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【题目】November 11th, also called “Guanggun Jie” in Chinese, began as a day for the singles, to celebrate the fact that they are proud of being single.

It’s said that it came from Nanjing University in 1993. A group of single male students got together to discuss how to get a reason to have fun while they couldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. It got the name "Singles' Day" because the number "1" looked like a person. After graduation（毕业）, these college students passed the university tradition to the society. Singles' Day has been largely popularized on the Internet and is now celebrated by young people in some areas outside China as well.

After 2009, Singles’ Day, also known as Double 11, became an online purchase festival. On this day, some shops’ owners in China would offer strong promotion online to attract (吸引) the singles to buy their products.

It quickly became a trend (潮流), and many companies took part in this big event by working with online sellers and offered attractive discounts（吸引人的折扣）. Actually, Singles' Day is similar to Black Friday in the United States and both of them are now large online shopping events in the world.

【1】November 11 got the name “Singles’ Day” because ________.

A. it was created that day B. the number “1” looked like a person

C. November 11 was a good day D. people didn’t have to work that day

【2】The Singles’ Day is now a large online shopping event like ________ in the United States.

A. Christmas B. New Year’s Day C. Black Friday D. Thanksgiving

【3】The Chinese meaning of the word “promotion” in this passage is “________”.

A. 促销 B. 促进 C. 升职 D. 保护

【4】The best title of the passage may be “________”.

A. Big Sales on Singles’ Day B. How to Create A Holiday

C. Singles’ Day’s Past and Present D. Be Proud of Being Single

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】试题分析：短文内容，讲述的是“双11光棍节”的由来和现状，并和美国的“黑色星期五”进行了对比。

【1】题意：11月11日被命名为“光棍节”，因为________。考查细节理解题。根据It got the name "Singles' Day" because the number "1" looked like a person.，可知选B。

【2】题意：光棍节现在是一个大型的网上购物活动，就像美国的 。考查细节理解题。根据Actually, Singles' Day is similar to Black Friday in the United States and both of them are now large online shopping events in the world.，可知选C。

【3】题意：这段话中的“promotion”的中文意思是“________”。考查词义理解题。根据文意和to attract the singles to buy their products.，可知是强大的网络推广，故选A。

【4】题意：这篇文章最好的的题目是“________”。考查细节理解题。A. Big Sales on Singles’ Day光棍节大甩卖；B. How to Create A Holiday如何创造假期；C. Singles’ Day’s Past and Present光棍节的过去与现在；D. Be Proud of Being Single为单身而自豪。根据短文内容，讲述的是“双11光棍节”的由来和现状，可知选C。