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12．Hallmark  arrived in my hometown of Calcutta，India when I was 16．On Valentine's Day（情人节），I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store．I remember wishing two things．One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me．Unfortunately，Valentine's Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism（资本主义） was ruining your culture．
The next Valentine's Day，I still didn't have a boyfriend，but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer．I can't remember what it exactly said inside the card，but it hardly mattered．I know I'm not the only one who's had the blues because of being single on Valentine's Day．
It's not just on Valentine's Day that I'm reminded of these feelings．One night，my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive．The station was mostly full of college students，and later an older couple walked in．Just at that moment，a street musician started playing She's Only a Woman to Me．The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world．On the train，I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station，and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina（芭蕾舞女演员）．
My view of romance has changed from when I was 16in Calcutta to now，23，and living in Manhattan．This year，I won't focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day．I'll spend Valentine's Day with friends in New York City．But I won't try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone．Instead，I'll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome．

55．The underlined word"Hallmark"in Paragraph 1probably refers to aC．
A．city       B．street
C．store      D．man
56．We can infer that in the opinion of the writer's fatherB．
A．his daughter should have received a gift
B．people in India shouldn't celebrate Valentine's Day
C．people in India should welcome Western culture
D．his daughter should know more about capitalism
57．According to Paragraph 2，if someone has the blues，he or she is probablyD．
A．lucky          B．angry
C．excited        D．sad
58．What is implied in the passage？D
A．The writer now has a boyfriend．
B．The writer now is afraid of Valentine's Day．
C．The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends．
D．The writer's attitude towards Valentine's Day has changed．

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者一个人过情人节的场景，她原本是有些伤心的，最终也被情人节的氛围感动了．

解答 55．C．猜测词义题：从第一段的句子：I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store．I remember wishing two things．我与许多其他青少年线等待一个机会进入商店；可知答案是C
56．B．推理判断题：第一段的句子：Unfortunately，Valentine's Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism（资本主义） was ruining your culture，说明作者的父亲认为印度人不该过情人节．故选B．
57．D．推理判断题．根据文章第二段"I know I'm not the only one who's had the blues because of being single on Valentine's Day"可知作者是一个人过情人节应该是伤心，故选D．
58．D．推理判断题：从最后一段的：My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now，23，and living in Manhattan．This year，I won't focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day．可知作者对情人节的观点改变了．故选D．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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