Question

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century.

36 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  37  on both sides with many various  38 .

Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of goods: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries.   39   , some shops offered   40   .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 41   in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many cars had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were  42  to shoppers. Because- the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with  43   at the open spaces outside the city limits. Open space was what their car-driving  44  needed.

And open space was what merchants got  45   the first shopping centers were built Shopping centers, or rather malls,  46  as a collection of small new stores  47  crowded city centers.  48  by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from  49 areas to out-lying malls. And the growing  50  of shopping centers led  51  to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.

52  the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost  53  into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the   54   of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped（园林化）parks,    55    benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

36. A. Finally	B. Early	C. Late	D. Lately
37. A. built	B. designed	C. intended	D. lined
38. A. factories	B. trees	C. businesses	D. hospitals
39. A. In addition	B. Therefore	C. On the contrary	D. As well
40. A. accommodation	B. information	C. technology	D. services
41. A. And	B. Thus	C. So	D. But
42. A. special	B. available	C. closed	D. reliable
43. A. surprise	B. delight	C. interest	D. horror
44. A. customers	B. bosses	C. workers	D. staff
45. A. when	B. while	C. since	D. because
46. A. changed	B. started	C. provided	D. organized
47. A. within	B. near	C. next to	D. away from
48. A. Suggested	B. Attacked	C. Attracted	D. Confused
49. A. public	B. private	C. outdoor	D. downtown
50. A. popularity	B. beauty	C. distinction	D. expense
51. A. out of turn	B. in turn	C. out of order	D. in order
52. A. By	B. During	C. In	D. Towards
53. A. increased	B. shrunk	C. developed	D. decreased
54. A. regulation	B. relation	C. convenience	D. confidence
55. A. around	B. besides	C. with	D. without

Answer 1

36-40 BDCAD    41-45 DBCAA   46-50 BDCDA   51-55 BABCC