9．With more recognition than Halloween and less than Christmas，Valentine's Day as an imported festival faces a dangerous situation in China，where it's caught between forces of tradition and fashion．Valentine's Day has a natural enemy in China．And it is not the Chinese equivalent，which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunar calendar，usually around half a year away from Feb.14．It is the Spring Festival，also known as the Chinese New Year，that will influence the Feast of Saint Valentine．
The real disagreement between East and West probably took place over a century ago，when China's door was forced open by Western powers and Chinese scholars supported westernization as a means to strengthen our nation's ability to compete．The introduction of the solar calendar and Western measurements was both an acknowledgment of their influence and an effort to be accepted by the world order．
For a full century，we have had two systems running in parallel．When it comes to the eventual outcome，practicality usually beats all other concerns．Laws can help，such as the three traditional festivals of Tomb Sweeping，Dragon Boat and Mid-Autumn gaining legal status in 2008and giving every Chinese citizen a day off，but laws cannot push what people have no feelings for．So，the celebration or boycott of imported holidays or homegrown ones should be no cause for worry．If they are irrelevant，no social media will change the public's mind； and if they are accepted，there must be a need which they happen to satisfy．
Since we have no global Qin Shihuang to force one system on every country，we can always rely on a dual （雙重） approach by which we share with the outside world on one hand but preserve our own ways of life on the other．
29．What does the author say about Valentine's Day in China？D
A．It is better received than Christmas．
B．It brings potential danger to people．
C．It becomes increasingly popular．
D．It happens to have a natural enemy．
30．The underlined word"equivalent"in the first paragraph refers toA．
A．the Chinese Valentine's Day
B．the Spring Festival
C．fashion
D．custom
31．Which of the following can decide what to celebrate according to the author？C
A．Laws．
B．Media．
C．Needs．
D．Tradition．
32．The author believes thatB．
A．the conflict between East and West causes more trouble
B．two different systems of festivals can co-exist in China
C．westernization is a symbol of a nation's competitive ability
D．homegrown festivals are more important than imported ones．
分析 本文講述的是中國引進外國文化，與世界融合，但同時我們也要重視自己的傳統(tǒng)文化，保護我們自己的生活方式．
解答 DACB
29 D 細節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第一 段Valentine's Day has a natural enemy in China． 可知情人節(jié)在中國有一個天敵，故選D．
30 A 猜測詞義題． 根據(jù)文章第一 段And it is not the Chinese equivalent，which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunar calendar，usually around half a year away from Feb.14． 可知它不是中國的情人節(jié) 的等價，中國的在農(nóng)歷的第七個月的第七天，故選A．
31 C 推理判斷題． 根據(jù)文章第三 段 If they are irrelevant，no social media will change the public's mind； and if they are accepted，there must be a need which they happen to satisfy．可知如果他們不是相關(guān)的，沒有社會媒體會改變公眾的想法，如果他們被接受，必須有一個他們恰好滿足的需要，故選C．
32 B 細節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章最后一 段 we can always rely on a dual （雙重） approach by which we share with the outside world on one hand but preserve our own ways of life on the other．可知我們可以和外界分享，但必須保護我們的生活方式，故選B．
點評 學(xué)生需要認真閱讀原文，把握文章大意，對文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解，能仔細查找文中細節(jié)，并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進行合理的推測判斷．
