单选题 Tomorrow Japan and South Korea will celebrate White Day, an annual event when men are expected to buy a gift for the adored women in their lives. It is a relatively new (21) that was commercially created as payback for Valentine's Day. That's (22) in both countries, 14 February is all about the man.
On Valentine's Day, women are expected to buy all the important male (23) in their lives a token gift= not just their partners, (24) their bosses or older relatives too.
This seems (25) enough. Surely it's reasonable for men to be indulged on one day of the year, (26) the number of times they're expected to produce bouquets of flowers and (27) their woman with perfume or pearls.
But the idea of a woman (28) a man didn't sit easily with people. In 1978, the National Confectionery Industry Association (糖果业协会) (29) an idea to solve this problem. They started to market white chocolate that men could give to women on 14 March, as (30) for the male-oriented Valentine's Day.
It started with a handful of sweet makers' producing candy (31) a simple gift idea. The day (32) the public imagination, and is now a nationally (33) date in the diary— and one where men are (34) to whip out their credit cards. In fact, men are now expected to give gifts worth (35) the value of those they received. What a complication: not only do men have to remember who bought them what, they have to estimate the value and multiply it by three.

单选题 A. copy B. concept C. choice D. belief
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:白色情人节是一个相对较新的概念,出于商业目的而产生,用于补偿女人在情人节的付出。A项copy“复制品,副本,一册”;B项concept“观念,概念”;C项choice“选择,选择权,精选品”;D项belief“相信,信赖;信仰;教义”。B项符合文意。
单选题 A. because B. as C. so D. why
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文意可知,这里解释这个节日产生的原因,所以需要选表原因的副词,排除C、D项。A、B项都表原因,但是A语气更强,表直接原因,符合题意。
单选题 A. clients B. friends C. figures D. colleagues
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:情人节那天,女性要给她生活中的每一个重要男性购买象征性的礼物。A项clients“顾客,客户端,委托方”;B项friends“朋友,助手,赞助者”;C项。figures“人物,数字,图形,价格”;D项colleagues“同事,同僚”。C项符合文意。
单选题 A. but B. and C. instead of D. rather than
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:这些男性不仅只限于她们的配偶,还有她们的老板和年长的亲戚。句子含有递进关系,。not just…but和not only…but also“不仅……而且……”词义相近;B项and表并列;C项instead of强调代替;D项rather than表并列,表示“是……而不是……”。所以A项符合文意。
单选题 A. odd B. good C. fair D. rare
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:情人节女性给男性买礼物看似很公平。A项odd“奇数的,奇特的”;B项good“好的,优良的,愉快的”;C项fair“公平的,美丽的”;D项rare“稀有的,半熟的,稀薄的”。C项符合文意。
单选题 A. given B. if C. but D. though
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:考虑到男人被指望给女人送花的次数,一年中的某天男人偶尔被纵容一下当然也合理。A项given“考虑到”;B项if“如果,即使”;C项but“但是,然而”;D项though“虽然,尽管”。A项符合文意。
单选题 A. attract B. frustrate C. surprise D. touch
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:男人用香水或珠宝给女人带来惊喜。A项attract“吸引,引起”;B项frustrate“挫败,阻挠,使感到灰心”;C项surprise“使惊奇,奇袭”;D项touch“接触,触动,使轻度受害”。C项符合文意。
单选题 A. supporting B. spoiling C. comforting D. fooling
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:女人宠爱男人的这种想法让人感觉很不自在。A项supporting“支持,供养”;B项spoiling“溺爱,糟蹋,掠夺”;C项comforting“安慰,使(痛苦等)缓和”;D项fooling“欺骗,愚弄”。B项符合文意。
单选题 A. came up with B. came out of C. came up to D. came along with
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:1978年,全国糖果业协会想出了一个解决这个问题的好办法。A项came up with“提出;想出;赶上”;B项came out of“由……产生;从……出来”;C项came up to“达到,等于”;D项came along with“随同,和……一起来”。A项符合文意。
单选题 A. companion B. compromise C. competence D. compensation
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:他们开始向男性推销白色巧克力,让他们在3月14号那天送给女性,来补偿女性在情人节那天的付出。A项companion“同伴,朋友,指南,手册”;B项compromise“妥协,和解,折中”;C项competence“能力,胜任,权限”;D项compensation“补偿,报酬,赔偿金”。D项符合文意。
单选题 A. via B. as C. with D. for
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:开始时,少数糖果生产商生产糖果作为简单的礼物。A项via“通过,取道,经由”;B项as“作为,以……的身份”;C项with“用,随着,与……一起”;D项for“为了,因为”。B项符合文意。
单选题 A. captured B. appealed C. favored D. held
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:白色情人节吸引了公众的想象力。A项captured“吸引,捕获”;B项appealed“呼吁,求助”;C项favored“偏爱,赞成,帮助”;D项held“保持,握住”。A项符合文意。
单选题 A. documented B. recognized C. illustrated D. scheduled
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:现在,这个节日已经是全国公认的一个节日。A项documented“备有证明文件的,记录的”;B项recognized“公认的,经过验证的”;C项illustrated“阐明的,有插图的”;D项scheduled“预定的,已排日程的”。B项符合文意。
单选题 A. volunteered B. embarrassed C. sponsored D. obliged
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:这个节日已经成为男人必须刷卡消费的一个日子。A项volunteered“自愿”;B项embarrassed“使……困窘,使……局促不安”;C项sponsored“发起,赞助”;D项obliged“要求,约束”。D项符合文意。
单选题 A. triple B. double C. fourfold D. equal
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 空格所在句子大意为:男性送给女性的礼物价值是他们情人节所收到礼物价值的三倍。A项triple“三倍的,三方的”;B项double“双重的,两倍的”;C项fourfold“四重的,四倍的”;D项equal“平等的,相等的”。A项符合文意。