2019年公共英语二级模拟试题:完形填空(4)

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The 1920s in Britain 1 a time of rapid social change. The revolution 2 dress, manners, and 3 was so great and its space so hectic, 4 this period is often called the “Roaring Twenties”.

Most of these 5 took place in cities. In 1921, 79 percent of the population lived in 6 areas, most of them in towns of 50,000 or more. During the inter-war years the population of England, Wales, and Scotland increased 7 42.7 million in 1921 to about 44.7 million in 1939, but the 8 of the increase was lowest 9 1801. In fact, until 1931 the population was actually 10 , mainly because of 11 to Common wealth countries like Australia. With this lower growth, the 12 of the population altered so that there were more older people than before. In all 13 groups, too, there were more females than males largely because of the 14 of men in two world wars.

However, if the population as a whole grew only slowly, 15 of the town s did not. London and other large cities 16 steadily into the countryside 17 them. On their edges 18 commuter suburbs from 19 people traveled long distances each day to work. Sometimes these suburbs contained subsidized council housing for lower income 20 .

1. A. were B. be C. is D. are

2. A. on B. in C. at D. to

3. A. moral B. morale C. morals D. morally

4. A. but B. that C. or D. so

5. A. changes B. differences C. sufferings D. disorder

6. A. rural B. urban C. suburban D. remote

7. A. by B. over C. from D. up

8. A. speed B. rate C. rapidity D. scale

9. A. in B. up C. since D. to

10. A. minute B. lowering C. minimizing D. decreasing

11. A. emigration B. immigration C. invasion D. intervention

12. A. consisting B. composition C. foundation D. making

13. A. aged B. ageing C. ages D. age

14. A. loose B. loss C. lost D. loosing

15. A. which B. this C. that D. those

16. A. spread B. expanded C. enlarged D. restricted

17. A. in B. among C. around D. with

18. A. appeared B. stood C. happened D. marked

19. A. where B. there C. which D. that

20. A. owners B. holders C. earners D. winners

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