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Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. (1)_____ the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans ca
Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. (1)_____ the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans ca
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问题
Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. (1)_____ the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called (2)_____ the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his (3)_____ was held February 15th. On the eve of the festival the (4)_____ of the girls were written on (5)_____ paper and placed in jars. Each young man (6)_____ a slip. The girl whose name was (7)_____ was to be his sweetheart for the year.
Legend (8)_____ it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day (9)_____ a roman priest named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II (10)_____ the Roman soldiers not to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would (11)_____ stay home than fight. When Valentine (12)_____ the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the (13)_____ of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a (14)_____. Christian priests moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine (15)_____ of Lupercus.
Valentine’s Day has become a major (16)_____ of love and romance in the modem world. The ancient god Cupid and his (17)_____ into a lover’s heart may still be used to (18)_____ falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this. (19)_____ to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as (20)_____ as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.
选项
A、constructive
B、damaging
C、reinforcing
D、retorting
答案
B
解析
本题测试词义搭配。constructive(建设挫的),damaging(有破坏性的,损害的,让人伤心的);reinforcing(加强的,增强的);retorting(反驳,反击)。根据句意得出damaging正确。
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考研英语一
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