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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】________.
【C16】
选项 A、launched
B、understood
C、marketed
D、chosen
答案C
解析 本句谈到钻石行业、花商和巧克力商，他们的商品会在情人节时大受欢迎。空格所在的定语从句修饰花商和巧克力商，作为商人，他们会抓住在情人节这天人们送礼和期待礼物“to give(or expect)”的心理，想办法使市场销量增加以谋取利益。C项marketed“营销，推销”符合语义逻辑。A项launched“发起；开办”不能与Valentine’s Day构成合理的动宾关系。B项understood…as…“把……理解为”，不能体现商家利用情人节销售产品的行为。D项chosen“选择”，而情人节送礼是人们已经形成的习惯，并非商家的选择。
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