考研综合英语选词填空(B篇)

Fill in the each blank with the words given in the box. Chang the word form if necessary. Each word can be used only once. Mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET. (15*1=15 points)

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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 bec omes 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.