第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)　　
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。并将答案写在答题卡上。
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 38  businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: 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 42  .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 43  too few parking places were 44 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 45  the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. 　　
And open space is what they got 46  the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 47  as a collection of small new stores 48  crowded city centres. 49 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 50  areas to outlying malls. And the growing 51  of shopping centres led 52   to the building of bigger and better?stocked stores. 53  the late 1970s,many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 54   of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 55   benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.　　
36.A.As early as     B. Early     C. Early as      D. Earlier　　
37.A.built          B.designed      C.intented        D.lined　　
38.A.varied       B.various       C.sorted  D.mixed up　　
39.A.Apart from    B.However     C.In addition   D.As well　　
40.A.medical care  B.food       C.cosmetics     D.services　　
41.A.suddenly     B.Abruptly     C.Contrarily    D.But　　
42.A.be taking place      B.take place   C.be taken place   D.have taken place　　
43.A.while        B.yet              C.though   D.and then　　
44.A.available for  B.available to  C.used by            D.ready for　　
45.A.over          B.from       C.out of       D.outside　　
46.A.when         B.while      C.since         D.then　　
47.A.started       B.founded         C.set up    D.organized　　
48.A.out of        B.away from   C.next to       D.near　　
49.A.Attracted          B.Surprised    C.Delighted     D.Enjoyed　　
50.A.inner         B.central     C.shopping      D.downtown　　
51.A.distinction     B.fame       C.popularity    D.liking　　
52.A.on          B.in turn     C.by turns       D.further　　
53.A.By         B.During     C.In           D.Towards　　
54.A.cheapness      B.readiness     C.convenience   D.handiness　　
55.A.because of     B.and         C.with          D.provided　　

完型填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)　　

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。并将答案写在答题卡上。

Shopping habits in the United Stateshave 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 38  businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: 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 42  .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 43  too few parking places were 44  shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 45  the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. 　　

And open space is what they got 46  the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 47  as a collection of small new stores 48  crowded city centres. 49  by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 50  areas to outlying malls. And the growing 51  of shopping centres led 52   to the building of bigger and better?stocked stores. 53   the late 1970s,many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 54   of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 55   benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.　　

36.A.As early as     B. Early  C. Early as     D. Earlier　　

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

38.A.varied    B.various C.sorted  D.mixed up　　

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

40.A.medical care  B.food    C.cosmetics    D.services　　

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

42.A.be taking place      B.take place     C.be taken place       D.have taken place　　

43.A.while     B.yet       C.though D.and then　　

44.A.available for  B.available to  C.used by       D.ready for　　

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

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

47.A.started    B.founded      C.set up   D.organized　　

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

49.A.Attracted       B.Surprised    C.Delighted    D.Enjoyed　　

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

51.A.distinction     B.fame    C.popularity   D.liking　　

52.A.on   B.in turn C.by turns      D.further　　

53.A.By  B.During C.In D.Towards　　

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

55.A.because of     B.and      C.with     D.provided　　

完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共20小题，每小题1.5分）

   In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be　46　 .                    Today things are　 47　 , the world has become too　 48　 . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are　 49　 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth　 50　 survive.

　　Everyone　51　 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing　 52 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 　53　 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we　 54　 to use bigger and more powerful machines to　 55　 more and more trees.

　　We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die.　 56　 , in most countries wastes are　 57　 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are　 58　 laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the　 59　 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough 60　. What can we do to solve these problems ?

　  If  we eat more vegetables and less　 61　 , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops　 62　 five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will　 63　 longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 64　 .

　　Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and clearer 65　 in the future.

A. beautiful         B. unlimited          C. rare                  D. valuable

A. common         B. the same            C. changeable     D. different

A. crowded         B. small                C. dirty                 D. busy

A. protecting       B. saving            C. polluting           D. fighting

A. may not          B. will not             C. shall not            D. could not

A. wonders         B. realizes             C. consider            D. discovers

A. poles              B. boats                 C. methods            D. ideas

A  mountains     B. the sea                  C. trees                 D. forests

A. continue         B. have                 C. ought                D. go on

A. grow            B. plant                 C. save                  D. cut down

A. Thus       B. However     

C. Generally speaking  D. Therefore

A. still                     B. even                 C. also                  D. certainly

A. too many      B. a few                C. some                 D. few

A. production    B. pollution           C. population      D. revolution

A. houses          B. vegetables      C. food                 D. lives

A. fruit             B. meat                 C. fish                   D. grain

A. feeds            B. increases           C. supplies             D. helps

A. use               B. stay                  C. keep                 D. last

A. control         B. born                 C. plan                  D. reward

A. nature           B. sea                 C. planet            D. forest