第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)

The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to 　36　 　influence from the other town.

In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the　 　37　　 . When women gave birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest 　38　　 . There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 　39　 　was the symbol of success, people were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t 　　40　 　the intensity(紧张) and chose to drink or to escape.

In Pleasure, the motto was: 　41　 　you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and 　42　 　do anything they liked. Children played day 　43　 night. At school, teachers hardly care 　44　 　students came or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing 　45　　 . Thanks to the lack of regulations, nobody worried about 　46　 　their jobs. It was pleasure that 　47　　 . The computers they used were old 　48　 　from the town of Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to drugs 　49　 the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life 　50　 　?” But, just before life in the two towns completely 　51　 　, there came a great person---Mr Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and 　　52　 advice. People in Pressure learnt to be satisfied with what they had 　53　 　people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 　54　　 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The town’s people came to 　55　　 the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes.

36. A. pick out　　　 　 B. make out　　　　 　 C. go out　　　　 　　　 D. keep out

37. A. best　　　　 　　 B. poorest　　　　　 　 C. worst　　　　　 　　 D. least

38. A. smile　　　　 　　 B. laugh　　　　　 　　 C. cry　　　　　　 　　 D. sign

39. A. wealth　　　 　　 B. health　　　　　 　 C. happiness　　　 　　 D. pleasure

40. A. catch　　　　 　　 B. bear　　　　　　 　　 C. make　　　　　 　　 D. live

41. A. Even though　 　　 B. Unless　　 　　　　 C. As long as　　　 　　 D. While

42. A. should　　　 　　 B. might　　　　　 　 C. had　　　　　　 　　 D. could

43. A. and　　　　 　　 B. after　　　　　　 　 C. or　　　　　　 　　 D. by

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

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

46. A. finding　　　 　　 B. asking　　　　　 　 C. doing　　　　　 　　 D. losing

47. A. mattered　　 　　 B. cared　　　　　　 　 C. considered　　　 　　 D. minded

48. A. ones　　　　 　　 B. those　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 　　 D. one

49. A. compared to　 　　 B. thanks to　　　　 　 C. as a result　　　 　　 D. because of

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

51. A. gave　　　　 　　 B. failed　　　　　　 C. went　　　　　 　　 D. saved

52. A. following　　 　　 B. taking　　　　　　 C. seeking　　　　 　　　 D. giving

53. A. when　　　 　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　 　　　 D. since

54. A. pulled off　　 　　 B. pulled down　　　 C. pulled out　　　 　　 D. pulled up

55. A. tell　　　　 　　 B. realize　　　　　　 C. perform　　　 　　　 D. doubt

35. The Town Hall _____ in the 1800’s was the most distinguished building at that time.

A. to be completed　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. having been completed　

C. completed　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. being completed

34. ---Guess what! I have got A for my term paper.

　 ---Great! You ________ read widely and put a lot of work into it.

A.　 must　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. should　　　　 C. must have　 　　　　　　 D. should have

33. Studying abroad is quite different from life in China. It took me nearly half a year to _________ the culture shock and language problem.

A. turn over　　　　　 B. look over　　 　 C. go over　 D. get over

32. Before the war broke out, many people_________ in safe places possessions they could not take with them.

A. threw away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. put away　　 　　　　　

C. gave away　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. carried away

31. I looked caefully at the text and realized that it was _________wowen who lived in the country.

A. intended for　　 　　 B. turned out for　　 　　 C. devoted to　　　 　　　 D. designed to