题目内容
3、It is the most romantic day of the year, but for many people the cards they receive on February 14 are not from a Valentine, but from themselves. One in nine love missives（信） received on Valentine’s Day were sent by people to themselves “to save face on the V-day,” according to a survey released by online retailer amazon.co.uk. Amazon, which questioned more than 1,000 people in Britain, France and Germany, also found one in three cards was received by a parent and one person in 10 admitted to stealing a card from a sibling or housemate. Amazon said Germans were the least romantic, with 69 percent saying Valentine’s Day was unimportant, compared to 54 percent of Britons and 46 percent of French. Germans were also the most likely to forget to give their partners a present while the French spent the most on their loved ones. One in three French lovers splashed out between $42 and $84 on a gift, and 11 percent spent more than $84. The most common romantic gift in Britain and Germany was flowers. The French were more likely to opt for a romantic dinner.
1．Which one would be the best title?
A．A survey by Amazon B．How to save your face on V-day?
C．Love letters straight from…Yourself? D．France---- the most romantic country
2．According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?
A．People send cards to themselves on Valentine’s Day in order to avoid feeling embarrassed.
B．Germany is the least romantic country while France is the most romantic.
C．According to the survey, about one out of ten people steal cards from their sisters, brothers or housemates.
D．54 percent of Britons think Valentine’s Day is important.
3．What is the meaning of the underlined words?
A．cost B．spent C．present D．give
4．Which information is Right according to the passage?
A．Germans were the most likely to forget to give parents a present on the V-day.
B．About 33 percent of the French people spent more than $84.
C．People from Britain and Germany sent more flowers than French people.
D．The French would like to go to a romantic dinner for the Valentine’s Day.
试题答案
3、CDBD
It is the most romantic day of the year, but for many people the cards they receive on February 14 are not from a Valentine, but from themselves. One in nine love missives（信） received on Valentine’s Day were sent by people to themselves “to save face on the V-day,” according to a survey released by online retailer amazon.co.uk. Amazon, which questioned more than 1,000 people in Britain, France and Germany, also found one in three cards was received by a parent and one person in 10 admitted to stealing a card from a sibling or housemate. Amazon said Germans were the least romantic, with 69 percent saying Valentine’s Day was unimportant, compared to 54 percent of Britons and 46 percent of French. Germans were also the most likely to forget to give their partners a present while the French spent the most on their loved ones. One in three French lovers splashed out between $42 and $84 on a gift, and 11 percent spent more than $84. The most common romantic gift in Britain and Germany was flowers. The French were more likely to opt for a romantic dinner.
1．Which one would be the best title?
A．A survey by Amazon B．How to save your face on V-day?
C．Love letters straight from…Yourself? D．France---- the most romantic country
2．According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?
A．People send cards to themselves on Valentine’s Day in order to avoid feeling embarrassed.
B．Germany is the least romantic country while France is the most romantic.
C．According to the survey, about one out of ten people steal cards from their sisters, brothers or housemates.
D．54 percent of Britons think Valentine’s Day is important.
3．What is the meaning of the underlined words?
A．cost B．spent C．present D．give
4．Which information is Right according to the passage?
A．Germans were the most likely to forget to give parents a present on the V-day.
B．About 33 percent of the French people spent more than $84.
C．People from Britain and Germany sent more flowers than French people.
D．The French would like to go to a romantic dinner for the Valentine’s Day.
查看习题详情和答案>>It is a traditional festival for Chinese people. It comes from a romantic ancient Chinese story. Niu Lang and
Zhi Nv, two lovers who got separated by the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens, can only meet that night.
Thanks to this touching story, Chinese people regard the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar as Chinese Valentine's Day. In China people also call it "Qixi".
Meanwhile, February 14 of the solar calendar is European Valentine's Day. It is related to a moving story
too. The story goes that, there was a cruel king in ancient Rome whose name was Claudius. He forbade the
youth to get married during the wars, which made the lovers angry. There was a monk (修道士) named
Valentine who was very angry at the rule and the king. One day a couple of lovers came to his temple to ask
for help to get married. Valentine helped them. Later, many couples got married with Valentine's help. But
Claudius knew it soon. He put Valentine to death cruelly. And that day was February 14, the year of 270.
Compared with European Valentine's Day, Qixi is less popular in China though it is a traditional Chinese
festival. There may be many reasons. First of all, the lunar calendar is not easy to remember for most of the
young people who are used to the solar calendar. Secondly, to many businessmen, European Valentine's Day is
not only a festival for lovers but also a good chance to make money. Most of the flower shops can sell their
flowers at a good price on European Valentine's Day while the business drops in Qixi, because on European
Valentine's Day lovers know more about how to enjoy it. They exchange cards, flowers and go out to date.
But most of them don't know the culture of Chinese Valentine's Day or how to celebrate it.
B. something about Qixi and Valentine's Day
C. why young people prefer Western festivals
D. how Qixi is different from European Valentine's Day
B. the government encourages people to celebrate foreign festivals
C. the costs on Qixi are higher than those on European Valentine's Day
D. the lunar calendar is not easy to remember and people don't know how to enjoy Qixi
B. Valentine helped a couple of lovers kill the cruel king.
C. European Valentine's Day was named after a person.
D. Old people in China dislike young people celebrating European Valentine's Day.
B. Chinese people should treasure traditional Chinese festivals more.
C. Qixi will also become an international festival in the future.
D. Chinese people should stop celebrating European Valentine's Day.
calendar (阴历). It is a traditional festival for Chinese people. It comes from a romantic ancient
Chinese story. Niu Lang and Zhi Nv, two lovers who got separated by the Queen Mother of the
Western Heavens, can only meet that night. Thanks to this touching story, Chinese people regard
people also call it "Qixi".
Meanwhile, February 14 of the solar calendar is European Valentine's Day. It is related to a
moving story too. The story goes that, there was a cruel king in ancient Rome whose name was
Claudius. He forbade the youth to get married during the wars, which made the lovers angry. There
was a monk named Valentine who was very angry at the rule and the king. One day a couple of
lovers came to his temple to ask for help to get married. Valentine helped them. Later, many couples
got married with Valentine's help. But Claudius knew it soon. He put Valentine to death cruelly. And
that day was February 14, the year of 270.
Compared with European Valentine's Day, Qixi is less popular in China though it is a traditional
Chinese festival. There may be many reasons. First of all, the lunar calendar is not easy to remember
for most of the young people who are used to the solar calendar. Secondly, to many businessmen,
European Valentine's Day is not only a festival for lovers but also a good chance to make money.
Most of the flower shops can sell their flowers at a good price on European Valentine's Day while
the business drops in Qixi, because on European Valentine's Day lovers know more about how to
enjoy it. They exchange cards, flowers and go out to date. But most of them don't know the culture
of Chinese Valentine's Day or how to celebrate it.
B. something about Qixi and Valentine's Day
C. why young people prefer Western festivals
D. how Qixi is different from European Valentine's Day
B. the government encourages people to celebrate foreign festivals
C. the costs on Qixi are higher than those on European Valentine's Day
D. the lunar calendar is not easy to remember and people don't know how to enjoy Qixi
B. Valentine helped a couple of lovers kill the cruel king.
C. European Valentine's Day was named after a person.
D. Old people in China dislike young people celebrating European Valentine's Day.
B. Chinese people should treasure traditional Chinese festivals more.
C. Qixi will also become an international festival in the future.
D. Chinese people should stop celebrating European Valentine's Day.