阅读理解BYoungmenoftengiveflowerstoyoungwomenwhentheyareinlove.ThistraditionmayhavecomefromTurkey.Inthe1700sinTurkey,itwasquitepopularforpeopleinlovetosendeachotherbasketsfullofstrangethings.Thebasketsweredeliveredsecretlytothepersonwhowasreceivingit.Usually,anoldwomanwhosoldflowersorfruitonthestreetleftthebasketbesidetheperson’sdoor.Thesebasketsincludedavarietyof“gifts”:flowers,stones,feathers,wax,andevencharcoal.Eachthinginthebaskethadaspecialmeaning.Byfiguringoutthesecretmessagecontainedineachitem,thepersonwhoreceivedthebasketbegantounderstandlittlebylittlethetruefeelingofthepersonwhosentit.ThisideaofsendinggiftsoflovewithsecretmeaningsquicklyspreadtoGermany,France,andEngland.However,astimepassed,onlyflowersremainedpopular.Aninnocentbunchofflowerstoldyoungladiesaboutthefeelingintheheartsofyoungmen.Eachdifferentflowerheldadifferentmeaning.Forexample,theflowersfromanorangetreemeant,“Youarebeautifulandpure.”Pinkcarnationsmeant,“Myloveforyouisstrongandgreat.”Yellowroses,ontheotherhand,meant,“Isawyouwithsomeoneelse.”Manyflowerdictionariesweremadetohelpyoungpeopleinloveunderstandthemeaningoftheflowerstheyreceived.Notallofthedictionariesagreed,however,onthemeaningofeachflower,soapersonhadtobecarefulabouttheflowerstheychosetosend.Bythe1880s,usingflowerstosendmessageshadfallenoutoffashion,andthemoredirectwayofsendinglovelettersbegan.Today,flowersarestillconsideredalovelygift,butthemeaningforeachkindofflowerhasbeenlost.60.Whatdidtheitemsinthebasketexplaintothereceiver?A.Thereceiver’sappearance.B.Thesender’semotions.C.Thefeelingofthereceiver.D.Thelovebetweenthem.61.IfaFrenchyoungmanofthe1850swantedtosendhisbelovedgirlagift,hewouldprobablychoose.A.flowersandfeathersB.yellowrosesC.pinkcarnationsD.nothingexceptaloveletter62.Thetextsuggeststhat.A.TurksstillkeeptheirtraditionofsendingbasketsB.flowerdictionariesweremadetohelpyoungladiesC.peoplestilluseflowerstosendsecretmessagesD.peopledon’tuseflowerdictionariesanylonger63.Whatislikelytobethetitleofthistext?A.SayitwithFlowersB.FlowersandSecretsC.StrangeTraditionD.LoveforFlowers60-63BCDA
