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Text{{/B}} In common with many
countries, Britain has serious environmental problems. In 1952, more than 4,000
people died in London because of the smog. The government {{U}}(26)
{{/U}} new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the
{{U}}(27) {{/U}} improved a lot. Today, London is much
cleaner {{U}}(28) {{/U}} there is a new problem: smog from cars. In
December 1991, there was very {{U}}(29) {{/U}} wind in London and
pollution {{U}}(30) {{/U}} a lot, which led to 160 deaths in just four
days. {{U}} (31) {{/U}} of the problem is the new" out
of town" shopping centers. In the past, people often {{U}}(32)
{{/U}} to shops near their homes or went by bus. Today, many people drive to
the new shopping centers. {{U}}(33) {{/U}}, the small shops have
{{U}}(34) {{/U}} and more people have to go a long way to {{U}}(35)
{{/U}} their shopping. Critics say that Britain needs
better and cheaper public {{U}}(36) {{/U}} Many people are trying to
{{U}}(37) {{/U}} the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have
special bicycle {{U}}(38) {{/U}} and many people ride to work. Some
people also {{U}}(39) {{/U}} to work together in one car to reduce the
pollution and the {{U}}(40) {{/U}}. Sometimes people
take "direct {{U}}(41) {{/U}} ". In 1995, for example, many people
wanted to {{U}}(42) {{/U}} a new road near Newbury. They built houses
{{U}}(43) {{/U}} trees and lived there for many months. It {{U}}(44)
{{/U}} a long time to force the people out of the trees {{U}}(45)
{{/U}} work on the road could continue.
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查考生对文意的理解。这里的problem指的是前面所说的“smog from cars”(汽车尾气)，所以此空应该填一个修饰可数名词的词，故排除B；且驾车去购物只是尾气排放的其中一个原因，而不是所有原因。所以不能选D；这里problem为单数，故C项也不正确；part在这里表示问题的其中一部分在于……，且可修饰可数名词，符合题意。故选A。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查考生对语言环境的分析，从后面的“near their homes”可知这里说的是步行去购物。故答案为A。
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查上下文语义的衔接。从后文“…more people have to go a long way to do their shopping．”可以推测出这里应是指小商店消失了。decrease常与number搭配；descend指高度的降低，或遗产等传至下一代，均不合题意。故选A。
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查动词辨析。其中A、B、C项均表花费之意，但三者的用法有所不同：spend的主语必须是人，宾语可以是钱、精力、时间等，其后用on+名词或用in(可省略)+动名词形式。take表示“花费”时，通常用it作形式主语，常用于“it takes sb．/some time (money) to do sth．结构，表示“做某事花了某人多少时间(金钱)”；cost的主语必须是物或事，表示“费用、耗费”。use“使用”，不表“花费”之意。由前面的 it可知这里选B项took。