2004年MBA考前冲刺-英语模拟试题及答案(1-3)
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Section Ⅲ Close(5 points)
Directions: For each numbered blank in the following
passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.
choose the best one and mark your answer on the Answer
Sheet.
Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly
in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Early in the
1900s most American towns and cities had Main Street. Main
Street was always in the heart of a town this street was
___41__ on both sides with many available businesses. Here
shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of
merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, and groceries.
__42___, some shops offered services. These shops include
drugstores, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing
shops. Abruptly in the 1950s, a change begins to___43__.
Too many automobiles had crowed in Main Street while too
few parking places were __44___ shoppers. Because the
streets were crowed, 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 when the first shopping center was built.
Shopping centers, or malls, started as a collection of
small new stores __46___congested city centers. Attracted
by hundreds of free parking spaces customers were drawn
away from __47___areas to outlying malls. And the growing
__48___ of shopping centers 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 _49___ of one shop
shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks,
___50__ benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.
41. A. built B. designed C. intended D. lined
42. A. As well B. Beside C. In addition D. Apart
from
43. A. be taking place B. take place C. be taken
place D. have taken place
44. A. used by B available for C. available to D.
ready for.
45. A. over B. from C. out of D. outside.
46. A. out of B. next to C. away from D. near.
47. A. inner B. central C. shopping D. downtown
48. A. fame B. distinction C. popularity D. liking
49. A. cheapness B. convenience C. readiness D.
handiness
50. A. because B. and C. with D. provided
参考答案:
41. D 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. D 46. C 47. D 48. C 49.
B 50. C
摘自《英语--临考点拨与模拟考场》
策划:太奇MBA培训中心
主编:周建武
出版社:中国经济出版社
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