【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
America's holiday shopping season started on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.
Shoppers make the most money this time of year, about 20 percent to 30 percent of all revenue all year. About 136 million people shopped during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.
In an era of instant information, shoppers can use their mobile phones to find deals. Nearly80 percent of this year’s holiday shoppers, or about 183.8 million people,shopped on Cyber Monday.Online spending on Black Friday rose 15 percent to hit $2.7 billion this year. Cyber Monday spending increased 12 percent to $3 billion.NBC News reported that for many, shopping online was a more comfortable alternative than crowded malls.
The shift to online shopping has had a big impact on solid shopping malls. Since 2010, more than 24 shopping malls have closed and anadditional 60 are struggling.Fortune says the weakest of the malls have closed.However, the business in malls is thriving again, it adds. According to a survey, 94.2percent of malls were full with shops by the end of 2014.
The average American consumer will spend about $805 on gifts.That’s about $630.5 billion between November and December – an increase of 3.7percent from last year.
That goes toChina’s Singles’ Day, celebrated on November 11, which posted record sales of$14.3 billion in 2015.
A.More and morepeople shop online nowadays.
B.That is thehighest level in 27 years.
C.It is thebusiest shopping day of the year.
D.One-in-fiveAmericans used a tablet or smart-phone.
E.Thetraditional mall industry can hardly survive.
F.Cyber Mondayfalls on the Monday after Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
G.Nonetheless,Cyber Monday is not the biggest online shopping day in the world.

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Every person has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions. Many everyday American expression are based on colors.
Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their colour and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixicland jazz.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they're in the pink when they're in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably came from many babies who were born with a nice pink colour showing good health.
Blue is a cool colour. The traditional blues music in t he United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song---Mood Indigo—about the deep blue colour, indigo. In the words of the song: “You aren't blue till you've had that Mood Indigo.” Someone who is blue is very sad.
The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as his friend's, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars of greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the colour of the back side of the paper money.
The colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. a blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.
(1)If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping, you may call it __________.
A.a white day
B.a green day
C.a red day
D.a black day
(2)Suppose Mr. Brown says his three children are all in the pink. This means they are _________.
A.fit and healthy
B.gentle and modest
C.creative and energetic
D.lucky and wealthy
(3)When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really ______.
A.blue
B.red hot
C.green
D.black
(4)In the follow paragraph, the writer might tell the reader something about _________.
A.people's response towards a black day
B.more words about a colour, such as brown
C.the influence of the traditional blues
D.unpopular organizations in the world

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