GCT考试英语辅导教材

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的意思为“同……一样早”, early是副词，“早期”的意思，earlier是比较级“较早” 的意思。

2.【答案】D

【解析】本句的意思是“街道的两旁排列着很多各种各样的商店”，build的意思是“建造，修建”，design的意思是“设计”，intend“意思是“打算”，line是“沿……排列” 的意思。来源：www.examda.com

3.【答案】C

【解析】本句的意思是“除了各种各样的商店销售各种各样的商品之外，有些商店还提供服务”，apart from意为“除此之外”，后必须接名词或动名词，however是连词“然而” 的意思，in addition可单独使用，意为“除此之外”，as well用在句末。

4.【答案】D来源：www.examda.com

【解析】本句的意思是“在五十年代，情况发生了变化”，有转折的意思。suddenly和abruptly都是“突然” 的意思，contrarily指“相反地”，but是“但是” 的意思,表转折。

5.【答案】D

【解析】本句意为“商人们开始对城市界限以外的开阔地感兴趣”，out of表示“……的外面”而outside指“超过某一个界限，范围等”。

6.【答案】A

【解析】这里是一个时间状语从句。因此用when (在……时候)。while指“在……期间”；since表示“自从”，主句一般用完成时。

7.【答案】B

【解析】本句意为“远离拥挤的市中心”, out of指“在……之外”，away from表示距离，“远离”，next to指“靠近，下一个”，near是“近” 的意思。

8.【答案】D

【解析】本句意为“顾客从市区被吸引到城市以外的商业中心”，只有downtown “市区” 符合此意。

9.【答案】C

【解析】这里convenience与providing组成短语“提供方便，便利”，符合上下文义。

10.【答案】C

【解析】介词with在这里的意思是“带有”，本句意为“商业街被变成了带有长椅、喷泉及户外娱乐的风景优美的公园”。
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】这里at the turn of the century表示的是“在本世纪初”这一具体时间，只有at可以用在这里。

2.【答案】C

【解析】本句意为没有人知道爵士乐是什么时候发明的，由谁发明的。discover意为“发现”，act意为“行动，扮演”，invent意为“发明，design意为“设计”。故选invent。

3.【答案】C

【解析】popular music是指“流行音乐”，与classical music (古典音乐) 相对。爵士乐(jazz)是流行音乐的一种，故选popular。

4.【答案】A

【解析】express意为“表达”，与后面的宾语moods (情绪)、interests (兴趣)、以及emotions (感情) 相搭配。explain意为“解释，说明”，expose意为“揭露，使暴露”，illustrate意为“阐明”。

5.【答案】A

【解析】本句意为“就象爵士乐今天的样子”，as意为“正如，就象”，后面接一个句子。

6.【答案】B

【解析】本句意为“音乐的起源和音乐本身一样有趣。故此处应选择反身代词itself。

7.【答案】C

【解析】本句意为“黑奴们被卖给南方种植园主们而且被迫在地里长时间地劳动。long一般不与months和weeks搭配，hours指工作时间，times指次数或倍数, 当一段时间讲时是不可数名词，故只可选hours。

8.【答案】D

【解析】demonstrate意为“论证，说明，*”，compose后接介词of，意为“组成”，host意为“款待，作乐”，form与procession搭配，意为“形成队列”。故选D。

9.【答案】B

【解析】上句提到形成队列，本句意为这样的队列经常伴随有一支乐队，故选上文提到的procession。

10.【答案】D

【解析】上句说：在去墓地的路上，乐队演奏缓慢的、庄重的音乐以便和悲痛的场合相配合。而本句说：在回来的路上，情绪变化了。所以这两句之间应该是转折的关系。因此选择but。