Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）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. _1in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 2on both sides with many _3businesses. 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. _6in 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 sp aces _10_ the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed.

And open space is what they got _11the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls,  12_ as a collection of small new stores _13_ crowded city centers. _14_ by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from _15_ areas to outlying malls. And the growing _16_ of shopping centers 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. intended      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 place     C. 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

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D    

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.D       

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.D   

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.C