it was un-Christian and that mates should be chosen by sight, not .
The pairing of young boys and girls set the mood of the Valentine"s Day Festival as we know today. But it was due to the efforts and daring of a priest St Valentine that the festival got its and clearer meaning. The story goes that Emperor Claudius II of Rome found it to get soldiers and felt the reason why men did not join the was that they did not wish to leave their wives and families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. St Valentine challenged Claudius"s order and secretly married couples. When his disobedience was ，Valentine was put to death on February 14, around 270 AD. After his death Valentine was named a saint.
| 小题1: | | A．acceptable | B．familiar | C．various | D．unrelated |
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| 小题2: | | A．possibility | B．development | C．event | D．origin |
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| 小题3: | | A．studied | B．observed | C．handled | D．discussed |
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| 小题4: | | A．movement | B．celebration | C．competition | D．custom |
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| 小题5: | | A．respected | B．educated | C．separated | D．organized |
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| 小题6: | | A．spoke out | B．brought out | C．pulled out | D．drew out |
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| 小题7: | | A．pairing | B．dating | C．playing | D．celebrating |
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| 小题8: | | A．fortunately | B．occasionally | C．finally | D．surprisingly |
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| 小题9: | | A．order | B．risk | C．name | D．luck |
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| 小题10: | | A．usually | B．actually | C．really | D．factually |
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| 小题11: | | A．history | B．story | C．fame | D．name |
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| 小题12: | | A．strange | B．slow | C．awful | D．tough |
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| 小题14: | | A．unfinished | B．unjustified | C．unrecognized | D．unconcerned |
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| 小题15: | | A．discovered | B．attacked | C．memorized | D．promised |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A |
解析
试题分析：情人节是一个受欢迎的爱情和浪漫的节日。关于情人节有各种各样的传说与之相关。据说,来自古罗马人在2月15日的罗马牧神节一个有趣的习俗，节日前夕,年轻女孩的名字被写在一张纸上,放入罐中。每一位男孩取出罐里的一个女孩的名字，节日期间就和女孩配对。有时配对持续一年,直到明年的庆祝活动。通常,这对夫妇会爱上彼此,最终结婚。 还有一种说法是：罗马皇帝克劳迪亚斯二世发现很难征兵，觉得男人不加入军队的原因是,他们不愿离开自己的妻子和家庭。因此,克劳迪斯在罗马取消了所有婚姻活动。圣瓦伦丁挑战克劳迪斯这种不公正的命令，秘密地为情侣们证婚。当他的反抗被发现时,在约公元270年的2月14日被处死，在他死后圣瓦伦丁被命名为圣人，也就有今日的情人节。
小题1:考查形容词辨析和对语境的理解。A. acceptable可接受的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. various各种各样的；D. unrelated无关，根据下文可知，关于情人节的传说各种各样，故选C。
小题2:考查名词辨析。A. possibility可能性；B. development发展；C. event事件；D. origin起源。这里应该是说情人节的起源。选D
小题3:考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。据说,在古罗马人们在2月14日庆祝一个节日假是为了表达对罗马诸神的女王Juno的纪念。A. Studied研究、学习；B. observed观察、庆祝；C. handled处理；D. discussed讨论。故选B
小题4:考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。在牧神节上一个有趣的习俗一直被延续着。A. movement运动；B. celebration庆祝；C. competition比赛；D. custom习俗。下面也有custom出现，故选D。
小题5:考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。从下文可知是：把被严格分离的年轻的男孩和女孩汇聚到一起。A. respected尊重；B. educated教育；C. separated分离；D. organized组织。故选C
小题6:考查动词短语辨析和对语境的理解。节日前夕,年轻女孩的名字被写在一张纸上,放入罐中。所以后面应该是：每一位男孩从罐里抽出一个女孩的名字，节日期间就和女孩配对。A. spoke out说出；B. brought out拿出；C. pulled out拉出；D. drew out抽出。故选D。
小题7:考查动词-ing形式辨析和对语境的理解。结合前文可知意思是：有时配对持续一年,直到明年的庆祝活动。A. Pairing配对；B. dating约会；C. playing玩；D. celebrating庆祝。故选A。
小题8:考查副词辨析和对语境的理解。通常这对会爱上彼此, 最终结婚。A. fortunately幸运地；B. occasionally偶尔；C. finally最后；D. surprisingly令人惊奇地。把四个选项带入本句分析语境可知，选C。
小题9:考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。这种习俗持续了很长时间,直到人们觉得这不是基督教教义的，伴侣应该通过眼睛选，而不是靠运气。A. order顺序、命令；B. risk冒险；C. name名字；D. luck运气。故选D。
小题10:考查副词辨析和对语境的理解。。但事实上是这样的。A. usually通常；B. actually实际上；C. really真的；D. factually事实上。really一般是对前面对方说的话表示疑问，惊讶的语气。而在表示确实的，真实地意思时，通常是和表语连接的，而actually 实际上，很多时候用于居首作状语，还可以修饰形容词，动词，或者其他副词，或者一个句子，factually 意思是“真实地，确实地”类似于：really。故选B。
小题11:考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。由于牧师圣瓦伦丁的努力和勇敢才使得这个节日有了这个名字和更清晰的意义。本文讲的是情人节即是圣瓦伦丁节的来历。A. history历史；B. story故事；C. fame名声；D. name名字。本文讲的是情人节即是圣瓦伦丁节的来历。故选D。
小题12:考查形容词辨析和对语境的理解。A. strange奇怪的；B. slow慢慢地；C. awful可怕的；D. tough艰难地。从文章后面可以看出：罗马皇帝Claudius二世发现很难征兵。故选D。
小题13:考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。皇帝Claudius二世觉得男人不加入军队的原因是,他们不愿离开自己的妻子和家庭。A. war战争；B. party聚会；C. army军队；D. game游戏。join the army是固定搭配，参军。故选C。
小题14:考查形容词辨析和对语境的理解。圣瓦伦丁挑战Claudius的不公平的命令，然后偷偷地为情侣们证婚。A. unfinished未完成的；B. unjustified不公平的；C. unrecognized没认出的；D. unconcerned不关心的。故选B。
小题15:考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。根据语境理解为：当他的反抗被发现时,在大约公元270年的2月14日被处死。他死后圣瓦伦丁被尊为圣人。A. discovered发现；B. attacked袭击；C. memorized记住；D. promised答应。故选A。 |
举一反三
