On August 26，1999，New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm The rain caused the

Streets to  1  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   2   to go home. Some battled to   3  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   4   bravely, walking miles to go get to work.

   I  5   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  6  had stopped .After making my way  7   crowds of people，I finally found a subway line that was  8  .Unfortunately，there were so many people waiting to  9  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the  10  . So took the train going In the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train .Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train   11   my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain .When l finally got to my office, 1 was  12  through，exhausted and  13   .

   My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was5：00 pm，I was ready to go home. l was about to turn off my computer  14  I received an email from Garth，my Director：

   I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and  15  reported to work .It is always reassuring  (令人欣慰)，at times like these，when employees so clearly show their  16  to their  jobs .Thank you.

  Garth′s email was short，hut I learned more from that  17  message than I ever did from a textbook .The email taught me that a few words of  18  can make a big difference .The rainstorm and the traffic   19      had made me tired and upset. But Garth′s words immediately  20]  me and put a smile back on my face.

1. A. break                B .flood              C. sink q               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

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to  51  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  52  to go home.Some battled to  53 a taxi or to get on a bus.Still others faced the  54 bravely,walking miles to get to work.

I  55 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  56 had stopped.After making my way 57  crowds of people,I finally found a subway line that was  58  .Unfortunately,there were so many people waiting to  59  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the  60  .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  61  my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain.When I finally got to my office,I was  62  through,exhausted and  63 .

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  64  I received an email from Garth,my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and  65  reported to work.It is always reassuring (令人欣慰),at times like these,when employees so clearly show their  66  to their jobs.Thank you.

Garth’s email was short,but I learned more from that  67  message than I ever did from a textbook.The email taught me that a few words of  68 can make a big difference.The rainstorm and the traffic  69  had made me tired and upset.But Garth’s words immediately  70  me and put a smile back on my face.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to  51 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  52 to go home.Some battled to  53 a taxi or to get on a bus.Still others faced the  54 bravely,walking miles to get to work.
I  55 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  56 had stopped.After making my way 57 crowds of people,I finally found a subway line that was  58 .Unfortunately,there were so many people waiting to  59 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the  60 .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  61 my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain.When I finally got to my office,I was  62 through,exhausted and  63 .
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  64 I received an email from Garth,my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and  65 reported to work.It is always reassuring (令人欣慰),at times like these,when employees so clearly show their  66 to their jobs.Thank you.
Garth’s email was short,but I learned more from that  67 message than I ever did from a textbook.The email taught me that a few words of  68 can make a big difference.The rainstorm and the traffic  69 had made me tired and upset.But Garth’s words immediately  70 me and put a smile back on my face.

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

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets __1___ 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 __2__ to go home. Some battled to __3__a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ___4___ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I ___5__ 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 _6__ had stopped. After making my way __7__ crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was __8___. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __9__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the ___10__. 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 __11__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was _12___ through, exhausted and __13__.

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 __14__I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __15__ reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their _16__ _to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that ___17__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __18__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __19___ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately __20____ 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.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. appreciate      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.
【小题1】.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to  51  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  52  to go home.Some battled to  53 a taxi or to get on a bus.Still others faced the  54 bravely,walking miles to get to work.

I  55 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  56 had stopped.After making my way 57  crowds of people,I finally found a subway line that was  58  .Unfortunately,there were so many people waiting to  59  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the  60  .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  61  my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain.When I finally got to my office,I was  62  through,exhausted and  63 .

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  64  I received an email from Garth,my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and  65  reported to work.It is always reassuring (令人欣慰),at times like these,when employees so clearly show their  66  to their jobs.Thank you.

Garth’s email was short,but I learned more from that  67  message than I ever did from a textbook.The email taught me that a few words of  68 can make a big difference.The rainstorm and the traffic  69  had made me tired and upset.But Garth’s words immediately  70  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

  第二节：完形填空 （共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to  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 finally got to my office,I was  47  through,exhausted and  48  .

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  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.A.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.appreciation                  C.advice           D.guidance

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

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

  第二节：完形填空 （共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to  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 finally got to my office,I was  47  through,exhausted and  48  .

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  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.A.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.appreciation         C.advice          D.guidance

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

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

第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C或D）中，选出最佳选项。

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets   21  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  22  to go home. Some battled to  23  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   24  bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I   25  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  26  had stopped. After making my way  27  crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was   28  . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   29  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   30  . 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  31  my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was   32  through, exhausted and  33  .

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  34  I received an email from Garth, my Director.

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and   35  reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their  36  to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that  37  message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of   38  can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic  39  had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately   40  me and put a smile back on my face.

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

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

23．A．order       B．pay   C．take  D．search

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

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

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

27．A．to     B．through   C．over  D．for

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

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

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

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

32．A．wet   B．weak C．sick   D．hurt

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

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

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

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

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

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

39．A．troubles  B．signals     C．rules D．sings

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