2008年高考完型填空汇编——夹叙夹议类
Passage 2 (08·山东) 完形填空
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__ reported 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.
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答案 36.B 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.D 41.D 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.B 49.B 50.D 51.A 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.D