六、任务型阅读。
阅读短文，从短文后所给的A～F六个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Do you know “Buy Nothing Day”? It is a holiday that asks people not to buy things for a day.
C
1
It was the idea of a man named Ted Dave.
E
2
They had to buy things for eating, living and enjoying life. “But many people think they must buy many things to be happy.
B
3
This is not right,” Dave said. To change people’s shopping habits(习惯), he came up with “Buy Nothing Day”.
“Buy Nothing Day” is celebrated on the fourth Friday of every November. Dave took this day for the holiday for a very important reason. It is one of the biggest shopping days of the year.
F
4
The first “Buy Nothing Day” was celebrated in Canada in 1992. Many other countries also have problems with too much buying and they celebrate “Buy Nothing Day” too.
Some people don’t think “Buy Nothing Day” can really work. “It is only one day,” they say. Other people say they should not just buy less, but they should buy better.
D
5
“Buy Nothing Day” does(确实) get people thinking about the bad influences(影响) of buying too much.
1.
C
2.
E
3.
B
4.
F
5.
D
解析：
【分析】
做这类任务型阅读题，需结合上下文语境，分析句子间的逻辑关系（如指代、因果、转折等），从而选出符合语境的选项。第1空需衔接节日介绍与起源，第2空需呼应人们的购物需求，第3空需承接“买很多东西”的表述，第4空需对应“最大购物日”的名称，第5空需引出不同观点的转折关系。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文介绍“Buy Nothing Day”这一节日，后文提到其由Ted Dave提出，C选项说明该节日的起源时间和地点，与上下文衔接，故选C。
2. 第2空：后文提到人们需要购买生活所需物品，E选项说明Dave知晓人们的购物需求，衔接自然，故选E。
3. 第3空：前文指出很多人认为买很多东西才快乐，B选项说明人们因此买超过自身需要的物品，承接上文，故选B。
4. 第4空：前文提到这是一年中最大的购物日之一，F选项说明人们称这一天为“Black Friday”，对应前文的购物日，故选F。
5. 第5空：前文列举了不同人对该节日的看法，D选项用“Though”引出转折，说明尽管有不同观点，该节日仍有意义，符合逻辑，故选D。
【答案】
1. C 2. E 3. B 4. F 5. D
【知识点】
任务型阅读、上下文衔接
【点评】
本题为七选五型任务阅读题，考查学生对语篇逻辑关系的理解，需结合语境分析句子间的关联，难度适中，需具备基础的语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
