单选题 Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each
numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.
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. {{U}}(51) {{/U}} these wide modern roads are
generally smooth and well maintained, with {{U}}(52) {{/U}} sharp curves
and many straight sections, a direct route is not always the most {{U}}(53)
{{/U}} one. Large highways often pass by scenic areas and interesting small
towns. Furthermore, these highways generally {{U}}(54) {{/U}}
large urban centers which means that they become crowded with heavy traffic
during rush hours, {{U}}(55) {{/U}} the "fast, direct" way becomes a
very slow route. However, there is almost always another route
to take {{U}}(56) {{/U}} you are not in a hurry. Not far from the
{{U}}(57) {{/U}} new "super highways", there are often older, less
heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. {{U}}(58)
{{/U}} of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads curling
through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along
high cliffs, or down frightening hillsides to towns {{U}}(59) {{/U}} in
deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they
generally go to place where the air is clean and the scenery is beautiful, and
the driver may have a {{U}}(60) {{/U}} to get a fresh, clean view of the
world.