1、1第五节 七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入短文 15 小题的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。AThanksgiving Day is always on a Thursday. 1 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 very early in
2、the morning and try to attract shoppers with low prices.Some things like TVs and clothes are much cheaper than usual. 2 They hope that shoppers will buy more gifts while they are in the store.Black Friday is a great time for shopping.However，there are problems. 3 Each store has only a few，so the goo
3、ds are in great need and people stand in long lines to get them.They may wait three or four hours before a store opens，but not everyone can get one.Some people leave，disappointed.This situation makes people worried.Some Black Friday events have been crazy.There have been fights over toys among shopp
4、ers.Some workers have been hurt by large crowd. 4 Still，if you want 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
5、 the 1960s，stores tried to change the name into“Big Friday”It didnt stick.The name “Black Friday” continued to spread across the country.It seems that it is here to stay. 5 It is even spreading to other parts of the world.Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK，Australia ，and Brazil since 201
6、2.In Mexico，stores offer a weekend of low price 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_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._BOn the fourth Sunday of every November，most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebr
7、ate Thanksgiving.Special traditions in the US have been around for many years. 1 These are four popular Thanksgiving traditions and how they started.2 The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest(收获) But it wasnt made into
8、 an official(官方的)holid ay until 1863.The first large meal had turkey，fruits and vegetables，which are 2still common today.3 Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food.Today at the large meal，friends and family will also say
9、 what they are most thankful for.4 The parade includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats that carry famous people.There are also many musical performances to watch.This parade started in 1924，and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City
10、.5 People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day became an official holiday.Today，the National Football League takes advantage of this popularity and hosts three NFL games every Thanksgiving.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._参考答案A【篇章导读】这篇短文主要介绍了在黑色星期五人们购物的情况及黑色星期五的来历。1D 解析：根据上文 Thanksgi
11、ving Day is always on a Thursday 可知，下文应与 “星期”有关。故选 D。2A 解析：根据上文谈到商店的打折促销，那商店就可能 “赔钱销售物品”，希望顾客买更多的商品。故选 A。3F 解析：根据下文句意 Each store has only a few, so the goods are in great need and people stand in long lines to get them.可知，商店的低价商品少。故选 F。4C 解析：根据上文 Some workers have been hurt by large crowd 可知，虽然黑色星期五
12、存在不和谐的拥挤致伤的事件，但大多数黑色星期五事件是安全的和有趣的。故应选 C。5E 解析：根据下文 It is even spreading to other parts of the world.可知黑色星期五人们购物这件事已经蔓延到世界其他地方，故上文应是“现在全国人都参与了购物这件事”。故选 E。B【篇章导读】这篇短文主要介绍了美国的感恩节中传统的庆祝方式及庆祝来源。1C 解析：推理判断题。根据上文提及感恩节传统持续了多年，及后文介绍感恩节四个传 统及怎么开始，可知有一些人想知道这些传统从哪儿来。故选 C。2E 解析：推理判断题。根据后文 The first large meal ha
13、d turkey，fruits and vegetables，which are still common today.可知主要介绍的是感恩节丰盛的食物，故选 E。3A 解析：推理判断题。根据后文描述 Today at the large meal，friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for.可知选 A。34F 解析：推理判断题。根据后文提及 The parade includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats that carry famous people.可知选 F。5B 解析：推理判断题。根据后文提及 People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day became an official holiday.可知选 B。
