2014届高考英语二轮专题复习测试精选：完形填空84 .docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习测试精选：完形填空 1.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 of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to 26 influence from the other town. In Pressure, 27 struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would 28 to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 29 was the index (指数) of success, people were 30 busy making money, with 31 for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape. _32 , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without 33 and 34 do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t _35 whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office 36 sipping coffee and doing nothing. 37 the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was 38 that mattered. No one had the 39 thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were 40 models from Pressure. Some of the young were addicted to 41 because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is 42 for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely 43 , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be 44 with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 45 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes. 26. A. connect B. keep C. go out D. prevent 27. A. everyone B. anyone C. nobody D. somebody 28. A. have B. like C. compete D. try 29. A. health B. joy C. children D. wealth 3