As an English teacher, I’ve been lucky enough to travel to many countries all over the world. I’ve seen people celebrate everything from the arrival of new babies to the delivery of new cars. I’ve attended weddings, parties and religious celebrations in countries such as Argentina and Japan, and I’ve noticed that gold---the metal or the colour of it---is always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations.
It makes me wonder: Why do people love gold?
For some people, gold seems to be a status(地位)symbol. Indian businessman Datta Phuge loves gold so much that he even bought a shirt made of gold at a cost of $250,000. I’m not sure I’d spend so much money on a shirt, would you? But Datta Phuge has his reason .He explains,“ Some people want to own an Audi or a Mercedes. I choose gold.”
For other people, gold is an investment(投资). The price of gold generally increases over time and in European markets, it reached even $1,500 per ounce in 2011.
And for many people, a family heirloom（传家宝）brings together status and investment. My mother has a gold bracelet（手镯）that was given to her by her grandmother who, in turn, inherited it from her own grandmother. It’s quite a heavy piece and probably worth quite a lot of money. But its mental value is greater than its value in dollars. It’s a beautiful object that holds many family memories. When the time comes, my mum will give the bracelet to me, and one day, I’ll pass it on to the younger generation.
Therefore, status and investment are good reasons to value gold. However, I think that the real reason why people love gold is that it can be made into beautiful objects. Think about Tutankhamen’s death mask. Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?
People love gold because it holds their minds, their imaginations and, above all, their hearts.
小题1:The main idea of the first paragraph is that______.| A．the author has traveled to many countries | | B．people celebrate almost everything | | C．there are many ways to use gold | | D．people all over the world love gold |
小题2:Datta Phuge bought a shirt made of gold because________.| A．gold is a status symbol to him | B．he loves this kind of shirt | | C．people there love gold so much | D．he is a successful businessman |
小题3:According to the passage, in Europe,gold could be________per ounce in 2010.| A．$1,550 | B．$1,500 | C．$1,450 | D．$1,600 |
小题4:The gold bracelet is the heirloom for the author’s family mainly because______.| A．it’s worth a lot of money | B．it brings status and investment | | C．it’s a beautiful object | D．it holds family memories |
小题5:In the author’s opinion, the real reason why people love gold is that________.| A．it is a status symbol to some people | | B．it can be made into beautiful objects | | C．it can be passed on to the younger generation | | D．it can bring people a lot of money |
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The first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the first Olympic champion in history. Then the Olympic Games developed and continued to be held every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, put a stop to the Games.
In 1892, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed. Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people representing nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the meeting voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin found an international committee (委员会) to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was chosen to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival (复兴) of the Olympic Games and the planning began.
The first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government didn’t have enough money to build a stadium, a wealthy Greek man, Georgios Averoff, donated over $100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized (宣传) internationally, athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came by themselves. Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.
小题1:What can we know about the first Olympic Games?| A．There was only one event in it. | | B．It opened in the first week of April 1896. | | C．Coroebus was the first man to take part in it. | | D．It was stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. |
小题2:Coubertin made his dream come true in ________.小题3:Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?
a. Coubertin first brought forward his idea to start the Olympic Games.
b. Demetrious from Greece was selected as the first president of IOC.
c. Coroebus became the first Olympic champion.
d. Georgios donated money to repair the Panathenaic Stadium.
A. acdb B. cabd C. bdac D. dcba
小题4:The best title for the passage would be ________.| A．The History of the Olympics | | B．How Coubertin Set up IOC | | C．The First Modern Olympic Games | | D．Great Changes in Olympic Games |
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Zoos have been around for centuries — and they’ve changed a lot over the years. In the Middle Ages, wealthy people kept animals in their gardens. Public animal parks appeared in European cities in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The Philadelphia Zoo, the first in the United States, opened in 1874.
