6．Every February 14，people worldwide demonstrate their affection for family members，friends，teachers，and significant others with a gift or two．However，this display of love does not come cheap.55% of Americans celebrate Valentine's Day in 2017by spending an average of 136.57dollars each．It is no wonder that retailers （零售商） love the holiday．
In 1861，Richard Cadbury，a man from a British chocolate company came up with the idea of packaging chocolates in heart-shaped boxes for Valentine's Day．Not surprisingly，they were an instant success，and a tradition was born．Today，Americans spend over one billion dollars handing out boxes of chocolates to their loved ones．Sweethearts，the heart-shaped candy，are also very popular．According to the manufacturer，a majority of the 8billion pieces of candy made annually are sold between January 1and February 14．
Massachusetts businesswoman Esther Howland popularized Valentine's Day greeting cards in America．Often called"The Mother of the American Valentine"，the artist was the first to sell handmade paper cards with messages of love to retailers．With over 145million cards bought in the US and over a billion worldwide，Valentine's Day is now one of the biggest business chances for greeting card companies．It is no wonder that the day is often referred to as a"Hallmark Holiday"．
Flowers are also very popular．About 51% of people，mainly men，buy red roses for their loved ones．Given that Valentine's Day is very popular for wedding proposals（求婚），it should not come as a surprise that a lot of the money spent on this day is used to buy fine jewelry．With a quarter of Americans treating their loved ones to a romantic meal，the day is also much welcomed by restaurant owners．
Pope Gelasius，the man who made February 14 Valentine's Day in 496AD，would have never imagined that this festival would change into such an expensive celebration!
32．What does the first paragraph mainly tell us？D
A．People buy their friends gifts on February 14．
B．Valentine's Day is celebrated every year．
C．Valentine's Day is a good time to show love．
D．A lot of money is spent on Valentine's Day．
33．Which is true about Richard Cadbury's idea？B
A．It resulted in a new taste of chocolate．
B．It led to the birth of a new tradition．
C．It was put forward on Valentine's Day．
D．It helped the company earn one billion dollars．
34．Valentine's Day is referred to"Hallmark Day"becauseC．
A．people get greeting cards on that day
B．it was popularized by Miss Howland
C．it offers cards companies big business chances
D．retails help send messages of love on that day
35．What is probably a necessary gift for a wedding proposal according to the passage？D
A．Heart-shaped candy．
B．Messages of love．
C．A romantic meal．
D．A piece of jewelry．
分析 文章講述了在2月14號(hào)這天，全世界的人都在對(duì)自己所愛的人表達(dá)心意，從而帶動(dòng)了相關(guān)行業(yè)的發(fā)展．
解答 32～35 DBCD
32．D 主旨大意題．根據(jù)第一段的介紹可知，55% of Americans celebrate Valentine's Day in 2017by spending an average of 136.57dollars each，2017年55%的美國(guó)人在情人節(jié)這天花費(fèi)136.57美元，故答案為D．
33．B 細(xì)節(jié)推理題．第二段介紹一家英國(guó)巧克力公司在情人節(jié)推出心形的包裝巧克力，大獲成功，Not surprisingly，they were an instant success，and a tradition was born所以一項(xiàng)傳統(tǒng)由此誕生，故答案為B．
34．C 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)第三段the artist was the first to sell handmade paper cards with messages of love to retailers在情人節(jié)這天，藝術(shù)家把人工做的卡片作為表達(dá)愛的方式，從而給卡片公司帶來(lái)巨大的商機(jī)，故答案為C．
35．D 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章it should not come as a surprise that a lot of the money spent on this day is used to buy fine jewelry可知在求婚這天，很多錢用來(lái)購(gòu)買珠寶，故答案為D．
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