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完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. Early in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 1      on both sides with many 2      businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 3      , some shops offered 4         .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 5          in the 1950s, a change began to 6        .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were 7      shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 8      the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed.

And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 9    as a collection of small new stores 10     crowded city centres. 11     by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 11 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 12     of shopping centres led 13     to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 15     of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

 1. A. built      B. designed    C. intended      D. lined

 2. A. varied     B. various     C. sorted        D. mixed up

 3. A. Apart from B. However     C. In addition   D. As well

 4. A. medical care              B. food          C. cosmetics  D. services

 5. A. suddenly   B. Abruptly    C. Contrarily    D. But

 6. A. be taking place B. take place              C. be taken place D. have taken place

 7. A. available for             B. available to  C. used by    D. ready for

 8. A. over       B. from        C. out of        D. outside

 9. A. started    B. founded     C. set up        D. organized

10. A. out of     B. away from   C. next to       D. near

11. A. Attracted  B. Surprised   C. Delighted     D. Enjoyed

12. A. inner      B .central     C. shopping      D. downtown

13. A. distinction               B. fame          C. popularity D. liking

14. A. on         B. in turn     C. by turns      D. further

15. A. cheapness  B. readiness   C. convenience   D. handiness

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 1. D  本句的意思是“街道的两旁排列着很多各种各样的商店”，build的意思是“建造，修建”，design的意思是“设计”，intend意思是“打算”，line是“沿……排列”的意思。

2. B  varied是“变化多端”的意思，various为“各种各样的”，sorted意为“分类的”，mixed-up意为“困惑的，迷惘的，不适应社会的”。本句意为“各种各样的商店”。

3. C  本句的意思是“除了各种各样的商店销售各种各样的商品之外，有些商店还提供服务”，apart from意为“除此之外”，后必须接名词或动名词，however是连词“然而”的意思，in addition可单独使用，意为“除此之外”，as well用在句末。

4. D  medical care意为“医疗护理”。food是“食物”，cosmetic是“化妆品”，service是“服务”，根据上题意思，service一词放在这里最合适。

5. D  本句的意思是“在五十年代，情况发生了变化”，有转折的意思。suddenly和abruptly都是“突然”的意思，contrarily指“相反地”，but是“但是”的意思,表转折。

6. B  take place只有主动语态，故可排除C，而begin to后应接动词不定式，只有take place“发生”可用。

7. B  be available to sb.为固定搭配，意为“对某人来说可用的，可得到的”，本句意为“顾客可用的停车场地”，故选B。

8. D  本句意为“商人们开始对城市界限以外的开阔地感兴趣”，out of表示“……的外面”而outside指“超过某一个界限，范围等”。

9. A  本句的意思是“购物中心是从聚集一些小的店铺开始的”，只有started as有此意。

10. B  本句意为“远离拥挤的市中心”, out of指“在……之外”，away from表示距离，“远离”，next to指“靠近，下一个”，near是“近”的意思。

11. A  本句意为“被……所吸引”，surprise意为“使……惊奇”，delight意为“使……喜悦”，enjoy意为“欣赏,喜爱”。

12. D  本句意为“顾客从市区被吸引到城市以外的商业中心”，只有downtown“市区”符合此意。

13. C  本句意为“这些购物中心越来越大的名气反过来导致了更大，设备更好的商店的建成”。distinction声望；fame卓越，好名声；popularity名气很大，知名度很高；liking喜爱，喜好。故选C。

14. B  根据上题解释，in turn应为“依次”的意思，引申为“反过来”。

15. C  这里convenience与providing组成短语“提供方便，便利”，符合上下文义。

本句意为“商业街被变成了带有长椅、喷泉及户外娱乐的风景优美的公园”。

 

【解析】略