Valentine’s Day is on Feb. 14, and Chinese call it “lovers day . I don’t think t

Valentine’s Day is on Feb. 14, and Chinesecall it “lovers day”. I don’t think the translation is an accurate one, sinceit doesn’t only belong to lovers. Valentine’s Day is for expressing affectionof all sorts. But it is uniquely for the romantically involved who shine thebrightest, who spend the most money, whose hearts are the most engaged.

When I was b boy, my mother would buyenough cheap cards with ugly drawings of butterflies and little rabbits andhoneybees for me to give one to every kid in my class, about 20 or so. Thecards came in bags, and each card had a few foolish words-“Be Mine” or “I likeyou” or “You’ve Got My Heart” or the uninteresting words, “Hi, Valentine!” Iwould sign my name on the cards quickly and the name of one of my classmates oneach easily-broken envelope. I would lick （舔）each one shut, but they were so cheap that the envelopes rarely hadenough glue. On Valentine’s Day, I would take the cards to school-everyone did.We would have a party in our classroom, with cupcakes（杯形蛋糕）and juice and tiny candyhearts, which also had Valentine messages printed on them-“You’re sweet” or“Cupid（爱神丘比特）”or“Love”.

Ah, love! That’s the Valentine’s Daymessage: love. No one knows for certain the origin of the holiday. Several,Catholic victims were named Valentine, but it’s difficult to separate legendfrom fact. One story tells of a priest（牧师）named Valentine who was imprisoned and may have been stoned to deatharound 270 for performing marriages in going against the orders of the RomanEmperor Claudius II. But it’s hard today to find any religious connection.

1.From the first paragraph, why does theauthor say that we Chinese call Valentine’s Day “lovers’ day ”is not accurate?

2.A priest named Valentine was stoned todeath for the sake of          .

3.According to the passage, we can knowValentine’s Day may be related to         .

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】略