第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

　　 The town of Pressure and the town Pleasure were neighbor but had 　36 　in common. Residents built walls to 　37 　influence from the 　38 　town.

　　 In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very best. When women 　39 　birth, they would compete to have the baby with the 　40 　cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 　41 　was the index (指数) of success, people were always　 42 　making money, with no time for relaxation.

　　 　43 　, over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People　 44 　without pressure and could do 　45 　they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t care 　46 　students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office 　47 　sipping coffee and doing nothing. 　48 　the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. No one had the slightest thought of moving 　49 　, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were　 50 　models from Pressure.

　　 Some of the young were addicted to 　51 　because of the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life 　52 　?” But, just before life in the two towns completely failed. There came a saint-Mr. Reason. He went from door to door,　 　53 　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 　54 　the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The townpeople　 55 　to realize the truth-There is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if people don’t go to extremes.

36. A. anything　　　 B. nothing　　　　 C. everything　　 D. something

37. A. keep out　　　 B. look out　　 　　C. work out　　　 D. give out

38. A. another　　　　 B. any　　　　　　 C. every　　　　　 D. other

39. A. gave　　　　　 B. took　　　　　 C. offered　　　　 D. brought

40. A. loud　　　　　 B. louder　　　　 C. loudest　　　　 D. loudly

41. A. health　　　 　　B. healthy　　　　 C. wealth　　　　 D. wealthy

42. A. busy　　　　　 B. lazy　　　　　 C. easy　　　　　 D. hard

43. A. Meanwhile　　　 B. At that time　 C. At one time　　 D. Once in a while

44. A. got up　　　　 B. grew up　　　　 C. set up　　　　 D. brought up

45. A. nothing　　　　 B. something　　　 C. anything　　　 D. everything

46. A. what　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　 D. whether

47. A. all way　　　　 B. all night　　　 C. all way long　 D. all day long

48. A. Thanks to　　　 B. Because　　　　 C. Owe to　　　　 D. According to

49. A. backward　　　 B. forward　　　　 C. upward　　　　 D. downward

50. A. new　　　　　　 B. old　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　 D. advanced

51. A. work　　　　　 B. money　　　　　 C. drugs　　　　　 D. books

52. A. for　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 D. to

53. A. talked　　　　 B. to talk　　　　 C. talks　　　　　 D. talking

54. A. pulled down　　 B. put down　　　 C. went down　　　 D. wrote down

55. A. went　　　　　 B. returned　　　 C. happened　　　 D. came

35. I would appreciate 　　　　back this afternoon.

　　 A. you to call　　 B. you call　　　 C. your calling　 D. you’re calling

34. My watch needs 　　　　, but I have no time to go to town to have it 　　　　.

　　 A. repairing...repaired　　　　　　 B. to be repaired...repairing

　　 C. to repair...repaired　　　　　　 D. being repaired...repaired

33. How is it 　　　　he has made such rapid progress?

　　 A. why　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. that　　　　　 D. the one

32. Between the two rows of trees 　　　　the teaching building.

　　 A. stand　　　　　 B. stands　　　　 C. standing　　　 D. are standing

31. When he saw the ship pulling off the port, he jumped into the water swimming to it and finally he 　　　　it!

　　 A. did　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　 C. managed　　　　 D. made

30. When 　　　　, ice changes into water.

　　 A. to heat　　　　 B. heating 　　　　C. heated　　　　 D. they are heated

29. 　　　　I fully understand your point of view, I do also have some sympathy for Michael’s which is against yours.

　　 A. When　　　　　 B. As　　　　　　 C. While　　　　　 D. After

28. The doctor can’t cure the patient 　　　　lung cancer, but he tried to search for a cure 　　　　it.

　　 A. for...for　　　 B. of...of　　　　 C. for...of　　　 D. of...for

27. The book still 　　　　where you 　　　　it.

　　 A. lay...laid　　 B. lay...lay　　　 C. laid...laid　　 D. lied...laid