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  3. Read the article below about highways in the United States. Choose the best word or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, C or D on

Read the article below about highways in the United States. Choose the best word or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, C or D on

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问题 Read the article below about highways in the United States.
Choose the best word or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, C or D on the opposite page.
For each question(19-33), mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet.
There is an example at the beginning(0).
The United States is well-known(0)B its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time.【C1】______these wide modern roads are generally【C2】______and well maintained with【C3】______sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most【C4】______one. Large highways often pass【C5】______scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally【C6】______large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with【C7】______ traffic during rush hours,【C8】______the " fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route.
However, there is almost always another route to take【C9】______you are not in a hurry. Not far from the【C10】______new " superhighways" , there are often older,【C11】______ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside.【C12】______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【C13】______, or down frightening hillside to towns【C14】______ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places【C15】______the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.
Example:
A as B for C at D among

【C1】
选项 A、Although
B、Since
C、Because
D、Therefore
答案A
解析 此空四个选项都是从属连词，但是它们的属性是不同的，although是表示转折关系的；since，because，therefore是表示原因关系的。本句句意为“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”。此空应填表示转折关系的选项A。
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