St. Valentine’s Day has roots in
several different legends that have found their way to us through the ages. One
of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid(爱神丘比特), the Ro man god of
love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and
arrow. Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for his teachings. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded (斩首), not only because he was a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. He supposedly cured the jailer’s daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailer’s daughter a farewell let ter, signing it "From Your Valentine." Another legend tells us that this same Valentine, well loved by all, received no A. February 13 B. February 15 C. February 14 D. February 16 [单项选择]St. Patrick's Day is observed in honor of early immigrants from ______.
A. Italy B. Portugal C. Ireland D. Poland [单项选择]
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. Legend has it that this patron saint had given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland. He also used the three-leafed shamrock to represent the Trinity how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity—and converted the pagans to Christianity. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for hundreds of years. People wear green in memory of the Emerald Isle and wear shamrocks. [单项选择]请根据下面短文回答第61~65题:
St. Martin’s Day is a holiday in Holland. St. Martin was a man who did kind things for many people in need. One cold winter day he was walking home. He wore a coat to keep warm and had a small piece of bread to eat. Then he saw a stranger on the side of the road. The man sat on the ground and he was hungry and had no home. St. Martin took out his knife and cut his coat into two. He gave the man half of his warm coat. Then he gave the man haft of his bread. Nancy was a schoolgirl in Holland. One St. Martin’s day, she rode her bicycle with her classmates after school. When she got home, she said goodbye to her classmates and went into her yard. As she parked her bike, she heard a noise in the grass. She jumped back suddenly. At her feet was a small gray homeless cat. "That old cat keeps scaring me!" she complained as she walked into the room. "It won’t hurt you, " said her father. She was angry about the cat but she could not be unhappy for long. It A. He worked for his country. B. He saved homeless animals. C. He gave his food to a poor man. 我来回答: 提交
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