American Roads The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one plac

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问题                         American Roads
    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. Although these wide modern【B1】______are generally smooth and well maintained, with few sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most【B2】______one. Large highways often pass by scenic areas and interesting small【B3】______Furthermore, these highways generally connect large urban centers, which【B4】______that they become crowded with heavy traffic during rush hours, when the "fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route. However, there is almost always another route to take【B5】______you are not in a hurry. Not far from the【B6】______new "superhighways", there are often older,【B7】______heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. Some of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go【B8】______steep slopes, along high cliffs, or down frightening hillside to towns【B9】______in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go’to places【B10】______the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.
A. less E. means I. which
B. up F. roads J. if
C. enjoyable G. lying K. where
D. relatively H. through L. towns
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答案G

解析 根据题目和选项可断定此空应为“towns”的后置定语,由此可猜测句义为“位于深谷中的城镇”,lie是“位于”,是不及物动词,不能以过去分词的形式出现作名词的后置修饰语,故正确答案为“lie”的现在分词形式“lying”。
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