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考研英语完型填空全真模拟题(三)
Passage 3 Throughout the 19th century and into the 20th, citizens of the United States maintained a bias against big cities. Most lived on farms and in small towns and believed cities to be centres of 21 , crime, poverty and moral 22 . Their distrust was caused 23 , by a national ideology that, 24 farming the greatest occupation and rural living , 25 to urban living. This attitude 26 even as the number of urban dwellers increased and cities became an essential 27 of the national landscape. Gradually, economic reality overcame ideology. Thousands 28 the precarious(不稳定的)life on the farm for more secure and better paying jobs in the city. But when these people 29 from the country-side, they carried their fears and suspicions with them. These new urbanities, already convinced that cities were 30 with great problems. eagerly 31 the progressive reforms that promised to bring order out of the 32 of the city.
One of many reforms came 33 the area of public utilities. Water and sewerage systems were usually operated by 34 governments, but the gas and electric networks were privately owned. Reformers feared that the privately owned utility companies would 35 exorbitant(过度的)rate for these essential services and 36 them only to people who could afford them. Some city and state governments responded by 37 the utility companies, but a number of cities began to supply these services themselves. 38 of these reforms argued that public ownership and regulation would 39 widespread access to these utilities and guarantee a 40 price.
21.
| [A] eruption
| [B] corruption
| [C] interruption
| [D] provocation
| 22.
| [A] disgrace
| [B] deterioration
| [C] dishonor
| [D] degradation
| 23.
| [A] by origin
| [B] in part
| [C] at all
| [D] at random
| 24.
| [A] proclaimed
| [B] exclaimed
| [C] claimed
| [D] reclaimed
| 25.
| [A] superb
| [B] super
| [C] exceptional
| [D] superior
| 26.
| [A] predominated
| [B] dominated
| [C] commanded
| [D] prevailed
| 27.
| [A] feature
| [B] peculiarity
| [C] quality
| [D] attribute
| 28.
| [A] deserted
| [B] departed
| [C] abolished
| [D] abandoned
| 29.
| [A] reallocated
| [B] migrated
| [C] replaced
| [D] substituted
| 30.
| [A] overwhelmed
| [B] overflowed
| [C] overtaken
| [D] preoccupied
| 31.
| [A] embraced
| [B] adopted
| [C] hugged
| [D] contained
| 32.
| [A] chaos
| [B] chores
| [C] chorus
| [D] outbreaks
| 33.
| [A] at
| [B] by
| [C] out
| [D] in
| 34.
| [A] public
| [B] municipal
| [C] republican
| [D] national
| 35.
| [A] charge
| [B] take
| [C] cost
| [D] spend
| 36.
| [A] distribute
| [B] deliver
| [C] transfer
| [D] transport
| 37.
| [A] degenerating
| [B] generating
| [C] regenerating
| [D] regulating
| 38.
| [A] Proponents
| [B] Opponents
| [C] Sponsors
| [D] Rivals
| 39.
| [A] secure
| [B] ensure
| [C] reassure
| [D] incur
| 40.
| [A] fair
| [B] just
| [C] square
| [D] objective
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