ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.

　　1.Earlyinthe1900smostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwasalwaysintheheartofatown.Thisstreetwas2.linedonbothsideswithmany3.various.businesses.Here,shopperswalkedintostorestolookatallsortsofmerchandise:clothing,furniture,hardware,andgroceries.4.Inaddition,someshopsoffered5.services.Theseshopsincludeddrugstores,restaurants,shoerepairstores,andbarberorhairdressingshops.

　　6.Butinthe1950s,achangebeganto7.takeplace.ToomanyautomobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreet8.whiletoofewparkingplaceswere9.availabletoshoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded,merchantsbegantolookwithinterestattheopenspaces10.outsidethecitylimits.Openspaceiswhattheircardrivingcustomersneeded.Andopenspaceiswhattheygot11.whenthefirstshoppingcenterwasbuilt.Shoppingcenters,orrathermalls,12.startedasacollectionofsmallnewstores13.awayfromcrowdedcitycenters.14.Attractedbyhundredsoffreeparkingplaces,customersweredrawnawayfrom15.downtownareastooutlyingmalls.Andthegrowing16.popularityofshoppingcentersled17.inturntothebuildingofbiggerandbetterstockedstores.

　　18.Bythelate1970s,manyshoppingmallshadalmostdevelopedintosmallcitiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe19.convenienceofone-stepshopping,mallsweretransformedintolandscapedparks,20.withbenches,fountains,andoutdoorentertainment.

　　1.A.AsearlyasB.EarlyC.EarlyasD.Earlier

　　2.A.builtB.designedC.intentedD.lined

　　3.A.variedB.variousC.sortedD.mixedup

　　4.A.ApartfromB.HoweverC.InadditionD.Aswell

　　5.A.medicalcareB.foodC.cosmeticsD.services

　　6.A.suddenlyB.AbruptlyC.ContrarilyD.But

　　7.A.betakingplaceB.takeplaceC.betakenplaceD.havetakenplace

　　8.A.whileB.yetC.thoughD.andthen

　　9.A.availableforB.availabletoC.usedbyD.readyfor

　　10.A.overB.fromC.outofD.outside

　　11.A.whenB.whileC.sinceD.then

　　12.A.startedB.foundedC.setupD.organized

　　13.A.outofB.awayfromC.nexttoD.near

　　14.A.AttractedB.SurprisedC.DelightedD.Enjoyed

　　15.A.innerB.centralC.shoppingD.downtown

　　16.A.distinctionB.fameC.popularityD.liking

　　17.A.onB.inturnC.byturnsD.further

　　18.A.ByB.DuringC.InD.Towards

　　19.A.cheapnessB.readinessC.convenienceD.handiness

　　20.A.becauseofB.andC.withD.provided

　　答案解析：

　　1.【答案】B

　　【解析】asearlyas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”,mixedup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”.

　　4.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句的意思是“除了各种各样的商店销售各种各样的商品之外,有些商店还提供服

　　务”,apartfrom意为“除此之外”,后必须接名词或动名词,however是连词“然而”的意

　　思,inaddition可单独使用,意为“除此之外”,aswell用在句末.

　　5.【答案】D

　　【解析】medicalcare意为“医疗护理”.food是“食物”,cosmetic是“化妆品”,service是“服务”,根据上题意思,service一词放在这里最合适.

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