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TheUnitedStatesiswell-knownforitsnetworkofmajorhighwaysdesignedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortestpossibletime.___1thesewidemodernroadsaregenerally___2andwellmaintained,with___3sharpcurvesandstraightsections,adirectrouteisnotalwaysthemost___4one.Largehighwaysoftenpass___5scenicareasandinterestingsmalltowns.Furthermore,thesehighwaysgenerally___6largeurbancenters,whichmeansthattheybecomecrowdedwith___7trafficduringrushhours,____8the"fast,direct"routebecomesaveryslowroute.
However,thereisalmostalwaysanotherroutetotake___9youarenotinahurry.Notfarfromthe___10new"superhighways",thereareoftenolder,___11heavilytraveledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.___12ofthesearegoodtwolaneroads;othersareunevenroadscurvingthroughthecountry.Thesesecondaryroutesmaygoupsteepslopes,alonghigh___13,ordownfrighteninghillsidetotowns___14indeepvalleys.Throughtheselessdirectroutes,longerandslower,theygenerallygotoplaces___15theairiscleanandsceneryisbeautiful,andthedrivermayhaveachancetogetafresh,cleanviewoftheworld.1.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.BecauseD.Therefore2.A.stableB.splendidC.smoothD.complicated3.A.littleB.fewC.muchD.many4.A.terribleB.possibleC.enjoyableD.profitable5.A.toB.intoC.overD.by6.A.leadB.connectC.collectD.communicate7.A.largeB.fastC.highD.heavy8.A.whenB.forC.butD.that9.A.unlessB.ifC.asD.since10.A.relativelyB.regularlyC.respectivelyD.reasonably11.A.andB.lessC.moreD.or12.A.AllB.SeveralC.LotsD.Some13.A.rocksB.cliffsC.roadsD.paths14.A.lyingB.layingC.laidD.lied15.A.thereB.whenC.whichD.where
答案解析：1.A)此空四个选项都是从属连词，但是它们的属性是不同的，例如：although是表示转折关系的；sincebecausetherefore是表示原因关系的。通过阅读此空所在句得知大概句义为：“尽管这些宽阔的现代化公路通常很平坦且维护良好，转弯也很少，但是一直保持笔直的公路不总是令人赏心悦目”。根据语义线索和语法线索可知此空应填表示转折关系的选项A。2.C)根据词汇线索和词义搭配可知，stable，splendid和complicated一般不能用来修饰roads。3.B)根据语义线索可推断此空正确答案为选项Bfew。4.C)根据上下文可推测出如果高速公路总是保持笔直，对于驾驶者来说是非常枯燥的，因此本空的正确答案为Cenjoyable。5.D)介词by能和动词pass搭配，意为“经过，掠过”。6.B)本句中的联系副词Furthermore说明本句是对上一句的进一步补充和信息的增加，由此可推测本句句义为高速公路不仅经过风景区和乡村，通常还“将庞大的都市中心区连接起来”。故正确答案为B。7.D)“交通拥挤”用heavy和tr