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

33. A. another　　　　 B. any　　　　　　 C. every　　　　　　　 D. other

32. A. keep out　　　 B. look out　　　　 C. work out　　　　　　 D. give out

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

15. 江苏省海安中学2006一2007学年度第一学期调研考试

The town of Pressure and the town Pleasure were neighbor but had 　31　 　in common. Residents built walls to 　32 　influence from the 　33　 　town.

　　 In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very best. When women 　34 　birth, they would compete to have the baby with the 　35　 　cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 　36 　was the index (指数) of success, people were always　 37 　making money, with no time for relaxation.

　　 　38 　, over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People 　39　 　without pressure and could do 　40 　they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t care 　41 　students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office 　42　 　sipping coffee and doing nothing. 　　43　 　the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. No one had the slightest thought of moving 　44　 　, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were　 45　 　models from Pressure.

　　 Some of the young were addicted to 　46　 　because of the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life 　47 　?” But, just before life in the two towns completely failed. There came a saint-Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, 　48 　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 　　49 　the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The townpeople　 50　 to realize the truth-There is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if people don’t go to extremes.

55. A. changed　　　 　　　　 B. limited　　　　 　 C. chosen　　　 　　　 D. controlled

[ key 36-40　 BDABC　 41-45　 ACDBC　 46-50　 DACBD　 51-55 ACCAB ]

54. A. take exams　 　　　　　 B. hold exams　　　 　 C. mark papers　 　　　　 D. read papers

53. A. large　　　　 　　　　 B. new　　　　　　 　 C. fixed　　　　 　　　 D. small

52. A. unusually　　 　　　　　 B. differently　　 　　 C. little　　　 　　　　　 D. frequently

51. A. basic　　　　 　　　　 B. strict　　　　　 　　 C. final　　　　 　　　　 D. irregular