题目内容
It was wrong to cut down the old tree which dates back to 1915, _______ the reason.
- A.whatever
- B.wherever
- C.whenever
- D.however
考查状语从句,句意为砍到这颗可以追溯到1915年的老树是错误的,无论是什么原因。 Whatever意为无论什么 wherever意为无论什么地方 whenever意为无论什么时候 however意为无论怎样
The Roman Emperor Claudius II was fighting many wars. He wanted a strong army, but many men did not want to be soldiers. Claudius thought the men wanted to stay at home to be with their wives and children instead of leaving to fight wars.
Claudius thought of an awful solution to his problem. He decided to cancel all marriages! No one in all of Rome could get married. Claudius thought that if the men couldn’t get married, the men would ignore the women and want to be soldiers.
Valentine, who was a priest (牧师), believed that people needed to get married. He thought it was wrong for people to live together without being married. So he secretly and illegally married couples anyway. He performed the weddings in secret places, so the Roman soldiers would not find out.
But they did find out. Valentine was arrested and brought before the Emperor. The Emperor thought Valentine was a well-spoken and wise young man, and encouraged him to stop being a Christian (基督徒) and become a loyal Roman. Valentine would not deny his beliefs, and he refused. He was sent to prison and was finally killed. While he was in prison, he sent out letters to his friends and asked to be prayed (祈祷) for by writing Remember your Valentine.
Valentine was killed on the 14th or the 24th of February in the year 269 or 270. We celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th in honor of St. Valentine.
【小题1】The Emperor Claudius II wanted men to __________.
| A.live at home and work for the empire |
| B.become loyal Roman citizens |
| C.go to other countries and raise families |
| D.fight wars in other lands |
| A.terrible | B.wonderful | C.possible | D.friendly |
| A.Valentine believed in marriage and risked death to marry people. |
| B.Claudius wanted to stay at home with his wife. |
| C.Claudius thought Valentine was a man with a bright future. |
| D.Valentine broke the law. |
A primary school teacher who left a class of 25 pupils in tears after she told them Santa Claus did not exist has been fired. When excited youngsters became rowdy as they talked about Santa, the supply teacher said out suddenly, "It's your parents who leave out presents on Christmas Day."
The class of seven-year-olds at Blackshaw Lane Primary School, Royton, Greater Manchester burst into tears and told their parents when they arrived home. Mothers and fathers then complained about the incident and were sent a letter by the school saying the teacher, who only worked at the school for one day last week, has been punished.
The school has now said it will not hire her again.
One father said, "My son came home and said that his teacher had told the class that Santa doesn't exist and it’s their mum and dad that put out presents for them. Obviously, they were all talking about Christmas and being a bit rowdy. She just came straight out with it. "
"My son was in tears and so was everyone else in the class — especially as it was so close to Christmas. I thought it was wrong. He was crazy about it. He’s only seven-year-old and it's part of the magic of Christmas to him. "
"We told him that she did not believe in Father Christmas because of her religion and he's fine now."
"The father described the incident as ' shocking' and believed it was done with malicious intent (恶意地). A lot of parents were angry and complained to the school. The teacher, who was supplied by Rochdale and Oldham Supply Agency, is still listed and will work with other schools," the agency said.
However, the head teacher in Angela McCormick refused to comment on the incident.
【小题1】 Who felt the angriest about the incident?
| A.The teacher who was fired. | B.The parents whose children cried. |
| C.The pupils who were in tears. | D.Santa Claus the teacher talked about. |
| A.the teacher was fired and couldn't continue her career in teaching |
| B.the parents complained about the discipline of the school |
| C.the little pupils felt disappointed after hearing the words said by the teacher |
| D.in reality, Santa Claus exists and gives out presents once a year |
| A.surprised. | B.noisy. | C.discouraged. | D.annoyed. |