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高考英语阅读理解专项试题及答案2017年高考英语阅读理解专项试题及答案阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AAsimpleflowermadeheadlinesintheBritishpresslastweek.Howcouldthatbe?BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronandhisministerswereattendingareceptionhostedbyChinesePremierWenJiabaointheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing.Theyinsistedonwearingpoppieintheirbuttonholes.What’swrongwiththat?AccordingtotheGlobalTimes,ChineseofficialsapparentlyhadaskedtheUKdelegationnottowearpoppies.TheBritishsaidthatpoppiesmeantagreatdealtothemonthatdayandtheywouldwearthemallthesame.Sowhat’sthesignificanceofthepoppy?It’saflowerwhichhasdifferentculturalandsymbolicmeaningsforBritishandChinesepeople.FromtheChinesepointofview,thepoppyisasymbolofChina’shumiliationatthehandsofEuropeanpowersintheOpiumWarsofthe19thcentury.BritainforcedChinatoopentheborderstotrade–includingintheopium–whichwasmadefrompoppiesgrowninIndia.YetfromtheBritishviewpointthepoppyisareminderofthekillingduringWorldWarI.RedpoppiesgrewonthebattlefieldsofFlandersinBelgiumwheremanythousandsofBritishsoldiersdiedorwereburied.Sincethen,PoppyDay(November11)hasbecomeatimeintheUKtowearpoppiesandrememberthesacrificesofBritishsoldiersandciviliansintimesofwar.SoyoucanseethatthepoppysetsoffstrongfeelingsintheheartsofChineseandBritishpeoplefordifferentreasons.Anditmakessenseforustotrytounderstandeachother’sstandpoint.Ofcourseculturaldifferencescanalsobeinterestingandfunny.Andwhatonenationthinksisanacceptablegiftmaybevieweddifferentlybytheirguestsfromoverseas.USPresidentBarackObamagaveagiftofaniPodtoBritain’sQueen–adullpersonwithnointerestinmusic.ObamaalsopresentedGordonBrownwithafineselectionofAmericanmovies.ButtheywereinUSformatandimpossibletoplayonBritishDVDplayers.Manycountrieshavediplomatsstationedoverseas.Diplomatsprovideinformationandadvicetotheirgovernmentsbackhome.However,sometimesitwouldseemthatevendiplomatscanoverlooktheculturalsignificanceofasmallflower.1.BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronprobablyattendedareceptioninBeijingon__________.A.October1B.November11C.December31D.Januar
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