1、His only______was that we should keep it secret.
A.consequence B.occasion C.condition D.state
2、Helping others is a habit, _______ you can learn even at an early age.
A．it
B．that
C．what
D．one
3、He learns ____ wealth does not buy happiness and _____ friends are more important than a fancy education.
A. that; / B. what; /
C. /; that D. /; what
4、Gradually, it faded away, ________ it was once such a great city.
A．even though
B．even
C．as if
D．as
5、As is known to all, the Tower of London was as a matter of fact _______used to be a prison _______ some famous victims were held in.
A.where; where B.which; where C.that; what D.what; that
6、IPhone, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, said that over the first nine months of the year it ________ 23 million handsets in China, an increase of 77 percent ________ the same period a year ago.
A．had sold; compared to
B．has sold; compared to
C．sold; comparing with
D．had sold; comparing with
7、Our CEO _________ the bright future of our company, for every staff in it is outstanding and united.
A．is confident about
B．makes comments on
C．is concerned about
D．makes an effort to
8、The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity , but it may be some time _________the situation improves.
A. since B. when
C. before D. unless
9、 He didn’t make ________ clear when and where the meeting would be held.
A．this
B．that
C．it
D．these
10、As President, he appointed men to high government positions ________ he considered most capable, ________ some of them openly defied his authority.
A.which … as though B./ … though
C.which … even if D.whom … as though
11、It is wise of you to ________ well trained workers ________ untrained ones in the assembly line.
A．substitute; for
B．substitute; with
C．replace; by
D．replace; with
12、The superhero movie Avengers: Endgame topped Chinese mainland box office，Capernaum ___________ the second place.
A.took B.taken C.having taken D.taking
13、Scientists are hoping for a ____________ in the search for a cure for cancer.
A. reputation B. breakthrough
C. civilization D. sensation
14、I recommended ________ an English-Chinese dictionary, ________ I thought would be of great help to his studies.
A．buying; that
B．to buy; that
C．buying; which
D．to buy; which
15、We ________ be seen by AI as a small inconvenience that is in the way of the solution to a bigger problem.
A．could
B．should
C．need
D．dare
16、Talk to me about ________ is troubling you.
A.that B.whichever C.whatever D.which
17、In order to make greater progress in English, he attends extra classes ________.
A．every other days
B．every other day
C．each second days
D．each two days
18、Not until _________ in the college entrance exam _________ that he had wasted much time using his mobile phone to surf the Internet and play games.
A.had he failed; he realized B.he had failed; did he realize
C.he had failed; he realized D.did he fail; did he realize
19、He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ________ as a native speaker.
A. as fluent B. more fluent C. so fluently D. much fluently
20、It was ____ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time ____ he ought to have spent on his lessons.
A. played; that B. playing; when
C. to have played; which D. playing; /
21、There is clear evidence ________ the Fishing Islands belong to China.
A．which
B．that
C．where
D．whether
22、—What about the meeting?
—The two sides were unable to reach an agreement，______，they lost the chance of working together.
A.In all B.In other words C.On the contrary D.After all
23、To keep their innovation _______ the times, Internet-based companies are sparing no efforts in digging into more core technologies.
A．in tune with
B．in touch with
C．in exchange for
D．in reward for
24、As soon as he comes back，I’ll tell him when________ and see him.
A.you will come B.will you come
C.you come D.do you come
25、One’s life has value_________ one brings value to the life of others.
A.so long as B.even though C.as if D.while
26、Sophia Gholz is an award-winning children's book author, music lover. and magic seeker. Sophia enjoys writing fiction with humor and heart. When writing nonfiction, she pulls on her love of science and her family background in ecology.
Her book, The Boy Who Grew a Forest, shares the true story of Jadav Payeng, a man in India who single- bandedly planted an entire forest over the course of his lifetime. When he was younger, Jadav Payeng was shocked by the destruction of his island home. So he took matters into his own bands and began planting one seed at a time. Jadav's forest is now over 1300 acres and provides a home to many animals, some endangered. Jadav is still planting today and his hard work has now been celebrated around the world.
