单词识记： adventure ancient awkward caution civilizedconcerncustomparticular remindremovesilenttradition typicalfascinatecooperationanniversary restrictreligioncasualexpand 短语扫描： addto增添 asawhole总体来说 beofgreatvalue很有价值 comeintobeing形成；产生；出现 endupwith以……告终 inmemoryof为了纪念 passdownfromgenerationtogeneration一代一代传下来 datebackto/datefrom追溯到 followacustom遵循习俗 crowdinto涌入 [跟踪训练] Ⅰ.语境填词
1．Keepyourofficespacelookinggood，________(particular) yourdesk. 2．________(typical)，shecouldn’tfindherkeys.
3．Madagascaristhemost________(fascinate) placeIhaveeverbeento.
4．Peopleinthesecountriesdemandequaltreatmentforall，regardlessofrace，________(religious) orsex.
5．ThenIturnedtomyteacherandheadvisedmeto________(cooperation) withothers. Ⅱ.单项填空 6
．
Itispossiblethatonedaywewill________disability
，
soweshouldn’tlookdownuponthedisabled. A．endupwith C．comeupwith
B．putupwith D．catchupwith
7．Thetraditionalfriendshipbetweenourtwopeoples________ancienttimes. A．isdatedbackto C．datesbackto
B．datesat D．isdatedfrom
8．________nottomisstheflightat15：20，themanagersetoutfortheairportinahurry. A．Reminding C．Toremind
B．Reminded D．Havingreminded
9．AttheancientOlympics，allmen，________hadtocompetewearingnoclothes；whilesinglewomentookpartintheirownseparatecompetitionthewifeofZeus.
A．intradition；infavorof B．byprinciple；incelebrationof C．bytradition；inhonorof D．inorder；inmemoryof
10．ThatistheverycoinIneedto________mycollection. A．addup C．addon
B．addin D．addto
，
afestival________Hera
，
Ⅰ.阅读理解
AninvestigativestudyofBlackFriday，ledbyWestChesterUniversityProfessorGinaCastleBell，observedthemesofconsumerismbutalsoobservedthethemesofahappyholiday.TheresearchersfoundthroughBlackFridaypeoplecelebrate，plan，bond，andbuildtraditionstogether.
FormemyBlackFridayalwaysbeginsandendsonalivingroomfloorlitteredwithnewspaperads.Ther
e，lateonThanksgivingnight
，
，myfamilycollectivelyholdsastrategysession.Later，，，，
weracetoearlybirdspecialswaitwithstrangersinlinessharingstoriesofpastBlackFridays
戏
谑
)
，
getChristmasdecorations
takealongrelaxinglunchfulloffamilybanter(
stopintoaCheesecakeFactorybartoseethedramaticendofafootballgame
getacaffeine-highfromStarbucksChristmasdrinks，andendtheshoppingatatornapartOldNavy(美国服装品牌)，diggingtofindlateavailablebasicslikesocks.Finally，exhaustedbutcontented，wecollapsebackonthatlivingroomfloor，
stilllitteredwithads，
wherewedrinkhotcocoa
，
watchaChristmasmovie，andplantohangthenewdecorations.
ThisisnottosaythatBlackFridayisalwayslovely.Instead
，
it’softenmiserable.ButthemiseryissortofwhatmakesBlackFridaysuchagreattradition.ManyBlackFridayshoppersknowthatthedealsonBlackFridayarenotespeciallygreatandareavailableonline.Buttheydidnotshowupforthedeals，theyshowedforthe“misery”．
Forthemthecrowds
，
therush
，
andthedifficultyallenhance(
提
升
)
BlackFriday—similartothewaycrowdsenhancemovieopeningnights，therushenhancesmusicfestivals，anddifficultyenhancestheexperienceofcampingforothertypesofpeople.Thosecrazyelementstransformtheeventsintowhatconsumerresearcherscalla“collectibleexperience”．Collectibleexperiencesarenotalwayspleasantbuttheyarememorableandmeaningfultothosegamesforthem.
ThereseemstobeamadrushinthemediatoanalyzeBlackFriday.YeteveryanalysismissesthepointthatBlackFriday
，，
whichthoughonthesurfaceseemslikejustevilconsumerism，isactually，forsome，quiteameaningful，ritualistic(例行的) experience.
Maybethishappyholidayisnotforyou.MaybeyouthinkitissillyorevendisgustingthatAmericanschoosetobondthrough
，
overallotheroptions
，
shopping.ButwhatyoucannotdenyisthatBlack_Friday_has_become_something_bigger_than_deals.Ithasbecomeapartofacollectiveandpersonalculture
wheremanyshoppersarenottryingtoavoidthetroubleandcrazinessofthedaytheyaretryingtostrategicallyandhappilydiveintoit.And
，
；
instead
，，，
rightnow
onlivingroomfloorsallacrossAmerica，familiesareplanninghowtogetthemostoutoftheiryearlyritual.
1．WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoa“collectibleexperience”？ A．Waitingwithstrangersinlines.
B．Racingtoearlybirdspecials. C．Diggingtofindcommodities. D．Transformingcrazyelements. 2
．
Bysaying“BlackFridayhasbecomesomethingbiggerthandeals”
，
theauthormeansBlackFriday________.
A．wouldbeenjoyedmoreifitwerelesscommercial B．isagreatchancetofeelcomfortableandrelaxed C．isamiserable，meaningfulandtraditionalexperience D．undergoesacomprehensiveevaluationfromthemedia 3．Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage? A．ALovingDefenseofBlackFriday B．AnIntroductiontoBlackFriday C．WidespreadCriticismofBlackFriday D．FantasticExperienceofBlackFriday Ⅱ.任务型阅读
AgehasitsprivilegesinAmerica
，
andoneofthemoreimportantofthemistheseniorcitizendiscount.Anyonewhohasreachedacertainage—insomecasesaslowas55—isautomaticallyentitledtodazzlingarrayofpricereductionsatnearlyeverylevelofcommerciallife.Eligibility(
资
格
)
isdeterminednotbyone’sneedbutbythedateonone’sbirthcertificate.Practicallyunheardofagenerationago，thediscountshavebecomearoutine
partofmanybusinesses—ascommonascolortelevisionsinmotelroomsandfreecoffeeonairliners. PeoplewithgrayhairoftenaregiventhediscountswithoutevenaskingforthemmillionsofAmericansaboveage60arehealthyandsolvent(
有
支
付；
yet能
，力
的)．Businessesthatwouldneverdareofferdiscountstocollegestudentsoranyoneunder30freelyofferthemtoolderAmericans.Thepracticeisacceptablebecauseofthewidespreadbeliefthat“elderly”and“needy”aresynonymous(
同
义
的
)
．
Perhapsthatoncewastrue
，，
buttodayelderlyAmericansasagrouphavealowerpovertyratethantherestofthepopulation.Tobesure
thereiseconomicdiversitywithintheelderly，andmanyolderAmericansarepoor.Butmostofthemaren’t.
Itisimpossibletodeterminetheimpactofthediscountsonindividualcompanies.Formanyfirms
，
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