2014届高考英语二轮专题复习测试精选：完形填空60 .docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习测试精选：完形填空 1. On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour. The rain caused the streets to __11__ 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 __12__ to go home. Some battled to __13__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the __14__ bravely, walking miles to get to work. I __15__ 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 __16__ had stopped. After making my way __17__ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was __18__. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __19__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the __20__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like a forever, the train __21__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was __22__ through, exhausted and __23__. 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 __24__ I received an email from Garth, my Director: I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __ 25__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their __26__ to their jobs. Thank you. Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __27__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __28__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __29__ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately__30__ me and put a smile back on my face. 11. A. break B. flood C. sink D. crash 12. A. forced B. refused C. adjusted D. gathered 13. A. order B. pay C. call D. search 14. A. climate B. scenery C. storm D