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On August 26, 1999, New York City was st...

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   went 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.

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

9.                A.get off          B.take off         C.take on   D.get on

 

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.helpless

 

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

 

15.               A.hardly         B.definitely       C.absolutely D.finally

 

16.               A.devotion       B.permission      C.concern   D.reaction

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.D 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.C 18.B 19.A 20.D 【解析】 试题分析:本文是一篇以叙文,作者在记叙之后发表了自己的感悟。文章讲述了作者遭遇一次暴风雨而历经艰辛坚持去上班,就在作者因此而倍感疲惫和烦躁时,却收到了经理的一封电子信件。信中经理简短的几句对不顾风雨坚持来上班的人们表示了感激,这使得作者感到一天来的疲惫与烦恼一扫而光,并由此感悟到几句简短的话语可以使人的精神焕然一新。 1.B。考查动词辨析。根据语境,因为是rainstorm(暴风雨),所以街道被雨水淹没。选项A为"中断";C为"沉没";D为"猛撞,崩溃",均不合语境。句中cause sth. to be done使得…被… 2.A。考查动词辨析。因为大雨,许多人被迫回家,不能够去上班。注意被句为被动形式,从意义上可以排除选项B、C、D。 3.C。考查动词辨析。根据语境:有些人能够叫到出租车(call a taxi)。order为"订购,预定"。不合语境;search a taxi表示"搜查出租车(在车上找东西)",也不正确。 4.C。考查名词辨析。联系上文,根据文章第一句中rainstorm一词可知答案。语境:有些人能够叫到出租车,还有写人勇敢面对暴风雨,步行去上班。当时正在下雨,所以用face the storm bravely. C选项climate为"气候(指某一地区长期的天气状况)";scenery为"景色";burden为"负担",均不合文意。 5.D。考查动词辨析。联系下文可知作者"碰巧也是"去上班中的一个,happen to be表示"碰巧是…"。而used to be表示"过去常常(现在已经不再那样了)";promise to表示"允诺去做…";deserve to do表示"理应做,值得做",均不符合文意与语境。 6.D。考查名词辨析。根据语境:作者去了地铁,却发现大多数地铁都已经停止运行服务了,所以用service,表示"(地铁的运行)服务"。而practice表示"练习;惯例做法";routine表示"常规;例行公事";process表示"过程;程序",均不符合语境。 7.B。考查介词辨析。根据语境:make one's way through the crowds of people在人群中挤出一条路。make one's way to:表示"通往…";make one's way for:表示"让步于…",均不合文意。 8.A。考查动词辨析。operate表示"操作,运转,运行"。作者最终发现一条地铁还在运行。cycle 表示"循环,周期";turn表示"变得;转弯";rush表示"冲进,匆促",均不符合语境。 9.D。考查动词辨析。根据语意:那么多人在等待上车…;board the subway表示"木版;登车,上车(船、飞机等)"。Check表示"核查;登记";carry"携带,搬运";find"找到",均不合文意。 10.D。考查名词辨析。根据语境:"我"甚至无法踏上站台的台阶。Platform"站台"。其它不合语境。 11.C。考查动词辨析。根据语境:最终过了好长时间,地铁终于停在了我的那一站。联系下文Then I had to …一句可知作者先坐了一程地铁,然后又在雨中步行了几个街区。pause表示"暂停,中止";cross表示"交叉;越过";park表示"停车",均不合文意。 12.A。考查形容词辨析。be wet through:浑身湿透了。(由于作者冒雨而行,在到达办公室时已经湿透了。)根据文章下一句:My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off.作者与同事一起花费了大半天的时间才晾干也可知。其它不合语境。 13.B。考查动词辨析。要认真体会作者的情感、态度:此时由于作者浑身湿透,所以到办公室时已经是疲惫不堪了,所以此时作者的情绪应该是"沮丧的,泄气的"。这也可以根据下文形成对比:作者收到经理的E-mail而变的愉快起来。ashamed"惭愧的";surprised"吃惊的";puzzled "迷惑",均不符合语境。 14.B。考查连词。when表示"就在这时"。其它不合语境。 15.D。考查副词辨析。eventually表示"最终";hardly 表示"几乎不";casually 表示"偶然地,随意地"absolutely 表示"完全地"。根据文意:我很感谢你们所有的不顾艰辛最终来上班的人。 16.A。考查名词辨析。句意为:…,当员工们表明他们对于工作的投入时…。devotion表示"投入";donation 表示"捐赠";concern表示"关心";reaction表示"反应"。(show one's concern for sth表示"对…关心") 17.C。考查形容词辨析。联系文章,经理的这封e-mail并不长,所以用brief表示"简短的"。accurate 表示"精确的";urgent表示"急切的";humorous表示"幽默的"。 18.B。考查名词辨析。句意为:这封e-mail让我知道即使是简短的几句感激的话也会有很大的影响。appreciation表示"欣赏,感激";promise 表示"诺言";advice表示"建议";guidance表示"指导,引导"。 19.A。考查名词辨析。句意为:暴雨和交通阻塞带来的麻烦使得"我"疲惫、烦乱。signals 表示"信号";rules表示"规则";signs表示"符号,迹象",均不正确。 20.D。考查动词辨析。句意为:经理Garth的话立即使得我提起精神来,让我又面带微笑。Refreshed表示"使...生气蓬勃,提起精神,恢复精神";correct表示"纠正";support表示"支持";amaze 表示"使吃惊",均不符合语境。 考点:考查记叙文
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