The main idea of this passage is__________A． that vicious and dangerous sports should be banned by lawB． that people are willing to pay vast sums money to see violenceC． to compare two different attitudes towards dangerous sportsD． people are bloodthirsty
题目
The main idea of this passage is__________
A． that vicious and dangerous sports should be banned by law
B． that people are willing to pay vast sums money to see violence
C． to compare two different attitudes towards dangerous sports
D． people are bloodthirsty in sports
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第1题：
—How can people avoid food contamination nowadays?—()A. People should have balanced food to get different nutrients they need.
B. I agree with you on this point, and we should pay more to attention to food safety.
C. The government should set strict rules to standardize the production of food.
参考答案：C
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第2题：
What is the main idea of this passage?
A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States.
B. The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
C. People learn' the importance of time from the culture they are in.
D. Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.
正确答案：B55．答案为B 从文章中教授的经历和调查可得知守时的重要性在不同文化中的差异，因此B为正确答案。
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第3题：
As recently as three decades ago,many Americans believed that using credit was an unwise and?dangerous way to pay for what they bought．Some even thought that owing money to a store or a?credit company was something to be ashamed of．Good citizens,they believed,always bought what?they wanted with real money and they paid the full price immediately．
Today,however,all that has changed．Credit,as some observers have noted,has become a?way of life in the United States．More and more Americans now are depending on those small pieces?of plastic,credit cards,to pay for large purchases such as televisions,record players or furniture．Many people today would consider it unusual not to use a credit card to pay for a costly restaurant?dinner,a hotel room or an airline trip．And there are some situations in which Americans must have?credit cards．If they want the temporary use of a car,for example,they first must give the car rental?company the number of their credit card．That number is considered a guarantee that they will return?the car and pay for using it．
Credit cards offer two major services to Americans．First of all,they are easier and safer to?carry than large amounts of money．Second,they permit people to borrow,to have the immediate?pleasure of owning something,even if they do not have enough money to pay for it at the time．With?credit cards people pay for goods or services at the end of each month instead of when they buy them．And when the time does come to pay,most credit cards offer people a choice．They can pay all of?what they owe for the month or they can just pay usually between 5 and 10 percent of what they owe．
What do Americans feel about using credit cards nowadays according to the?passage?A.They consider it valuable．
B.They regard it as a shame．
C.They think it dangerous．
D.They find it quite convenient．答案：D解析：【考情点拨】推理判断题。
【应试指导】文章第一段写以前美国人对信用卡的看法很不好，第二段写如今人们的态度发生了改变，越来越多的人使用信用卡，有了信用卡生活更方便，故选D。 -
第4题：
共用题干
第一篇
From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920.The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi.
Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account.Instead,they should give it to him to save
for them.Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank.For example,a savings account might pay you$5
a year for every $100 you deposit.Ponzi,however,would pay you $40 a year for every $ 100 you gave
him to hold.Many people thought this was a good plan.They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people?This is what he did with the money people gave him:
He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money.However,he also kept a lot of the
money for himself. Soon he had $ 250 million.This was a kind of theft,and it was against the law. The
people who gave him their money didn't think anything was wrong. Ponzi paid them every month,just like a
bank.Ponzi continued this way of working for two years.Then one day,he didn'thave enough money to pay
all the people.They discovered his crime,and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later,people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff.
People said he gave good advice about money.They said when they gave him their money,he paid them a lot
more than the bank.Madoff helped hospitals,schools,and individuals earn money.Over a period of 40
years,people gave him$170 billion.However,no one investigated what he did with the money.The people
who gave Madoff their money also didn't think anything was wrong because he paid them every month.
One day,Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay. That's when people
discovered how Madoff worked:He was taking money from some people to pay other people,just the way
Charles Fonzi did.However,this time,instead of losing millions of dollars,people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud,and the United States government officials arrested him.He didn't have to
go on trial because he said he was guilty.In 2009,a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison.Bernard
Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi'5.It was the biggest fraud in history.The lesson of this story is
clear:When something seems too good to be true,it probably is!Why didn't Madoff have to go on trial?
A:The officials couldn'tfind any evidence against him.
B:He had friends in the government who helped him.
C:He admitted he was guilty.
D:He returned all the illegal money.答案：C解析：从文章第一段倒数第三句话“Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every$100 you gave him to hold.”可知答案为C。
从文章第二段第二句话“He used some of that money to pay other people”可知答案为B。
从文章第二段第三句话“he also kept a lot of the money for himself”和第五句话“This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law.”可知答案为C。
从文章第三段第五句话“Over a period of 40 years”可知答案为A。
从文章第五段第二句话“He didn' t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty.”可 知答案为C。 -
第5题：
共用题干
第一篇
From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920.The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi.
Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account.Instead,they should give it to him to save
for them.Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank.For example,a savings account might pay you$5
a year for every $100 you deposit.Ponzi,however,would pay you $40 a year for every $ 100 you gave
him to hold.Many people thought this was a good plan.They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people?This is what he did with the money people gave him:
He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money.However,he also kept a lot of the
money for himself. Soon he had $ 250 million.This was a kind of theft,and it was against the law. The
people who gave him their money didn't think anything was wrong. Ponzi paid them every month,just like a
bank.Ponzi continued this way of working for two years.Then one day,he didn'thave enough money to pay
all the people.They discovered his crime,and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later,people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff.
People said he gave good advice about money.They said when they gave him their money,he paid them a lot
more than the bank.Madoff helped hospitals,schools,and individuals earn money.Over a period of 40
years,people gave him$170 billion.However,no one investigated what he did with the money.The people
who gave Madoff their money also didn't think anything was wrong because he paid them every month.
One day,Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay. That's when people
discovered how Madoff worked:He was taking money from some people to pay other people,just the way
Charles Fonzi did.However,this time,instead of losing millions of dollars,people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud,and the United States government officials arrested him.He didn't have to
go on trial because he said he was guilty.In 2009,a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison.Bernard
Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi'5.It was the biggest fraud in history.The lesson of this story is
clear:When something seems too good to be true,it probably is!For every$100,Ponzi promised to pay people
A:$5 a year
B:$20 a year
C:$40 a year
D:$100 a year答案：C解析：从文章第一段倒数第三句话“Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every$100 you gave him to hold.”可知答案为C。
从文章第二段第二句话“He used some of that money to pay other people”可知答案为B。
从文章第二段第三句话“he also kept a lot of the money for himself”和第五句话“This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law.”可知答案为C。
从文章第三段第五句话“Over a period of 40 years”可知答案为A。
从文章第五段第二句话“He didn' t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty.”可 知答案为C。 -
第6题：
共用题干
第二篇
From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920. The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi.
Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account.Instead,they should give it to him to save
for them.Pouzi promised to pay them more than the bank.For example,a savings account might pay you
$5 a year for every $100 you deposit.Ponzi,however,would pay you $40 a year for every $100 you
gave him to hold.Many people thought this was a good plan.They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people?This is what he did with the money people gave him:
He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money.However,he also kept a lot of the
money for himself. Soon he had $250 million.This was a kind of theft,and it was against the law.The
people who gave him their money didri't think anything was wrong.Ponzi paid them every month,just like
a bank.Ponzi continued this way of working for two years.Then one day,he didn't have enough money to
pay all the people.They discovered his crime,and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later,people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff.
People said he gave good advice about money.They said when they gave him their money,he paid them a
lot more than the bank.Madoff helped hospitals,schools,and individuals earn money.Over a period of 40
years,people gave him $170 billion.However,no one investigated what he did with the money.The
people who gave Madoff their money also didn'tthink anything was wrong because he paid them every
month.
One day,Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay.That's when
people discovered how Madoff worked:He was taking money from some people to pay other people,just the
way Charles Ponzi did.However,this time,instead of losing millions of dollars,people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud,and the United States government officials arrested him.He didn'thave
to go on trial because he said he was guilty.In 2009,a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison.Bernard
Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi's.It was the biggest fraud in history.The lesson of this story is
clear:When something seems too good to be true,it probably is!For every$100,Ponzi promised to pay people_________.
A:$5 a year
B:$20 a year
C:$40 a year
D:$100 a year答案：C解析：由文章第一段倒数第三句话“Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every $ 100 you gave him to hold.”可知答案为C。
由文章第二段第二句话“He used some of that money to pay other people”可知答案为B。
由文章第二段第三句话“he also kept a lot of the money for himself”和第五句话“This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law.”可知答案为C。
由文章第三段第五句话“Over a period of 40 years”可知答案为A。
由文章第五段第二句话“He didn' t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty.”可 知答案为C。第三篇 本篇文章主要讲述的是不丹国王吉美·辛格·旺楚克在国内采取了一个新的经济指标——国民幸福指数，以及取得的成效。 -
第7题：
单选题What is the main idea of the passage?ANew York is a city of glass towers.
BGlass tower are dangerous for migrating birds.
