38.A.order　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.pay　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.call　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.search

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

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

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.

54．A．repeated　　　　　　　　 B．discovered　　　　　　　　　　 C．corrected　　　　　　　　 D．described

53．A．lie　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．hide　　　　　　　　　　　 C．defend　　　　　　　　　　 D．stay

52．A．cold　　　　　　　　　　　 B．full of joy　　　　　　　 C．pale　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．on fire

51．A．idea　　　　　　　　　　　 B．praise　　　　　　　　　　 C．message　　　　　　　　　 D．need

50．A．bag　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．walker　　　　　　　　　　 C．tray　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．coat

49．A．rest　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．order　　　　　　　　　　　 C．eat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．leave