Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后1--20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，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 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 switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like 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.

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

Answer

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：本文是一篇故事类短文，讲述了作者一次冒着暴雨而去公司的事情。到了公司后，经理的一封邮件给作者带来很大的安慰，由此作者也明白了一个道理：感激的语言会给人带来很大的不同。

1.考查动词辨析。A. break休息；B. flood 洪水；C. sink 沉没 ；D. crash崩溃。根据上文语境可知是因为rainstorm(暴风雨)，所以街道被雨水淹没。

2.考查动词辨析。A. forced 强迫；B. refused拒绝；C. adjusted 调整，适应； D. gathered聚集；因为大雨，许多人被迫回家，不能够去上班。此句为被动形式，从意义上判断选A。

3.考查动词辨析。A. order点菜，命令；B. pay付款；C. call 打电话，叫；D. search搜索，寻找。根据语境可知有些人能够叫到出租车(call a taxi)，选C。

4.考查名词辨析。A. climate气候（指某一地区长期的天气状况）；B. scenery景色；C. storm 暴风雨；D. burden负担，根据文章第一句中rainstorm一词可知有些人能够叫到出租车，还有人勇敢面对暴风雨，步行去上班。当时正在下雨，所以用face the storm bravely.选C。

5.考查动词辨析。A. used to do 过去常做某事；B. promised to do 答应做某事； C. deserved to do 值得 做某事； D. happened to do 碰巧做某事；联系下文可知作者也是去上班，选D。

6.考查名词辨析。A .practice练习；惯例做法；B. routine常规；例行公事；C. process过程；程序；D service 服务；根据语境可知作者去了地铁，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，选D。

7.考查介词辨析。A. to 朝，向；B. through 通过；C. over 在之上；D. for 为了；根据语境可知作者在人群中挤出一条路，make one’s way through the crowds of people。而make one’s way to:表示“通往…”；make one’s way for:表示“让步于…”，故选B。

8.考查动词辨析。A .operate操作，运转，运行。B. cycle循环，周期；C. turn变得；转弯；D. rush冲进，匆促，从句意可知作者最终发现一条地铁还在运行，选A。

9.考查动词辨析。 A. check核查；登记；B. carry携带，搬运；C. find找到；D. board 登船；根据语意可知人们在等待上车…；board the subway上车（船、飞机等），选D。

10.考查名词辨析。A. street街道；B. ground 地面；C. floor 地板；D. platform平台，站台，讲台。根据语境可知作者是在地铁站，所以是指无法踏上站台的台阶，选D。

11.考查动词辨析。A. pause暂停，中止；B. cross交叉；越过；C. reach 到达；D. park停车，根据语境可知最终过了好长时间，地铁终于停在了作者要下车的那一站，故选C。

12.考查形容词辨析。A. wet湿的；B. weak虚弱的；C. sick病的；D. hurt受伤的；根据上文内容可知由于作者冒雨而行，在到达办公室时已经湿透了。be wet through：浑身湿透了，选A。

13.考查动词辨析。A. ashamed惭愧的；B. discouraged 泄气的；C. surprised吃惊的； D. puzzled困惑的；由上文可知由于作者浑身湿透，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，选B。

14.考查连词。A. while 当……时候；B. when当……时候；C. where 哪儿；D. after 在之后；固定句型：be about to do…when…，选B。

15.考查副词辨析。A. hardly几乎不； B. casually偶然地，随意地；C. absolutely完全地； D. eventually最终；根据句意可知选D。

16.考查名词辨析。A. devotion 投入；B. donation捐赠 ；C. connection联系；D. reaction反应；从上下文可知此处指对工作的投入，选A。

17.考查形容词辨析。 A. accurate精确的；B. urgent紧急的；C. brief简短的 ；D. humorous幽默的；根据上文可知这封e-mail很短，选C。

18.考查名词辨析。A. promise诺言；B. appreciation欣赏，感激 ；C. advice 建议；D.guidance指导，引导。从下文内容可知这封e-mail让作者知道了即使是简短的几句感激的话也会有很大的影响。

19.考查名词辨析。A. troubles麻烦 ；B. signals 信号；C. rules规则； D. signs符号，迹象。根据上文内容可知暴雨和交通阻塞给作者带来是疲惫、烦乱，选A。

20.考查动词辨析。 A. corrected纠正；B. supported支持；C. amazed使吃惊 ；D. refreshed使...生气蓬勃,提起精神,恢复精神；根据句意可知经理Garth的话立即使得我提起精神来，让我又面带微笑。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读