15. 江苏省海安中学2006一2007学年度第一学期调研考试
The town of Pressure and the town Pleasure were neighbor
but had 31 in common. Residents built walls
to 32 influence from the 33
town.
In Pressure, everyone
struggled to be the very best. When women 34 birth, they would compete to have the
baby with the 35 cry. There was violent competition in
every aspect of life. Because 36
was the index (指数) of success, people were always 37 making money, with no time for
relaxation.
38 , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As
long as you like it, do it.” People 39
without pressure and
could do 40 they liked. Children played computer
games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t care 41 students showed up or not. Workers might
sit around the office 42 sipping coffee and doing nothing. 43 the lack of regulations, nobody worried
about losing their jobs. No one had the slightest thought of moving 44 , either for themselves or for the town.
The computers they used were
45 models from Pressure.
Some of the young were
addicted to 46 because of the emptiness of their lives.
Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life 47 ?” But, just before life in the two towns
completely failed. There came a saint-Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, 48 with people and giving advice. People in
Pressure learnt to be content with what they had, while people in Pleasure
began to make plans. They 49 the walls between them and built a road
to connect the two. The townpeople 50
to realize the truth-There is no space between Pressure and Pleasure
if people don’t go to extremes.