CNew York adopted new safety standards for buildings.
DGlass towers are a new trend in the United States.
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第8题：
单选题The main purpose of this advertisement is to ______.Aencourage more people to attend the Forum in time
Bpromise everyone can pay less money to attend the Forum
Ccall on the people in the north of the USA to go south for holidays
Dintroduce some new activities and topics of the Forum
正确答案： D解析：
主旨大意题。这是一篇带有广告性质的宣传文稿，其主要目的是鼓励更多的人参加论坛。 -
第9题：
单选题The main idea of this passage is ______.Ahow to distinguish people’s faces
Bhow to describe people’s personality
Chow to distinguish people both inwardly and outwardly
Dhow to tell good persons from bad persons without wearing masks
正确答案： D解析：
主旨题。答案出处为第一段、第二段及最后一段。C项中的inwardly和outwardly 与原文中提出的face和personality相对应。A和B两项只提及了文章的一个方面，而D项仅提及如何区分好人与坏人，与文章大意不符。 -
第10题：
单选题What’s the main idea of the passage?ASome manners on visiting British and American people’s home.
BDifferent table manners between British and American people.
CDifferent ideas about the home between British and American people
DDifferent ideas about how to get along well with neighbors between British and American people
正确答案： B解析：
本文介绍了拜访英国或者美国朋友需要注意的问题。故选项A正确。 -
第11题：
单选题What’s the main idea of the passage?ARomance is a double-edged sword for adults.
BParents should forbid their children’s love.
CPuppy love may bring young people depression.
DRomance is good for young people.
正确答案： A解析：
文章第一段明确指出，早恋会给青少年带来压力，并可能会导致青少年抑郁。故文章关键词应包括早恋，青少年和抑郁，故答案为C。 -
第12题：
单选题The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that ______.Athe professionals do not pose much of a problem for the stores
Bsome people “simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops”
C“the honest public has to pay higher prices”
Dthe third type of shop-lifters are dangerous people
正确答案： A解析：
推断题。此处引用劫机的例子是为了说明为了防范劫机，所有乘客不得不接受检查，就像其他诚实的消费者不得不为商店窃贼给店方带来的经济损失买单一样。 -
第13题：
The author writes the passage to_______
A． show us the function of major sports
B． encourage us to go in for green sports
C． discuss the major influence of popular sports
D． introduce different types of environment-friendly sports
正确答案：B -
第14题：
As recently as three decades ago,many Americans believed that using credit was an unwise and?dangerous way to pay for what they bought．Some even thought that owing money to a store or a?credit company was something to be ashamed of．Good citizens,they believed,always bought what?they wanted with real money and they paid the full price immediately．
Today,however,all that has changed．Credit,as some observers have noted,has become a?way of life in the United States．More and more Americans now are depending on those small pieces?of plastic,credit cards,to pay for large purchases such as televisions,record players or furniture．Many people today would consider it unusual not to use a credit card to pay for a costly restaurant?dinner,a hotel room or an airline trip．And there are some situations in which Americans must have?credit cards．If they want the temporary use of a car,for example,they first must give the car rental?company the number of their credit card．That number is considered a guarantee that they will return?the car and pay for using it．
Credit cards offer two major services to Americans．First of all,they are easier and safer to?carry than large amounts of money．Second,they permit people to borrow,to have the immediate?pleasure of owning something,even if they do not have enough money to pay for it at the time．With?credit cards people pay for goods or services at the end of each month instead of when they buy them．And when the time does come to pay,most credit cards offer people a choice．They can pay all of?what they owe for the month or they can just pay usually between 5 and 10 percent of what they owe．
What is the best title for the passage?A.Credit—a Way of Life in America
B.Credit Services in America
C.Convenience of Living in America
D.History of Credit Cards in America答案：A解析：【考情点拨】主旨大意题。
【应试指导】整篇文章讲的是美国人对使用信用卡的态度和信用卡的使用对美国人生活的影响，所以“信用消费——美国的一种生活方式”最能概括全文，故选A。 -
第15题：
资料：In a survey,people were asked to choose between treatments to save 600 people from dying a disease.
Participants,including physicians,were asked to choose between a certain outcome that 200 people will be saved and a risky choice where there is a one-third probability that 600 people will be saved and a two-thirds probability that no people will be saved.
In a second example,the group were asked to choose between allowing 400 people to die or a one-third probably that nobody will die and two-thirds probability that 600 people will die.
