Valentine's Day(圣瓦倫丁節(jié)或情人節(jié))is on February 14th every year．For this day, people send valentines to their loved ones．Valentines Day is a special(特殊的)time to tell how much you care about a person．

　　Many people send candy(糖果)or flowers to people they love．They can also use cards with words．

　　Can you guess who gets the greatest number of valentine cards in the USA each year?Is it mothers or fathers, sisters or brothers?Uncles or aunts?Is it special friends?No, it isn't!

　　Mothers get a lot of cards, but school teachers get the most each year．Do you know who sends the most?Children do．Children send five times(倍)as many cards on February 14th as adults(成年人)do．

(1)

Valentine's Day ________．

[　　]

A．

comes once a year

B．

is on February 4th

C．

comes twice a year

D．

is on the first day of spring

(2)

We can know from the passage that valentines refer(涉及)to ________．

[　　]

A．

mothers and fathers

B．

cards, flowers, candy and so on

C．

teachers and students

D．

uncles and aunts

(3)

Teachers get the most valentines because ________．

[　　]

A．

they send the most

B．

students have too much money

C．

so many students love and respect them

D．

the valentines are only for them

(4)

Which is true?

[　　]

A．

Flowers are the best presents for valentines．

B．

All valentines are red and white．

C．

Adults don't get cards on that day．

D．

Adults send fewer cards on Valentine's Day．

(5)

This passage is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

candy and flowers

B．

parents and their children

C．

valentines and their receivers(接受者)

D．

the teachers in USA

答案：1．A;2．B;3．C;4．D;5．C;
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　　February 14 is a day for people who have fallen in love． On this day， these men and women give gifts and cards to each other for Valentine’s Day．

　　This day has been popular with people in love for a long time． At first， this holiday was called Lupercalia． Then the name of the day was changed to saint Valentine’s Day． The man named saint Valentine was Killed on February 14,270 A．D．because he was a Christian．

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　　This change did not stop people in love from giving gifts to each other． People usually gave gloves， handkerchiefs， or even underwear as gifts． Sometimes people also put hearts and flowers on the present before giving it to the other person．

　　Valentine cards did not become popular until the 1750s． The first Valentine cards were made by hand． People wrote their own words on the cards． These words were usually kind or funny．

　　Cards made by machines became more popular around 1850． All of a sudden， Valentine’s Day became a big holiday for people who made and sold cards．

　　Now， every year around February 14，cards and chocolates fill stores for people in love．

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(1)

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A．

saint Valentine

B．

Christians

C．

people in love

D．

cards

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Who was Saint valentine？

[　　]

A．

a man who killed someone

B．

a Roman good

C．

a man killed because he was a Christian

D．

Lupercalia

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How did people celebrate Lupercalia？

[　　]

A．

They killed Christians．

B．

they sang．

C．

They sent cards to each other．

D．

they gave gifts to each other．

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When did Valentine cards first become popular？

[　　]

A．

about 270 A．D．

B．

about 1750 A．D．

C．

about 1850 A．D．

D．

They have always been popular．

(5)

What helped to make Valentine cards more popular？

[　　]

A．

churches

B．

machines which made cards

C．

chocolate candy

D．

people who liked chocolate

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　　Emma and Hannah are 13-year-old school girls from Minnesota, USA．They are good at making new thing s and both of them are also good at sales．They are selling charms(小裝飾物)made out of bottle caps．

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[　　]

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New Year’s Day

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