Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 1 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 2 on both sides with many 3 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 4 ,some shops offered 5 .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 6 in the 1950s, a change began to 7 .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 8 too few parking places were 9 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 10 the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got 11 the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 12 as a collection of small new stores 13 crowded city centres. 14 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 15 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 16 of shopping centres led 17 to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. 18 the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 19 of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 20 benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.
1.A.As early as B.Early C.Early as D.Earlier
2.A.built B.designed C.intented D.lined
3.A.varied B.various C.sorted D.mixed up
4.A.Apart from B.However C.In addition D.As well
5.A.medical care B.food C.cosmetics D.services
6.A.suddenly B.Abruptly C.Contrarily D.But
7.A.be taking place B.take placeC.be taken place D.have taken place
8.A.while B.yet C.though D.and then
9.A.available for B.available to C.used by D.ready for
10.A.over B.from C.out of D.outside
11.A.when B.while C.since D.then
12.A.started B.founded C.set up D.organized
13.A.out of B.away from C.next to D.near
14.A.Attracted B.Surprised C.Delighted D.Enjoyed
15.A.inner B.central C.shopping D.downtown
16.A.distinction B.fame C.popularity D.liking
17.A.on B.in turn C.by turns D.further
18.A.By B.During C.In D.Towards
19.A.cheapness B.readiness C.convenience D.handiness
20.A.because of B.and C.with D.provided
1. 【答案】 B
【解析】 as early as 的意思為“同……一樣早” , early 是副詞,“早期”的意思, earlier 是比較級“較早”的意思。
2. 【答案】 D
【解析】本句的意思是“街道的兩旁排列著很多各種各樣的商店”, build 的意思是“建造,修建”, design 的意思是“設計”, intend “意思是“打算”, line 是“沿……排列”的意思。
3. 【答案】 B
【解析】 varied 是“變化多端”的意思, various 為“各種各樣的”, sorted 意為“分類的”, mixed up 意為“困惑的,迷惘的,不適應社會的”。本句意為“各種各樣的商店”。
4. 【答案】 C
【解析】本句的意思是“除了各種各樣的商店銷售各種各樣的商品之外,有些商店還提供服務”, apart from 意為“除此之外”,后必須接名詞或動名詞, however 是連詞“然而”的意思, in addition 可單獨使用,意為“除此之外”, as well 用在句末。
5. 【答案】 D
【解析】 medical care 意為“醫療護理”。 food 是“食物”, cosmetic 是“化妝品”, service 是“服務”,根據上題意思, service 一詞放在這里最合適。
6. 【答案】 D 【解析】本句的意思是“在五十年代,情況發生了變化”,有轉折的意思。 suddenly 和 abruptly 都是“突然”的意思, contrarily 指“相反地”, but 是“但是”的意思 , 表轉折。
7. 【答案】 B
【解析】 take place 只有主動語態,故可排除 C ,而 begin to 后應接動詞不定式,只有 take place “發生”可用。
8. 【答案】 A
【解析】此句中太多的汽車和太少的停車場有相對比較的意思, while 是連詞,有“而,卻”的意思,表比較。 yet “然而”,表轉折, though “盡管,雖然”,表讓步。
9. 【答案】 B
【解析】 be available to sb. 為固定搭配,意為“對某人來說可用的,可得到的”,本句意為“顧客可用的停車場地”,故選 B 。
10. 【答案】 D
【解析】本句意為“商人們開始對城市界限以外的開闊地感興趣”, out of 表示“……的外面”而 outside 指“超過某一個界限,范圍等”。
11. 【答案】 A
【解析】這里是一個時間狀語從句。因此用 when( 在……時候 ) 。 while 指“在……期間”; since 表示“自從”,主句一般用完成時。
12. 【答案】 A 【解析】本句的意思是“購物中心是從聚集一些小的店鋪開始的”,只有 started as 有此意。
13. 【答案】 B
【解析】本句意為“遠離擁擠的市中心” , out of 指“在……之外”, away from 表示距離,“遠離”, next to 指“靠近,下一個”, near 是“近”的意思。
14. 【答案】 A
【解析】本句意為“被……所吸引”, surprise 意為“使……驚奇”, delight 意為“使……喜悅”, enjoy 意為“欣賞 , 喜愛”。
15. 【答案】 D
【解析】本句意為“顧客從市區被吸引到城市以外的商業中心”,只有 downtown “市區”符合此意。
16. 【答案】 C
【解析】本句意為“這些購物中心越來越大的名氣反過來導致了更大,設備更好的商店的建成”。 distinction 聲望; fame 卓越,好名聲; popularity 名氣很大,知名度很高; liking 喜愛,喜好。故選 C 。
17. 【答案】 B
【解析】根據上題解釋, in turn 應為“依次”的意思,引申為“反過來”。
18. 【答案】 A
【解析】在這四個選項中,只有 by 所組成的時間狀語與完成時連用,意為“到……為止” , 其他三個選項均被排除。
19. 【答案】 C 【解析】這里 convenience 與 providing 組成短語“提供方便,便利”,符合上下文義。
20. 【答案】 C
【解析】介詞 with 在這里的意思是“帶有”,本句意為“商業街被變成了帶有長椅、噴泉及戶外娛樂的風景優美的公園”。
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