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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.? 36 ? these wide modern roads are generally ? 37 ? and well maintained, with ? 38 ? sharp curves and many straight ? 39 ?,a direct route is not always the most ? 40 ? one. Large highways often pass ? 41 ? scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally ? 42 ? large urban centers which means that they become crowded with ? 43 ? traffic during rush hours,? 44 ? the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is ? 45 ? always another route to take ? 46 ? you are not in a hurry. Not far from the ? 47 ? new “superhighways”,there are often older,? 48 ? heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside.? 49 ? of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads ? 50 ? through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along hilly ? 51 ? or down frightening hillsides to towns ? 52 ? in deep valleys. Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places ? 53 ? the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a ? 54 ? to get a fresh, clean ? 55 ? of the world.
36. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
37. A. rough B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated
38. A. little B. few C. much D. many
39. A. selections B. separations C. divisions D. sections
40. A. terrible B. Possible C. enjoyable D. reasonable
41. A. to B. Into C. over D. by
42. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. provide
43. A. large B. fast C. light D. heavy
44. A. when B. for C. but D. that
45. A. yet B. still C. almost D. quite
46. A. unless B. if C. as D. since
47. A. relatively B. regularly C. reasonably D. respectively
48. A. and B. Less C. more D. or
49. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
50. A. driving B. crossing C. curving D. traveling
51. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths
52. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied
53. A. there B. when C. which D. where
54. A. space B. period C. chance D. spot
55. A. view B. variety C. visit D. Virtue
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白出的最佳选项。
?After 42-year-old guy Tom had quitted his job, he began to make up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not.He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n) 21 typewriter and settled down to work.
After a year or so, however, Tom began to 22 himself.He found it was difficult to earn his living by 23 what he wrote.But Tom determined to put his dream to the test — 24 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 25 .This is the shadowland of hope, and 26 with a dream must learn to live there.
One day Tom got a call, “We need a(n) 27 , and we’re paying $6,000 a year.” $6,000 was 28 money in 1960.It would enable Tom to get a nice apartment, a used car and more. 29 , he could write on the side. 30 the dollars were dancing in Tom’s head, something 31 his senses.He had dreamed of being a 32 — full time.“Thanks, but no,” Tom said 33 .“I’m going to stick it out and write.”
After Tom got off the phone, he 34 everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents.Tom put the cans and cents into a 35 bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far.”
Finally his work was 36 in 1970.Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 37 writers ever experience.The shadows had turned into limelight.
Then one day, Tom 38 a box filled with things he had owned years before. 39 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents.Suddenly he 40 himself working in that cold storage room.It reminds Tom, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.
A.excellent B.used C.expensive D.priceless
A.regret B.hate C.doubt D.trust
A.selling B.buying C.reading D.appreciating
A.Now that B.What if C.As if D.Even though
A.success B.failure C.perspiration D.loss
A.someone B.none C.nobody D.anyone
A.boss B.assistant C.manager D.writer
A.false B.little C.real D.high
A.However B.Still C.Besides D.Therefore
A.As B.But C.If D.Because
A.hurt B.destroyed C.cleared D.struck
A.driver B.assistant C.writer D.dancer
A.hesitantly B.firmly C.slowly D.hurriedly
A.pulled out B.pulled apart C.pulled back D.pulled down
A.cloth B.metal C.plastic D.paper
A.written B.published C.completed D.punished
A.few B.great C.famous D.poor
A.sought B.searched C.found D.picked
A.Above B.Below C.Outside D.Inside
A.called B.pictured C.described D.reminded
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