历年英语四级考试完形填空部分（一）

　　1996年1月

　　Cloze

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked , , and on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　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. 71 these wide modern Roads are generally 72 and well maintained, with 73 sharp curves and many straight 74 , a direct route is not always the most 75 one. Large highways often pass 76 scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 77 large urban centres which means that they become crowded with 78 traffic during rush hours, 79 the fast, direct way becomes a very slow route.

　　However, there is 80 always another route to take 81 you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 82 new superhighways, there are often older, 83 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 84 of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads 85 through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 86,or down frightening hillsides to towns 87 in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 88 the air is clean and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a 89 to get a fresh, clean 90 of the world.

　　71. Although Because Since Therefore

　　72. stable splendid smooth complicated

　　73. little few much many

　　74. selections separations series sections

　　75. terrible possible enjoyable profitable

　　76. to into over by

　　77. lead connect collect communicate

　　78. large fast light heavy

　　79. when for but that

　　80. yet still almost quite

　　81. unless if as since

　　82. relatively regularly respectively reasonably

　　83. and less more or

　　84. All Several Lots or

　　85. driving crossing curving traveling

　　86. rocks cliffs roads paths

　　87. lying laying laid lied

　　88. there when which where

　　89. space period chance spot

　　90. view variety visit virtue