Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century.
1.Early 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.lined on both sides with many 3.various. businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, and groceries. 4.In addition, some shops offered 5.services. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops.
6.But in the 1950s, a change began to 7.take place .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 8.while too few parking places were 9.available to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 10.outside the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got 11.when the first shopping center was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls, 12.started as a collection of small new stores 13.away from crowded city centers. 14.Attracted by hundreds of free parking places, customers were drawn away from 15.downtown areas to outlying malls. And the growing 16.popularity of shopping centers led 17.in turn to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.
18.By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 19.convenience of one-step shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 20.with 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 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
答案解析：
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(shè)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(yīng)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(wù)”,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(yī)療護理”.food 是“食物”,cosmetic 是“化妝品”,service是“服務(wù)”,根據(jù)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(fā)生了變化”,有轉(zhuǎn)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(zhuǎn)折.
7.【答案】B
【解析】take place 只有主動語態(tài),故可排除C,而begin to 后應(yīng)接動詞不定式,只有take
place“發(fā)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(zhuǎn)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(qū)被吸引到城市以外的商業(yè)中心”,只有downtown“市區(qū)”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(dǎo)致了更大,設(shè)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(jù)上題解釋,in turn 應(yīng)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(yè)街被變成了帶有長椅、噴泉及
戶外娛樂的風景優(yōu)美的公園”

【翻譯】
20世紀最后二十五年,美國人的消費習慣有了巨大改變.
20世紀早期,大部分美國城鎮(zhèn)和都市中都有一條主要的大街.這條主干道經(jīng)常位于市中心.它的兩側(cè)排列著各種各樣的商店.在這兒,購物者走進商店就能看到所有的商品：衣服,家具,五金器皿和雜貨.此外,有些服務(wù)性商店.其中包括藥房、飯店、修鞋店以及理發(fā)或美發(fā)店.
但在20世紀五十年代,情況開始發(fā)生改變.太多的汽車蜂擁到主干道,而可供購物者使用的停車場地又太少.由于街道擁擠,商家開始對城市邊界以外的開闊場地感興趣.開闊的場地是駕車購物的顧客所需要的.并且當?shù)谝患屹徫镏行慕ǔ蓵r他們也獲得了開闊的場地.購物中心,更確切的說是大商場,最初都是一個由很多遠離擁擠的市中心的小型新商店的集合體.顧客們被上千個免費停車位吸引著,從市中心來到了郊區(qū)的大商場.購物中心越來越流行,也帶動了更大更好的儲藏倉庫的建立.
到了20世紀七十年代,很多大的購物商場幾乎都以自己為中心發(fā)展成了小型城市.除此之外,為了方便顧客進行一站式購物,很多大商場都被改造成了擁有長凳、噴泉和戶外娛樂設(shè)施的景觀公園.