2015年理工类职称英语自测练习完形填空(5)
<p> <span word="Shopping">Shopping</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. -- <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1900<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Main">Main</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>. <span word="Main">Main</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="was">was</span> -- <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> -- <span word="businesses">businesses</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="merchandise">merchandise</span>: <span word="clothing">clothing</span>, <span word="furniture">furniture</span>, <span word="hardware">hardware</span>, <span word="groceries">groceries</span>. --, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> --.<span word="These">These</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="drugstores">drugstores</span>, <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="shoe">shoe</span>-<span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="barber">barber</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hairdressing">hairdressing</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>. -- <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> --.<span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Main">Main</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> -- <span word="too">too</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="were">were</span> -- <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span>, <span word="merchants">merchants</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>. <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="car">car</span>-<span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span>. <span word="Shopping">Shopping</span> <span word="centres">centres</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="malls">malls</span>, -- <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> -- <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="centres">centres</span>. -- <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> -- <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outlying">outlying</span> <span word="malls">malls</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> -- <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="centres">centres</span> <span word="led">led</span> -- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="stocked">stocked</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="the">the</span> -- <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>, <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="landscaped">landscaped</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>, -- <span word="benches">benches</span>, <span word="fountains">fountains</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>.</p><p> 1.<span word="A">A</span>.<span word="As">As</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span></p>
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