第七篇

　　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

　　第七篇答案+解说：

　　1.【答案】B

　　【解析】as early as的意思为“同……一样早”, early是副词，“早期”的意思，earlier是比较级“较早”的意思。

　　2.【答案】D

　　【解析】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。

　　3.【答案】B

　　【解析】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”。