In both examples,the first choices have an identical outcome as do their second alternatives.But faced with such a grave choice people did not spot the similarities. In the first example people opted to save 200 people over the gamble of losing people and in the second example people preferred the gamble over the certain outcome of killing 400 people.
What the experiment shows is that wording can have potentially dangerous consequences.Most of people tend to feel losses much more strongly than the pleasure of making a comparable gain.
What is the difference between the two examples mentioned in the passage？A.The participants
B.The wording
C.The background
D.The contents答案：B解析：本题考查细节理解。
【关键词】difference；between the two examples
【主题句】What the experiment shows is that wording can have potentially dangerous consequences。实验表明，措辞可能会带来潜在的危险后果。
【解析】本题问的是“文章中提到的两个例子，有哪些不同”。文章开头提到一项调查，人们被要求在治疗方法之间做出选择，以拯救600人免于死于一种疾病。举出两种问答方式示例，并以此展开描述。示例一“Participants，including physicians，were asked to choose between a certain outcome that 200 people will be saved and a riskychoice where there is a one-third probability that 600 people will be saved and a two-thirds probability that no people will be saved.”意为“参与者，包括医生，被要求在确定结局及风险选择之间进行选择， 200人将被拯救，或有三分之一的可能性有600人被拯救，三分之二的可能性是没有人会被拯救。”示例二“In a second example，the group were asked to choose between allowing 400 people to die or a one-third probably that nobody will die and two-thirds probability that 600 people will die.”意为“在第二个例子中，这组人同样被要求做出选择，400人会死，或者有三分之一的可能没有人会死，三分之二的可能是600人会死。”选项A意为“参与者”，选项B意为“措辞”，选项C意为“背景”，选项D意为“内容”，结合文章及主题句，故选B。 -
第16题：
共用题干
第一篇
From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920.The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi.
Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account.Instead,they should give it to him to save
for them.Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank.For example,a savings account might pay you$5
a year for every $100 you deposit.Ponzi,however,would pay you $40 a year for every $ 100 you gave
him to hold.Many people thought this was a good plan.They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people?This is what he did with the money people gave him:
He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money.However,he also kept a lot of the
money for himself. Soon he had $ 250 million.This was a kind of theft,and it was against the law. The
people who gave him their money didn't think anything was wrong. Ponzi paid them every month,just like a
bank.Ponzi continued this way of working for two years.Then one day,he didn'thave enough money to pay
all the people.They discovered his crime,and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later,people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff.
People said he gave good advice about money.They said when they gave him their money,he paid them a lot
more than the bank.Madoff helped hospitals,schools,and individuals earn money.Over a period of 40
years,people gave him$170 billion.However,no one investigated what he did with the money.The people
who gave Madoff their money also didn't think anything was wrong because he paid them every month.
One day,Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay. That's when people
discovered how Madoff worked:He was taking money from some people to pay other people,just the way
Charles Fonzi did.However,this time,instead of losing millions of dollars,people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud,and the United States government officials arrested him.He didn't have to
go on trial because he said he was guilty.In 2009,a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison.Bernard
Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi'5.It was the biggest fraud in history.The lesson of this story is
clear:When something seems too good to be true,it probably is!What did Ponzi do with the money people gave him?
A:He spent it all on things for himself.
B:He used some of it to pay other people.
C:He deposited it all in a bank.
D:He kept it all to save for a good plan.答案：B解析：从文章第一段倒数第三句话“Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every$100 you gave him to hold.”可知答案为C。
从文章第二段第二句话“He used some of that money to pay other people”可知答案为B。
从文章第二段第三句话“he also kept a lot of the money for himself”和第五句话“This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law.”可知答案为C。
从文章第三段第五句话“Over a period of 40 years”可知答案为A。
从文章第五段第二句话“He didn' t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty.”可 知答案为C。 -
第17题：
共用题干
第一篇
From Ponzi to Madoff
The year was 1920.The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi.
Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account.Instead,they should give it to him to save
for them.Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank.For example,a savings account might pay you$5
a year for every $100 you deposit.Ponzi,however,would pay you $40 a year for every $ 100 you gave
him to hold.Many people thought this was a good plan.They began to give their money to Ponzi.
How could Ponzi make so much money for people?This is what he did with the money people gave him:
He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money.However,he also kept a lot of the
money for himself. Soon he had $ 250 million.This was a kind of theft,and it was against the law. The
people who gave him their money didn't think anything was wrong. Ponzi paid them every month,just like a
bank.Ponzi continued this way of working for two years.Then one day,he didn'thave enough money to pay
all the people.They discovered his crime,and he went to prison for fraud.
