第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C或D）中，选出最佳选项。

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets   21  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  22  to go home. Some battled to  23  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   24  bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I   25  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  26  had stopped. After making my way  27  crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was   28  . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   29  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   30  . 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  31  my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was   32  through, exhausted and  33  .

My co-workers and I spend 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  34  I received an email from Garth, my Director.

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and   35  reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their  36  to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that  37  message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of   38  can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic  39  had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately   40  me and put a smile back on my face.

21．A．break       B．flood       C．sink  D．crash

22．A．forced     B．refused    C．adjusted  D．gathered

23．A．order       B．pay   C．take  D．search

24．A．climate    B．scenery   C．storm      D．burden

25．A．used B．promised C．deserved D．happened

26．A．practice   B．routine    C．process    D．service

27．A．to     B．through   C．over  D．for

28．A．operating       B．cycling     C．turning    D．rushing

29．A．check      B．carry C．find  D．board

30．A．street      B．ground     C．floor D．platform

31．A．paused    B．crossed    C．reached   D．parked

32．A．wet   B．weak C．sick   D．hurt

33．A．ashamed  B．discouraged    C．surprised D．puzzled

34．A．while       B．when       C．where      D．after

35．A．hardly      B．casually   C．absolutely      D．eventually

36．A．devotion B．donation C．connection     D．reaction

37．A．accurate  B．urgent     C．brief D．humorous

38．A．promise   B．appreciate      C．advice     D．guidance

39．A．troubles  B．signals     C．rules D．sings

40．A．corrected       B．supported      C．amazed   D．refreshed

Mrs. Green, including her husband and three children, lived in a city,   1was very near the countryside. She worked   2a teacher and gave music lessons at a school. Of course she was fond of    3

Mrs. Green had a good voice and she  4her classes exciting. But she had a   5point. Some of her notes（音调）were so high that they sounded like a door which needed   6. In order to improve her notes, she took   7chance（机会）that she could find to practise.

As her house was not big, she couldn't practise  8in it. So she usually left home, walking and singing  9the country road. She practised her high notes   10walking. However, each time she heard a person or a car    11along the road, she  12singing. She did not want her high notes to be   13, for she was shy.

One afternoon a fast open car came up to her so   14and so fast that she didn't  15it until the car was only a few meters. She was practising some of her  16and most difficult notes at that time. As the car passed by, she saw a   17expression come over the driver's face. He stopped suddenly to  18all the tires（轮胎）carefully.

Mrs. Green felt it shy to tell the driver what the   19he had heard really was. The driver found  20wrong, got back into the car and drove off.

1.A. that              B. which            C. where           D. there

2.A. as                B. like             C. with            D. on

3.A. books             B. pictures         C. sports          D. music

4.A. got               B. supported        C. made            D. forced

5.A. weak              B. strong           C. good            D. special

6.A. painting          B. locking          C. cleaning        D. oiling

7.A. some              B. each             C. a               D. other

8.A. operating         B. listening        C. singing         D. other

9.A. across            B. beside           C. close to        D. along

10.A. as soon as       B. while            C. after           D. before

11.A. coming           B. disappearing     C. leaving         D. driving

12.A. kept             B. went on          C. stopped         D. began

13.A. found            B. made             C. hearing         D. heard

14.A. quietly          B. quickly          C. carefully       D. slowly

15.A. recognize        B. catch            C. realize         D. provide

16.A. biggest          B. highest          C. nice            D. largest

17.A. puzzled          B. sad              C. serious         D. happy

18.A. watch            B. examine          C. control         D. notice

19.A. fact             B. note             C. noise           D. music

20.A. the tires        B. everything       C. something       D. nothing

Mrs. Green, including her husband and three children, lived in a city,   41_was very near the countryside. She worked   42  a teacher and gave music lessons at a school. Of course she was fond of.  43__. Mrs. Green had a good voice and she  44  her classes exciting. But she had a   45 point. Some of her notes (音调) were so high that they sounded like a door which needed   46 . In order to improve her notes, she took   47  chance that she could find to practise.

 As her house was not big, she couldn't practise  48__ in it. So she usually left home, walking and singing  49 the country road. She practised her high notes  50  walking. However, each time she heard a person or a car   51  along the road, she  52  singing. She did not want her high notes to be   53 , for she was shy.

One afternoon a fast open car came up to her so   54   and so fast that she didn't  55  it until the car was only a few meters. She was practising some of her  56 and most difficult notes at that time. As the car passed by, she saw a   57  expression come over the driver's face. He stopped suddenly to  58  all the tires (轮胎) carefully.

Mrs. Green felt it shy to tell the driver what the   59  he had heard really was. The driver found  60  wrong, got back into the car and drove off.