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8.Singles'Day,also called Double Eleven,began as a day for unmarried or uncoupled people to celebrate their lives on November 11,1993.In China,however,Singles'Day has become the biggest online shopping day in the world,which was created in 2009 by Alibaba's CEO Daniel Zhang to increase online sales.Since then,it has grown into a cultural phenomenon.
China Singles'Day,as a shopping day,takes place on November 11 each year.There are sharp discounts and other promotions (促销) designed by Alibaba to attract online customers.In 2015,E-commerce giant Alibaba broke records with sales of $14.3 billion on China Singles'Day,with online sales increasing 60 percent from last year,according to Alibaba."Most people shop on mobile phones or ipads and online shopping has become a comfortable channel for most consumers",said Kitty Fok,China manager for market research."China is a big market with close to one billion smart,connected device users.It is good news for both Alibaba and their competit ors,"she said.
The company is focusing on international e-commerce for future Singles'Days,reported Reuters."Within the next five years,we expect China will become the world's largest e-commerce market for imported products,"President Michael Evans told reporters on Wednesday.Alibaba Chief Executive Daniel Zhang said in a statement that Singles'Day would mean that"the whole world will see the power of Chinese consumption."Over 130 million users visited Alibaba's marketplace app,Taobao,reported the BBC.
47.What does Alibaba exp ect to do on Singles'Day?A
A.Increase online sales        
B.Defeat competitors
C.Develop firm cultures        
D.Celebrate single lives  
48.What is the meaning of the underlined word discount in the second paragraph?
C
A.Smart products             
B.Crazy buying 
C.Low prices               
D.More advertisements
49.What will make Singles'Days more popular according to Kitty Fok?A
A.The popularity of smart,connected device users.
B.The potential power of Chinese consumption.
C.The cooperation with the international e-commerce.
D.The promotions on Alibaba's marketplace app,Taobao.
50.What attitude does President Michael Evans hold toward the future of China Singles'Day?D
A.doubtful      B.uncertain    C.negative         D.optimistic.

分析 文章介绍来光棍节的由来,以及这一天给一些电子商带来的巨大好处.

解答 A C A D
47.A 细节题.根据第一段Singles'Day has become the biggest online shopping day in the world,which was created in 2009 by Alibaba's CEO Daniel Zhang to increase online sales得知,阿里巴巴首席执行官在2009年创立光棍节目的是为了增加网上销量,故选A.
48.C 猜测词意题.通过该词的后面other promotions (促销) 得知,discount意思是打折,促销,故选C.
49.A  细节题.通过."China is a big market with close to one billion smart,connected device users.It is good news for both Alibaba and their competit ors,"she said.得知,中国是一个大的市场,而且有将近十亿的用户,所以推出光棍节很受欢迎,故选A.
50.D 推理题.在最后一段Within the next five years,we expect China will become the world's largest e-commerce market for imported products在接下来五年,我们希望中国将成为世界上最大的电子市场,可见对于光棍节的为来充满着希望,故选D.

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