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 switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an 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.
试题分析：本文讲述的是作者在遭遇暴风雨的情况下坚持上班的经历，但是在下班时主管的一封表示感谢的信让自己瞬间忘却了烦恼，重拾开心的心情。 【小题1】B 考察动词辨析。A. break中断B. flood被水淹没C. sink下沉 D. crash崩溃。句意：雨水导致街道被淹没, 选B。 【小题2】A 考察动词。A. forced 被迫B. refused拒绝 C. adjusted调整D. gathered集合。句意：因为下雨，很多准备上班的人都被迫回家，选A。 【小题3】C考察动词词辨析。A. order命令，预定.B. pay支付 C.call喊，叫D. search搜寻。句意：一些人为了上班，奋力地叫出租车或想法上公交车，call a taxi叫出租车，选C. 【小题4】C 考察名词辨析。A. weather天气 B. scenery风景C. storm暴风雨 D. burden负担。句意：还有一些人勇敢地面对暴风雨，走上好几英里的路去上班，选C。 【小题5】D考察形容词辨析。A. used过去的 .B. promised答应的.C.deserved值得的D. happened 碰巧的。句意：我碰巧是这些在上班路上的人当中的一个，选D。 【小题6】D 考察名词辨析。A. practice 实施B.demand要求C. process进程 D. service服务。句意：我走了一个又一个地铁站，发现大部分地铁因为下雨都停止了服务，选D。 【小题7】B 考察介词。A.to到.. B. through经过 C. over在...之上 D. for为了。句意：在我奋力穿过人群之后，终于发现一条还在运行的地铁线,选B。 【小题8】A考察动词辨析。A. operating运行 B. cycling循环C. turning转向D. rushing冲进。句意同上题，选A。 【小题9】D考察动词。A.check检查B.carry携带 C. find发现D. board上（飞机、车、船等）。句意：不幸的是有太多的人等着上地铁以至于我不能从台阶走到站台上，选D。 【小题10】D考察名词。 A. street街道B. ground地面 C. floor地板 D. platform站台。句意同上题，选D 【小题11】C考察动词辨析。A. paused暂停B. crossed交叉 C. reached到达D. parked停泊。句意：在过了很久之后，地铁终于到了我的站点,选C。 【小题12】A考察形容词。A. wet湿的B. weak弱的C. sick恶心的D. hurt受伤的。句意：当我最后到达办公室的时候，我全身湿透了，既疲惫又气馁，选A。 【小题13】B 考察形容词。A. ashamed羞愧的 .B. discouraged气馁的 C. Surprised吃惊的D. Puzzled 困惑的。句意同上题，选B。 【小题14】B 考察连词。 A. while在...时候B. when在...时候C. where在...地方D. after在...之后。句意：当我正要关掉电脑的时候这时收到了一封来自主管的信。be about to do...when固定句型， 正要做...这时...,选B 【小题15】D考察副词。A. hardly几乎不B. casually随意地C. absolutely绝对地，完全地D. finally最后地。句意：感谢所有尽一切努力排除困难最终来报道上班的人，选D 【小题16】A考察名词。A. devotion奉献，热爱 B. reaction反应 C. investigation调查D. relation关系。句意：员工们如此明显地表现出对工作的热爱是多么的让人欣慰的事，选A 【小题17】C考察形容词。A. accurate准确的 B. vital至关重要的 C. brief 简明扼要的D. humorous幽默的。句意：我从那封简要的信里读到了比课本里还要多的信息,选C。 【小题18】B 考察名词。 A. promise诺言B. appreciation感激C. advice建议 D. guidance向导。句意：这封信让我明白了即使是几句简短的感激也会带来不同的效果的。选B 【小题19】A考察介词。 A. troubles麻烦B. signals信号 C. rules规则 D. signs符号。句意：暴风雨和交通拥堵带来的麻烦让我感到疲惫和心烦，选A。 【小题20】D考察动词。A. corrected改正，纠正B. supported支持C.amazed感到吃惊；D.refreshed更新，清除...的疲劳。句意：但是Garth’s的话立即清除了我的疲劳，让我从新有了笑脸。选D 考点：故事类阅读。