To write this story, Sophia got to know more about Jadav Payeng and his forest through a documentary film called Forest Man. Influenced by her father, a forest ecologist and a scientist, she grew up learning about the importance of trees and the natural world. When she heard about a man on a m1ssion to reforest an entire island on his own, she was drawn to this story.
As for research, most of her research was done online. She read every news article that she could find about Jadav and listened to every interview. Then she reached out to several people who had met or interviewed Jadav as well, including the producer of his short documentary film.
She hopes that The Boy Who Grew a Forest lights a spark in everyone who reads it to go out and care for our beautiful planet. She'd love young readers to be inspired to plant or to learn more about animal habitats, biodiversity and science in general.
【1】What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A．A story on how to plant trees.
B．Endangered animals in the forest.
C．Destruction of Jadav's island home.
D．A book introducing a tree- planting hero.
【2】What do we know about Jadav Payeng ?
A．He has quit planting recently.
B．He is known to many people. .
C．He was an actor of Forest Man.
D．He planted trees with his family.
【3】Which words can best describe Jadav Payeng?
A．Humorous and skilled.
B．Creative and outgoing.
C．Determined and diligent.
D．Controversia1 and helpful.
【4】What's the purpose of writing The Boy Who Grew a Forest?
A．To encourage research on wildlife.
B．To describe a boy's farming experience.
C．To stress the importance of planting trees.
D．To advocate the action to protect the earth.
27、MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has released a video of their ongoing work using muscle signals to control devices. Their latest involves full and fine control of drones （无人机）, using just hand and arm gestures to pilot through a series of circles.
This work is impressive not just because they’re using bio-feedback to control the devices, instead of optical （光学的）or other kinds of gesture recognition, but also because of how specific the controls can be, setting up a range of different potential applications for this kind of remote tech.
This particular group of researchers has been looking at different applications for this tech, including its use in collaborative robotics （协作机器人）for potential industrial applications. Drone piloting is another area that could have big applications in terms of real- world use, especially once you start to imagine entire groups of these taking flight with a pilot provided a view of what they can see via VR. That could be a great way to do spot surveying for construction, for example, or remote equipment check of dangerous places and other construction that’s hard for people to reach.
The development of drones is just part of the team’s work. Smooth robot and human interaction is the ultimate goal of the team working on this tech. Researchers believe the process should be as easy when controlling and working with robots. They say thinking and doing are essentially happening at the same time when we communicate with our environment, but when we act through machines or remote tools, there’s often something lost in translation, showing slow learning, and the requirement of lots of training. Therefore, much more work is going on.
【1】What is impressive about the work?
A．It has found the best way to control robots.
B．It uses gestures to accurately control the devices.
C．The researchers are particular and famous experts.
D．Its remote tech has been used in some industrial areas.
【2】What does paragraph 3 try to tell us?
A．The big changes of future industries.
B．The new way to spot construction sites.
C．The possible application of the tech in real world.
D．The benefits that VR technology brings to drones,
【3】What is the aim of the research according to the last paragraph?
A．To make it possible for robots to think.
B．To speed up the learning process of robots.
C．To meet the requirement of robot controlling.
D．To enable more natural human-robot communication.
【4】What’s the best title for this text?
A．New Applications of Drones
B．Muscle Signals Can Pilot Drones
C．MIT’s New Research on Robots
D．Possibilities of New Robots
28、People take up volunteering for different reasons. 【1】, while others want to meet new people or learn new skills. Whatever the reason, you need to make some decisions.
Choose a charity or organization
Firstly, what sort of organization do you want to help. 【2】. And perhaps you have been affected by some of the problems that a charity aims to support, like children who need help. Many local schools rely on volunteers who come in regularly to read with the children or help with their math.
