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

(2013·高考四川卷)“Lookit’s Baldy”A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱) because of the___on my headit was___horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class.

When I was just 20 months oldI suffered serious____after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was____to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors____to save my life.“Holly’s very____to be alive”they told Mum and Dad.“But she’ll be___with scars on her headand of course her hair won’t grow there.”

As a childI cared much about my scarsso I____wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home.____I didn’tpeople would call me horrible names like Baldy.Although my friends were always comforting methey never____understood how it felt.

Then through the hospital I was____to a children’s burns campwhere children like me can get any help.ThereI____14?year?old Stephaniewhose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so____that she never lets anyone put her down.“You shouldn’t____what people say about what you look like because we’re not different from anyone elseHolly”she____me.“And you don’t need to wear a scarf because you look great____it” For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who’d been through something____.So weeks laterat my 13th birthday party____by her braveryI gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to____away behind my scarf.

NowI am____of what I look like and much happierbecause I have realized it is your personality(个性)that decides who you truly are.

1.A.hat? Bscarf

Cscars? Dcuts

2.A.still? Bjust

Cnever? Dseldom

3.A.hunger? Bcold

Cdefeats? Dburns

4.A.rushed? Bled

Cinvited? Dforced

5.A.learned? Bfought

Creturned? Ddecided

6.A.happy? Blucky

Clonely? Dpoor

7.A.pressed? Boccupied

Cleft? Dpainted

8.A.possibly? Busually

Cfinally? Dnearly

9.A.Although? BSince

CIf? DBefore

10.A.correctly? Broughly

Ceasily? Dreally

11.A.promoted? Bintroduced

Creported? Dcarried

12.A.met? Brecognized

Cremembered? Dcaught

13.A.honest? Bstrong

Cactive? Dyoung

14.A.write down? Bagree with

Cpass on? Dlisten to

15.A.promised? Bencouraged

Cordered? Dcalmed

16.A.in? Bfor

Cwithout? Dbeyond

17.A.similar? Bstrange

Chard? Dimportant

18.A.allowed? Brequired

Cguided? Dinspired

19.A.hide? Bgive

Ckeep? Dput

20.A.sick? Baware

Ctired? Dproud

 

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