55．A．careful B．patient C．honest D．practical
答案 36．D 37．C 38．A 39．B 40．B 41．C 42．A 43．D 44．B 45．D 46．A 47．C 48．A 49．D 50．B 51．C 52．D 53．B 54．D 55．A
Passage 5
(08·山东)
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.
