42. A. should　　　 　　 B. might　　　　　 　 C. had　　　　　　 　　 D. could

41. A. Even though　 　　 B. Unless　　　　　 　　 C. As long as　　　 　　 D. While

40. A. catch　　　　 　　 B. bear　　　　　　 　　 C. make　　　　　 　　 D. live

39. A. wealth　　　 　　 B. health　　　　　 　 C. happiness　　　 　　 D. pleasure

38. A. smile　　　　 　　 B. laugh　　　　　 　　 C. cry　　　　　　 　　 D. sign

37. A. best　　　　 　　 B. richest　　　　　 　　 C. worst　　　　　 　　 D. least

36. A. pick out　　　 　 B. put out　　　　 　　 C. leave out　　　　 　 D. keep out

55．A．thread　　　 B．thing C．jewel D．light

答案：36-40 DCABA　 41-45 BDCAB　 46-50 DBDAC　 51-55 BADCA

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云南省玉溪一中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to　 　36　　 influence from the other town.

In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very　 37　　 . When women gave birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest　 38　　 . There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because　 39　　 was the symbol of success, people were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t　　 40　　 the intensity(紧张) and chose to drink to escape.

In Pleasure, the motto was:　 41　　 you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and　 42　　 do anything they liked. Children played computer games day　 43　 night. At school, teachers didn’t care　 44　　 students came or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing　 45　　 . Thanks to the lack of regulations, nobody worried about　 46　　 their jobs. It was pleasure that　 47　　 . The computers they used were old　 48　　 from the town of Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to drugs　 49　 the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life　 50　　 ?” But, just before life in the two towns completely　 51　　 , there came a great person---Mr Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and　　 52　 advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had　 53　　 people in Pleasure began to make plans. They　 54　　 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The town’s people came to　 55　　 the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes.

54．A．practice　　 B．observation　　　 C．experience　　　 D．activity

53．A．Examining　　　 B．Seeing　　　 C．Noticing　 D．Reading