14八年级下册 第14课时 Units 9～10-【智乐星中考·中考备战】2023年山东枣庄中考英语

第14课时　Units 9～10 一、完形填空 (2022·重庆模拟)The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. People living in the two towns built walls to 1 effect(影响) from the other town. In Pressure, everyone fought hard to be the best one. When women gave birth, they would 2 to have the baby with the loudest cry. There were competitions in almost every side of life. People were 3 busy making money, with no time to relax themselves. So some young people couldn't stand the pressure and slowly lost themselves in drinking. At the same time, in Pleasure, their motto(座右铭) was “ 4 you like it, do it.” They grew up without pressure and could do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night but the computers they used were the 5 ones. At school, teachers didn't care whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing nothing. With the absence of rules, they didn't worry about losing jobs at all. It was pleasure that mattered. 6 had the smallest thought of moving forward. Without goals in their lives, some of the young people were addicted to drinking, too. Then people in two towns began asking themselves, “What do we live 7 ？” Just before life in the two towns completely failed, there came a wise man—Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be happy with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make 8 for the future. So they pulled down the 9 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(极端). Only when the pressure and pleasure go hand in hand and are balanced well, can one's life become 10 ．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1．A.keep off B．give away C．look for D．think about 2．A.need B．learn C．compete D．decide 3．A.never B．hardly C．sometimes D．always 4．A.As soon as