首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext]The history of Valentine’s Day is obscure, and further clouded by
[originaltext]The history of Valentine’s Day is obscure, and further clouded by
游客
2024-03-03
15
管理
问题
The history of Valentine’s Day is obscure, and further clouded by various fanciful legends. The holiday’s roots are in the ancient Roman festival of Lnpercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15. Pope Gelasius I recast this pagan festival as a Christian feast day circa 496, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine’s Day.
Which St. Valentine this early pope intended to honor remains a mystery: according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by that name. One was a priest in Rome, another a bishop in Terni, and of a third St. Valentine almost nothing is known except that he met his end in Africa. Rather astonishingly, all three Valentines were said to have been martyred on Feb.14.
Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius Ⅱ around 270. At this stage, the factual ends and the mythic begins. According to one legend, Claudius Ⅱ had prohibited marriage for young men, claiming that bachelors made better soldiers. Valentine continued to secretly perform marriage ceremonies but was eventually apprehended by the Romans and put to death. Another legend has it that Valentine, imprisoned by Claudius, fell in love with the daughter of his jailer. Before he was executed, he allegedly sent her a letter signed "from your Valentine".
选项
A、From several myths.
B、St. Valentine was put to death on the 14th of February.
C、St. Valentine was a legendary romantic.
D、St. Valentine was in disfavour with the Roman emperor.
答案
D
解析
According to scholars, who was St. Valentine around 270?
此题考查关键词同义替换。答案与原文为同义替换:in disfavor与attracted the disfavor,意为“遭受冷遇”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3501848.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Ifyouvisitabigcityanywhereintheworld,youwillproba
[originaltext]Ifyouvisitabigcityanywhereintheworld,youwillproba
[originaltext]Ifyouvisitabigcityanywhereintheworld,youwillproba
[originaltext]M:Hey,Karen.Youarenotreallyreadingit,areyou?W:Pardon?
[originaltext]W:Pleasehaveaseat,MrSuanders.Ireceivedyourresumelastw
[originaltext]DeepSpringsisanAmericancollege.Itisanunusualcollege
[originaltext]DeepSpringsisanAmericancollege.Itisanunusualcollege
[originaltext]Youshouldnotfearspidersbecauseoftheirpoison.Ofallt
[originaltext]Youshouldnotfearspidersbecauseoftheirpoison.Ofallt
[originaltext]Youshouldnotfearspidersbecauseoftheirpoison.Ofallt
随机试题
Aspeopleage,theircellsbecomelessefficientandlessablereplacedamage
[originaltext]Howdoyouspendyoursparetime?[/originaltext][audioFiles]2021
ThepolicesoftheConservativePartyar
广告主是广告市场活动的发动者,在广告市场活动中,居于主导地位。
根据《广东省建筑与装饰工程综合定额(2018)》,安全文明施工措施项目由按子目计
共用题干 第三篇TheWorker'sRoleinManagemen
首选庆大霉素的严重感染是A.结核性脑膜炎B.肠道感染C.严重革兰阴性杆菌感染性败
经济全球化是指商品.服务.生产要素与信息跨国界流动的规模与形式不断增加.通过国际
甲企业为增值税一般纳税人,主要生产M产品,每件产品的不含税售价为1000元,成本
关于天然花岗岩特性的说法,正确的有( )。A、呈碱性 B、高温耐火 C、
最新回复
(
0
)