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14.It took an hour to clean and make the building safe.The homeowner plans to sue the robot's manufacturer.In the United States,the lonely have Reddit and cats.In China,they have Singles'Day,which falls on Nov.11--11.11,the four ones symbolizing"bare branches,"Chinese slang for bachelors.Thought to have originated about 20 years ago as a joke on college campuses,Singles'Day was once an occasion for confessing one's feelings to that special someone.But since 2010,online retailers have transformed the holiday,also known as"Double 11,"into an epic online shopping extravaganza(盛会)alike to America's Cyber Monday.
Jack Ma,founder of Internet giant Alibaba,told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang late last month that Alibaba's sales on Singles'Day 2012 were"nearly 3.3billion"--morethandoubletheroughly1.5 billion purchased on Cyber Monday in 2012.For Singles'Day 2013,Ma expects sales to exceed 4.9billion.
The rise of singletons as a consumer group is not without its own costs.Chinese business magazine Caijing reported that big delivery companies were forced to scramble to find over 100 extra airplanes to handle the 323 million parcels they needed to deliver over the Singles'Day shopping period.
The holiday strains the logistics system:Products frequently sell out or arrive late.Even when everything moves smoothly,consumers complain about commercial gimmicks (花招).According to the Beijing Evening News,a popular local paper,some online retailers quietly raise prices before slashing them.
Chinese are no strangers to loneliness:There are tens of millions of men in China who may never find love due to the country's massive gender imbalance,a result of the One Child Policy and a longstanding preference for male children.Chinese women don't have it easy either:Those who remain unmarried at the ripe old age of 27 risk being labeled"leftover women".
Although poverty and singledom are often linked outcomes in China,at least one web user was sure of which was worse."Spending Singles'Day alone isn't that scary,"he wrote."What's scary is when you're so poor you can't even enjoy Taobao's‘Double 11.'"
59.What can we infer about America's Cyber Monday from the text?C
A.It is a day for the singles in America.
B.It is celebrated every Monday by the Americans.
C.It is an online shopping day for the Americans.
D.It doubled the sales of Alibaba's on Singles'Day 2012.
60.What is the main idea of paragraphs 3 and 4?D
A.Extra airplanes are needed to deliver the Day's shopping.
B.Products are arriving late.
C.Customers are complaining about the Day.
D.Cost is high for consumers on that day.
61.What can we know from the last two paragraphs?B
A.Being poor means being single for a lifetime.
B.Many Chinese men are single because of gender imbalance.
C.Being single is even worse than being poor in China.
D.There are more singled female than singled male in China.
62.What can we conclude about Singles'Day from the text?C
A.All online retailers will raise prices before slashing them.
B.Jack Ma first founded the festival.
C.Its original meaning is to confess one's feeling to a boy or girl.
D.The sales for Singles'Day 2013 is over 4.9 billion.
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光棍节变成了人们网上购物的节日,人们在这一天疯狂购物,销售量巨大.
解答 59.C.细节理解题.根据第二段But since 2010,online retailers have transformed the holiday,also known as"Double 11,"into an epic online shopping extravaganza(盛会)alike to America's Cyber Monday可知美国的网络星期一是美国人的网上购物日;故选C.
60.D.段落大意题.根据第三段For Singles'Day 2013,Ma expects sales to exceed 4.9billion可知主要讲了消费者在这一天花费很高;故选D.
61.B.细节理解题.根据倒数第二段There are tens of millions of men in China who may never find love due to the country's massive gender imbalance可知许多中国男人因为性别不平衡而单身;故选B.
62.C.细节理解题.根据倒数第二段Thought to have originated about 20 years ago as a joke on college campuses,Singles'Day was once an occasion for confessing one's feelings to that special someone可知光棍节的原意是向一个男孩或女孩坦白自己的感受;故选C.
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.