雅思阅读：关于黑色星期五

时间：2020-03-11 06:07:04

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Ever since 1932, Black Friday has signalled the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. This shopping extravaganza follows Thanksgiving, on the fourth Thursday of November, and comes just before ‘Cyber Monday’.
Use of the name ‘Black Friday’ was first recorded as coming from Philadelphia, where it was used to describe heavy, disruptive vehicle and pedestrian1 traffic the day after Thanksgiving. Apparently2, loads of people would go into town on the Friday after Turkey Day, before the yearly3 Army/Navy football game on Saturday; stores would take advantage of all the extra business by promoting big sales.
 
As ‘Black Friday’ became more popular in the early eighties, one “explanation” for the event became that this day represented the point in the year when retailers4 begin to make a profit, going from being "in the red" (meaning to be in debt) to "in the black" (meaning to be free of debt).
Black Friday is not an official holiday in the United States, but in some states government employees are given the day off. Schools and non-retail employees are normally5 given Thanksgiving Thursday and Black Friday as public holidays.
 
Most major retailers offer promotional sales with big discounts, and it has been the busiest shopping day every year since 2005. In 2014, sales revenues6 for Black Friday reached a whopping $11.6 billion, falling slightly to $10.4 in 2015. In 2013, overall7 spending from Thanksgiving Thursday up to Cyber Monday topped $56 billion!


根据上文判断对错
1. Black Friday signals the start of the Easter season.
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false
 
2. Black Friday comes before Thanksgiving.
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3. The term 'Black Friday' was first recorded in Philadelphia. 
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4. To be 'in the red' means that you owe people money or are in debt. 
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5. In 2014, sales revenues for Black Friday reached more than $12 billion. 
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6. Overall spending from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday was more than $56 billion in 2013. 
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答案
1. false 2. false 3. true 4. true 5.false 6.true
 


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1 pedestrian vLWxU     
n.行人，步行者；adj.徒步的，呆板的，通俗的
参考例句：
  • The criminal pushed a pedestrian down and ran away.罪犯推倒了一个行人逃跑了。
  • The city built a pedestrian overpass over the highway.城里在公路上建了一座过街天桥。
2 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
3 yearly 0fxwM     
adj.每年的，一年一度的；adv.一年一次地
参考例句：
  • The flower show is a yearly event in our town.我们镇上的花展一年举行一次。
  • The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
4 retailers 08ff8df43efeef1abfd3410ef6661c95     
零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
  • Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
5 normally ln8zVb     
adv.正常地，通常地
参考例句：
  • I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
  • My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。
6 revenues b422241045d41b9026cc12bb1a011a04     
收入( revenue的名词复数 )； [复数]总收入； 收入来源； 税务局
参考例句：
  • Revenues from oil are the biggest single component part in the country's income. 来自石油的收益是这个国家收入中最高的一项。
  • Under the cash basis of accounting most receipts of money are revenues and most expenditures of money are expenses. 按现金收付制规定，企业收到的现金大都作为收入处理，付出的现金大都作为费用处理。
7 overall vJQxS     
n.工作服，工装裤；全面的，全体的
参考例句：
  • The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.那店员穿着白色的工作服。
  • How much will it cost overall?一共多少钱？

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