American Roads

The United Stares is. well-known for its network of major high ways designed to help a driver get from come place to another in the shortest possible time. Although these wide modern 31___ are generally smooth and well maintained. with few sharp CT and straight sections,a direct route is not always the most 32___ one. Large highways often piss by scenic areas and interesting small 33___Furthermore.these highways generally connect large urban centers,which 34___that they become crowded with heavy traffic during rush hours,when the "fast,direct" route becomes a very slow route,

However, there is almost always another route to take 35___ you are noting hurry.Not far from the 36___ news “superhighways" .there are often older.37___ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. Some of These are good two lane roads others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go 38___steep slopes, along high cliffs, or down frightening hillside to towns 39___in deep alleys. Through these less direct routes.longer and slower,they generally go to places 40___the air is clean and scenery is beautiful,and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh.clean view of the world.

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American schools place great emphasis on the learner's()

• A、enrichment of knowledge

• B、accumulation of facts

• C、acquisition of the ability to be creative

• D、acquisition of the ability to work with his hands

McGrady's art is a spectacle

1.When Tracy MeGrady is healthy,his play can be 80 beautiful that even his own teammates on the court cannot help but admire it in the middle of a game.

2.“It's hard for me, because I'm a fan of basketball,”Houston point guard Rafer Alston told the Houston Chronicle newspaper after MeGrady' s 44-point performance against Utah on January 5.“When he's shooting the ball like that,a lot of times 1 m standing there watching and,all of a sudden, the other team' 8 getting the ball and going on a fast break, and I'm getting yelled at by the coach.”Indeed, McGrady" s body control. his energy , his shooting- watching these are like watching an artist at work, blending colours, constructing sentences, or playing music.

3.Unfortunately, MeGrady,27，hasn't always been. on the job, Already this season, he's missed seven games with back spasms. After Yao Ming was, injured on Dee. 23. it appeared Houston would be without both of its stars. MeGrady，however ,returned three days later and has been playing well ever since . scoring more than 30 points in

each of the last six games,as of Tuesday. Houston can't seem to get on without him. When MeGrady was injured, the Rockets won two and lost five.

4."Listen,there are. only four or five people on the entire planet that can do the things he can do with the basketball, ”forward Shane Battier said of McGrady. “From a fan's perspective - and we're fans even though we're players- it's rally fun to watch him do that. From a player's perspective,his game can affect the entire team. No question. We see him, .and we get excited,and that pumps us up. He keeps making shots ,and suddenly it seems to become easier for everybody. '

5.But it won't,really. Houston has just begun an important stretch on their schedule. Four of the next seven games will be played away from Houston- and without Yao. Six of the games will be against teams with winning records. Opponents will double- team McGrady in an attempt to dull the. impact of his art. Instead of watching.

McGrady's teammates will need to create a little art of their own,

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A. Necessity for the Teammates to Improve Their Own Skills

B. Evaluation from Two Different Perspectives

C. Spectacular Performance on the Court

D, Players. Houston Can't Do without

E. MeGrady ,an Excellent Basketball player

F. MeGrady 's Injury

21. McGrady plays basketball so well____

22. He has helped his team gain more points in some games____

23. Yao Ming missed several games____

24. There are very few people on the Earth____

25. Everyone will have to contribute____

A. that his teammates cannot help admiring him

B. that he is often yelled at by the coach

C. who can play basketball so well

D, because he had been injured

E. if Houston hopes to win

F. since he returned