Chinese Valentine’s Day(情人节)is on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar.(阴历)It is a traditional festival for Chinese people.It comes from a romantic ancient Chinese story.Niu Lang and Zhi Nu,two lovers who got separated by the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens,can only meet that night.Thanks to this touching story,Chinese people call it“Qixi”.
Meanwhile,February 14 of the solar calendar is European Valentine’s Day.It is related to a moving story too.The story goes that,there was a cruel king in ancient Rome whose name was Claudius.He forbade the youth to get married during the wars,which made the lovers angry.There was a minister named Valentine who was very angry at the rule and the king.One day a couple of lovers came to his church to ask for help to get married.Valentine helped them.Later,many couples got married with Valentine’help.But Claudius knew it soon.He put Valentine to death cruelly.And that day was February 14,the year of 270.
Compared with European Valentine’s Day，Qixi is less popular in China though it is a traditional Chinese festival.There may be many reasons.First of all,the lunar calendar is not easy to remember for most of the young people who are used to the solar calendar.Secondly,to many businessmen,European Valentine’s Day is not only a festival for lovers but also a good chance to make money.Most of the flower shops can sell their flowers at a good price on European Valentine’s Day while the business drops in Qixi，because on European Valentine’s Day lovers know more about how to enjoy it.They exchange cards,flowers and go out to date.But most of them don’t know the culture of Chinese Valentine’s Day or how to celebrate it.
【小题1】This text is mainly about_______.
| A．two moving romantic stories |
| B．something about Qixi and Valentine’s Day |
| C．why young people prefer Western festivals |
| D．how Qixi is different from European Valentine’s Day |
【小题2】Qixi is less popular than European Valentine’s Day because______.
| A．the lunar calendar is not easy to remember and people don’t know how to enjoy Qixi |
| B．the government encourages people to celebrate foreign festivals |
| C．the costs on Qixi are higher than those on European Valentine’s Day |
| D．businessmen think that European Valentine’s Day is more important than Qixi |
【小题3】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
| A．Lovers exchange cards,flowers and go out to date on Qixi. |
| B．Valentine helped a couple of lovers kill the cruel king. |
| C．European Valentine’s Day was named after a person. |
| D．Old people in China dislike young people celebrating European Valentine s Day. |
【小题4】From the last sentence of this text,we can conclude that______.
| A．Young people should fight for love and happiness |
| B．Chinese people should treasure traditional Chinese festivals more |
| C．Qixi will also become an international festival in the future |
| D．Chinese people should stop celebrating European Valentine’s Day |
