阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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 switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an 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.
A．break B．flood C．sink D．crash
A．forced B．refused C．adjusted D．gathered
A．order B．pay C．call D．search
A．weather B．scenery C．storm D．burden
A．used B．promised C．deserved D．happened
A．practice B．demand C．process D．service
A．to B．through C．over D．for
A．operating B．cycling C．turning D．rushing
A．check B．carry C．find D．board
A．street B．ground C．floor D．platform
A．paused B．crossed C．reached D．parked
A．wet B．weak C．sick D．hurt
A．ashamed B．discouraged C．surprised D．puzzled
A．while B．when C．where D．after
A．hardly B．casually C．absolutely D．finally
A．devotion B．reaction C．investigation D．relation
A．accurate B．vital C．brief D．humorous
A．promise B．appreciatio C．advice D．guidance
A．troubles B．signals C．rules D．signs
A．corrected B．supported C．amazed D．refreshed
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are 50 .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 51 it. Creativity isn’t always 52 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 53 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
Making connections This technique involves taking 54 ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words 55 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 56 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 57 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t 58 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new 59 .If your goal is to learn to ski, 60 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now 61 this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 62 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 63in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 64 . The best fishermen think like fish!
A．wrong B．unbelievable C．reasonable D．realistic
A．put up with B．catch up with C．make use of D．keep track of
A．equipped B．compared C．covered D．connected
A．skillfully B．routinely C．vividly D．deeply
A．familiar B．unrelated C．creative D．imaginary
A．presented B．marked C．lit D．associated
A．ideas B．ambitions C．achievement D．technique
A．experience B．service C．present D．object
A．work B．last C．exist D．change
A．possibilities B．limitations C．tendency D．practice
A．in fact B．in particular C．as a whole D．for example
A．devote B．adapt C．lead D．keep
A．private B．global C．different D．practical
A．features B．themes C．creatures D．characters
A．positions B．dreams C．images D．directions
The United States is wellknown for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 36 these wide modern roads are generally 37 and well maintained, with 38 sharp curves and many straight 39 ,a direct route is not always the most 40 one. Large highways often pass 41 scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 42 large urban centers which means that they become crowded with 43 traffic during rush hours, 44 the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is 45 always another route to take 46 you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 47 new “superhighways”,there are often older, 48 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 49 of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads 50 through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along hilly 51 or down frightening hillsides to towns 52 in deep valleys. Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 53 the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a 54 to get a fresh, clean 55 of the world.
36. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
37. A. rough B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated
38. A. little B. few C. much D. many
39. A. selections B. separations C. divisions D. sections
40. A. terrible B. Possible C. enjoyable D. reasonable
41. A. to B. Into C. over D. by
42. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. provide
43. A. large B. fast C. light D. heavy
44. A. when B. for C. but D. that
45. A. yet B. still C. almost D. quite
46. A. unless B. if C. as D. since
47. A. relatively B. regularly C. reasonably D. respectively
48. A. and B. Less C. more D. or
49. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
50. A. driving B. crossing C. curving D. traveling
51. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths
52. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied
53. A. there B. when C. which D. where
54. A. space B. period C. chance D. spot
55. A. view B. variety C. visit D. Virtue
When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”.But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness.
Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 36 the wolves' world? If you had, you would 37 the wolves.
In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 38 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to 39 full use of the shape of land to 40 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 41 experts good at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 42 .Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 43 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 44 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. 45 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 46 makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great selfrespect and won't 47 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 48 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 49 ,he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 50 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was 51 and he never gave in, fighting 52 his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of 53 :wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 54 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 55 in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
36. A. thought about B. walked into C. talked about D. cared for
37. A. hunt B. admire C. draw D. watch
38. A. space B. spot C. food D. survival
39. A. get B. take C. Have D. make
40. A. fight B. avoid C. Trap D. discover
41. A. special B. imaginative C. Outstanding D. creative
42. A. operation B. teamwork C. lifestyle D. control
43. A. single B. brave C. lonely D. fair
44. A. fight B. struggle C. fear D. fail
45. A. As for B. As though C. Even so D. Even if
46. A. what B. he C. That D. one
47. A. turn in B. give in C. take in D. break in
48. A. once B. just C. Soon D. only
49. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. pleasure D. sorrow
50. A. rest B. others C. Another D. the other
51. A. proud B. satisfied C. Willing D. eager
52. A. until B. although C. before D. unless
53. A. selflessness B. self-confidence C. self-respect D. self-protection
54. A. curious B. different C. strange D. humorous
55. A. walk B. hand C. get D. succeed
To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your students, you must be 36 —speaking, with a good, strong, 37 voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to 38 what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.
