2010届高中英语高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第23天.docVIP

2010届高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第23天 第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） ks5u 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 3 . Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of goods: 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 cars had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were 7 to shoppers. Because- the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with 8 at the open spaces outside the city limits. Open space was what their car-driving 9 needed. And open space was what merchants got 10 the first shopping centers were built Shopping centers, or rather malls, 11 as a collection of small new stores 12 crowded city centers. 13 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 14 areas to out-lying malls. And the growing 15 of shopping centers led 16 to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. 17 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（园林化）parks, 20 benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment. 36. A. Finally B. Early C. Late D. Lately 37. A. built B. designed C. intended D. lined 38. A. factories B. trees C. businesses D. hospitals 39. A. In addition B. Therefore C. On the contrary D. As well 40. A. accommodation B. information C. technology D. services 41. A. And B. Thus C. So D. But 42. A. special B. available C. closed D. reliable 43. A. surprise B. delight C. interest D. horror 44. A. customers B. bosses C. workers D. staff 45. A. when B. while C. since D. because 46.