题目内容
【题目】Black Friday
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Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US since 2005.
Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract(吸引) shoppers with big discounts (打折). Some items (商品)like TVs and cloths are much cheaper than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.
Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. However, there are problem. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items. Each store may only have a few. These items are in great need, so people stand in long lines to get them. They may wait three to four hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low price on a TV or computer, but not everybody can get one. Some people leave, disappointed(失望).
The situation makes people worried. Some Black Friday events have been crazy. There have been fights over toys among shoppers. Some workers have even been hurt by large crowds. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still, if you plan to go, you will expect large crowds and a bit of pushing.
So where does the name “Black Friday” come from? It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it caused. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename the day “Big Friday”. It did not stick. The name “Black Friday” continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.
Now people all over the country take part in Black Friday events. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK, Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Mexico, stores offer a weekend of discounts every year. They call it “El Buen Fin”, which means “the good weekend” in Spanish. I guess people everywhere like to buy things on sale.
【1】Is Black Friday the start of the holiday shopping season?
【2】What is the biggest problem with Black Friday?
【3】How long may people have to wait before a store opens?
【4】Do you like to buy things on sale? Why or why not?
【答案】
【1】Yes, it is .
【2】The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items.
【3】They may wait three to four hours.
【4】Yes. Because some items are cheap.
【解析】
本文讲述了黑色星期五。这是假日购物季的开始,也是自2005年以来美国最繁忙的购物日。大多数商店在黑色星期五大减价。他们一大早就开门。他们以很大的折扣试图吸引购物者,一些物品比平时便宜很多。但是还存在一些问题。最大的问题是没有足够的低价商品。
【1】句意:黑色星期五是假日购物季的开始吗?
根据“Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season”感恩节总是在星期四。之后的一天被称为黑色星期五。这是假日购物季的开始,故答案为Yes, it is .
【2】句意:黑色星期五最大的问题是什么?
根据“The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items”最大的问题是没有足够的低价商品,故答案为The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items.
【3】句意:人们在商店开门前要等多久?
根据“They may wait three to four hours before a store opens”他们可能要等三到四个小时才能开门,故答案为They may wait three to four hours.
【4】句意:你喜欢买打折的东西吗?为什么或为什么不?
本题是开放性试题。言之有理即可。根据“Some items (商品)like TVs and cloths are much cheaper than usual”可知价格很便宜。故答案为Yes. Because some items are cheap.