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 switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like a 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.
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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
题目分析：1999 年 8 月 26 日那天因为纽约雨下得大，交通几乎完全停滞，上班不便，而作者费了很大的劲，终于成功地赶到了单位，但因为浑身湿透了什么事情也干不成。下班时收到了上司的电子邮件，上司夸奖了自己，顿时路上的辛苦疲劳全部消失，备感欣慰。
小题1:考查动词。道路被洪水淹没。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.选B
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. 选A
小题3:考查动词。order命令,订购(货物等),点(菜). B. pay付钱，C. call叫，打电话，D. search寻找， call a taxi:叫出租车.选C
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. 选C
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…. 选D
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. 选D
小题7:考查介词。through指从内部穿过.through crowds of people意为穿过人群. 选B
小题8:考查动词。operate:运行,工作. Cycling骑车，turning转向，D. rushing冲，表示"终于找到一条还在运行的地铁线". 选A
小题9:考查动词。Check检查，B. carry运送，C. find 发现，board the subway意为:上地铁.board:上(船,车,飞机). 选D
小题10:考查名词。street街道，ground地面， floor地板， platform站台，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. 选 D
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. Crossed穿过，选C
小题12:考查形容词。wet 潮湿的， weak虚弱的， sick生病的， hurt受伤的，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. 选A
小题13:考查形容词。到达后的状态是discouraged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. 选B
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. 选B
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. 选 D
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. 选A
小题17:考查形容词。 通过上文的short 可看出,信息是简短的brief,其他的accurate:准确的, 精密的,urgent:紧急的,humorous:幽默的. 选C
小题18:考查名词。A. promise许诺，B. appreciation感激，C. advice建议，D. guidance指导，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". 选B
小题19:考查名词。A. troubles麻烦，B. signals信号，C. rules规定，D. signs标志，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. 选A
小题20:考查动词。A. corrected纠正，B. supported支持，C. amazed使…惊讶，D. refresh使精力恢复; 使精神, 上司的话让我路上的辛苦疲劳全部消失，备感欣慰。选D