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[研究生入学考试题库]考研英语(一)模拟156 Section Ⅰ Use of English Valentines 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 on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the 4 of the girls were written on 5 of 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 Valentines 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—Valentines Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine 15 of Lupercus.  Valentines Day has become a major 16 of love and romance in the modem world. The ancient god Cupid and his 17 into a lovers 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 Valentines Day can sometimes be as 20 as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary. 1.A.WhileB.WhenC.ThoughD.Unless答案:B[解析] 考查逻辑关系。While表时间或让步，意为“当……的时候”或“虽然，尽管”；When表时间，意为“当……的时候”；Though表让步，意为“尽管，虽然”；Unless表条件，意为“除非”。根据文意，两个分句之间是时间关系，因此需要在While和When之间选择。When既可指一段时间，也可指一个时间点，既可表示持续的动作，也可表示一时的动作；While一般只表示持续性的动作或状态。空格所在分句中的动作roamed不是持续性的动作，故B．When正确。2.A.uponB.backC.offD.away答案:A[解析] 考查动词短语辨析。空格处填入的介词或副词与call构成动词短语，后接sb. to do sth. 作复合宾语。call upon sb. to do sth. 意为“请求/要求某人做某事”，符合题意。call back意为“回电话；叫(某人)回去”；call off意为“取消，停止进行”，一般接sth. 作宾语；call