12.Black Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States.It has been regarded as the beginning of the holiday shopping season.Although it's not an official holiday,millions of employers give their employees the day off,and many people use that day to get a jump-start on their holiday shopping.A similar day in Canada and
Great Britain is called"Boxing Day".
Black Friday has become somewhat of a marketing sensation in recent years.Since 2005,it has been the busiest shopping day of the year.To lure shoppers,retailers (零售商)routinely open their doors as early as 4a.m.a(chǎn)nd offer special sales and promotions to the shoppers that arrive early.Some of the special deals offered by stores are only available in limited quantities.That is why some shoppers intent on getting the best deals often camp out in front of stores overnight so that they'll be the first in line when the doors open.
But why Black Friday?Historians believe the name started in Philadelphia in the mid-1960s.Bus drivers and police used"Black Friday"to describe the heavy traffic that would block city streets the day after Thanksgiving as shoppers headed to the stores.
Businesses,however,didn't like the negative tone associated with the"Black Friday"name.In the early 1980s,a more positive explanation of the name began to circulate.According to this alternative explanation,Black Friday is the day when retailers finally begin to turn a profit for the year.In accounting terms (會計行業(yè)),operating at a loss is called being"in the red"because accountants traditionally used red ink to show negative amounts.Positive amounts were usually shown in black ink.Thus,being"in the black"is a good thing because it means stores are operating at a profit.
Recently,for those who are too busy to shop on Black Friday or who just don't want to fight the crowds,the Monday following Black Friday has become known as Cyber Monday (網(wǎng)絡(luò)星期一) for the many online deals.
28.On Black Friday,the AmericansC.
A.don't have to go to work as usual
B.look exactly like the Canadians
C.a(chǎn)re usually busy doing shopping
D.stay at home and relax themselves
29.The underlined word"lure"(in Paragraph 2)probably meansB.
A.protect B.a(chǎn)ttract C.persuade D.remind
30.How do the retailers understand Black Friday?D
A.It is totally different from Boxing Day.
B.They usually lose some money on the day.
C.It never keeps them very busy.
D.It probably brings them more money.
31.The author writes this passage in order toC.
A.state the development of Cyber Monday
B.tell the difference between red and black
C.introduce Black Friday to the readers
D.explain the meaning of Boxing Day.
分析 本文屬于文化類的短文閱讀.文章介紹黑色星期五相關(guān)的信息和名字的由來,讓我們了解了西方文化的特定歷史知識和文化習(xí)俗等.
解答 28.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段的句子"Although it's not an official holiday,millions of employers give their employees the day off,and many people use that day to get a jump-start on their holiday shopping."可知,在黑色星期五,美國人經(jīng)常忙著購物.故選C.
29.B.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)文章的句子"retailers (零售商) routinely open their doors as early as 4 a.m.a(chǎn)nd offer special sales and promotions to the shoppers that arrive early."零售商早上4點就開門,給早到的顧客一些特價打折和促銷,可知,"lure"是"吸引"的意思.故選B.
30.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第四段的句子"According to this alternative explanation,Black Friday is the day when retailers finally begin to turn a profit for the year."可知,零售商認(rèn)為黑色星期五可以帶給他們更多的錢.故選D.
31.C.主旨大意題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容和第一段的句子"Black Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States."可知,文章主要給讀者介紹黑色星期五.故選C.
點評 在做閱讀理解時,考生可快速閱讀短文,通讀測試題,明確考察點,在對應(yīng)細(xì)讀,加快做題速度.有時間還可以復(fù)查校對答案.