Ninety years later,people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff.
People said he gave good advice about money.They said when they gave him their money,he paid them a lot
more than the bank.Madoff helped hospitals,schools,and individuals earn money.Over a period of 40
years,people gave him$170 billion.However,no one investigated what he did with the money.The people
who gave Madoff their money also didn't think anything was wrong because he paid them every month.
One day,Madoff didn't have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay. That's when people
discovered how Madoff worked:He was taking money from some people to pay other people,just the way
Charles Fonzi did.However,this time,instead of losing millions of dollars,people lost billions.
Madoff was accused of fraud,and the United States government officials arrested him.He didn't have to
go on trial because he said he was guilty.In 2009,a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison.Bernard
Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi'5.It was the biggest fraud in history.The lesson of this story is
clear:When something seems too good to be true,it probably is!What was Ponzi's crime?
A:He robbed the banks of millions of dollars.
B:He gave people more than the bank did.
C:He kept a lot of other people's money for himself.
D:He did not pay people their interests.答案：C解析：从文章第一段倒数第三句话“Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every$100 you gave him to hold.”可知答案为C。
从文章第二段第二句话“He used some of that money to pay other people”可知答案为B。
从文章第二段第三句话“he also kept a lot of the money for himself”和第五句话“This was a kind of theft, and it was against the law.”可知答案为C。
从文章第三段第五句话“Over a period of 40 years”可知答案为A。
从文章第五段第二句话“He didn' t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty.”可 知答案为C。 -
第18题：
单选题What is the purpose of the passage?ATo tell people not to do dangerous sports.
BTo explain what volcano surfing and land diving are.
CTo talk about the world’s best volcano surfer and land diver.
DTo compare activities in Vanuatu with sports in New Zealand.
正确答案： D解析：
本文的脉络清晰，主要介绍了Vanuatu的两种危险的运动，即火山冲浪和陆地跳级。故选B项。 -
第19题：
单选题What is the main idea of this passage?AHow is multitasking define（定义） in the information age?
BHow do people see new technology and the social change it brings about?
CHow does technology change modern family life?
DWhat's the impact of multitasking on young people?
正确答案： A解析： -
第20题：
单选题The best title for the passage is _____.ADangerous Sports: What and Why
BBoredom of Modern Life
CBungee Jumping: Is It Really Dangerous?
DNeed for Exerciser
正确答案： A解析：
文章一开头就点出主题“more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities”，接下来对“dangerous sports”进行了描述和分析，并阐述了人们参加危险运动的原因，由此可以判断A项最适合做文章的标题。 -
第21题：
单选题Although many people would not believe it, the mosquito is actually the most dangerous animal in Africa. While the bite of the black mamba is invariably lethal when untreated, this dreaded snake kills only a few dozen people per year. Hippopotami, with their immense strength and foul dispositions, kill hundreds of people per year in rivers and lakes, but the mosquito is still more dangerous. Mosquitoes bite hundreds of millions of people in Africa every year, and they infect over a million each year with malaria, a disease that is often fatal. Which of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the claim made above regarding the mosquito?ACould a person survive an attack by a black mamba if that person received prompt medical attention?
BWhat criteria are used to determine which animal is the “most dangerous” animal?
CCould the incidence of mosquito bites be decreased through the judicious use of pesticides and insect repellent?
DDoes malaria kill more people per year in Africa than tuberculosis?
EHow does the percentage of people who survive hippopotamus attacks in Africa each year compare with the percentage of people who survive mosquito bites?
正确答案： C解析：
文段中对于非洲蚊子的结论是：“the mosquito is actually the most dangerous animal in Africa.”，之后作者比较了蚊子和其他生物的致死率的数据，故B问题能更好的帮助我们估计这一结论，故本题选B。 -
第22题：
单选题The writer of the passage has a _____ attitude towards dangerous sports.Apositive
Bnegative
Cneutral
Dcritical
正确答案： C解析：
从最后一段中可以看出，对于很多人来说，现在的生活太过死气沉沉，大家生活、工作在相当安全的环境中，他们想要寻找一种刺激感。所以作者是以中立的观点来看待危险运动的。 -
第23题：
单选题The passage is mainly about _____.Ahow people celebrate Valentine’s Day
Bhow Valentine’s Day originated and evolved
Cwhat is the best way to promote Valentine’s Day
Dwhy people have different attitudes toward Valentine’s Day
正确答案： C解析：
本文介绍的是情人节的起源及其演变经过。