Decide on the kind of work
【3】, you then have to decide what sort of volunteer work you want to do. Think about your existing skills: Do you prefer hands-on work? Are you good at dealing with people? Do you have a background in paperwork? Charities need volunteers to work in shops, organize or manage money-raising events, or, in the case of animal charities, walk dogs.
【4】
Be prepared with information about your previous (or current) employment and the sort of skills you have, so that the charity can match you to the most appropriate role. You might think that you have no such skills. Don’t let your lack of confidence stop you. Ask your friends and loved ones what they think you have to offer.
Call for some relevant information
Most charities have a website with a section aimed at attracting potential volunteers and they advertise specific roles available. But smaller charities might not have money to do this. In this case, you would usually need to phone or visit their offices to find out how you can help. 【5】.
A．Apply for suitable positions
B．Decide on your interest
C．Some people want to “give something back”
D．You will be welcomed with open arms
E．You might have a particular charity in mind
F．Without them, they wouldn’t carry out their work
G．Once you have decided where you want to volunteer
29、 Why can people speaking the same language have such different accents? The short answer： new accents begin to develop when isolated(隔绝的) groups of speakers start making nearly unnoticeable changes to the way they pronounce words.
“Accent development is the first step in language change. Fifteen hundred years ago, languages like English, Dutch and Swedish were actually all dialects of the same language, but of course then they changed overtime.” Jonathan Harrington, a linguist(语言学家) in University of Munich, is interested in how accents first get started. But because of global communication, most communities are no longer linguistically isolated, and recording equipment didn't exist back when more of them were.
So how to capture the early stages of accent formation today? Harrington and his team turned to members of the British Antarctic Survey, who speak with a variety of English accents. “When you are in Antarctica during the winter period, there is no way in and no way out. So they were isolated together and they had to communicate and cooperate with each other.” Harrington's team recorded the winterers reciting a list of words before they left for Antarctica. Then, while there, the winterers recorded themselves saying the same words four more times. The linguists then analyzed the recordings.
Even during their short time in Antarctica, the way the winterers produced certain vowels (元音) began to converge. For example, at the beginning of the study, some people produced the /u/ in “food” at the front of the mouth while others used the back of the mouth. But they began to sound more similar overtime.
Harrington says the research isn't just relevant for understanding Earth's colonial past. He thinks there's every reason to expect long isolation will cause astronauts on Mars missions to end up with an out﹣of﹣this world accent.
【1】What makes it hard to know how accents first started?
A.The lack of recordings in the past.
B.The isolation of most communities.
C.The fast development of new accents.
D.The big number of dialects of the same language.
【2】What does the underlined word “converge” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Become simpler.
B.Become similar.
C.Get worse.
D.Get improved.
【3】What may happen to astronauts returning from the Mars after a long stay there?
A.They feel much lonelier than ever before.
B.They can't understand their mother tongue.
C.They speak with accents quite different from the locals'.
D.They don't have any difficulty adjusting to the life on Earth.
【4】Where is text probably from?
A.A guide book.
B.A news report.
C.A magazine.
D.A history book.
30、“I am leaving home.” When Timmy, my 10-year-old son eagerly announced that he couldn’t wait to ______, the feeling of guilt peaked as I tried to figure out the ______. “So, I can get a dog,” he stressed.
But I stayed ______ — we didn’t need a dog to complete our life — and he gave up. Until the day I ______ Timmy, with his brother, discussing his moving plan. Suddenly, the situation ______: gain a dog or ______ a child. I felt my determination______. “We can look into it,” I replied doubtfully, but the kind of dog we wanted cost a (n)______ $ 1, 000! Yes, love had a price. I ______ for thought, again.
I shared my present ______with my friend whose love for dogs was quite sensible. He ______ me to his pet keeper friend who got a pregnant dog and the baby dogs were due soon.
A few days later, we took a surprise trip to the countryside when the little dogs were ______. I would admit that all my previous ______ reappeared after watching a group of blind things, but it was too late. Among screams of ______, we chose one of the little dogs as ours.
