Part Four Cloze Test ( 10 points )
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A. B. C and D. choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
The United states designed highways to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 76 these wide modern roads are generally smooth and well maintained, with 77 sharp curves and many straight sections, a direct route is not always the most 78 one. These highways generally connect large urban centers which means that they become crowded with 79 traffic during rush hours, 80 the “fast, direct ” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is almost always another route to take if you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 81 new “superhighways” there are often older, 82 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 83 of these are good lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slope, along hilly 84 or down frightening hillsides to towns lying in deep valleys. Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 85 the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get fresh, clean view of the world.
76. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
77. A. little B. few C. much D. many
78. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. reasonable
79. A. heavy B. large C. light D. fast
80. A. when B. for C. but D. that
81. A. relatively B. regularly C. reasonably D. respectively
82. A. and B. less C. more D. or
83. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
84. A. rocks B. roads C. cliffs D. paths
85. A. there B. where C. when D. which
Paper Two 试卷二 ( 30 minutes)
Part Five Writing ( 15 points)
Directions（提示）: You are to write in 100-120 words about the title（标题） “Short Message” . You should base（以…作基础）your composition（作文） on the outline（提纲） given in Chinese below:
1. 短信的优点；
2. 短信的缺点；
3. 我的看法---
