14．It took an hour to clean and make the building safe．The homeowner plans to sue the robot's manufacturer．
In the United States，the lonely have Reddit and cats．In China，they have Singles'Day，which falls on Nov.11--11.11，the four ones symbolizing"bare branches，"Chinese slang for bachelors．Thought to have originated about 20 years ago as a joke on college campuses，Singles'Day was once an occasion for confessing one's feelings to that special someone．But since 2010，online retailers have transformed the holiday，also known as"Double 11，"into an epic online shopping extravaganza（盛會）alike to America's Cyber Monday．
Jack Ma，founder of Internet giant Alibaba，told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang late last month that Alibaba's sales on Singles'Day 2012 were"nearly 3.3billion"--morethandoubletheroughly1.5 billion purchased on Cyber Monday in 2012．For Singles'Day 2013，Ma expects sales to exceed 4.9billion．
The rise of singletons as a consumer group is not without its own costs．Chinese business magazine Caijing reported that big delivery companies were forced to scramble to find over 100 extra airplanes to handle the 323 million parcels they needed to deliver over the Singles'Day shopping period．
The holiday strains the logistics system：Products frequently sell out or arrive late．Even when everything moves smoothly，consumers complain about commercial gimmicks （花招）．According to the Beijing Evening News，a popular local paper，some online retailers quietly raise prices before slashing them．
Chinese are no strangers to loneliness：There are tens of millions of men in China who may never find love due to the country's massive gender imbalance，a result of the One Child Policy and a longstanding preference for male children．Chinese women don't have it easy either：Those who remain unmarried at the ripe old age of 27 risk being labeled"leftover women"．
Although poverty and singledom are often linked outcomes in China，at least one web user was sure of which was worse．"Spending Singles'Day alone isn't that scary，"he wrote．"What's scary is when you're so poor you can't even enjoy Taobao's‘Double 11．'"
59．What can we infer about America's Cyber Monday from the text？C
A．It is a day for the singles in America．
B．It is celebrated every Monday by the Americans．
C．It is an online shopping day for the Americans．
D．It doubled the sales of Alibaba's on Singles'Day 2012．
60．What is the main idea of paragraphs 3 and 4？D
A．Extra airplanes are needed to deliver the Day's shopping．
B．Products are arriving late．
C．Customers are complaining about the Day．
D．Cost is high for consumers on that day．
61．What can we know from the last two paragraphs？B
A．Being poor means being single for a lifetime．
B．Many Chinese men are single because of gender imbalance．
C．Being single is even worse than being poor in China．
D．There are more singled female than singled male in China．
62．What can we conclude about Singles'Day from the text？C
A．All online retailers will raise prices before slashing them．
B．Jack Ma first founded the festival．
C．Its original meaning is to confess one's feeling to a boy or girl．
D．The sales for Singles'Day 2013 is over 4.9 billion．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了光棍節(jié)變成了人們網(wǎng)上購物的節(jié)日，人們在這一天瘋狂購物，銷售量巨大．

解答 59．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段But since 2010，online retailers have transformed the holiday，also known as"Double 11，"into an epic online shopping extravaganza（盛會）alike to America's Cyber Monday可知美國的網(wǎng)絡(luò)星期一是美國人的網(wǎng)上購物日；故選C．
60．D．段落大意題．根據(jù)第三段For Singles'Day 2013，Ma expects sales to exceed 4.9billion可知主要講了消費者在這一天花費很高；故選D．
61．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段There are tens of millions of men in China who may never find love due to the country's massive gender imbalance可知許多中國男人因為性別不平衡而單身；故選B．
62．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Thought to have originated about 20 years ago as a joke on college campuses，Singles'Day was once an occasion for confessing one's feelings to that special someone可知光棍節(jié)的原意是向一個男孩或女孩坦白自己的感受；故選C．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

4．On this foggy morning，my memory takes me back to the time when I lived in California．I remember my morning walks along the ocean greeted by all the purple flowers，accompanied（陪伴） by gentle breezes that greeted me，"Good morning!"
These walks meant so much to me．Soon they would be followed by beautiful，loving monthly fire circle in the mountains．It was like being blessed each month by mixed feelings of love，honor and respect．One weekend a month I would gather with friends to honor each other，and those who walk this earth as well as those who have passed away．
The fire circles are a protected space created for people to sing，dance，drum，talk and rhyme．Almost like a scene from a movie yet never rehearsed（排練）．Harmoniously （和諧地） we would join together the energies of the earth，wind，fire and spirit of one another．
When we are alone in nature with our true selves，the truth of whom we are begins to unfold（呈現(xiàn)）．It's always a reminder to me of how precious each moment is．Working in harmony with the elements of the earth always brings us back to whom we were born to be．
When the sole intention of a moment is honesty，the most brilliant light that shines is always love-the love we are born with，the love that makes us who we are in the end．This love allows us to move through situations with grace and ease．
Treasure your life and those who are dear to you．Our time on this earth is short and we're born to be beings of love．Appreciate your surroundings and live life as wonderful as you can．
63．When the author lived in California，B．
A．he was tired of foggy morning    
B．he used to walk along the ocean
C．he fell in love with fishing   
D．gentle breezes made me crazy
64．According to Paragraph 2，we can know that the author wouldC．
A．have holidays one weekend in a month
B．respect and honor the rich one weekend in a month                      
C．gather with friends one weekend in a month
D．recall those who have passed away one weekend in a month
65．When staying in the fire circles，peopleB．
A．became talkative                                     
B．were in high spirits
C．got sensitive to remarks        
D．think highly of each other
66．The author thinks each moment is precious becauseA．
A．it can show the nature-without any mask             
B．he knows time is money
C．it can give him more freedom   
D．he can live in harmony with nature．

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