On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour. The rain caused the streets to ____ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

    Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were ____ to go home. Some battled to ____ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ____ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

    I ____ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most ____ had stopped. After making my way ____ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was ____. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to ____ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the ____. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like a forever, the train ____ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was ____ through, exhausted and ____.

     My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer ____ I received an email from Garth, my Director:

    I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __ __ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their ____ to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that ____ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of ____ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic ____ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately____ me and put a smile back on my face.

1.A. break                            B. flood                        C. sink                          D. crash

2.A. forced                           B. refused                   C. adjusted                  D. gathered

3.A. order                            B. pay                           C. call                           D. search

4.A. climate                          B. scenery                   C. storm                       D. burden

5.A. used                     B. promised                C. deserved                D. happened

6.A. practice                        B. routine                    C. process                   D. service

7.A. to                                   B. through                   C. over                         D. for

8.A. operating            B. cycling           C. turning           D. rushing

9.A. check                            B. carry                        C. find                          D. board

10.A. street                          B. ground           C. floor                        D. platform

11.A. paused                       B. crossed                   C. reached                  D. parked

12.A. wet                    B. weak                        C. sick                          D. hurt

13.A. ashamed           B. discouraged           C. surprised                D. puzzled

14.A. while                           B. when                       C. where                     D. after

15.A. hardly                         B. casually                   C. absolutely               D. eventually

16.A. devotion           B. donation                 C. connection             D. reaction

17.A. accurate                     B. urgent                     C. brief                        D. humorous

18.A. promise                      B. appreciation C. advice                     D. guidance

19.A. troubles                     B. signals                     C. rules                        D. signs

20.A. corrected                  B. supported              C. amazed          D. refreshed

 

 There was a terrible rainstorm unexpectedly. The rain caused the streets 36 and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 37 to go home. Some struggled to __38  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ___39_ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I  40 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _41_had stopped. After making my way __42__ crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was __43_. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __44 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the  45 .So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train __46 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was _47_ through, exhausted and 48.

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49_I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 50 reported to work. It is always relaxing, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 51 to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that  52  message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __53 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54_ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately __55__ me and put a smile back on my face.

1. A. break           B. flood           C.sink          D. crash

2. A. forced         B. refused          C.adjusted         D. gathered

3. A. order           B. pay             C.call          D. search

4.A. climate          B. scenery         C.storm          D. burden

5. A. used            B. promised        C.deserved      D. happened

6. A. practice       B. routine         C.process       D. service

7. A. to              B. through         C.over             D. for

8. A. operating       B. cycling         C.turning          D. rushing

9.A. check            B. carry           C.find          D. board

10. A. street         B. ground          C.floor         D. platform

11. A. paused         B. crossed         C.reached        D. parked

12. A. wet            B. weak            C.sick           D. hurt

13. A. ashamed        B. discouraged     C.surprised     D. puzzled

14. A, while          B. when            C.where   D.after

15.A. hardly          B. casually        C.absolutely     D.eventually

16.A. devotion        B. donation        C.connection     D.reaction

17. A. accurate       B. urgent          C.brief          D.humorous

18.A. promise         B. appreciation                     C.advice      D.guidance

19.A. troubles        B. signals         C.rules          D.signs

20.A. corrected     B. supported        C. amazed       D. refreshed

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。   

 

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to   16   and the subway system almost came to a stop.

    Unfortunately, this happened during the morning   17   hour. Many people who were going to work were   18   to go home. Some battled to   19   a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others   20   the storm bravely, walking miles to get to work.

    I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most   21   had stopped. After making my way through crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was   22  . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   23   the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   24  . So I took the train going in the   25   direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train   26   my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was   27   through, exhausted and discouraged.

     My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to   28   off my computer when I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the   29   and eventually reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰的), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their attention and devotion to their   30  . Thank you.

 

1..A. break    B. flood    C. sink D. crash

2..A. rush B. work C. business D. office

3.. A. forced  B. refused  C. invited  D. gathered

4..A. order    B. pay  C. call D. search

5..A. showed   B. fought  C. broke    D. faced

6..A. practice B. routine  C. process  D. service

7..A. operating    B. acting   C. turning  D. rushing

8..A. check    B. get  C. board    D. find

9..A. street   B. ground   C. floor    D. platform

10..A. different   B. opposite C. changed  D. right

11.. A. paused B. crossed  C. reached  D. parked

12.. A. wet    B. hungry   C. angry    D. cold

13.. A. pay    B. get  C. turn D. put

14..A. rule    B. effort   C. promise  D. model

15... A. computers B. lives    C. actions      D. jobs

 

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets __36___ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __37__ to go home. Some battled to __38__a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ___39___ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I ___40__ to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _41__ had stopped. After making my way __42__ crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was __43___. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __44__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the ___45__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train __46__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was _47___ through, exhausted and __48__.

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49__I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their _51__ _to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that ___52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __53__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54___ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately __55____ me and put a smile back on my face.

36. A. break        B. flood        C. sink          D, crash

37. A. forced       B. refused      C. adjusted      D. gathered

38. A. order        B. pay         C. call          D. search

39. A. climate      B. scenery     C. storm         D. burden

40. A. used        B. promised    C. deserved      D. happened

41. practice        B. routine      C. process       D. service

42. A. to          B. through      C. over          D. for

43. A. operating    B. cycling      C. turning        D. rushing

44. A. check       B. carry        C. find           D. board

45. A. street       B. ground       C. floor          D. platform

46. A. paused      B. crossed      C. reached        D. parked

47. A. wet        B. weak         C. sick            D. hurt

48. A. ashamed    B. discouraged    C. surprised       D. puzzled

49. A, while       B. when         C. where          D. after

50. A. hardly      B. casually       C. absolutely      D. eventually

51. A. devotion    B. donation       C. connection      D. reaction

52. A, accurate     B. urgent        C. brief          D. humorous

53. A. promise     B. appreciate      C. advice        D. guidance

54. A. troubles     B. signals        C. rules          D. signs

55. A. corrected     B. supported      C. amazed        D. refreshed