题目内容
What _____ of students pass the exam in your class?
- A.per cent
- B.percent
- C.numbers
- D.percentage
你们班考试及格学生的百分率是多少?percentage比例,百分比。
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(牧师) in the third century Rome. When the emperor (皇帝) 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 sentenced him 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 he was made a Saint (圣徒), 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.
【小题1】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. |
| 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 |
| A.students in China send cards to their teachers |
| B.it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China |
| C.it is interesting to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China |
| D.Valentine’s Day is also popular in China now |
| A.Honor and respect. | B.Love and joy. |
| C.Praise and disbelief. | D.Sorrow and humor. |
| A.Valentine’s Day is a Festival in honor of a person. |
| B.Valentine is a brave priest who died for what he believed in. |
| C.All the young people in the 3rd Century could not get married freely. |
| D.People at that time in Rome lived in a hard time under the control of the emperor. |
To find how the name Canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. At that time, the French dreamed of disclosing and controlling more land, of expanding(扩展)trade beyond(超出) their borders and of spreading their faith(信仰) across the world .In 1535, Francois I ,King of France, ordered a navigator (航海家) named Jacques Cartier to explore(探险) the New World and search for a passage to India.
Cartier first arrived at the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he wanted to explore. He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East. So he sailed upstream along the St. Lawrence River. However, instead or reaching Asia he arrived at Quebec or Stadacona, as the Indians called it. It was at this point that the term “ Canada” entered the country’s history. Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian work “Kanata”, which means community or village. Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge “ village” Canada is!
【小题1】In the early sixteenth century , the King of France ordered Cartier to ______
| A. find the new world |
| B. build an entirely new country |
| C. go and visit the American Indians |
| D. get more information about America and find a way to Asia |
| A. he had already got to India |
| B. it was a water way to the New World |
| C. it was a water passage to the East |
| D. he had sailed into the Atlantic |
| A. an Indian village |
| B. a little town in southern Canada |
| C. a village at the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| D. the place which we call Canada now |
| A. Quebec was a village and Stadacona was another |
| B. Cartier mistook Quebec for Stadacona |
| C. Stadacona was a village in Quebec |
| D. Stadacona was what the Indians called Quebec then |
| A. a small town in Stadacona |
| B. the place called Quebec |
| C. a long water passage |
| D. a huge village including Quebec and Stadacona |