题目内容
【题目】Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day and the Friday before Cyber Monday in the United States. It is a busy shopping day and is a holiday in some states. Many people have a day off work on Black Friday. Some people use this to make trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation. 【1】
Shopping for Christmas presents is also popular on Black Friday. Many stores have special offers and lower their prices on some goods, such as toys.
【2】 Many people take a day of their annual leave on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Many organizations also close for the Thanksgiving weekend.
Public transport systems may run on their normal schedule or may have changes. 【3】 There can also be congestion (拥挤)on roads to popular shopping destinations.
Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days in the USA.【4】 One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Thanksgiving Day left many black markings on the road surface, leading to the term Black Friday.
The other theory is that the term Black Friday comes from an old way of recording business accounts. 【5】 Many businesses, particularly small businesses, started making profits before Christmas. Many hoped to start showing a profit, marked in black ink, on the day after Thanksgiving Day.
A. Black Friday is a public holiday in some states.
B. Black Friday is a shopping day for a lot of reasons.
C. Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink.
D. Others use it to start shopping for the Christmas season.
E. Some stores extend their opening hours on Black Friday.
F. As time goes on, a new explanation of black Friday has become popular.
G. There are two popular theories as to why the day after Thanksgiving Day is called Black Friday.
【答案】
【1】D
【2】A
【3】E
【4】G
【5】C
【解析】这篇文章介绍了感恩节之后的黑色星期五,人们如何度过这一天以及黑色星期五的由来。
【1】语义理解题。Some people use this to make trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation.这里提到了人们在星期五会干些什么,故选D。(其他人会利用它去买一些圣诞用品。)
【2】语义理解题。由Many people take a day of their annual leave on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Many organizations also close for the Thanksgiving weekend.可知这里意思是在一些州,黑色星期五是一个公共假日,选A。
【3】语义理解题。Public transport systems may run on their normal schedule or may have changes. 和 There can also be congestion (拥挤)on roads to popular shopping destinations.可知这里意思是在黑色星期五,有一些商店会延长他们的营业时间,选E。
【4】语义理解题。One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Thanksgiving Day left many black markings on the road surface, leading to the term Black Friday.这里提到了一个理论,所以选G。(感恩节之后的这一天为什么被称作黑色星期五,有两个理论。)
【5】语义理解题。The other theory is that the term Black Friday comes from an old way of recording business accounts.这里提到了记录经济账目,故选C。(损失用红墨水记录,盈利用黑墨水记录。)