第二节 完形填空
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The northern parts of the United States get very cold in the winter. It ( 36) a great deal and the temperature often goes ( 37) zero degree in January, ( 38) and March. But the northeastern and northcentral regions of ( 39) have been financial (财政的) and industrial ( 40), and they are heavily polluted.
In recent years, people in these ( 41) have begun to take vacations ( 42) these cold winter months. They go to southern parts of the country ( 43) it is warmer. Many go to Florida where the weather is ( 44). Others go to the western states of Arizona, New Mexico (墨西哥) and Texas where they ( 45) dry desert climates.
It has become ( 46) nowadays, for older people to move south to these places ( 47) they retire. Typically these people ( 48) their houses in their home communities and move south to begin a new life ( 49) senior citizens.
Their children likely have homes ( 50) and many of them move south ( 51) communities where they were ( 52). The southern and southwestern parts of the country are now growing ( 53) any other parts. Business and industry ( 54) many offices and factories in the ( 55). California is already the most popular state in the country.
36.rains snows winds clouds
37.above below nearer over
38.February April May June
39.the city the town the country the state
40.workshops factories centres plants
41.towns countries cities regions
42.toward among during before
43.where when which that
44.usual
typical
tropical (热带的)
practical
45.search for look for get rid of find
46.traditional (传说的，传统的)
strange
common
rare
47.when where unless though
48.buy sell rent (出租) rebuild
49.to ward for to as
50.of their for their own for theirs for their own's
51.nearest away from among far to
52.lost raised born found
53.less than as fast as as slow as faster than
54.closed have opened set up rebuilt
55.east north west south
