Passage 3

    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 various businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. ___3___ , some shops offered services. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. ___4___ in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were available to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces ___5___ the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got ___6___ the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, started as a collection of small new stores ___7___ crowded city centres. Attracted by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from ___8___ areas to outlying malls. And the growing popularity of shopping centres led, in turn, to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the ___9___ of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, ___10___ benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

    1. A. As early as B. EarlyC. Early as D. Earlier

    2. A.built B. designed C. intented D. lined

    3. A. Apart from B. However C. In addition D. As well

    4. A.suddenly B. Abruptly C. Contrarily D. But

    5. A.over B. from C. out of D. outside

    6. A. when B. while C. since D. then

    7. A.out of B. away from C. next to D. near

    8. A.inner B. central C. shopping D. downtown

    9. A. cheapness B. readiness C. convenience D. handiness

    10. A. because ofB. and C. with D. provided

    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(jí)“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(jì)”，intend“意思是“打算”，line是“沿……排列” 的意思。來源：www.examda.com

    3.【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(dòng)名詞，however是連詞“然而” 的意思，in addition可單獨(dú)使用，意為“除此之外”，as well用在句末。

    4.【答案】D來源：www.examda.com

    【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。

    5.【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(gè)界限，范圍等”。

    6.【答案】A

    【解析】這里是一個(gè)時(shí)間狀語從句。因此用when (在……時(shí)候)。while指“在……期間”；since表示“自從”，主句一般用完成時(shí)。

    7.【答案】B

    【解析】本句意為“遠(yuǎn)離擁擠的市中心”, out of指“在……之外”，away from表示距離，“遠(yuǎn)離”，next to指“靠近，下一個(gè)”，near是“近” 的意思。

    8.【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。

    9.【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。

    10.【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(fēng)景優(yōu)美的公園”。

   Passage 4

    Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. __1__ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent style of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was __2_ , or by whom. But it began to be heard in the early 1900s. Jazz is America磗 contribution to __3__ music. In contrast to classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy, __4__ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and __5__ it does today. The origins of this music are as interesting as the music __6__ . American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long __7__ . When a Negro died his friend and relatives __8__ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the __9__ . On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. __10__ on the way home the mood changed.

    1. A. By B. At C. In D. On

    2. A. discovered B. acted C. invented D. designed

    3. A. classical B. sacred C. popular D. light

    4. A. expressing B. explaining C. exposing D. illustrating

    5. A.as B.so C. either D. neither

    6. A. concerned B. itself C. available D. oneself

    7. A. months B. weeks C. hours D. times

    8. A. demonstrated B. composedC. hosted D. formed

    9. A. demonstrationB. processionC. body D. march

    10. A. Even B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. But

    1.【答案】B

    【解析】這里at the turn of the century表示的是“在本世紀(jì)初”這一具體時(shí)間，只有at可以用在這里。

    2.【答案】C

    【解析】本句意為沒有人知道爵士樂是什么時(shí)候發(fā)明的，由誰發(fā)明的。discover意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，act意為“行動(dòng)，扮演”，invent意為“發(fā)明，design意為“設(shè)計(jì)”。故選invent。

    3.【答案】C

    【解析】popular music是指“流行音樂”，與classical music (古典音樂) 相對。爵士樂(jazz)是流行音樂的一種，故選popular。

    4.【答案】A

    【解析】express意為“表達(dá)”，與后面的賓語moods (情緒)、interests (興趣)、以及emotions (感情) 相搭配。explain意為“解釋，說明”，expose意為“揭露，使暴露”，illustrate意為“闡明”。

    5.【答案】A

    【解析】本句意為“就象爵士樂今天的樣子”，as意為“正如，就象”，后面接一個(gè)句子。

    6.【答案】B

    【解析】本句意為“音樂的起源和音樂本身一樣有趣。故此處應(yīng)選擇反身代詞itself。

    7.【答案】C

    【解析】本句意為“黑奴們被賣給南方種植園主們而且被迫在地里長時(shí)間地勞動(dòng)。long一般不與months和weeks搭配，hours指工作時(shí)間，times指次數(shù)或倍數(shù), 當(dāng)一段時(shí)間講時(shí)是不可數(shù)名詞，故只可選hours。

    8.【答案】D

    【解析】demonstrate意為“論證，說明，示威”，compose后接介詞of，意為“組成”，host意為“款待，作樂”，form與procession搭配，意為“形成隊(duì)列”。故選D。

    9.【答案】B

    【解析】上句提到形成隊(duì)列，本句意為這樣的隊(duì)列經(jīng)常伴隨有一支樂隊(duì)，故選上文提到的procession。

    10.【答案】D

    【解析】上句說：在去墓地的路上，樂隊(duì)演奏緩慢的、莊重的音樂以便和悲痛的場合相配合。而本句說：在回來的路上，情緒變化了。所以這兩句之間應(yīng)該是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系。因此選擇but。