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  3. What do Russia’s Belgorod province and some schools in Florida and Connecticut have in common? They are unlikely recruits to the

What do Russia’s Belgorod province and some schools in Florida and Connecticut have in common? They are unlikely recruits to the

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问题     What do Russia’s Belgorod province and some schools in Florida and Connecticut have in common? They are unlikely recruits to the war on Valentine’s Day. In 2011 the governor of Belgorod banned celebration of the holiday in educational and cultural institutions on the【C1】________that it was harmful to Russian spirituality and【C2】________. Last year two schools in Orange County, Florida,【C3】________Valentine’s gift-giving, citing such reasons【C4】________the need to "maintain instructional focus" and "【C5】________distraction". And this year a school in Connecticut wrote to parents to say it would be【C6】________sweets and parties on February 14th with healthy snacks and【C7】________activities.
    This puts them all on the【C8】________side as many Muslim countries that have banned the celebration of Valentine’s Day. Saudi Arabia has gone so【C9】________as to ban all things red from flowers and gift shops on the day—with little effect【C10】________to create a black market for red roses. A Kyrgyzstan’s leader recently urged his fellow legislators to【C11】________a ban, too, dubbing Valentine’s Day a "holiday from the devil".
    Originally a Christian【C12】________associated with several victims called Valentine, February 14th was also the day when birds chose their mates in folk stories. In 1400 Charles VI of France picked the date to propose a "High Court of Love",【C13】________matters of the heart. The passing of love notes became fashionable in England in the 1700s, and in 1797 "The Young Man’s Valentine Writer" was published, formalizing a long【C14】________of telling men how to propose. In 1913 Hallmark produced their first【C15】________. Valentine’s card. In the 1980s the diamond industry followed flower’s and chocolate’s businessmen, who had already【C16】________. Valentine’s Day as a moment to give (or expect) a【C17】________gift.
    What bothers some of Valentine’s Day’s enemies is its Christian, or Western, origins. For others the problem is the stimulation to commerciality, evil or even unhealthy eating.【C18】________their battle is doomed to failure. Valentine’s Day has a conveniently unspecific origin myth. It【C19】________cheer to the post-Christmas depression. It provides an opportunity to give and get, and, for businesses, to【C20】________.
【C19】
选项 A、adds
B、enriches
C、includes
D、attributes
答案A
解析 本句提到人们在过完圣诞节后情绪压抑(post-Christmas depression)，下句谈到情人节提供了一个送礼、收礼的机会(provides an opportunity to give and get)，如此一来人们的压抑的情绪可以得以缓解，指出其积极意义。处所填入谓语可与主语It(指代情人节)及宾语cheer构成主谓宾搭配，A项adds“增加”可以与to搭配，指情人节有利于改善圣诞过后人们的情绪低潮，语义通顺。B项enriches“丰富”与cheer搭配句意不通。C项includes指一整体包含着各独立的部分。不适用于本题。D项attributes…to…“把……归因于”代入后语义也不通。
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