2017年高考英语专项练习题型及答案(10)(2)

　　第二节　语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

　　阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

　　Valentine’s Day is the time of the year when couples show their love for each other by sending cards，flowers and chocolates.Its origins are 16.________(clear) and hidden in the river of time.Nobody knows exactly 17.________St.Valentine was，although some historians suggest he was 18.________Roman killed in the third century AD by a Roman Emperor.It is said that the first 19.________(record) Valentine’s card was sent by the imprisoned Duke of Orleans in 1415.20.________is believed that he tried to find comfort from his imprisonment by writing love poems to his wife.

　　Now，Valentine’s Day 21.________(celebrate) in many countries around the world.However, the traditions often differ from place to place.In Japan，for example，it is normal 22.________the woman to send chocolates to the man,23.________in South Korea April 14th is known as “Black Day” and is when the unfortunate men who received nothing on Valentine’s Day gather to eat noodles and show sympathy for each other.

　　Technological 24.________(develop) have also played their part 25.________ keeping Valentine’s Day relevant in the 21st century.Valentine’s e­cards have been very popular in recent years.

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