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【題目】Black Friday

Thanksgiving is always on 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 USA since 2005.

Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts. Some items(商品)like TVs and clothes 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 problems. 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 lutes 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.

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 "E1Buen Fin", which means" the good weekend" in Spanish. I guess people everywhere like to buy things.

【1】What is the biggest problem with Black Friday?

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【2】Why do people like going shopping on Black Friday?

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【3】Will you go shopping on Black Friday? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items./ Not having enough low-priced items.

【2】Because they can get things on sale./Because they can get things with big discounts.

【3】Yes. Because I can buy more things with a much lower price.

/No. Because I don't want to waste my time shopping.

【解析】

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

【1】句意：黑色星期五最大的問(wèn)題是什么?

根據(jù)第三段“The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items.”可知，最大的問(wèn)題是沒(méi)有足夠的低價(jià)商品，故答案為The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items./ Not having enough low-priced items.

【2】句意：為什么人們喜歡在黑色星期五購(gòu)物？

根據(jù)第二段“Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday.”可知，大多數(shù)商店在黑色星期五大減價(jià)；根據(jù)第二段“They try to attract shoppers with big discounts. Some items(商品)like TVs and clothes are much cheaper than usual.”可知商店以大折扣吸引顧客。故答案為Because they can get things on sale./Because they can get things with big discounts.

【3】句意：你會(huì)在黑色星期五去購(gòu)物嗎？為什么或者為什么不？

本題是開(kāi)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(jià)格很便宜。故答案為Yes. Because l can buy more things with a much lower price./No. Because I don't want to waste my time shopping.