We attempt to ______ our kids in a healthy way — I didn’t realize the added dimension (方面) of love and ______ that a dog would teach my kids. On a hot day, Timmy cut short his outing to ______ if Odie, the dog, had enough water. When Odie was sick, my elder son made fresh soup and ______ fed it to him.
My children no longer talk about leaving home ______ there is the troublesome issue of who will take the dog. They quietly learn how to give and receive love. If having a dog means linking my children even closer together, it will be a mother’s prayer_______.
【1】
A．move out
B．give up
C．get off
D．step forward
【2】
A．fact
B．problem
C．situation
D．reason
【3】
A．confused
B．determined
C．stressed
D．scared
【4】
A．overheard
B．anticipated
C．predicted
D．suspected
【5】
A．ended
B．mattered
C．shifted
D．settled
【6】
A．blame
B．teach
C．lose
D．punish
【7】
A．strengthening
B．occurring
C．disappearing
D．weakening
【8】
A．fair
B．unreasonable
C．affordable
D．ideal
【9】
A．paused
B．agreed
C．refused
D．promised
【10】
A．wish
B．opinion
C．state
D．misfortune
【11】
A．assigned
B．appointed
C．remembered
D．connected
【12】
A．hurt
B．born
C．ill
D．abandoned
【13】
A．excitement
B．embarrassment
C．doubt
D．surprise
【14】
A．shock
B．relief
C．worry
D．delight
【15】
A．parent
B．discourage
C．praise
D．stop
【16】
A．ability
B．wisdom
C．responsibility
D．truth
【17】
A．prove
B．check
C．consider
D．test
【18】
A．patiently
B．regularly
C．quickly
D．directly
【19】
A．when
B．after
C．though
D．because
【20】
A．resisted
B．answered
C．denied
D．offered
31、 What is a vegan? What is veganism?
Veganism is a type of vegetarian diet that _________meat, eggs, dairy products and all other animal-derived ingredients. Many vegans also do not eat foods that are _________using animal products, such as refined white sugar and some wines.
Vegan _________either a person who follows this was of eating, or the diet itself. That is, the word vegan can be an adjective used to describe a food item, as in, “This curry is vegan”, or, it can be used as a noun, as in, “Vegans like cookie, too.”
Although there is some _________ as to whether certain foods, such as honey, fit into a vegan diet, if you are cooking for other vegans, it is best to be cautious and _______ these foods. Most vegans _______ the definition of veganism to go beyond just food and will also avoid the use of all personal and household products tested on animals, and avoid _______ and using all animal-derived non-food products, such as leather, fur and wool.
What do vegans eat?
This is perhaps the most common question about veganism. A vegan diet includes grains, beans, legumes, vegetables and _______ or the nearly infinite number of foods made by combining them.
_______, many vegan versions of familiar foods are available, so you can eat vegan hot dogs, ice cream, cheese and vegan mayonnaise along with the more familiar veggie burgers. Many foods are ________ veganism, such as soy milk and tofu, but many non-vegans also enjoy tofu, and you certainly do not have to like tofu in order to eat vegan.
Vegans also eat many of the same common and ________ everyday foods such as a green salad, spaghetti, and chips and salsa which just about everyone eats. ________, a vegetarian burrito (玉米煎饼) without cheese or sour cream would be vegan, a vegetarian Thai curry made from coconut milk is vegan, pasta with tomato sauce non-meat and non-diary sauce is vegan, and most breads are vegan.
How can I become vegan?
So you have decided to become vegan. But now what? Some people easily go from eating meat to vegan right away, while others struggle with their new ________, or choose to go to vegetarian first and then ________ omit (去除) eggs and dairy. There is no right or wrong way to do it, but you may want to learn about what’s worked for other people. However, you do it, keep your ________ in mind and remember why you are choosing to adopt a vegan diet.
