Question

Cloze 5 (2015江苏盐城射阳第一次摸底) 

      On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to 1  and the underground system almost came to a stop.

Unluckily this happened during the 2  rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 3  to go home. Some tried their best to 4   a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others 5  the storm bravely,walking miles to get to work.

     I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from underground line to underground line only to find that most 6  had stopped. After making my way through crowds of people,I finally found an underground line that was 7  .Unluckily,there were so many people waiting to 8  the underground that I could not even get down the stairs to the 9  .So I took the train going in the 10  direction,and then turned back to the Howntown (市中心) train.Finally,after what seemed like forever,the train 11  my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the heavy rain.When I finally got to my office,I was 12  through,tired and discouraged.

My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5： 00 p.m. , I was ready to go home.I was going to 13  off my computer when I received an e-mail from Garth,my director ： 1 would like to thank all of you who made the 14  and finally came to work.lt is always reassuring (令人欣慰的) ，at times like these’when workers so clearly show their attention and devotion to their 15  .Thank you.

   1.A. break   B. flood   C. fall   D. crash

   2.A. afternoon   B. evening   C. morning   D. night

   3.A. made   B. asked   C. invited   D. gathered

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

   5.A. showed   B. fought   C. broke   D. faced

   6.A. practice   B. order   C. process   D. service

   7. A. working   B. acting   C. turning   D. rushing

   8.A. check   B. get on   C. jump into   D. find

   9.A. street   B. ground   C. floor   D. road

   10.A. different   B. opposite   C. changed l) . right

   11.A. stopped   B. crossed   C. reached   D. parked

   12.A. wet   B. hungry   C. angry   D. cold

   13.A. pay   B. get   C. turn   D. put

   14.A. rule   B. effort   C. promise   D. model

   15.A. computers   B. lives   C. actions   D. jobs

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. B 11. C 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D

Cloze 5

[语篇解读]本文记述了 1999年8月26日特大暴雨袭击纽约城时 作者的亲身经历。由于暴雨发生在上班高峰时期，地铁系统几乎瘫 痪，最终作者筋疲力尽辗转到公司。令人欣慰的是，下班时收到了上 司发来的邮件，对同事们的行为表示赞赏。

1. B 根据上文 New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm 可知，街 道被暴风雨淹没了。break打破;flood被水淹;fall跌落;crash撞击。 根据句意选B项。

2. C 根据下一句 Many people who were going to work...可知，那时是早 上上班高峰期。故选C项。

3. A由于暴风雨导致交通瘫痪，很多想上班的人们被迫回家。ask要 求;invite 邀请;gather 聚集;make 使得，be made to do sth.被迫做某 事，符合题意，故选A项。

4. C有些人想方设法叫了出租车或登上公交车。order预订;pay付 钱;search搜索;call召唤，call a taxi叫出租车，符合题意，故选C项。

5. D还有人仍在勇敢地面对暴风雨，步行数英里去上班。show出示; fight斗争;break打破;face面对。根据题意选D项。

6. D我从一条地铁线路走到另一条地铁线路，发现大多数地铁服务 都已经停了。practice练习;order命令;process过程;service服务。 根据句意选D项。

7. A最后我终于我找到了一个仍在运营的地铁线路。work工作;act 表演;turn转动;rush冲^根据句意选A项。

8. B由于地铁线路基本停运了，很多人都在等着登上地铁。

check检 査;get on上车;jump into跳人;find发现。根据句意选B项。

9. B由于乘客太多，我甚至不能走下楼梯，到达站台。

street街道; ground地面;floor地板;road道路。根据句意选B项。

10. B根据上文可知，因为乘客太多，我下不了楼梯，只好乘坐相反方 向的地铁。different不同的;changed改变的;right正确的;opposite 相反的。根据常识，在同一个站台只有两个来去方向，故选B项。

11. C经过一番折腾最后火车终于到了我的目的地。stop停止;cross 穿过;reach到达;park停(车) 。根据题意选C项。

12. A下了火车我在大雨中走过了几个街区，到办公室时，我都湿透 了。wet湿的;hungry饥饿的;angry生气的;cold寒冷的。因在雨中 走，我被雨淋湿了，be wet through浑身上下湿透了。故选A项。

13. C 根据上文 When it was 5 :00 p.m.，I was ready to go home.可知，作者准备关上电脑下班了。pay off付清;get off下车;put off推迟;turn off关闭(电源) D根据句意选C项。

14. B我的上司发来邮件感谢那些排除困难到达工作岗位的员工。

rule规则;effort尽力，努力;promise承诺;model模特。根据句意选

B项.

15. D上司认为，员工冒大雨来上班，对工作很负责，这总是很令人欣 慰的。故选D项。

[<长难句] After making my way through crowds of people,I finally found an underground line that was working.从人群中挤过去后，最后我终于找 到了一条仍在运营的地铁线路。此句包含一个定语从句that was working ,修饰先行词an underground line .