2015年10月自学考试00015《英语（二）》真题.pdfVIP

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00015

BlackFriday

Everyonelikestoshopforgiftsfortheholidayseason,butfewpeopleknowthehistoryofholidayshopping.

WhilepeoplehaveheardofBlackFriday,mostdonotknowitsorigins.BlackFridayisthedayafter

Thanksgiving.nthisdaymostretailstoresopentheirdoorsveryearlysomeasearlyas4

am.Inaddition,theyprovidetheircustomerswithgreatdiscountsonproducts.Withthisinmind,itis

cleartoseewhysomanyshoppersbuymanyoftheirChristmasgiftsonBlackFriday.

BlackFridayisnotasoldasmanypeoplethink.Infact,itisbelievedthatthefirstBlackFridaywasheld

inthe1970sintheUSA.Itwasadaywhenstoresdecidedtomarkthestartoftheholidayseason.In

ordertodrawmorecustomers,theyofferedgreatdiscounts.Allproductssoldverywell.Thislargesuccess

resultedinthenameBlackFriday.Itwassonamedbecausethestoreswereintheblack.Thisfinancial

termmeansthestoresmadealotofmoney.However,itwasnotuntilaround2002thatBlackFriday

reallystartedtogaininpopularity.TodayintheUSA,countlessadvertisersproudlyannouncetheirBlack

Fridaysales.Theyhopetoattractshoppersintotheirstores.

BlackFridayisadaywhenmanyshoppersintheUSAgooutandbuygifts,eventhoughChristmasEveis

stillamorepopulardaytoshop.ThankstotheInternet,itisnowpossibletogetsomeexcellentBlack

Fridaydealsonline.Soifyoudontwanttogettothestoresby4am,thisistheperfectwaytostillget

itemsatreducedprices.

1.ManypeopleknowthehistoryofBlackFriday.

ATrue

BFalse

CNotGiven

2.MoststoresopentheirdoorsforbusinessveryearlyonBlackFriday.

A