【1】A.excludes B.includes C.involves D.favors
【2】A.enjoyed B.consumed C.processed D.frozen
【3】A.protests against B.refers to C.consists of D.searches for
【4】A.analysis B.reason C.debate D.comment
【5】A.cook B.choose C.test D.avoid
【6】A.extend B.apply C.restrict D.offer
【7】A.controlling B.purchasing C.distributing D.producing
【8】A.eggs B.cheeses C.hot-dogs D.fruits
【9】A.Otherwise B.Because C.Besides D.Thus
【10】A.separated from B.ignored by C.associated with D.limited to
【11】A.cheap B.familiar C.delicious D.healthy
【12】A.As a result B.For example C.In a sense D.In particular
【13】A.belief B.mission C.commitment D.trend
【14】A.slowly B.easily C.essentially D.normally
【15】A.goal B.request C.responsibility D.expense
32、 Several nights ago, I was lying in bed experiencing a dream that I chose to keep close to my heart forever.
An elderly stranger approached me with an inviting _______ . His deep comforting voice made me _______ his every word. His laugh made him seem full of _______ and somewhat grandfather-like. I instantly sensed a feeling of _______ between me and this wise old man.
As he spoke, I listened. He told me of his _______ of unpleasant rap music while I attempted to convince him that modern art can be beautiful, too. He _______ me of "the good old days" which I told him that I missed, too.
Suddenly, I detected tears fall down his rough unshaven cheeks. I grew_______ and asked him why he was crying. He assured me not to _______ because he was crying with joy. I asked what was making him so _______. He told me that I reminded him of his __________ when he too was once full of an eagerness to learn.
My friend then whispered a(n) __________ that touched me deeply. He said, "A moment will disappear soon unless you make it ____________ . " He taught me to live in the moment which is far too __________to throw away.
This old man __________ to tell me that the world is full of new wonders to explore. He taught me to be __________ however stupid they may sound. He advised me to read any and all books, because you never know when the __________ may help you later in life. Most importantly, he told me never to stop ______________ .
Unlike my______________ companion, my future still awaits me. I will soon be filled with ____________thoughts and emotions. There is no doubt in my mind that I will try to discover and never __________ for I am aware that my ambition will carry me to the top.
【1】A. view B. picture C. letter D. smile
【2】A. comment B. trust C. judge D. repeat
【3】A. wisdom B. wonder C. imagination D. complaint
【4】A. shame B. meaning C. balance D. relationship
【5】A. hope B. disapproval C. pleasure D. development
【6】A. cheated B. informed C. reminded D. warned
【7】A. interested B. relieved C. concerned D. disappointed
【8】A. believe B. leave C. wait D. worry
【9】A. upset B. awkward C. delighted D. desperate
【10】A. youth B. future C. decision D. service
【11】A. effect B. advantage C. promise D. statement
【12】A. complex B. original C. unforgettable D. understandable
【13】A. normal B. precious C. unexpected D. universal
【14】A. chose B. desired C. continued D. happened
【15】A. curious B. patient C. efficient D. successful
【16】A. dialogue B. travel C. experience D. knowledge
【17】A. traveling B. dreaming C. developing D. combining
【18】A. aged B. common C. helpful D. devoted
【19】A. new B. sincere C. reliable D. unbelievable
【20】A. put off B. give up C. turn around D. get back
33、 Around three years ago, I was at a stop sign when I heard slightly barking coming from in a car parked on the street near me. It was very _________ and the dog was trying to get some of the cooler fresh air outside the car. Without thinking I _________ my car and got out to help him.
There was no way to _________ the dog because the car was locked. Thinking of the irresponsible owner I became _________. I didn't know if I should _________ the window and take the dog or try to contact the owner. Just then, I _________ a police car on the opposite side of the street. I ran out to seek for help.
When the police officer helped open the door, the dog _________ both of us and ran quickly towards the garage the car was parked in front of. We _________ the dog to make sure he was OK. Then we saw _________ the dog had run: The dog’s owner was __________ in the middle of his garage.
