Question

The day after Thanksgiving has become America’s wildest shopping day. Closed all day on , shops all across the country open early on Friday. Some open at 12:01 Friday morning, while others open at 4 a.m. Some lazy ones , like Target this year ,don’t open their doors on Friday 6 a.m. From Friday to the day before Christmas, this is the season when businesses make 25% of their whole year’s revenue (收入). This season puts many businesses “in the black”—that is, into profitability（盈利）—for the year.

Reporters from local TV stations people who camp out in front of shops before the doors open on Friday. These people patiently wait in line to get products that are discounted 50 percent or more. “Oh, we have fun”, said one camper.” We bring games to play, we watch TV and we meet interesting people .And, most of all, we save big dollars! ” Each store has plenty of goods reduce from 10% to 50%.

Not all Americans like this crazy shopping. Reverend William Graham wants to the name of Black Friday. “We want to call it Remember Jesus（耶穌） Friday. People should start the season the right attitude(態度).Christmastime has become a Season of Shopping. We want to make it a Season of .And we don’t mean giving IPods, DVDs, flat screen TVs ,and so on .We mean giving your back, your mind, and your hands. Help an old lady her house. Teach a kid how to read. Pick up the rubbish in your neighborhood. Give blood to the . Celebrate Christmas by remembering Jesus and forgetting Father Christmas.”

1.A. Monday B. ThursdayC. FridayD. Saturday

2.A. at B. since C. until D. from

3.A. as much as B. as many as C. as far asD. not the same as

4.A. stopB. find C. interview D. tell

5.A. dangerous B. careful C. beautiful D. important

6.A. give B. change C. make D. call

7.A. at B. with C. on D. for

8.A. Taking B. Selling C. Giving D. Thanking

9.A. put up B. give up C. get up D. clean up

10.A. Oxfam B. UNICEFC. Red Cross D.ORBIS

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了在圣誕節前人們為購物而瘋狂，作者不希望這個節日是這樣的，她希望這個節日能給予別人，主動地幫助別人做一些好事。

1.名詞及語境的理解。A. Monday周一； B. Thursday周四；C. Friday周五；D. Saturday周六；由上下文可知感恩節之后已經成為美國人最大的購物日，在星期四一天關門。故選B

2.】考查介詞及語境的理解。 At加具體的時間點，結合上下文可知在星期五直到上午六點不要開門。故選C

3.詞組及語境的理解。As much as 表示盡可能多的，從星期五到圣誕節的前一天，這是商人們獲得他們全年盡可能多的25%的收入的原因，結合語境故選A

4.A. stop購物； B. find 找到； C. interview采訪； D. tell告訴；結合文章可知，記者采訪在星期五商店開門前排隊的人們。結合語境故選C

5.形容詞及語境的理解。A. dangerous 危險的； B. careful 小心的； C. beautiful 漂亮的；D. important重要的；句意：說一個露營者說：“我們將玩游戲，我們看電視，我們遇到有趣的人，所有的最重要的是我們節省了錢。結合語境故選D

6.】考查動詞及語境的理解。A. give給； B. change改變； C. make 制作； D. call打電話；結合下文可知，William Graham牧師想改變這個黑色的星期五，故選B

7.】考查介詞及語境的理解。with the right attitude(態度).用正確的態度，句意：人們應該用正確的態度開始這個季節。故選B

8.的形式及語境的理解。Of為介詞后加動詞的ing的形式。圣誕節已經成為一個購物的季節，我們想使它成為一個給予的季節。故選C

9.短語及語境的理解。A. put up張貼； B. give up放棄； C. get up 起床； D. clean up打掃；此處是幫助一位老人打掃他們的房子，故選D.

10.專有名詞及語境的理解。根據句意給紅十字會去獻血，根據語境，應用比較級better.

考點：社會現象類短文。