Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for family, health, and life in general. However, Black Friday has turned it into a business.
Traditionally, the true value of Thanksgiving lies at home not the shopping centers. However, Black Friday has nowadays allowed society to ignore this as individuals long for something that they do not need or even truly want. Shopping on Black Friday bees a sign of a shift into a culture that values material wealth over spending time with loved ones. People are willing to force their way through the crowds in their desperate search for marked-down sweaters and necklaces.
In recent years, Thanksgiving has bee a pre-Black Friday holiday for many families. They are devoted to mapping out shopping routes and making organized schedules for which stores to hit first. By drawing individuals out to shopping centers with matchless savings, businesses encourage this behavior of ignoring Thanksgiving. Many families take their home-cooked meals while camping out at the door of shopping centers. With each new year, Thanksgiving is being victim to over-mercialization—switching from a meaningful time of thanks and family to a day dedicated to products and profit.
Black Friday has shown that with current mon standards, people cannot even set aside a single day to appreciate what they already have without immediately buying more. Families have lost sight of what is truly important in life, and have found reasons in debating between a low cost HD television and an appreciation for what they already have. Remember, Thanksgiving should be a day in which people are grateful for all that they have.
【小题1】The underlined word this in paragraph 2 probably refers to .A．the sign of a shiftB．the material wealthC．the shopping crowdD．the true value of Thanksgiving【小题2】In recent years, what will many families do when thanksgiving es?A．Make full preparations for the Black Friday shopping.B．Visit some newly-opened shopping centers in advance.C．Find it difficult to choose a store for their first visit.D．Go camping at the gate of shopping center for a good deal.【小题3】In the last paragraph, the author mainly intends to tell us that we should .A．set aside a single day to buy moreB．try to spend less to get low cost productsC．stay with our families as long as we canD．appreciate what we've possessed with our families【小题4】What's the author’s attitude towards the present ways people celebrate Thanksgiving? A．Annoyed. B．Worried. C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.D
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(答案→)D
解析：文章介绍感恩节是应该对我们拥有的东西心存感激的时候，但是现在黑色星期五购物已经让人们忘记了感恩节的传统。
【小题1】猜词题：从第二段的句子：Traditionally, the true value of Thanksgiving lies at home not the shopping centers.传统上，感恩节的真正的价值是在家里不是购物，但是现在这些都被忽视了，可知this指的是感恩节的真正的价值。选D
【小题2】细节题：从文章第三段的句子：In recent years, Thanksgiving has bee a pre-Black Friday holiday for many families. They are devoted to mapping out shopping routes and making organized schedules for which stores to hit first.可知最近几年，当感恩节到来的时候，大部分家庭会为黑色星期五购物做好充分准备，选A
【小题3】细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：Remember, Thanksgiving should be a day in which people are grateful for all that they have.可知作者主要想告诉我们应该感激我们和家人拥有的，选D
【小题4】推理题：从文章第三段的句子：With each new year, Thanksgiving is being victim to over-mercialization—switching from a meaningful time of thanks and family to a day dedicated to products and profit.可知作者对现在人们过感恩节的方式是担心的，选B