回答题:·Read the article below about highways in
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回答题:
·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 arr example at the beginning(0).
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.(19) ______these de modem roads are generally(20)______and weft maintained with(21) sharp CUn,es alld straight sect-ions,a direct route is not always the most(22) one.Large highways often pass(23)______ scenic areas and interesting small towns.Furtherrnore.these highways generally(24)______large urban centers,which means that they become crowded with(25)______traffic during rush hours,(26)the“fast,direct”route becomes a very slow route.
However,there is almost always another route to take(27)______you are not in a hurry Not far from the(28)…....new“superhighways”,there are often older(29) heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. (30)______of these are good tw0—lane r。ads;others are uneven roads curving throut the c。untry.These secondary routes may go up steep slopes,along high(31)______,or down frightening hillside to towns(32)______in deep valleys.Through these less direct routes,longer and slower,they generaly go to places(33)______the air is clean and scenery is beautiful,and the driver may have a chance to get a flesh,clean view of the world.
19题答案为 查看材料
A.Although
B.Since
C.Because
D.Therefore请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!
参考答案
正确答案:A
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。