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Alibaba hit another record high in sales at 15:49:39 during its yearly Singles' Day Shopping Gala, breaking last year's total Singles' Day sales of 168.2 billion yuan ($24.22 billion). And it finally hit 213.5 billion yuan ($30.7 billion) on Sunday, with full-day sales setting a new high.

Alibaba Group broke the 10 billion yuan sales line within the first two minutes and five seconds, after the e-commerce on Sunday giant kicked off the 10th year of its Double 11 shopping gala. The speed of the sales broke last year’s record of three minutes and one second, paving the way for an online shopping spree that the e-commerce giant envisions will be the largest ever in scale and reach.

Shoppers from home and abroad crowded Alibaba’s diverse arms, including the Tmall online site, Fliggy travel agency, as well as delivery service Ele.me, and scooped up everything from electronic devices and imported cosmetics to flight tickets and discounted food.

Alibaba hosted a star-studded gala on Saturday night in Shanghai, featuring superstar singer Mariah Carey and Cirque du Soleil to pump sales.

Pre-sales prior to the event were lively, with 33 brands on Tmall reporting 100 million-yuan worth of pre-orders. Down payments for consumer electronics on Tmall have jumped nearly six-fold year-on-year, with popular brands including Apple, Huawei, Siemens and Dyson.

1.What are the 2018 total Singles’ Day sales of Tmall?

A 24.22 billion yuan.

B 30.7 billion yuan.

C 168.2 billion yuan.

D 213.5 billion yuan.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句And it finally hit 213.5 billion yuan ($30.7 billion) on Sunday, with full-day sales setting a new high.可知2018年天猫双十一的总销售额达到了2135亿元，故选D。

2.When did sales of Tmall reach 10 billion yuan this year?

A At 00:02:05.

B At 00:03:01.

C At 15:49:39.

D At 23:59:59.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Alibaba Group broke the 10 billion yuan sales line within the first two minutes and five seconds, after the e-commerce on Sunday giant kicked off the 10th year of its Double 11 shopping gala.可知天猫双十一在凌晨2分零5秒的时候销售额达到了100亿，故选A。

3.When was the first Double 11 shopping gala?

A In 2008.

B In 2009.

C In 2010.

D In 2017.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Alibaba Group broke the 10 billion yuan sales line within the first two minutes and five seconds, after the e-commerce on Sunday giant kicked off the 10th year of its Double 11 shopping gala.可知2018天猫双十一是第十届双十一购物节，根据第一段第一句中的yearly可知双十一是一年一次，因此第一届双十一是在2009年开始的，故选B。

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A Full prices should be paid before Nov 11th when pre-ordering.

B Electronic devices are the most popular goods.

C Few stars came to the gala on Saturday.

D You can buy all kinds of things on Tmall.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知天猫上有各种各样的品牌，产品种类也琳琅满目，你可以在天猫上买到各种各样的东西，故选D。