Passage 7 （河南省驻马店高中2010届高三摸底考试） 完形填空

American cities are    36    other cities around the world． In every country, cities show the    37   of the culture. Cities contain the very    38    aspect(方面) of a society: opportunities for education, employment and so on. They also    39    the very worst parts of a society. Now American cities are changing, just    40    American society.  After World War Ⅱ, the population of    41    large American cities became smaller;    42   , the population in many Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angeles and Huston are cities   43   population increased. That people come into and out of the city shows the changing value of American society.

During this time, in the    44    1940s, the people of the city became wealthier and they had more children. They need more   45  . They moved out to buy their own homes. They bought houses   46   the city, areas near a city where people live and there are not many offices or factories. During 1950s the American "dream" was to have a house outside the city. Now things are changing. The children of the people who   47   the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They   48   their parents want to live in the cities.   49   continue to move to cities in the Sun Belt. Cities are becoming   50   and the population is increasing in   51   states as Texas, Florida and Californian.    52    are moving to more established cities, such as Boston and Chicago. Many young doctors, lawyers and bosses are moving back into the city. They prefer the city   53   the outside of it, because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the oil shortage; or they just   54   the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities—a wealthier and    55    mobile class.

36．A．different from B．similar to C．better than D．worse than

37．A．value B．worth C．importance D．expense

38．A．well B．good C．better D．best

39．A．content B．get C．contain D．include

40．A．likely B．as C．while D．when

41．A．all   B．most C．few D．much

42．A．but   B．and C．however D．although

43．A．its   B．which C．where D．that

44．A．late  B．later C．lately D．latter

45．A．space B．spots C．time D．food

46．A．beside B．downtown C．countryside D．outside

47．A．arrived B．left C．reached D．entered

48．A．as   B．like C．dislike D．unlike

49．A．Some B．All C．Several D．Both

50．A．big  B．noisy C．larger D．wonderful

51．A．such B．these C．those D．many

52．A．The others B．The ones C．Peoples D．Others

53．A．than B．better than C．rather than D．to

54．A．win  B．enjoy C．earn D．own

55．A．very B．and C．more D．or

答案  36—40： BADCB  41—45： BCCAA  46—50： DBDAC  51—55： ADDBC