1、The United States is well-known for its network ofmajor highways designed to help a driver get fromone place to another in the shortest possible time.___1___ these wide modern roads are generally ___2___ and well maintained with___3___sharp curves and straight
2、sections, a direct route is not always the most ___4___ one. Largehighways often pass ___5___ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, thesehighways generally ___6___ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with___7___ traffic du
3、ring rush hours,___8___ the “fast, direct” route becomes a very slowroute. However, there is almost always another route to take ___9___ you are not in a hurry.Not far from the ___10___ new “superhighways”, there are often older,___11___ heavilytraveled roads w
4、hich go through the countryside.___12___ of these are good two-lane roads;others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go upsteep slopes, along high ___13___, or down frightening hillside to town’s ___14___ in deepvalleys. Thr
5、ough these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places___15___ the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get afresh, clean view of the world.1. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore?2. A. stable
6、 B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated3. A. little B. few C. much D. many4. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. profitable5. A. to B. into C. overD. by?6. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. communicate7. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy8. A. when B. for C. bu
7、t D. that9. A. unless B. if C. as D. since10. A. relatively B. regularly C. respectively D. reasonably11. A. and B. less C. more D. or12. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some13. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths14. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied?15. A. ther
8、e B. when C. which D. where?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；since，because，therefore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
