1. (2017·富平模拟) 完形填空

    The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had 1 in common. Residents built walls to 2 influence from the 3 town.

    In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very best. When women4birth, they would compete to have the baby with the 5cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because6was the symbol of success, people were always7making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn't bear the intensity and chose to drive to escape.

    8 over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People 9without pressure and could do anything 10liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn't care 11students came or not. Workers might sit around the office 12drinking coffee and doing nothing.13the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was pleasure that mattered. No one had the slightest thought of moving14either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used 15old methods from the town of Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to 16because of the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves. “What is life17?” But just before life in the two towns completely failed, there came a great person—Mr. Reason. He went from door to door,18 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 19the wall between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns' people 20 to realize the truth—there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don't go to extremes.