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On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour. The rain caused the streets to __16__ 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 __17__ to go home. Some battled to __18__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the __19__ bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I __20__ 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 __22__ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was _23__. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __24__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the __25__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever journey, 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 __28__.
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 __29__ I received an email from Garth, my Director:
   I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __ 30__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their __31__ to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __32__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __33__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __34__ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately__35__ me and put a smile back on my face.
小题1:
A.breakB.floodC.sinkD.crash
小题2:
A.forcedB.refusedC.adjustedD.gathered
小题3:
A.orderB.payC.callD.search
小题4:
A.climateB.sceneryC.stormD.burden
小题5:
A.usedB.promisedC.deservedD.happened
小题6:
A.practiceB.routineC.processD.service
小题7:
A.toB.throughC.overD.for
小题8:
A.operatingB.cyclingC.turningD.rushing
小题9:
A.checkB.carryC.findD.board
小题10:
A.streetB.groundC.floorD.platform
小题11:
A.pausedB.crossedC.reachedD.parked
小题12:
A.wetB.weakC.sickD.hurt
小题13:
A.ashamedB.discouragedC.surprisedD.puzzled
小题14:
A.whileB.whenC.whereD.after
小题15:
A.hardlyB.casuallyC.absolutelyD.eventually
小题16:
A.devotionB.donationC.connectionD.reaction
小题17:
A.accurateB.urgentC.briefD.humorous
小题18:
A.promiseB.appreciationC.adviceD.guidance
小题19:
A.troublesB.signalsC.rulesD.signs
小题20:
A.correctedB.supportedC.amazedD.refreshed

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D

小题1:考查动词。flood意为淹没.break意为中断,断裂;sink: 下沉,crash: 碰撞, 坠落, 皆不合题意.
小题2:考查动词。由于暴雨,很多要上班的人被迫回家.sb. be forced to do:某人被迫做某事.refuse意为拒绝,adjust:调整,校准,使…适应,gather:聚集,集合.
小题3:考查动词。call a taxi:叫出租车.order,命令,订购(货物等),点(菜).
小题4:考查名词。从上文a terrible rainstorm可知是勇敢的面对暴风雨.climate指气候,不是具体某天的天气.scenery:风景,景色;burden:担子,负担.
小题5:D考查动词。happen to be:碰巧是…,表示"我碰巧是那天早晨上班赶路的人的其中之一".其他三个选项都能和不定式to do/be 搭配,但意思不符.used to be:曾经是,promise to do: 许诺做…,deserve to be: 值得是,应受….
小题6:考查名词。我意外的发现大部分的地铁路线的服务都停了. practice:实践,练习.routine:常规;惯例;例行公事.process:过程,进程.
小题7:考查介词。through指从内部穿过.through crowds of people意为穿过人群.
小题8:考查动词。operate:运行,工作.表示"终于找到一条还在运行的地铁线".
小题9:考查动词。board the subway意为:上地铁.board:上(船,车,飞机).
小题10:考查名词。意为:有太多人等着上地铁以至于我甚至不能挤上去站台的楼梯.只有platform 和地铁有关.
小题11:考查动词。句意为:在过了好像一辈子那么久的时间后,火车终于到达了我(要到达)的站点.reach:及物动词,到达.pause:暂停, park:停车,都是不及物动词,不合题意.
小题12:考查形容词。因为下着大雨,所以应是"我"全身湿透了.与虚弱,疾病,受伤都不相关.
小题13:考查形容词。到达后的状态是精疲力竭的,气馁的,因为冒雨赶路的辛苦.ashamed意为:羞愧的,惭愧的,surprised:吃惊的,puzzled:困惑的,不解的.都不合题意.
小题14:考查连词。be about to do…when 固定句型,意为:正要做…这时…,不能用其他词代替.
小题15:考查副词。eventually意为:最终,终于."我"的上司感谢我们做出努力,最终来报到上班.hardly:几乎不,casually:随意地,absolutely :绝对地.
小题16:考查名词。句意为:有时候像这样,当员工们如此明显表现出他们对工作的忠于职守时,总是令人安慰的.devotion意为:热爱,忠诚.donation:捐赠,connection:联系,reaction:反应.
小题17:考查形容词。 通过上文的short 可看出,信息是简短的.accurate:准确的, 精密的,urgent:紧急的,humorous:幽默的.
小题18:考查名词。appreciation:感激,从上文可知上司给他写的是感谢信.意为"几句感谢的话有很大影响".
小题19:考查名词。从上文中的找车,挤车可以看出是交通上的麻烦事,而不是交通信号或是规则.
小题20:考查动词。refresh使精力恢复; 使精神振作,通过下文的"put a smile back on my face"可选择,与上文的"tied and upset"相反.
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小题1:The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.
A.4 B.5 C.6 D.3
小题2:Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?
A.The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.
B.Colds are not caused by cold.
C.People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.
D.A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.
小题3:Arctic explorers may catch colds when _______.
A.they are working in the isolated arctic regions
B.they are writing reports in terribly cold weather
C.they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions
D.they are coming into touch again with the outside world
小题4:Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _______.
A.suffered a lotB.never caught colds
C.often caught colds D.became very strong
小题5:The passage mainly discusses _______.
A.the experiments on the common cold
B.the fallacy about the common cold
C.the reason and the way people catch colds
D.the continued spread of common colds

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A cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things she wanted to do before dying.
Alice Pyne, l5, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells. “ I've been fighting cancer for almost four years and now l know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn't look like I'm going to win this one,” she wrote.
For her list, the teenager took inspiration from the 2007 film “The Bucket List”, in which two terminally ill (患绝症的) men, played by Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die.
On her list, at the site www. alicepyne. blogspot. com, she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor (骨髓捐赠者), swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.
Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.
“Oh dear and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!” she wrote after her site attracted huge attention. “Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.”
Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed (透露) the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.
小题1: What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her“Bucket List”?
A.The media called on people to help her.
B.People sent gifts to her from all over the world.
C.A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.
D.People around the world sent messages to support her.
小题2:Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List” to     .
A.express her last few wishes
B.say goodbye to a few friends
C.give comfort to two terminally ill men
D.catch people's attention
小题3:It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne       .
A.is unaware of her own conditions
B.is calm to know that death is approaching
C.is very sad to know that she will die
D.is still quite confident in fighting against cancer
小题4:Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne's “Bucket List”?
A.To meet a boy.
B.To get a cool computer.
C.To swim with sharks.
D.To ask people to donate bone marrow.
小题5:Take That will arrange to       .
A.invite Pyne to join the band
B.help Pyne in any possible way
C.donate money to Pyne
D.meet Pyne in person

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