【題目】Black Friday

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】

本文講述了黑色星期五。這是假日購物季的開始，也是自2005年以來美國最繁忙的購物日。大多數(shù)商店在黑色星期五大減價。他們一大早就開門。他們以很大的折扣試圖吸引購物者，一些物品比平時便宜很多。但是還存在一些問題。最大的問題是沒有足夠的低價商品。

【1】句意：黑色星期五是假日購物季的開始嗎?

根據(jù)“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”感恩節(jié)總是在星期四。之后的一天被稱為黑色星期五。這是假日購物季的開始，故答案為Yes, it is .

【2】句意：黑色星期五最大的問題是什么?

根據(jù)“The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items”最大的問題是沒有足夠的低價商品，故答案為The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items.

【3】句意：人們在商店開門前要等多久?

根據(jù)“They may wait three to four hours before a store opens”他們可能要等三到四個小時才能開門，故答案為They may wait three to four hours.

【4】句意：你喜歡買打折的東西嗎?為什么或為什么不?

本題是開放性試題。言之有理即可。根據(jù)“Some items (商品)like TVs and cloths are much cheaper than usual”可知價格很便宜。故答案為Yes. Because some items are cheap.

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