Black Friday signals the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Although it's not an official holiday, millions of employers give their employees the day off, and many people use that day to get a jumpstart on their holiday shopping. A similar day in Canada and the Great Britain is called “Boxing Day”.

Black Friday has become a marketing hit in recent years. Since 2005, it has been the busiest shopping day of the year. To lure shoppers, retailers(零售商) open their doors as early as 4 am and offer special sales and promotions to the shoppers that arrive early. Some of the special deals offered by stores are only available in limited quantities. That is why some shoppers planning to get the best deals often camp out in front of stores overnight so that they will be the first in line when the doors open.

But why Black Friday? Historians believe the name started in Philadelphia in the mid 1960s. Bus drivers and police used the “Black Friday” name. In the early 1980s, a more positive explanation of the name began to spread. According to this explanation, Black Friday is the day when retailers finally begin to turn a profit for the year. In accounting terms, operating(运营) at a loss is called being “in the red” because accountants traditionally used red ink to show negative amounts. Positive amounts were usually shown “in black ink”. Thus, being in the black is a good thing because it means stores are operating at a profit.

Recently, for those who are too busy to shop on Black Friday, or who just don’t want to fight the crowds, the Monday following Black Friday has become known as Cyber Monday for shoppers can take advantage of the comfort of getting many online deals at their homes.

【小题1】On Black Friday, the Americans ________.

A．have to go to work as usual

B．look exactly like the Canadians

C．are usually busy doing shopping

D．stay at home and relax themselves

【小题2】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “lure” in Paragraph 2?

A．attract	B．protect
C．charge	D．remind

【小题3】How do the retailers understand Black Friday according to Paragraph 3?

A．It has the same meaning as Boxing Day.

B．They usually lose some money on the day.

C．It always keeps them very busy all day.

D．It probably brings them more money.

【小题4】What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

A．To state the development of Cyber Monday.

B．To tell the difference between red and black.

C．To introduce Black Friday to the readers.

D．To explain the meaning of Boxing Day.