第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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. Soccer is the most truly international team sport, but there's still some question 　　　________ whether it should be called a game or open warfare.

A. due to　 　　 B. in addition　 　　 C. as to　　　 　　 D. owing to

34.-The government should think about the medical reform again and take measures to improve it.

-_________. The medical services and efficiency are not good at the moment.

A. You're confusing me　　 　　　　　 B. I cannot agree more

C. That's all right　　　　　 　　　 D. Go ahead, please

33. _____with special guns, knives and brushes, two spacewalking astronauts practiced fixing the spacecraft.

A. Armed　 　　　 B. Arming 　　　　　 C. Being armed　　　 D. Having armed

32.-Did you know more about the mine accident?

-Oh, sorry, I had no idea. I ______ the Rescue Center now.

A. will be phoning　 B. am to phone　 C. will phone　　　 D. phone

31. It　　 　how long the shock that explosions hit London transport system will stay in people's hearts.

A. abandons　　　 B. considers　　　　 C. matters.　　 　　 D. minds