英语六级阅读练习题(6)
<p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="jam">jam</span>-<span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="scrambled">scrambled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="Bostons">Bostons</span> <span word="Copley">Copley</span> <span word="Mall">Mall</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="Neiman">Neiman</span> <span word="Marcus">Marcus</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="shopper">shopper</span>. <span word="m">m</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Doran">Doran</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="since">since</span> 8:30 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> 10 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="opening">opening</span>. <span word="Ilya">Ilya</span> <span word="Polykoff">Polykoff</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="perfume">perfume</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 7.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokes">spokes</span>-<span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="Taubman">Taubman</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lakeside">Lakeside</span> <span word="Mall">Mall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sterling">Sterling</span> <span word="Heights">Heights</span>, <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="panic">panic</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="peaked">peaked</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="midday">midday</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shopping">Shopping</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span>, <span word="December">December</span> 24 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1997, <span word="while">while</span> 44 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="December">December</span> 15 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="December">December</span> 24 <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="Nally">Nally</span>, <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swatch">Swatch</span> <span word="Store">Store</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="brightly">brightly</span> <span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="watches">watches</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="crazed">crazed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 21 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="date">date</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="started">started</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crazier">crazier</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span>, <span word="Nally">Nally</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="agitated">agitated</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="beepers">beepers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="swatch">swatch</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> $ 70 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>.</p>
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