On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a terrible rai

On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced 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 the 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 switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an 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 tied and upset. But Garth’s words immediately __55__ me and put a smile back on my face.
36. A. break                  B. flood                C. sink                  D. crash
37. A. forced                B. refused              C. adjusted            D. gathered
38. A. order                  B. pay                   C. call                   D. search
39. A. climate               B. scenery             C. storm                D. burden
40. A. used                   B. promised           C. deserved            D. happened
41. A. practice                     B. routine                     C. process              D. service
42. A. to                       B. through             C. over                  D. for
43. A. operating            B. cycling              C. turning              D. rushing
44. A. check                 B. carry                 C. find                  D. board
45. A. street         B. ground              C. floor                 D. platform
46. A. paused                B. crossed              C. reached             D. parked
47. A. wet                    B. weak                 C. sick                  D. hurt
48. A. ashamed             B. discouraged              C. surprised           D. puzzled
49. A. while                  B. when                C. where               D. after
50. A. hardly                B. casually             C. absolutely          D. eventually
51. A. devotion             B. donation            C. connection         D. reaction
52. A. accurate                     B. urgent               C. brief                 D. humorous
53. A. promise                     B. appreciation       C. advice               D. guidance
54. A. troubles                     B. signals                     C. rules                

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 

36. B  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。
37.A 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。
38. C  call a taxi:叫出租车。order，命令，订购（货物等），点（菜）。
39. C 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。
40. D  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…。
41. D 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。
42. B  through指从内部穿过。through crowds of people意为穿过人群。
43. A  operate:运行，工作。表示“终于找到一条还在运行的地铁线”。
44. D  board the subway意为：上地铁。board:上（船，车，飞机）。
45. D 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。
46. C 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。
47. A 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。
48. B 到达后的状态是精疲力竭的，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。
49. B  be about to do…when 固定句型，意为：正要做…这时…，不能用其他词代替。
50. D  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。
51. A 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。
52. C 通过上文的short 可看出，信息是简短的。accurate：准确的, 精密的，urgent：紧急的，humorous：幽默的。
53. B  appreciation:感激，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”。
54. A 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。
55．D  refresh使精力恢复; 使精神振作,通过下文的“put a smile back on my face”可选择，与上文的“tied and upset”相反。
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