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BlackFriday

Everyonelikestoshopforgiftsfortheholidayseason,butfewpeopleknowthehistoryofholidayshopping.WhilepeoplehaveheardofBlackFriday,mostdonotknowitsorigins.BlackFridayisthedayafterThanksgiving（感恩节）.Onhisdaymostretailstoresopentheirdoorsveryearly---someasearlyas4am.Inaddition,theyprovidetheircustomerswithgreatdiscountsonproducts.Withthisinmind,itiscleartoseewhysomanyshoppersbuymanyoftheirChristmasgiftsonBlackFriday.

BlackFridayisnotasoldasmanypeoplethink.Infact,itisbelievedthatthefirstBlackFridaywasheldinthe1970sintheUSA.Itwasadaywhenstoresdecidedtomarkthestartoftheholidayseason.Inordertodrawmorecustomers,theyofferedgreatdiscounts.Allproductssoldverywell.ThislargesuccessresultedinthenameBlackFriday.Itwassonamedbecausethestoreswere“intheblack”.Thisfinancialtermmeansthestoresmadealotofmoney.However,itwasnotuntilaround2002thatBlackFridayreallystartedtogaininpopularity.TodayintheUSA,countlessadvertisersproudlyannouncetheirBlackFridaysales.Theyhopetoattractshoppersintotheirstores.

BlackFridayisadaywhenmanyshoppersintheUSAgooutandbuygifts,eventhoughChristmasEveisstillamorepopulardaytoshop.ThankstotheInternet,itisnowpossibletogetsomeexcellentBlackFridaydealsonline.Soifyoudon’twanttogettothestoresby4am,thisistheperfectwaytostillgetitemsatreducedprices.

1）ManypeopleknowthehistoryofBlackFriday.

A. 

True

B. 

False

C. 

NotGiven

2）MoststoresopentheirdoorsforbusinessveryearlyonBlackFriday.

3）CustomersgetbetterserviceonBlackFriday.

4）BlackFridaystartedintheUS

5）TheholidayseasonendsonBlackFriday.

6）“Intheblack”isafinancialterm.

7）BlackFridayisnolongerpopular.

8）PeopleliketoshoponlineonChristmasEve.

9）ItispossibletogetBlackFridaydiscountonline.

10）Thingsaresoldattheirlowestpricesat4am.

二、阅读选择（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 

LivinginBrazil（巴西）andSwitzerland

Movingtoadifferentcitymayseemdifficult.Youhavetochangeschoolsandgetusedtoyournewhome.Butyoucanalwaysgobacktothatcitytovisit.Whenyoumovetoanothercountry,thingsaredifferent.However,difficultasitmaybe,theexperiencecanberewarding.

Mydad,aBrazilian,isreallyfunnyandcanmakefriendsquickly.Mymom,aSwiss,isusuallyquietandabitshy.Shelikestobeorganized,butmydadnevermakesplans.Sheenjoysstayinghome,butmydadalwayswantstogoout.SwissandBrazilian---whatamix!

Aftermyparentsgotmarried,theymovedtoSwitzerland.Theretheyhadmybrotherandme.WhenIwastwo,wemovedtoBrazil.DuringmychildhoodwevisitedSwitzerlandeveryyear.

ManypeopleaskmewhereIprefertolive:

BrazilorSwitzerland.It’sreallyhardtoanswerbecauseIlovebothcountries.Brazilisabigcountry,withmanystatesandpeople.Therearemultipledialectsandmanytypesoffoods.Peopleherehavebeautifulsmilesandarealwayshappy,eveniftheyarepoor.Inthesouththeclimateiscool,butinthenorthit’shotandhumid.

Switzerland,ontheotherhand,issmallbutbeautifulandclean.Therearefourlanguagesinthattinycountry.PeoplethereareverydifferentfromBrazilians:

theyarewealthy,independent,andorganized.Thefoodisdelicious,andofcourse,thefamousSwisschocolateisgreat,andtheclimateisdryandcool.

Ilovebothcountries.InSwitzerland,it'

spleasant,calm,andpeacefuleverywhere.Ienjoyedmystaythereverymuch.ButnowIamhappyhereinBrazil.Ifeelexcitedandathome.

1）Theauthor’sparents_____.

sharesimilarinterests

havedifferentjobs

havedifferentpersonalities

D. 

enjoyreadingbooks

2）Whentheauthorwasachild,thefamilyusedto_____.

havemanygoodfriends

movebetweenthetwocountries

speaktwodialects

visitBrazilfromtimetotime

3）TheauthorthinksBraziliansare_____.

organized

independent

indifferent

optimistic

4）Accordingtothetext,Switzerland_____.

isfamousforchocolate

hasmanybigcities

hasalotincommonwithBrazil

ishotandhumid

5）Accordingtotheauthor,livingintwodifferentculturesisa（n）_____.

appealingidea

difficultdecision

expensivechoice

pleasantexperience

三