Lucy’s new job paid twice as…——2008 高考英语第 35 题答案解析

A. working

B. work

C. to work

D. worked 第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中， 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the $streets __36___ and the subway system almost came to a stop.$ 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 $what seemed like forever, the train __46__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the$ $increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was _47___ through, exhausted and __48__.$ My co-workers and I spend 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.