高一英语必修3Unit1同步阅读2.doc

新课标（模块3）Unit1Valentine'sDAYValentine'sDayValentine'sDay(情人节)isnamedforSaintValentineanearlyChristianchurchman(牧师)whoreportedlyhelpedyounglovers.ValentinewaskilledforhisChristianbeliefsonFebruary14morethan1700yearsagobutthedaythathashisnameisevenearlierthanthat.Morethan2000yearsagotheancient(远古的)Romanscelebratedaholidayforlovers.Aspartofthecelebrationgirlswrotetheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandputtheminalargecontainer.Boysreachedintothecontainerandpulledoneout.Thegirlwhosenamewaswrittenonthepaperbecamehisloverorsweetheartforayear.LoversstillputtheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandtheysendeachotherValentine\'sDaycardsthattelloftheirlove.Sometimestheyalsosendgiftslikeflowersorchocolatecandy.Americansusuallysendthesegiftsandcardsthroughthemailsystem.Butsomeusedanotherwaytosendthismessage.Theyhaveitprintedinanewspaper.Thecostisusuallyafewdollars.Someofthemessagesaresimpleandshort"JaneIloveyouverymuch."Otherssaymore.Thisoneforexample"Donrosesarered.Violets(紫罗兰)areblue.IhopeyoulovemeasmuchasIloveyou.ForeverMary."MostofthenewspapersthatprintsuchmessagesarelocalbutUSATodayissoldthroughouttheUnitedStatesand90othercountriesaswell.ThismeanssomeonecansendaValentinemessagetoaloverinafar-awaycityortownalmostanywhereintheworld.Thesemessagescost80dollarsandmore.Anemployee(职员)ofUSATodaysaysreaderscanhaveasmallheartorroseprintedalongwiththeirmessagesthisyear.WillthiskindofValentine\'sDaymessagereachtheoneyoulove?Welljustmakesureheorshereadsthenewspaper.NewYear'sDayLikemanypeopleallovertheworldAmericansenjoycelebratingthearrivalofeachnewyear.AlmosteveryonemakesanoccasionofNewYear\'s