Question

In the last century there were not 　1　 big towns in the U.S.　2　 there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was 　3　 people 　4  the things they couldn't made or grow at home.
  5  the store sold   6  a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and   7  that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of   8  that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the  9  would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.
Life in the   10  century America was   11 .One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had   12  still they looked forward   13  courage to whatever the future would   14  them.It would be interesting to know   15  they would feel about life in the world today.  16  to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is   17  in the past?
Nobody will   18  know the   19  people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same   20  people at present.
1.A.many                     B.so many             C.so much             D.a lot of
2.A.where             B.like                    C.what                  D.as
3.A.where             B.for                     C.in which             D.that
4.A.made                     B.bought               C.sold               D.paid for
5.A.That                B.No matter           C.Which            D.What
6.A.says                B.talks                  C.refers             D.tells
7.A.other things     B.another food    C.other foods         D.foods and drinks
8.A.clothes            B.clothing             C.dresses               D.suits
9.A.farmers           B.men                   C.women               D.children
10.A.eighteenth      B.nineteenth          C.twentieth            D.next
11.A.easy                     B.simple                C.interesting      D.tiresome
12.A.and which      B.and yet               C.and that              D.but what
13.A.in                 B.to                      C.of                  D.with
14.A.bring             B.take                   C.happen to           D.serve
15.A.what             B.whether              C.that                   D.how
16.A.Did it appear  B.Would it seem  C.What did it seem  D.What appeared
17.A.still what it used to be        B.better than what it was
C.much more easier than          D.no more than it was
18.A.never            B.always           C.once              D.ever
19.A.truth that              B.fact whether   C.idea how            D.information of
20.A.as                 B.for                     C.with               D.like

Answer 1

1-5 BDABD 6-10 DCBCB 11-15 BCDAD 16-20 BBDBC

1.B　上世纪美国没有像今天这么多的大城市。
2.D　so…as。
3.A　这里 where 引导表语从句。
4.B　在这些小镇，商店是人们买东西的地方。
5.D　what 在这里引导主语从句,表示商店里卖的东西。
6.D　商店里卖的东西讲述了那个时候的美国。
7.C　他们买盐，糖，咖啡以及农场不生产的其他东西。
8.B　articles of clothing 表示“好几件衣服”。
9.C　根据下文 shirts for men and clothes for their children,所以这里是women。
10.B　这里上个世纪是指十九世纪。
11.B　在十九世纪的美国，生活非常简朴。
12.C　这里是两个宾语从句并列。
13.D　 look forward to 表示“期待”with courage表示“勇敢地”，　他们勇敢地期待未来。
14.A　未来给他们带来的一切。
15.D　今天是过去的未来,如果让过去的人们知道今天的生活，那是非常有趣的。
16.B　这里几句都是虚拟语气,用would。
17.B　过去的人会不会很高兴地看见今天的生活比过去好呢？
18.D　ever在否定句中表强调。
19.B　不可能知道过去的人会不会喜欢今天的生活。
20.C　就象现在的人不知道未来的生活一样。