大学英语三级A级试卷13.docx

大学英语三级 A 级（阅读理解）-试卷 13 (总分：50.00，做题时间：90 分钟) 一、 Reading Comprehension(总题数：11，分数：50.00) Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. 解析： Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice ． 解析： The holiday shopping season got off to a flying start over the Thanksgiving感(恩节) weekend in the U.S. Retailers (零售商) attracted discount-hungry consumers with specials (特价商品) of televisions, DVD players and other gifts. Discounters like Wal-Mart and Target had the greatest success, offering customers early bird specials, while major department stores and clothing chains only met modest sales goals. Online sales were also strong. It was as expected. It wasnt source of great prosperity, but it was a good start, said Nevill, a man in a U.S. retail consulting firm. He said, One thing we often heard was that only things marked down 降(价) were selling. Consumers want a bargain, especially around the holiday. Shoppers did seem to like the many markdowns. A lady in the State of Connecticut said, Ive never seen so many sales. I feel like a kid in a candy store. Nevill estimated that discounters had a 4% gain over last years Thanksgiving figure, while sales at department stores and mall-based clothing chains were up 2% for the weekend. However, the Thanksgiving weekend is not necessarily a good way to judge how retailers will be successful for the season. Over the past few years, the weekend accounted for less than 10% of sales. Online merchants also had a good weekend. Sales were up 61% last Friday, compared to the day after Thanksgiving a year ago.（分数：10.00） (1).Over the Thanksgiving weekend, people bought a lot more than usu