题目内容
9.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.For many American consumers,it is the day when you can get great deals on goods that may eventually become Christmas presents.Many people have a day off work or choose to take a day from their quota of annual leave on Black Friday.But why is it"black"Friday?There are a couple of stories.But the most commonly cited one has to do with ink,paper,and accounting.By the early 1980s,a theory began to be circulated:that retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss for most of the year (January through November) and made their profit during the holiday season,beginning on the day after Thanksgiving.
When this would be recorded in the financial records,once-common accounting practices would use red ink to show negative amounts and black ink to show positive amounts.Black Friday,under this theory,is the beginning of the period when retailers would no longer have losses (the red) and instead take in the year's profits (the black).
The Christmas shopping season is of enormous importance to American retailers and,while most retailers intend to and actually do make profits during every quarter of the year,some retailers are so dependent on the Christmas shopping season that the quarter including Christmas produces all the year's profits and compensates for losses from other quarters.So there you have it.It's about how much money retailers are making from you and me.
28.According to the first paragraph,Black Friday isD.
A.the Friday before Thanksgiving
B.the Friday when Americans can have a day off
C.a federal holiday in the United States
D.a public holiday in some states of America
29.What is the origin about Black Friday according to the passage?B
A.There are many different stories about it including some religious ones.
B.It is maybe about once-common accounting practices.
C.It is because so many people go shopping that day that it always leads to tragedies.
D.It is to show respect for the ancient.
30.What do we know from the passage?B
A.All the retailers depend on the profits on Black Friday to compensate for the previous loss.
B.Black Friday is a great chance for retailers to make profits.
C.Christmas shopping season is the only profitable season to the retailers.
D.most retailers are in red before the Christmas shopping season.
31.What is the best title of the reading passage?C
A.Black Friday's origin.
B.Black Friday in the United Kingdom
C.Black Friday and its origin
D.Stories about Black Friday.
分析 对很多美国人来说,每年感恩节后的这天被称为"黑色星期五",标志着圣诞购物季正式开始.但是,为什么要叫做"黑色"星期五呢?
解答 28-31 DBBC
28.D 细节理解题 根据It is a busy shopping day and is a holiday in some states.可知,在一些州这一天是假期,故答案为D
29.B 推理判断题 根据第三段Black Friday,under this theory,is the beginning of the period when retailers would no longer have losses (the red) and instead take in the year's profits (the black).可知,黑色星期五的起源是关于记账的惯常做法,故答案为B
30.B 细节理解题 根据The Christmas shopping season is of enormous importance to American retailers and,while most retailers intend to and actually do make profits during every quarter of the year,some retailers are so dependent…可知,黑色星期五是许多零售商赚钱的大好机会,故答案为B
31.C 主旨大意题 对很多美国人来说,每年感恩节后的这天被称为"黑色星期五",标志着圣诞购物季正式开始.但是,为什么要叫做"黑色"星期五呢?这篇文章主要告诉了我们黑色星期五的来历,故答案为C
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