Valentine’s Day is a popular festival of love and romance. There are legends associated with the festival along with the belief that birds began to mate from this day. Historians trace (追蹤)its to an ancient Roman festival. It is said that in ancient Rome, people a holiday on February 14th to honor Juno—the Queen of Roman Gods and Goddesses. On the following day, February 15th，the festival of Lupercalia was celebrated to honor the Roman God of Agriculture.
An interesting was followed on the festival of Lupercalia to bring together young boys and girls who otherwise were strictly . On the eve of the festival, names of young Roman girls were written on a slip of paper and placed into jars. Each young man a girl's name from the jar and was paired with the girl during the festival. Sometimes the lasted for a year until next year's celebration. Quite often，the couple would fall in love with each other and marry. The custom lasted for a long time until people felt that it was un-Christian and that mates should be chosen by sight, not .
The pairing of young boys and girls set the mood of the Valentine's Day Festival as we know today. But it was due to the efforts and daring of a priest St Valentine that the festival got its and clearer meaning. The story goes that Emperor Claudius II of Rome found it to get soldiers and felt the reason why men did not join the was that they did not wish to leave their wives and families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. St Valentine challenged Claudius's order and secretly married couples. When his disobedience was ，Valentine was put to death on February 14, around 270 AD. After his death Valentine was named a saint.
1.A. acceptable B. familiar C. various D. unrelated
2.A. possibility B. development C. event D. origin
3.A. studied B. observed C. handled D. discussed
4.A. movement B. celebration C. competition D. custom
5.A. respected B. educated C. separated D. organized
6.A. spoke out B. brought out C. pulled out D. drew out
7.A. pairing B. dating C. playing D. celebrating
8.A. fortunately B. occasionally C. finally D. surprisingly
9.A. order B. risk C. name D. luck
10.A. usually B. actually C. really D. factually
11.A. history B. story C. fame D. name
12.A. strange B. slow C. awful D. tough
13.A. war B. party C. army D. game
14.A. unfinished B. unjustified C. unrecognized D. unconcerned
15.A. discovered B. attacked C. memorized D. promised
1.C
2.D
3.B
4.D
5.C
6.D
7.A
8.C
9.D
10.B
11.D
12.D
13.C
14.B
15.A
【解析】
試題分析：情人節(jié)是一個受歡迎的愛情和浪漫的節(jié)日。關于情人節(jié)有各種各樣的傳說與之相關。據說,來自古羅馬人在2月15日的羅馬牧神節(jié)一個有趣的習俗，節(jié)日前夕,年輕女孩的名字被寫在一張紙上,放入罐中。每一位男孩取出罐里的一個女孩的名字，節(jié)日期間就和女孩配對。有時配對持續(xù)一年,直到明年的慶�；顒�。通常,這對夫婦會愛上彼此,最終結婚。 還有一種說法是：羅馬皇帝克勞迪亞斯二世發(fā)現很難征兵，覺得男人不加入軍隊的原因是,他們不愿離開自己的妻子和家庭。因此,克勞迪斯在羅馬取消了所有婚姻活動。圣瓦倫丁挑戰(zhàn)克勞迪斯這種不公正的命令，秘密地為情侶們證婚。當他的反抗被發(fā)現時,在約公元270年的2月14日被處死，在他死后圣瓦倫丁被命名為圣人，也就有今日的情人節(jié)。
1.考查形容詞辨析和對語境的理解。A. acceptable可接受的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. various各種各樣的；D. unrelated無關，根據下文可知，關于情人節(jié)的傳說各種各樣，故選C。
2.考查名詞辨析。A. possibility可能性；B. development發(fā)展；C. event事件；D. origin起源。這里應該是說情人節(jié)的起源。選D
3.考查動詞辨析和對語境的理解。據說,在古羅馬人們在2月14日慶祝一個節(jié)日假是為了表達對羅馬諸神的女王Juno的紀念。A. Studied研究、學習；B. observed觀察、慶祝；C. handled處理；D. discussed討論。故選B
4.考查名詞辨析和對語境的理解。在牧神節(jié)上一個有趣的習俗一直被延續(xù)著。A. movement運動；B. celebration慶祝；C. competition比賽；D. custom習俗。下面也有custom出現，故選D。
5.考查動詞辨析和對語境的理解。從下文可知是：把被嚴格分離的年輕的男孩和女孩匯聚到一起。A. respected尊重；B. educated教育；C. separated分離；D. organized組織。故選C
6.考查動詞短語辨析和對語境的理解。節(jié)日前夕,年輕女孩的名字被寫在一張紙上,放入罐中。所以后面應該是：每一位男孩從罐里抽出一個女孩的名字，節(jié)日期間就和女孩配對。A. spoke out說出；B. brought out拿出；C. pulled out拉出；D. drew out抽出。故選D。
7.考查動詞-ing形式辨析和對語境的理解。結合前文可知意思是：有時配對持續(xù)一年,直到明年的慶祝活動。A. Pairing配對； B. dating約會；C. playing玩；D. celebrating慶祝。故選A。
8.考查副詞辨析和對語境的理解。通常這對會愛上彼此, 最終結婚。A. fortunately幸運地；B. occasionally偶爾；C. finally最后；D. surprisingly令人驚奇地。把四個選項帶入本句分析語境可知，選C。
9.考查名詞辨析和對語境的理解。這種習俗持續(xù)了很長時間,直到人們覺得這不是基督教教義的，伴侶應該通過眼睛選，而不是靠運氣。A. order順序、命令；B. risk冒險；C. name名字；D. luck運氣。故選D。
