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The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to      influence from the other town.
In Pressure,      struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would      to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because     was the index (指数) of success, people were     busy making money, with     for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.
, over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without      and     do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t _  whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office      sipping coffee and doing nothing.      the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was      that mattered. No one had the      thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were      models from Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to      because of the meaninglessness 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 saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be      with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They     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.
小题1:
A.connectB.keepC.keep out D.prevent
小题2:
A.everyone B.anyoneC.nobodyD.somebody
小题3:
A.haveB.likeC.competeD.try
小题4:
A.healthB.joyC.childrenD.wealth
小题5:
A.seldomB.always C.hardlyD.sometimes
小题6:
A.much timeB.no reasonC.many reasonsD.no time
小题7:
A.Meanwhile B.At the same timeC.ThereforeD.Virtually
小题8:
A.pleasureB.pressure C.workD.happiness
小题9:
A.mustB.needC.could D.dared
小题10:
A.knowB.findC.recognizeD.care
小题11:
A.in the morningB.in the eveningC.all day long D.in the afternoon
小题12:
A.Thanks to B.Regardless ofC.Owe toD.According to
小题13:
A.moneyB.timeC.pleasure D.pressure
小题14:
A.strongestB.slightest C.mostD.smallest
小题15:
A.the old B.the newC.the bestD.the same
小题16:
A.booksB.workC.moneyD.drugs
小题17:
A.pressureB.life C.pleasureD.money
小题18:
A.improvedB.failed C.succeededD.lived
小题19:
A.content B.surprisedC.patientD.angry
小题20:
A.builtB.put downC.pulled down D.set up

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题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。
小题1:D动词辨析。A连接; B保持;C. 把。。。挡在外面;D. 阻止。从情理可知建墙的目的是为了阻挡人们相互影响,所以答案选D。
小题2:A 不定代词辨析。A.每个人;B. 任何人;C. 没有人;D. 某个人。根据文章内容可知压力小镇上的人们在生活的方方面面都在竞争,任何人都不例外,所以答案选A。
小题3:C动词辨析。 A. 有;B. 喜欢;C.竞争;D.尝试。根据下文There was violent competition in every aspect of life可知人们都彼此攀比竞争,所以答案选C。
小题4:D名词辨析。 A. 健康;B.高兴;C.孩子们;D. 财富。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D选项正确。
小题5:B 副词辨析。A. 很少;B. 总是;C.几乎不;D. 有时。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B选项正确。
小题6:D 名词辨析。A. 很多时间;B. 没有理由;C. 很多理由;D. 没有时间。由上文内容可知人们都忙着挣钱,由此推断没有娱乐的时间,故D选项正确。
小题7:A副词辨析。A.对比之下;与此同时;B. 同时;C. 因此;D. 简直,几乎。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,所以选A、句意:对比之下,在快乐小镇上,人们的座右铭就是“做吧,只要你喜欢。”
小题8:B名词辨析。A. 乐趣;B. 压力;C. 工作;D. 幸福。从下文的叙述可知在快乐小镇上,人们随心所欲,想做什么就做什么,由此推断人们都没有压力,所以选B。
小题9:C情态动词辨析。 A. 必须;B. 需要;C. 能够;D. 敢。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C。
小题10:D动词辨析。 A.知道;B. 发现;C.认出;D. 在意。由上下文内容可以判断在快乐小镇上人们没有责任心和上进心,所以对教师来说他们也不在意学生是否来学校,故答案选D。
小题11:C 短语辨析。A. 在上午;   B. 在晚上;C.整天;D. 在下午。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C。
小题12:A短语辨析。 A.多亏了;B. 不管,不顾;C.由于;D.根据。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A。
小题13:C名词辨析。A. 钱;B. 时间;C. 乐趣,快乐;D. 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C选项正确。
小题14:B形容词辨析。A.最强壮的;B轻微的;C.最多的;D. 最小的。根据文章的讲述可知在快乐小镇上人们终日无所事事,不思进取,根本就不考虑进步,由此可知B为正确选项。
小题15:A形容词辨析。A. 旧的;B. 新的;C.最好的;D.同样的。根据上文内容可知快乐小镇上的人们不思进取,所以他们用的东西都是落后的,而压力小镇上的人们都在竞争,竞争会促进社会进步,由此推断快乐小镇上的人们使用的是压力小镇上淘汰的旧电脑。所以A选项正确。
小题16:D名词辨析。A. 书;B.工作;C. 钱;D. 毒品。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D选项正确。
小题17:B名词辨析。 A.压力;B生活;C.乐趣;D. 钱。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。
小题18:B动词辨析。A. 提高,改善;B.失败;C. 成功;D. 生活。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B选项正确。
小题19:A 形容词辨析。A.满意的;B. 惊讶的;C.耐心的;D.生气的。根据情理可知Mr Reason建议压力小镇上的人们不要总和别人攀比,要学会知足。所以A选项正确。
小题20:C动词辨析。A. 建造;B. 放下;C. 拆毁;D. 建立。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。
核心考点
试题【The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Several years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if l would consider a transfer from his staff instead of opening a new competition. My natural question was to ask who he wanted me to consider and why.
It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties, and had difficulties with her boss, and did not appear to respond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues. Now, after listening to his explanation, I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind, after this discussion, was that he wanted me to take a problem off his hands.
I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day. As promised, after thinking more about this potential performance issue, I decided that I would agree to speak with Maria privately before I made any decision.
And, what I found out during this interview, left me deep in thought. As it turned out, the    performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning greeting, never gave a word of encouragement, and was constantly changing the work load and routines. The end result was a totally ruined employee who was unconfident, hated to see a new work day start.
I decided to accept her transfer to my unit. What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee that I had ever worked with. Maria couldn"t do enough and was constantly asking for more and for more responsibility. I was more than happy to give her what she needed-praise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.
Sometimes, we are guilty of holding others back from accomplishing or doing or developing as they should or could. It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.
小题1:What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?
A.He is a manager in the company.
B.He doesn"t like his receptionist.
C.He likes to compete with others.
D.He wants to find another position.
小题2:After hearing his colleague"s description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria_______.
A.attempted to settle the issues
B.was a problem to her boss
C.shouldn"t stay in the company
D.could get on well with others
小题3:Why did Maria fail to perform well in her previous job?
A.Her previous job was not suitable for her.
B.She had difficulty responding to her manager.
C.Her boss didn"t inspire her working enthusiasm.
D.Her boss showed no trust in her ability.
小题4:The writer accepted Maria"s transfer to unit probably because he thought that________.
A.she was a ruined employee
B.she would need his protection
C.she would turn out to be a good employee
D.she was a shy and frightened employee
小题5:The writer probably believes that a good boss should________.
A.praise and award his employees a lot
B.respect, praise and encourage his employees
C.greet his employees and give them much work
D.always give his employees guidance in working

