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

In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very_________. For instance, when women_________ birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because _________was the symbol of success, people were_________busy making money, with no time for_________. Some young people couldn't bear the intensity and chose to drive to escape.

_________, in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People      _________without pressure and _________do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn't care_________students came or not. Workers might sit around the office_________drinking coffee and doing nothing. _________the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was_________that mattered. No one had the slightest thought of moving_________, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were the old models from the town of Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to _________because of the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves. “What is_________for?” But just before life in the two towns completely_________, there came a great person--Mr.Reason. He went from door to door,   _________ with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had, _________people in Pleasure began to make plans. They_________the wall between them and built a road to connect the two. People in the two towns came to realize the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don't go to extremes.

1.A. connect      B. contact      C. prevent       D. arrange

2.A. worst        B. best          C. least         D. most

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

4.A. health       B. power         C. wealth        D. status

5.A. sometimes    B. hardly       C. seldom        D. always

6.A. relaxation   B. intention    C. standard      D. starvation

7.A. Furthermore  B. Therefore    C. However       D. Moreover

8.A. got up       B. went up      C. grew up       D. set up

9.A. must         B. could        C. need          D. should

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

11.A. all day long B. all night    C. all alone     D. all the way

12.A. Regardless of B. Due to      C. According to  D. As for

13.A. pleasure    B. time          C. money         D. pressure

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

15.A. drugs       B. food          C. work          D. books

16.A. money       B. life          C. pleasure      D. pressure

17.A. failed      B. improved      C. lived         D. succeeded

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

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

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

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：从前有两个仅一墙之隔的压力小镇和快乐小镇，两个小镇的人们彼此不相往来。在压力小镇人们时刻处于竞争的压力下；而在快乐小镇人们都不思进取，碌碌无为。这两种截然不同的生活都导致了很多问题，终于有一天两个小镇的人们意识到了如果不走极端的话，压力和快乐是不分开的。

1.C考察动词辨析。A. connect联系； B. contact 接触； C. prevent 保护； D. arrange安排；上文提到压力城和快乐城生活在一起，没有共同点，所以总统修建了一堵墙让他们免受对方的影响，故选C

2.B 考察形容词辨析。A. worst最坏的； B. best 最好的； C. least至少；D. most大多数；这句话的意思是在压力城大人们都在为变得最好而努力。而后文也提到了他们无时无刻不在为成功而竞争。故选A。

3.B考察固定搭配。A. took拿； B. gave给； C. offered提供；D. brought带来；give birth表示分娩，这句话的意思是当妇女的孩子出生时他们就要比较谁的孩子的哭声最大。故选B。

4.C考察名词辨析。A. health 健康； B. power力量； C. wealth富有；D. status地位；从下文people were busy making money 可知人们都忙着挣钱，由此推断在小镇上判断是否成功的标准是财富的多少，所以C选项正确。

5.D考察副词辨析。A. sometimes 有时； B. hardly几乎不；C. seldom很少；D. always总是；根据上文的讲述可知人们为了成功，为了多挣钱总是忙忙碌碌的，所以判断D选项正确。

6.A考察名词辨析。A. relaxation 放松； B. intension意图；C. standard 标准；D. starvation饥饿；这段主要讲的是压力城里人们都在竞争。

7.C考察副词辨析。A. Furthermore此外； B. Therefore因此； C. However 然而； D. Moreover此外；根据上下文可知此段讲述快乐小镇和压力小镇截然不同的情况，此处应该是转折，在快乐小镇上，人们的座右铭就是“做吧，只要你喜欢。”故选C。

8.C考察动词词组辨析。A. got up 起床； B. went up起来；C. grew up成长； D. set up建立；本句话的意思是人们没有压力的成长。故选C。

9.B考察情态动词辨析。A. must 必须；B. could 能；C. need 需要；D. should应该；根据语境可知人们在快乐小镇上可以随意做喜欢做的事情，换句话说，人们能够做想做的任何事情，所以答案选B。

10.D考察连接词的辨析。本句意思为老师不关心他们的学生是否来上课，需要whether引导的宾语从句。故选D。

11.A考察短语辨析。A. all day long 一整天；B. all night整晚； C. all alone独自； D. all the way一直；根据上文内容Children played computer games day and night.可知孩子们整天玩游戏，由此推测成年人们也是每天都喝咖啡，无所事事。所以答案选A。

12.B考察短语辨析。A. Regardless of 不管；B. Due to由于；C. According to 根据； D. As for至于；由下文nobody worried about losing their jobs可以判断没有规章制度是人们不担心失业的原因，所以答案选B。

13.A考察名词辨析。A. pleasure愉快； B. time 时间； C. money 金钱； D. pressure压力；根据上下文可知在快乐小镇最重要的事情就是快乐，所以A选项正确。

14.D考察副词的辨析。A. backward向后； B. downward 向下； C. upward向上； D. forward向前；前面主要讲述了快乐小镇的快乐生活。而这句话是说因为这种快乐生活没有一个人有为他们自己或者是这个小镇的向前发展考虑过。故选D。

15.A考察名词辨析。A. drugs药物； B. food 食物；C. work 工作；D. books书籍；根据文章内容可知快乐小镇上的人们生活的空虚无聊，年轻人就要寻求刺激，由此推测他们开始吸毒，所以A选项正确。

16.B考察名词辨析。A. money 金钱；B. life 生活； C. pleasure 乐趣； D. pressure压力；根据上下文可知此处说的是两个小镇上的人们生活出现了问题，他们对自己的生活目的提出了质疑，由此推断B选项正确。

17.A考察动词辨析。A. failed 失败；B. improved提高； C. lived生活；D. succeeded成功；由上文的叙述可知快乐小镇上的人们因为空虚而吸毒，而压力小镇上的人们为了放松也酗酒吸毒，由此可知他们的生活都是失败的，所以A选项正确。

18.B考察动词的形式。句意是他挨家挨户的去和他们交谈并且给他们提供意见。这里动词ing形式作伴随状语。故选B。

19.C考察连词的使用。A. when当…时候； B. as 即使； C. while然而； D. since自从；前一句是压力小镇开始满足现在所拥有的，下一句是快乐小镇开始制定计划，前后进行对比。故选C。

20.考察动词辨析。A. went down 停止； B. put down放下； C. pulled down 拆毁； D. wrote down写下；根据下文built a road to connect the two可知人们拆掉了两个小镇之间的那堵墙，所以答案选C。

考点：故事类短文