Question

Two months ago, every app on my phone wanted me to know "11/11" was coming. I asked a friend ______it was a special holiday.

She laughed and said it's a ______ holiday. "It's just like Black Friday," she explained. After getting the answer, I actually hoped she was ______.

As we know, Black Friday is the day ________ Thanksgiving in the United States. For me, Thanksgiving is the ______ US holiday. It's a holiday that does not need us to take part in any rush for goods. Yes, we should buy turkeys, the traditional food on this special day. And we also invite friends and family to______. Usually each person cooks a different dish and brings it to the big ______. It's a day to be ______ not for turkeys, but for the people we care about.

Black Friday is the next day. Starting around 4 a.m., thousands of people crowd ______ of stores and malls. When the doors open, they rush into the stores. What are they doing?

On Black Friday, many things are on ______. But if you don't pay for them quickly, they will be sold out soon. As a result, it's "______" for people to "fight" with each other for cheap TVs and computers—even toilet paper! In less than 24 hours, many people ______ the peace of Thanksgiving. Instead, they become crazy consumers（消费者）.

______ for "11/11", I opened Taobao to look for winter clothes in advance（提前）. Two hours later, I found ______a crazy consumer too. ______ I didn't fight in the crowded stores, I got lost among all kinds of goods and kept buying things I didn't really need. Maybe my friend is right in some way, "11/11" is like Black Friday.

1.A.what B.if C.that D.when

2.A.shopping B.selling C.buying D.celebrating

3.A.wrong B.right C.serious D.rich

4.A.before B.by C.on D.after

5.A.worst B.best C.funniest D.quietest

6.A.serve B.share C.save D.send

7.A.holiday B.opening C.meeting D.meal

8.A.thankful B.careful C.personal D.enjoyable

9.A.inside B.up C.outside D.into

10.A.show B.sale C.cover D.earth

11.A.impossible B.fresh C.famous D.normal

12.A.remember B.wonder C.forget D.know

13.A.Enjoying B.Having C.Preparing D.Making

14.A.myself B.itself C.themselves D.herself

15.A.Although B.But C.However D.So

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.A

【解析】

作者介绍了美国的黑色星期五是一个疯狂购物的节日，而中国的双十一和它一样。

1.1. 句意：我问一个朋友是否它是一个特殊的节日。

考查连接词辨析。A. what什么；B. if是否，如果；C. that那个；D. when何时。根据主句中的ask，可知从句有疑问，根据上文可知it指代双十一这个节日，所以排除A，D。结合后文回答“it's a ___2___ holiday.”可知此处表示询问是否它是个特殊的节日，故选B。

2.句意：她大笑并说它是个购物节。

考查动名词。 A. shopping购物；B. selling卖；C. buying买；D. celebrating庆祝。shopping festival购物节，结合句意，故选A。

3.句意：在得到答案后，我确实希望她错了。

考查形容词辨析。A. wrong错误的；B. right正确的；C. serious严肃的；D. rich富有的。根据后文作者对黑色星期五的介绍可知作者不希望双十一也和黑色星期五一样是个抢购的节日，及短文最后“Maybe my friend is right in some way, "11/11" is like Black Friday.”可知此处表示作者希望朋友是错误的，故选A。

4. 句意：正如我们所知，黑色星期五在美国是感恩节后的那一天。

考查介词。A. before在……以前；B. by通过……；C. on在……上；D. after在……之后。根据下文及“Black Friday is the next day.”可知黑色周五指感恩节后的那天，故选D。

5.句意：对于我，感恩节时最好的美国节日。

考查形容词最高级。A. worst最糟糕的；B. best最好的；C. funniest最滑稽的，最有趣的； D. quietest最安静的。根据后文作者介绍感恩节不用抢购，可以大家聚餐，感恩我们在乎的人可知作者认为感恩节时最好的节日，故选B。

6.句意：我们还邀请朋友和家人分享。

考查动词辨析。A. serve服务，端上；B. share分享；C. save节约，拯救；D. send送，派，寄。根据后文“Usually each person cooks a different dish and brings it to the big ___7___.”可知此处指和朋友家家人分享，故选B。

7.句意：通常每个人都会做一道不同的菜，然后把它带到大餐上。

考查名词辨析。A. holiday假期；B. opening打开；C. meeting会议；D. meal饭，餐。根据上文大家一起分享，可知此处指把菜带到大餐上，故选D。

8.句意：它是一个感激的日子，不是感谢火鸡，而是感谢我们在乎的人。

考查形容词辨析。A. thankful感激的；B. careful认真的，仔细的；C. personal个人的；D. enjoyable令人愉快的。根据“for the people we care about.”及感恩节的意义，可知此处指那是一个因为在乎的人而充满感激之情的日子，故选A。

9.句意：成千上万的人挤在商店和商场外面。

考查名词。A. inside里面；B. up向上；C. outside外面；D. into进入。根据后文“When the doors open, they rush into the stores.”可知人们挤在商店外面，故选C。

10.句意：在黑色星期五，许多东西都在减价出售。

考查名词。 A. show展示，出示；B. sale出售；C. cover覆盖；D. earth土地。on sale降价出售，根据后文付款慢了东西就卖完了，可知东西在降价出售，故选B。

11.句意：因此，人们为了廉价的电视、电脑甚至厕纸而“打架”是“很正常的”！

考查形容词。A. impossible不肯能的；B. fresh新鲜的；C. famous著名的；D. normal一般的，正常的。根据上文东西很快卖光，可知人们在抢购中争吵是会时有发生的，所以此处指争吵是“正常的，一般的”，故选D。

12.句意：在不到24小时的时间里，许多人对忘记了感恩节的宁静。

考查动词辨析。A. remember记得；B. wonder想知道；C. forget忘记；D. know知道。根据后文“Instead, they become crazy consumers（消费者）”人们变成了疯狂的消费者，可知人们忘记了感恩节的宁静，故选C。

13.句意：我提前打开淘宝网找冬装，为双十一做准备。

考查动名词。A. Enjoying喜欢，享受；B. Having有；C. Preparing准备；D. Making制作，使。根据“I opened Taobao to look for winter clothes in advance”可知此处指为双十一做准备，故选C。

14.句意：两个小时后，我发现我自己也成了一个疯狂的顾客。

考查反身代词。A. myself我自己；B. itself它自己；C. themselves他们自己；D. herself她自己。 根据后文“I got lost among all kinds of goods and kept buying things I didn't really need.”可知作者发现自己也成了狂购者，故选A。

15.句意：虽然我没有在拥挤的商店里抢购，但我在各种各样的商品中迷失了方向，不停地买我不需要的东西。

考查连词。A. Although尽管；B. But但是；C. However然而；D. So所以。根据此处表示“退一步说”的感觉，所以用连词although“虽然”，结合句意，故选A。