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Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET. The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one 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 sections, a direct route is not always the most ___4___ one. Large highways often pass ___5___ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally ___6___ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with ___7___ traffic during rush hours, ___8___ the “fast, direct” route becomes a very slow route.? 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___ heavily traveled roads which 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 up steep slopes, along high ___13___ , or down frightening hillside to towns ___14___ in deep valleys. Through 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 a fresh, clean view of the world.?

1. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore

2. A. stable B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated

3. A. little B. few C. much D. many

4. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. profitable

5. A. to B. into C. over D. by

6. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. communicate

7. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy

8. A. when B. for C. but D. that

9. A. unless B. if C. as D. since

10. A. relatively B. regularly C. respectively D. reasonably

11. A. and B. less C. more D. or

12. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some

13. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths

14. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied

15. A. there B. when C. which D. where

參考答案及詳解

1. A) 此空四個選項都是從屬連詞，但是它們的屬性是不同的，例如：although是表示轉折關系的;since，because，therefore是表示原因關系的。通過閱

讀此空所在句得知大概句義為：“盡管這些寬闊的現(xiàn)代化公路通常很平坦且維護良好，轉彎也很少，但是一直保持筆直的公路不總是令人賞心悅目”。根據語義線索和語法線索可知此空應填表示轉折關系的選項A。

2. C) 根據詞匯線索和詞義搭配可知，stable，splendid和complicated一般不能用來修飾roads。

3. B)根據語義線索可推斷此空正確答案為選項B few。

4. C) 根據上下文可推測出如果高速公路總是保持筆直，對于駕駛者來說是非?？菰锏模虼吮究盏恼_答案為C enjoyable。

5. D) 介詞by能和動詞pass搭配，意為“經過，掠過”。

6. B) 本句中的聯(lián)系副詞Furthermore說明本句是對上一句的進一步補充和信息的增加，由此可推測本句句義為高速公路不僅經過風景區(qū)和鄉(xiāng)村，通常還“將龐大的都市中心區(qū)連接起來”。故正確答案為B。

7. D) “交通擁擠”用heavy 和traffic搭配。

8. A)通過分析可知，這里使用的是一個非限定性定語從句，四個選項中只有A when 具備此語法功能。

9. B)根據上下句關系可推斷此句為條件句，故選項B為正確答案。

10. A)根據主句中的“older ... roads”可推斷此空需要填一個比較意義的副詞，以構成對比關系，故選項A relatively“相應地，相對地”為正確答案。其他三詞詞義分別為：regularly“有規(guī)律地，定期地”;respectively“各自地”;reasonably“有理由地”。

11. B)根據此空前后詞及結構可斷定此空應使用比較級，故可排除A和D。另外根據上下文可推測此空應為less，因為“more heavily traveled”意為“車輛擁擠的”公路，與常識不符。

12. D)從下文的others可知此空正確答案為D some。

13. B)根據上文的slopes和下文的hillsides就可以斷定這里需要一個表示路況不好的詞，選項A rocks意義不符，故只有B cliffs “懸崖” 為正確答案。

14. A)根據題目和選項可斷定此空應為towns的后置定語，由此可猜測句義為“位于深谷中的城鎮(zhèn)”，“位于”lie是不及物動詞，不能以過去分詞的形式出現(xiàn)作名詞的后置修飾語，故正確答案為lie的現(xiàn)在分詞形式lying。

15. D)定語從句修飾places用where來引導

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