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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for     !That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of  __  from boy to man with family hardships  ( 艰难)tell us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was    11, his father became mentally(心理上) ill and one day came back with an abandoned ( 被抛弃的)baby girl. A year later, Hong‘s mother and younger brother both      home because of poverty ( 贫困)and pressure ( 压力)from his ill father.
The burden  ( 负担)fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to   the adopted  ( 领养的)sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Hong didn’t   . Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to   a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.
After Hong’s story went public, people were    to tears by his selflessness. Hard      his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted  , because they needed his help. With his hard –won money, he even helped other students    against misfortunes ( 厄运).
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds    us of what we usually ignore(忽略): love and care for others. Without these,      of us could survive.
Hong   donations  ( 捐献) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could    his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to      around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed     to rise above misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes.
Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can   a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t  ___  about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society     you will find the world smiling back.    
小题1:
A.moneyB.foodC.clothesD.help
小题2:
A.caringB.growingC.movingD.turning
小题3:
A.onlyB.alreadyC.everD.still
小题4:
A.stayedB.wentC.soldD.left
小题5:
A.bring upB.give upC.stick toD.devote to
小题6:
A.go awayB.give upC.run outD.turn down
小题7:A build              B. rent         C. buy             D. borrow
小题8:
A.encouragedB.movedC.inspiredD.made
小题9:A. as            B because     C. unless.             D. while
小题10:
A.brotherB.daughterC.sisterD.uncle
小题11:
A.strugglingB.learningC.runningD.turning
小题12:
A.leaveB.remember C.remindD.tell
小题13:
A.anyoneB.everyoneC.noneD.no one
小题14:
A.threw awayB.turned outC.ran outD.turned down
小题15:
A.depend onB.stick toC.refer toD.turn to
小题16:
A.showB.eatC.sellD.share
小题17:
A.a chanceB.an abilityC.a spiritD.a belief
小题18:
A.buryB.defeatC.kickD.knock
小题19:
A.worryB.careC.complainD.joke
小题20:
A.andB.orC.whenD.Until

