On August 26, 1999, New York City experien

题目内容：

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.

小题1:

A．break

B．flood

C．sink

D．crash小题2:

A．forced

B．refused

C．adjusted

D．gathered小题3:

A．order

B．pay

C．call

D．search小题4:

A．climate

B．scenery

C．storm

D．burden小题5:

A．used

B．promised

C．deserved

D．happened小题6:

A．practice

B．routine

C．process

D．service小题7:

A．to

B．through

C．over

D．for小题8:

A．operating

B．cycling

C．turning

D．rushing小题9:

A．check

B．carry

C．find

D．board小题10:

A．street

B．ground

C．floor

D．platform小题11:

A．paused

B．crossed

C．reached

D．parked小题12:

A．wet

B．weak

C．sick

D．hurt小题13:

A．ashamed

B．discouraged

C．surprised

D．puzzled小题14:

A．while

B．when

C．where

D．after小题15:

A．hardly

B．casually

C．absolutely

D．eventually小题16:

A．devotion

B．donation

C．connection

D．reaction小题17:

A．accurate

B．urgent

C．brief

D．humorous小题18:

A．promise

B．appreciation

C．advice

D．guidance小题19:

A．troubles

B．signals

C．rules

D．signs小题20:

A．corrected

B．supported

C．amazed

D．refreshed

最佳答案：

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

答案解析：

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

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。