我来当裁判（判断下面句子中破折号的作用）
A．表示解释说明 B．表示话题突然改变 C．表示声音的延续
1．四十秒钟以后——大家已经觉得时间太长了。( )
2．“哗——哗——”我循声望去，原来是一名清洁工在扫地。( )
3．“今天好热啊！——你出差用的资料都准备好了吗？”( )
4．远远地望见了一条明如玻璃的带子——河。( )
1．A；2．C；3．B；4．A
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. (51) these wide modern roads are generally smooth and well maintained, with (52) sharp curves and many straight sections, a direct route is not always the most (53) one. Large highways often pass by scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally (54) large urban centers which means that they become crowded with heavy traffic during rush hours, (55) the "fast, direct" way becomes a very slow route. However, there is almost always another route to take (56) you are not in a hurry. Not far from the (57) new "super highways", there are often older, less heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. (58) 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 (59) 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 (60) to get a fresh, clean view of the world. |
A．Although
B．Since
C．Because
D．Therefore