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.
1.A. break B. flood C. sink D. crash
2.A. forced B. refused C. adjusted D. gathered
3.A. order B. pay C. call D. search
4.A. climate B. scenery C. storm D. burden
5.A. used B. promised C. deserved D. happened
6.A. practice B. routine C. process D. service
7.A. to B. through C. over D. for
8.A. operating B. cycling C. turning D. rushing
9.A. check B. carry C. find D. board
10.A. street B. ground C. floor D. platform
11.A. paused B. crossed C. reached D. parked
12.A. wet B. weak C. sick D. hurt
13.A. ashamed B. discouraged C. surprised D. puzzled
14.A. while B. when C. where D. after
15.A. hardly B. casually C. absolutely D. eventually
16.A. devotion B. donation C. connection D. reaction
17.A. accurate B. urgent C. brief D. humorous
18.A. promise B. appreciation C. advice D. guidance
19.A. troubles B. signals C. rules D. signs
20.A. corrected B. supported C. amazed D. refreshed
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.C
5.D
6.D
7.B
8.A
9.D
10.D
11.C
12.A
13.B
14.B
15.D
16.A
17.C
18.B
19.A
20.D
【解析】
试题分析: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。
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
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
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
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
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
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
7.考查介词。through指从内部穿过.through crowds of people意为穿过人群. 选B
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:考查故事类短文
Helen Thomas, born on August 4, 1920, is a famous news reporter, a Hearst Newspapers columnist, and member of the White House Press Corps. She served for fifty-seven years as a correspondent and White House bureau chief for United Press International (UPI). She is called “First Lady of the Press”.
Born in Kentucky, Helen Thomas was raised in Detroit, Michigan where she attended public schools and later graduated from Wayne State University. Upon leaving college, Helen served as a copy girl in an old company in Washington. In 1943, Ms. Thomas joined United Press International and the Washington Press Corps. Thomas served as president of the Women’s National Press Club from 1959 to 1960.
In November, Helen began covering then President-elect John F. Kennedy, following him to the White House in January 1961 as a UPI correspondent. She later became White House Bureau Chief for UPI, where she was employed until her resignation on May 17, 2000. Thomas then became a White House correspondent and columnist.
Thomas was the only woman journalist traveling with then President Nixon to China in January, 1972. She has traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, during the course of which she covered every Economic Summit. The World Almanac has cited her as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America.
On March 21, 2006, Thomas was called upon directly by President Bush for the first time in three years. Thomas asked Bush about Iraq. Helen Thomas has written four books and she is also a popular speaker at events nationwide.
【小题1】What’s the correct order of the events?
a. Thomas joined the UPI and the Washington Press Corps.
b. Thomas traveled with President Nixon to China.
c. Thomas served as president of the Women’s National Press Club.
d. Thomas resigned.
e. Thomas was called upon by President Bush.
f. Thomas became a White House correspondent and a columnist.
A.a, b, c, d, e, f | B.a, c, b, d, f, e | C.a, c, b, d, e, f | D.a, d, e, f, c, b |
A.Thomas made speeches about events nationwide. |
B.Thomas has written four books. |
C.Thomas covered every Economic Summit when traveling with US presidents. |
D.Thomas became a correspondent after she graduated from the university. |
A.courageous | B.ambitious | C.successful | D.stubborn |
A.Thomas worked in the White House for 57 years. |
B.Thomas is the most influential woman in America |
C.President Bush received Thomas once in his term. |
D.Thomas has traveled around the world with Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. |
A.The First Lady of the Press—Helen Thomas |
B.A Successful News Reporter—Helen Thomas |
C.Life Experience of Helen Thomas |
D.Helen Thomas and Her Career |