39 a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class; he 40 the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his 41 ,hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express his 42 .Listen to him, and you will 43 the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always 44 according to what he is talking about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn't 45 that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important 46 between the teacher's work and the actor's. The 47 has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the 48 words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually 49 beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem 50 on the stage.
A good teacher 51 in quite a different way. His students take an active part in his 52 :they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don't 53 something, they will say no. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his students, which is in his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must 54 it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine 55 in class but unable to take part in a stage play because their brains wouldn't keep discipline: they could not keep strictly to what another had written.
36. A. clear B. slow C. small D. low
37. A. frightening B. fearing C. exciting D. pleasing
38. A. act out B. talk C. say D. repeat
39. A. Listen B. Look C. Watch D. Learn
40. A. stands B. sits C. lies D. talks
41 A. tongue B. words C. legs D. arms
42. A. attention B. thanks C. feelings D. sentences
43. A. hear B. see C. think D. guess
44. A. making B. changing C. expressing D. giving
45. A. tell B. express C. show D. mean
46. A. things B. differences C. points D. jobs
47. A. actor B. teacher C. boy D. student
48. A. different B. same C. above D. following
49. A. read B. known C. fixed D. written
50. A. natural B. bad C. false D. clear
51. A. is B. works C. has D. teaches
52. A. group B. party C. class D. play
53. A. give B. place C. obey D. hear
54. A. invent B. discover C. teach D. continue
55. A. learners B. watchers C. actors D. listeners
What made Joan Ryan decide to be a sports writer?“Ten years ago, I was 36 news stories at the Orlando Sentinel in Florida—my first job 37 college. I didn't know any female sports writers. But I wanted to be 38 . 39 ,the best writing in the paper was sports.”
“Furthermore, I had the 40 .I grew up in a(n) 41 family: Three boys and three girls and a coach for a dad.”
Soon after describing her ambition to a coworker, the 42 of her paper reassigned Joan to the sports 43 .She started out by editing other people's stories, 44 within a year, she was writing her own sports column.
Today, Joan is the sports 45 for the San Francisco Examiner in California. When she 46 her job eight years ago, she was the 47 woman sports writer on any major American newspaper.
Was it tough to 48 as a female sports writer? 49 !Take, for example, the first time Joan tried to get an interview in the men's locker room. “It was the U.S. Football League. I wanted to interview one of the players—Joe Cribbs, because he had just broken a finger. As soon as I 50 into the locker room 51 all sports writers interview athletes—the room went 52 .Guys started yelling at me—closing in on me. It was really frightening. One guy was sitting on a bench in front of me, tapping up his ankle, 53 a long-handled razor for cutting the tape. Suddenly, I felt something move up my leg. It was the 54 of the razor. I yelled at him and walked out.”
Joan 55 interviewing Cribbs—outside the locker room.“In retrospect(回忆),I feel this was a defining moment for me as a journalist. I went back and wrote my story and made my deadline. Now I know that nothing can interfere with getting the story.”
36. A. writing B. finding C. editing D. sending
37. A. in B. out of C. into D. before
38. A. one B. the one C. it D. that
39. A. However B. Therefore C. Above all D. First of all
40. A. knowledge B. experience C. Background D. interest
41. A. big B. athletic C. athrete D. warm
42. A. editor B. Manager C. Director D. workmate
43. A. column B. field C. department D. paper
44. A. and B. So C. however D. but
45. A. columnist B. writer C. journalist D. female
46. A. did B. left C. landed D. wanted
47. A. abed B. only C. brave D. wisest
48. A. work B. writer C. interview D. pioneer
49. A. You bet B. You believe C. Unbelievable D. You guess
50. A. stepped B. entered C. rushed D. moved
51. A. that B. which C. where D. when
52. A. warm B. crazy C. down D. full
53. A. held B. playing C. used D. using
54. A. cap B. cover C. handle D. movement
55. A. started B. ended up C. Made D. wrote