2014高考英语一轮 完形填空练习(4)

2014高考英语完形填空一轮练习（4）及答案或解析（*******）The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to 1 influence from the other town.In Pressure, 2 struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would 3 to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 4 was the index (指数) of success, people were 5 busy making money, with 6 for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.7 , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.”People grew up without 8 and 9 do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t 10 whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office 11 sipping coffee and doing nothing. 12 the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was 13 that mattered. No one had the 14 thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were 15 models from Pressure.Some of the young were addicted to 16 because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is 17 for?”But, just before life in the two towns completely 18 , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be 19 with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 20 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.1. A. connect B. keep C. keep out D. prevent2. A. everyone B. anyone C. nobody D. somebody3. A. have B. like C. compete D. try4. A. health B. joy C. children D. wealth5. A. seldom B. always C. hardly D. sometimes6. A. much time B. no reason C. many reasons D. no time7. A. Meanwhile B. At the same time C. Therefore D. Virtually8. A. pleasure B. pressure C. work D. happiness9. A. must B. need C. could D. dared10. A. know B. find C. recognize D. care11. A. in the morning B. in the evening C. all day long D. in the afternoon12. A. Thanks to B. Regardless of C. Owe to D. According to13. A. money B. time C. pleasure D. pressure14. A. strongest B. slightest C. most D. smallest15. A. the old B. the new C. the best D. the same16. A. books B. work C. money D. drugs17. A. pressure B. life C. pleasure D. money18. A. improved B. failed C. succeeded D. lived19. A. content B. surprised C. patient D. angry20A. built B. put down C. pulled down D. set up（******）1~5 CDACDB 6~10 DABCD11~15 CACBA 16~20 DBBAC***********************************************************结束、完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分，满分30分)Children find meanings in their old family tales.When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, h e told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 36 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 37 his strong-minded grandfatherwas nearly 38 , he loaded his family into the car and 39 them to see family members in Canada with a 40 , “there are more important thin gs in life than money. ”The 41 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 42 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 43 that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. 44 , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they 45 was how warm the people were in the house and how 46 of their heart was accessible.Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 47 hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 48 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.A university 49 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to50 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.The 51 is telling the stories in a way children can 52 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 53 , “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 54 , and make eye contact （接触）to create “a personal experience”.We don’t have to tell children55 they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”36. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D.ignored37. A. when B. while C. how D. why38. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless39. A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took40. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D.belief41. A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D.report42. A. large B. small C. new D. grand43. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried44. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise45. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote aboutD.heard about46. A. much B. many C. little D. few47. A. beyond B. over C. behind D.through48. A. argument B. skill C. interest D.anxiety49. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff50. A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse51. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick52. A. perform B. write C. hear D. question53. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves54. A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits55. A. that B. what C. which D. whom**********************************************************结束阅读理解Most people，when they travel to space，would like to stay in orbit for a few days or more.And this stands to reason，if you’re paying D|S20,000 for your trip to orbit! So in order for tourism to reach its full potential there’s going to be a need for orbital accommodation—or space hotels.What would a space hotel actually be like to visit? Hotels in orbit will offer the services you expect from a hotel—private rooms，meals，bars.But they’ll also offer two unique experiences: impressive views—of Earth and space—and the endless entertainment of living in zero gravity—including sports and other activities that make use of this.The hotels themselves will vary greatly—from being quite simple in the early days to huge luxury structures at a later date.It’s actually surpris ing that as later as 1997，very few designs for space hotels were published.This is mainly because those who might be expected to design them haven’t expected launch costs to come down far enough to make them possible.Lots of people who’ve been to space have described vividly what it’s like to live in zero gravity.There are obviously all sorts of possibilities for dancing，gymnastics，and zero—G sports.Luckily，you don’t need to sleep much living in zero gravity，so you’ll have plenty of time for relaxing by ha nging out in a bar with a window looking down at the turning Earth below.Of course all good things have come to an end，unfortunately.And so after a few daysyou’ll find yourself heading back though you’ll be much more expert at exercising in zero gravity than you were when you arrived.You’ll be thinking how soon you can save up enough to get back up again—or maybe you should change jobs to get to work in an orbiting hotel.【文章大意】这是一篇科普说明文，主要介绍了在太空旅行中住宿的地方——太空宾馆(space hotels)，独特的体验如欣赏太空美景，在失重的状态下的无穷乐趣。