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Lilian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age — 73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lilian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lilian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.
Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again. She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age is the sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as flexible(易适应的) as she used to be, Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting stiff(僵硬). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood and gave her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.
小题1:The difference between Lilian and her classmates is that         .
A.she works harder at her lessons
B.she is eager to graduate from college
C.she is much older
D.she is a country girl
小题2:Lilian wasn’t able to go to college after graduation from high school because ________.
A.she wanted to teach herselfB.she got married
C.she had to look after her childrenD.she hadn’t enough money
小题3:The writer wrote the passage in order to show us that ________.
A.a friend in need is a friend indeed
B.one is never too old to learn
C.knowledge is power
D.education is of great importance
小题4:Lilian could get a higher education when she was old because ________.
A.she borrowed money from the bank
B.her husband and children helped her
C.her classmates encouraged her to get it
D.the reason isn’t mentioned in the passage

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I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real     .
He had gone out of the study for some     , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see     was on his desk. In the      was a small piece of paper on which were written the      “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious ofBiographies (人物传记)”.
A(n)      boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the _ _ _. I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a      until the start of the exam so I could not      reading it.
When the headmaster     , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had      then. It would have been so      to say: “I’m sorry, but I      the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to      it.”
The chance passed and I did not      it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t __  to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years      when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before,      have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title   __ admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk.      there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).
小题1:
A.planB.faultC.gradeD.luck
小题2:
A.reasonB.courseC.exampleD.vacation
小题3:
A.thisB.whichC.thatD.what
小题4:
A.drawerB.cornerC.middleD.box
小题5:
A.namesB.wordsC.ideasD.messages
小题6:
A.honestB.handsomeC.friendlyD.active
小题7:
A.deskB.paperC.bookD.drawer
小题8:
A.questionB.keyC.noteD.secret
小题9:
A.helpB.considerC.practiseD.forget
小题10:
A.disappearedB.stayedC.returnedD.went
小题11:
A.existedB.remainedC.happenedD.continued
小题12:
A.tiringB.easyC.importantD.difficult
小题13:
A.sawB.gaveC.setD.made
小题14:
A.repeatB.defendC.correctD.change
小题15:
A.takeB.haveC.loseD.find
小题16:
A.rememberB.learnC.meanD.pretend
小题17:
A.pastB.agoC.thenD.before
小题18:
A.eitherB.neverC.norD.so
小题19:
A.byB.besidesC.throughD.without
小题20:
A.ButB.ThoughC.OtherwiseD.Therefore

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Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was     by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb was     and spent six years in prison in Vietnam. He survived and now      about lessons learned from that experience.
  One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man at another table came up and said, "You"re Plumb! You    jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier (航空母舰) Kitty Hawk . You were      !"
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.
  "I      your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped(倒吸一口气) in surprise and     .The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!"
Plumb assured him, "It     did—if your chute hadn"t worked, I wouldn"t be here today."
Plumb couldn"t sleep that night,thinking about that man. He says, "I wondered how many times I might have passed him      the Kitty Hawk. I wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said "Good morning, how are you", or anything     , you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a      ."
Plumb thought of the many days the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels(深处)of the ship      working on each chute, holding in his hands each time the      of someone he didn"t know.
  Plumb asks his      , "Who"s packing your     ? Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it      the day." Plumb also says that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down—he needed his      parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these      before reaching safety. His experience reminds us all to     and be kind to people who pack our daily parachutes, and strengthen us to go through      times.
小题1:
A.followedB.destroyedC.spiedD.seen
小题2:
A.releasedB.woundedC.capturedD.killed
小题3:
A.lecturesB.givesC. studiesD.hear
小题4:
A.repaired B.madeC.flewD.cleaned
小题5:
A.taken down B.looked downC.set downD.shot down
小题6:
A.bought B.checkedC.foundD.packed
小题7:
A.gratefullyB.suspiciouslyC.happilyD.sadly
小题8:
A.almost B.surelyC.narrowlyD.nearly
小题9:
A.abroad B.inC.onD.at
小题10:
A.soB.becauseC.unlessD.though
小题11:
A.sailor B. captainC.pilotD.technician
小题12:
A.unwillinglyB.immediatelyC.worriedlyD.carefully
小题13:
A.deathB.fortuneC.fateD.chance
小题14:
A.wife B.childrenC.sailorsD.audience
小题15:
A.luggageB.bagC.parachuteD.future
小题16:
A.through B.toC.up toD.as
小题17:
A.psychologicalB.physicalC. imaginaryD.safe
小题18:
A.spiritsB.emotionsC.supportsD.people
小题19:
A.awardB.recognizeC.rewardD.help
小题20:
A.happyB.toughC.comfortableD.cosy

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