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 （双重） 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 本文讲述的是中国引进外国文化，与世界融合，但同时我们也要重视自己的传统文化，保护我们自己的生活方式．
解答 DACB
29 D 细节题． 根据文章第一 段Valentine's Day has a natural enemy in China． 可知情人节在中国有一个天敌，故选D．
30 A 猜测词义题． 根据文章第一 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． 可知它不是中国的情人节 的等价，中国的在农历的第七个月的第七天，故选A．
31 C 推理判断题． 根据文章第三 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．可知如果他们不是相关的，没有社会媒体会改变公众的想法，如果他们被接受，必须有一个他们恰好满足的需要，故选C．
32 B 细节题． 根据文章最后一 段 we can always rely on a dual （双重） approach by which we share with the outside world on one hand but preserve our own ways of life on the other．可知我们可以和外界分享，但必须保护我们的生活方式，故选B．
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