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1、阅读&作文版块ReadingAThesedaysitisverycommonforyoungmentogiveflowerstoyoungwomenwhentheyareinlove,butthishasn’talwaysbeenthecustom.Inthe1700sinTurkey,itwasquitepopularforpeopleinlovetosecretlysendeachotherbasketsfullofstrangethings.Usually,anoldwomanwhosoldflowersorfruitsinthestreetlefttheb
2、asketbesidethedoorofthepersonreceivingit.Thesegiftbasketsincludedmanykindsofobjects,suchasflowers,stones,feathers,wax,andevencharcoal(木炭).Eachthinginthebaskethadaspecialmeaningandthepersonwhoreceivedthebasketcoulddetermine(测定)thetruefeelingsofthegiver.Abunchofflowerstoldyoungladiesabo
3、utthefeelingsintheheartsofyoungmen.Eachdifferentflowerhadadifferentmeaning.Forexample,theflowersfromanorangetreemeant,“Youarebeautifulandpure.”Pinkcarnationsmeant,“Myloveforyouisstrongandgreat.”Yellowroses,ontheotherhand,meant,“Isawyouwithsomeoneelse.”Manyflowerdictionariesweremadetoh
4、elpyoungpeopleinloveunderstandthemeaningoftheflowerstheyreceived.Notallofthedictionariesagreed,however,onthemeaningofeachflower,soapersonhadtowatchoutwhatflowerstheychosetosend.Forexample,dependingon(依据)whichdictionaryyouused,andwhichcoloryougave,ayoungman’srosescouldmean,“Iloveyou,”“
5、loveisdangerous,”oreven,“mylovehasdecreased(减少).”Bythe1880s,usingflowerstosendmessageshadfallenoutoffashion(流行),andthemoredirectwayofsendinglovelettersbegan.Today,flowersarestillconsideredalovelygift,butthemeaningforeachkindofflowerhasbeenlost.()1.Whatcustomistalkedaboutinthesecondand
6、thirdparagraphs?A.Sendinggiftbaskets.B.Sendingflowers.C.Sellinggiftbaskets.D.Sellingflowers.()2.Whatdidtheitemsinagiftbasketexplaintothereceiver?A.Thereceiver’slooks.B.Thereceiver’spersonality.C.Thesender’sfeelings.D.Thesender’sname.()3.Wherewastheideaofsendinggiftsoflovepopularin1700
7、s?A.Asia.B.Turkey.C.Europe.D.NorthAmerica.()4.Howdidpeopleknowthemeaningofeachkindofflower?5A.Theyfoundoutfrombooks.B.Thesendertoldthem.C.Oldwomenexplainedit.D.Theyreadsecretletters.()5.Theword“decreased”inthepassagemeans“______”.A.goesupB.goesdownC.staysthesameD.varies()6.Whatcanbeth
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