Until a few decades (十年) ago, most zoos were organized by creatures — monkeys in one area, cats in another, birds somewhere else, just like museum collections. In recent years, zoos have instead begun grouping animals that would normally interact (互相作用) in the wild. Moreover, instead of closing animals behind bars, designers are creating landscapes like the environments in which these creatures would naturally be found. Nearby signs provide information about the animals and their habitats in parts of the world where they normally live.
The Denver Zoo’s new Predator Ridge exhibit, for example, aims to teach visitors about Africa. Eight acres of land provide homes for 14 animal species, including lions, porcupines, cranes, and wild dogs. Plants from the region grow alongside African-like landform. Ten-foot-tall mounds (土墩) give lions a place from which to survey their surroundings, just as they would do in the wild.
Landscape design makes visitors to the Denver Zoo’s Predator Ridge exhibit feel like they’re really in Africa.
Animals in Predator Ridge can’t actually be mixed with one another, for safety reasons. But hidden deep channels and other smart features allow visitors to see all the animals at once. Different species can see each other too.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?| A．Protection of zoo animals. | | B．Changes of zoos over the time. | | C．The safety problem of zoos. | | D．The living habits of zoo animals. |
小题2:In the Denver Zoo ten-foot-tall mounds are built to _____.| A．protect the safety of visitors | | B．separate lions from other animals | | C．create a natural environment for lions | | D．offer visitors a better view of lions |
小题3:The underlined part “the region” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _____.| A．Africa | B．the Predator Ridge exhibit | | C．the Denver Zoo | D．the ten-foot-tall mounds |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that _____.| A．the earliest zoos were probably rich people’s gardens | | B．the Philadelphia Zoo is the first zoo in the world | | C．the new Predator Ridge exhibit is held in Africa | | D．more animals will be kept in zoos in the future |
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Rock and roll music developed in the United States in the early nineteen-fifties. It was based on the music called rhythm and blues that was performed by African American musicians.
Early rock and roll singers developed their own kinds of music. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan were the most popular rock and roll musicians in the early 1960’s. All were American. Then, in 1964, a new rock and roll group from England invaded America: the Beatles.
Some people say the Beatles’ music shook America like an earthquake. The Beatles changed rock and roll forever. Their early songs were influenced by American rock and roll musicians, including Chuck Berry. But the Beatles looked different and sounded different from any musical group before them.
The Beatles released their first album in the United States in 1964, when all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles. In 1967, they released an album called “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” It was one of the first “concept” albums. That is, all the songs were linked by a common story or idea.
The popularity of the Beatles led the way for more rock and roll bands from England to become popular in America. The Rolling Stones was the most important of these bands. The Rolling Stones is one of the few groups from the 1960’s that is still performing and recording today. In 1965, the group recorded one of its most famous songs, “Satisfaction”.
The musical instrument most linked to rock and roll is the guitar. Experts say Jimi Hendrix was one of the most influential guitar players in rock and roll during the late 1960’s. His “Purple Haze” was liked by many people.
By the 1970’s, rock and roll music became known as rock music. It expanded into many new forms. For example, there was country rock, hard rock, acid rock, and heavy metal rock. Punk rock, jazz rock, and glitter rock.
In the middle 1970’s, experts say rock music regained some of the energy of early rock and roll. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band became popular with their album “Born to Run”. Springsteen’s music was like the lively rock and roll music of the early nineteen-sixties. Many of his songs were about social issues. He sang about the effects of unemployment and the war in Vietnam.
小题1:The main topic of this passage is _______.| A．the history of American music | | B．the famous rock and roll groups | | C．the new forms of rock and roll music | | D．the development of rock and roll music |
小题2:Which of the following matches is NOT true?| A．the Beatles — Chuck Berry | | B．the Rolling Stones — Satisfaction | | C．Jimi Hendrix — Purple Haze | | D．Bruce Springsteen — Born to Run |
小题3:Whose songs were mainly about social problems like unemployment and war?| A．Elvis Presley’s. | B．Bob Dylan’s. | | C．Jimi Hendrix’s. | D．Springsteen’s. |
小题4:From the passage, we can know that _______.| A．one of the Rolling Stones’ albums was called “concept” | | B．rock and roll music had many different forms at the beginning | | C．rock and roll music probably came from African American music | | D．the Beatles and the Rolling Stones became popular at the same time |
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Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog"s life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. But mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.
Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.
小题1:A person who lives an unhappy life can be described as “_______”.| A．becoming sick as a dog | B．leading a dog’s life | | C．living in a dog-eat-dog world | D．Working like a dog |
小题2:The underlined word “mean” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “_______”.| A．violent | B．selfish | C．wild | D．Poor |
小题3:What can we learn from the text?| A．Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old. | | B．It might be difficult for the young to learn new skills. | | C．Junkyard dogs are careful in money arrangement. | | D．Fierce persons aren’t so awful as their appearance sometimes. |
小题4:To support his idea, the author develops the text mainly by _______.| A．listing reasons | B．using idioms | | C．giving examples | D．Making comparisons |
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