Question

5．America's holiday shopping season started on Black Friday，the day after Thanksgiving．（36）CShoppers make the most money this time of year，about 20 percent to 30 percent of all revenue all year．About 136 million people shopped during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend．
   （37）AIn an era of instant information，shoppers can use their mobile phones to find deals．Nearly 80 percent of this year's holiday shoppers，or about 183.8 million people，shopped on Cyber Monday．（38）DOnline spending on Black Friday rose 15 percent to hit 2.7 billion this year．Cyber Monday spending increased 12 percent to 3 billion．NBC News reported that for many，shopping online was a more comfortable alternative than crowded malls．
    The shift to online shopping has had a big impact on solid shopping malls．Since 2010，more than 24 shopping malls have closed and an additional 60 are struggling．Fortune says the weakest of the malls have closed．However，the business in malls is thriving again，it adds．According to a survey，94.2percent of malls were full with shops by the end of 2014．（39）B   
The average American consumer will spend about 805ongifts．That'sabout630.5 billion between November and December-an increase of 3.7 percent from last year．
    （40）GThat goes to China's Singles'Day，celebrated on November 11，which posted record sales of 14.3 billion in 2015．

A．More and more people shop online nowadays．
B．That is the highest level in 27 years．
C．It is the busiest shopping day of the year．
D．One-in-five Americans used a tablet or smart-phone．
E．The traditional mall industry can hardly survive．
F．Cyber Monday falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving and Black Friday．
G．Nonetheless，Cyber Monday is not the biggest online shopping day in the world．

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：美國的購物季在感恩節之后開始，在這個新的信息時代，網購所占比例也越來越大．

解答 36．C 根據下一句中的"Shoppers make the most money this time of year"可知黑色星期五是最繁忙的購物日，所以選C．
37．A 下一句中的"Nearly 80 percent of this year's holiday shoppers"與A項中的"More and more people"構成對應，下一句中的"use their mobile phones"、"Cyber"和A項中的"shop online"構成對應，故選A．
38．D 上一句中的"use their mobile phones"和D項中的"used a tablet or smart-phone"構成對應關系，所以選D．
39．B 下一句中的"94.2 percent of malls were full with shops"與 B項中的"the business in malls is thriving"構成對應關系，所以選B．
40．G，G項與后一句的意思構成對比關系．G項的意思是這不是世界上最大的網上購物節，后一句的意思是世界上最大的網上購物節是中國的光棍節．

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