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.
【小题1】.

A．break

B．flood

C．sink

D．crash

【小题2】.

A．rush

B．work

C．business

D．office

【小题3】.

A．forced

B．refused

C．invited

D．gathered

【小题4】.

A．order

B．pay

C．call

D．search

【小题5】.

A．showed

B．fought

C．broke

D．faced

【小题6】.

A．practice

B．routine

C．process

D．service

【小题7】.

A．operating

B．acting

C．turning

D．rushing

【小题8】.

A．check

B．get

C．board

D．find

【小题9】.

A．street

B．ground

C．floor

D．platform

【小题10】.

A．different

B．opposite

C．changed

D．right

【小题11】.

A．paused

B．crossed

C．reached

D．parked

【小题12】. A. wet B. hungry   C. angry    D. cold
【小题13】.

A．pay

B．get

C．turn

D．put

【小题14】.

A．rule

B．effort

C．promise

D．model

【小题15】..

A．computers

B．lives

C．actions

D．jobs

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

 

 (广东省茂名市第十中学2010届高三第一次模拟)

Scientific experiments can sometimes go wrong and when they do them, results may range from the disastrous to the troubling. One such   21  took place in South America about fifty   22  ago. Whether its   23   consequences will cause serious damage or nothing more than a small trouble still remains to be seen.

The story began in 1956 when an American scientist working in Brazil decided to solve the problem of   24   the productivity of that country’s bees. He imported a very   25   type of African bee from Tanzania and mated（交配） it with the more easy-going native variety to produce a new kind of bees. The new bees worked harder and produced twice as much honey. It seemed that Professor Kerr, for that was the scientist’s name , was entirely    26   .

Then things began to go wrong. For some    27   as yet unseen, but perhaps as a result of something in their environment, the new bees began to    28   extremely attacking personalities. They became bad-tempered and easy to be     29, attacked the native bees and   30   them from their living places.

21. A. disaster       B. accident      C. incident          D. experiment

22. A. days          B. weeks       C. months           D. years

23. A. last           B. final         C. total             D. first

24. A. increasing     B. reducing      C. making           D. controlling

25. A. passive        B. active       C. native             D. primitive

26. A. careful        B. grateful      C. successful          D.  successless

27. A. reason        B. excuse       C. cause              D. explanation

28. A. stop          B . develop      C. accept             D. receive

29. A. hungry       B. angry        C. heavy            D. terrible

30. A. took         B. drove        C. chased            D. killed