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

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century.

36 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  37  on both sides with many various  38 .

Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of goods: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries.   39   , some shops offered   40   .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 41   in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many cars had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were  42  to shoppers. Because- the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with  43   at the open spaces outside the city limits. Open space was what their car-driving  44  needed.

And open space was what merchants got  45   the first shopping centers were built Shopping centers, or rather malls,  46  as a collection of small new stores  47  crowded city centers.  48  by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from  49 areas to out-lying malls. And the growing  50  of shopping centers led  51  to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.

52  the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost  53  into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the   54   of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped（园林化）parks,    55    benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. Early in the 1900s most   1    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 take place. Too many automobiles had    7     into Main Street  8  too few parking places were   9  to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open space  10   the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving    11  needed. And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or malls, 12   as a collection of small new stores   13   crowded city centers.  14   by hundreds of free parking space, customers were   15   away from downtown (商业繁华) areas to outlying malls. And the growing   16  of shopping centers led  17   to the building of bigger and better stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost    18    into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the  19    of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped (景色优美的) parks,   20    benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

1.A.British                    B. American          C. Australian          D. Japanese

2.A.built                    B. designed            C. laid                 D. lined
3.A.varied                  B. left                   C. stored             D. broken

4. A. Yet                       B. However            C. Besides                D. Except

5.A.medicine          B. food                C. clothes                D. services
6.A.Though                B. Because             C. While                  D. But
7.A.left                       B. crowded             C. remained           D. stressed

8.A.while                  B. so                  C. though              D or

9.A.available                 B. free                    C. valuable             D. ready

10.A.over                  B. from             C. inside                D. outside
11.A.teachers              B. doctors              C. customers            D. assistants

12.A.started                B. founded            C. ended              D. organized
13.A.out of                B. away from          C. next to              D. close to
14.A.Attracted              B. Conquered           C. Created                D. Amazed

15.A ignored                B. included             C. driven               D. drawn

16.A.chance               B. method            C. popularity          D. difference

17.A.in return             B. in turn             C. in honor            D. in charge

18.A.developed           B. simplified          C. deserted           D. reduced

19.A.cheapness            B. truth                  C. convenience         D. happiness

20.A. in                               B. on                   C. with                D. without