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