2017-2018学年度高中英语 Unit 3 Celebration课时跟踪练（三）Lesson 2 amp; Lesson 3-Pre-reading 北师大版必修1.docVIP

课时跟踪练(三) Lesson 2 Lesson 3 — Pre-reading Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentines Day. One legend dates as far back as the days of the Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of his army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join. Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army. A priest (牧师) named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14. After his death, Valentine was made a saint (圣人), and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine?s Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day. Now Saint Valentine?s Day is a time for people to send one another greetings of many kinds. February 14, Valentine?s Day, is sweethearts? day, on which people in love with each other express their tender (温柔的) emotions. People sometimes put their love message in a heart-shaped box of chocolates, or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons (带子). Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same: “Will you be my Valentine？” 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。介绍了一个关于圣瓦伦丁节?又称“情人节”?来历的传奇故事以及如今人们庆祝圣瓦伦丁节的方式。1．Valentine was put in prison because ________. A．he secretly got married B．he didnt serve in the army C．he married many young people secretly D．he broke the laws 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“A priest (牧师) named Valentine broke the rule ...”可得出答案。 2．According to the rule, ________. A．no young men could get married unless they were old enough B．young men could marry if they had served in the army for several years C．no one could get married without the emperors permission D．young men could marry only in the army 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话“Therefore he made a r