10.考查副詞辨析和對語境的理解。。但事實上是這樣的。A. usually通常；B. actually實際上；C. really真的；D. factually事實上。really一般是對前面對方說的話表示疑問，驚訝的語氣。而在表示確實的，真實地意思時，通常是和表語連接的，而actually 實際上，很多時候用于居首作狀語，還可以修飾形容詞，動詞，或者其他副詞，或者一個句子，factually 意思是“真實地，確實地”類似于：really。故選B。
11.考查名詞辨析和對語境的理解。由于牧師圣瓦倫丁的努力和勇敢才使得這個節(jié)日有了這個名字和更清晰的意義。本文講的是情人節(jié)即是圣瓦倫丁節(jié)的來歷。A. history歷史；B. story故事；C. fame名聲；D. name名字。本文講的是情人節(jié)即是圣瓦倫丁節(jié)的來歷。故選D。
12.考查形容詞辨析和對語境的理解。A. strange奇怪的；B. slow慢慢地；C. awful可怕的；D. tough艱難地。從文章后面可以看出：羅馬皇帝Claudius二世發(fā)現很難征兵。故選D。
13.考查名詞辨析和對語境的理解�；实跜laudius二世覺得男人不加入軍隊的原因是,他們不愿離開自己的妻子和家庭。A. war戰(zhàn)爭；B. party聚會；C. army軍隊；D. game游戲。join the army是固定搭配，參軍。故選C。
14.考查形容詞辨析和對語境的理解。圣瓦倫丁挑戰(zhàn)Claudius的不公平的命令，然后偷偷地為情侶們證婚。A. unfinished未完成的；B. unjustified不公平的；C. unrecognized沒認出的；D. unconcerned不關心的。故選B。
15.考查動詞辨析和對語境的理解。根據語境理解為：當他的反抗被發(fā)現時,在大約公元270年的2月14日被處死。他死后圣瓦倫丁被尊為圣人。A. discovered發(fā)現；B. attacked襲擊；C. memorized記�。籇. promised答應。故選A。
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Nothing says love like a dozen long – stemmed roses on Valentine’s Day. More than a million roses will be sold during this festival for lovers, the biggest day of the year for the nation’s rose industry. It’s going to remain the most popular flower because love never goes out of style.
Yes, a rose is a rose is a rose. But selling them is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops. Supermarkets now offer convenience to the busy and discount rose shops help those hopelessly in love save money. Roses only is a good example of a discount rose retailer that was transformed from a traditional shop to answer the challenge in the’ 90s.
Inside this store on Sixth Avenue near 40 th Street, contemporary white furniture and wall – to – wall mirrors give it an expensive look. Customers move about freely among the counters, looking eagerly at the roses in more than 50 colors from shelf to shelf. Some customers say it’s the high quality of the roses that attracts them there. “I spent $ 20 but the flowers looked like I paid 60 or 70 dollars,” says one customer.
Studies show more people are buying roses in ones, two and threes these days. In fact, more than half of all roses are sold in bunches of fewer than a dozen. But Roses Only's low prices encourage people to spend. Even on Valentine's Day, when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar as high as $150, 12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell for just $35. The company's key to success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain. It grows its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains. In addition, the company also sells other items such as ballons and stuffed animals.
While discount rose retailers are witnessing their business bloom, U.S. rose growers aren’t able to compete with the fierce foreign competition. More than 57% of roses sold in the USA are grown in other countries. The biggest foreign producers are Colombia and Ecuador, which accounted for almost 90% of the total imported last year. The trend has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California, considered to be this country's leading producer.
Now, instead of fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. "We have a few big fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. “We may also widen our business to include the service area and be a representative for overseas flower producers.”
As a result of severe competition, those in the rose business long for the good old days, whereas ordinary people benefit from the low price.
60．What is the central theme of this text?
A．The US rose business is going from bad to worse in spite of the efforts made.
B．The rose will remain the most popular flower as love never goes out of date.
C．The rose business is trying to meet the challenges in the market to succeed.
D．The rose industry plays an important role in American economy.
61．How does Roses Only obtain success in the discount rose retailing field?
A．By setting up more chain stores across the country.
B．By selling roses in supermarkets.
C．By selling high quality roses at a low price.
D．By selling roses by the dozen.
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