Obviously the man had a condition that caused him to have a(n) __________. This one was particularly __________ and required medical attention. After the incident I learned that had I not __________, both the dog and the man would likely have died. I was overcome with __________ and my eyes swelled up. I realized how much of an effect you can have on other people's lives by doing the __________ thing. I was so quick to __________ assuming the dog’s owner ignored his pet. And if the police officer had not been around I might have just left a(n) __________ on the car after I took the dog.
I cannot __________ what I would feel if I knew that man had died because of any number of things that may have gone __________. It made me understand that things are not always as they __________, and there are always several sides to every story.
A．quite
B．dark
C．hot
D．dry
A．drove
B．parked
C．took
D．looked
A．save
B．find
C．walk
D．touch
A．sad
B．bored
C．puzzled
D．angry
A．open
B．break
C．clean
D．replace
A．hit
B．called
C．noticed
D．stopped
A．disappointed
B．frightened
C．excited
D．surprised
A．looked after
B．went after
C．shouted at
D．pointed at
A．why
B．how
C．when
D．where
A．working
B．sleeping
C．standing
D．lying
A．attack
B．rest
C．opportunity
D．fight
A．important
B．strange
C．bad
D．clear
A．known
B．continued
C．stayed
D．helped
A．uncertainty
B．anxiety
C．exhaustion
D．emotion
A．risky
B．hard
C．right
D．big
A．judge
B．act
C．blame
D．agree
A．address
B．note
C．mark
D．number
A．believe
B．face
C．imagine
D．remember
A．quickly
B．differently
C．perfectly
D．smoothly
A．seem
B．happen
C．expect
D．prefer
34、
Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?
Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.
This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.
So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?
With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.
Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.
35、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.
Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.
All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.
Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.
While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.
Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
36、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.
Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems? Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.
When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.
While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.
“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”
But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.
Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.
Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.
It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.
“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.
37、课文填空
Yet, some people are【1】 They claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the 【2】 that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of 【3】 on their school work. However, a recent survey conducted in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users 【4】 it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about hobbies. These statistics prove that gathering information is the 【5】 use for the Internet.
38、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
I always prided myself on being a wise shopper and having a good nose for bargains. So when I came across a sporting goods store with a sign “Going Out of Business Sale”, I marched into the crowded store. Up and down the aisles (通道), I wandered, humming to myself and enjoying the energy and excitement of a sale.
All of a sudden, there, at the back of the store sat a canoe(轻舟) exactly like my husband’s dream Supremo Numero-Uno, whose picture had been stuck on the bathroom mirror for years. My heart beat wildly. I pushed my way through the crowds, and nearly fell into the canoe looking for the price tag. There it was, with the manufacturer’s suggested price at $6,750 plus tax crossed out and a handwritten TO CLEAR $750 AS IS. Must be a mistake. $6000 off? Salesman. I had to talk to a salesman. I spotted a young fellow with a “Hi. I’m Mathew”. “Mathew. Tell me about this El Supremo canoe. What’s wrong with it? Why is it only $750?”
“Oh. There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s brand new. We’re closing the store. It’s on clearance like everything else. I’ll go check.” A few minutes later he came back and said, “I’m sorry ma’am. Someone made a mistake on the sale tag. It should be $4,750 for the whole package.”
I felt tears well up in my eyes. “Oh well”, I said sadly. “Of course, it was too good to be true. This is exactly like my husband’s dreamboat. I guess I started to dream myself when I saw that price tag. He’s going to be 62 years old Friday. Had to retire early for his health. It’s been hard on just the pension but the stubborn old fool has been saving $10 every week for years to buy one just like this. I promise I won’t buy anything, but it’s just an old man’s silly dream, you know. Always said he wanted to fish in a canoe after he retired,” my voice lowered and I turned and walked away.
Paragraph 1:
I was already at the mall door when Mathew caught up with me. “Do you have $750 plus $25 for delivery, ma’am?”
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“Ma’am. There’s something you should know. This store was my Grandpa’s and the canoe had been ordered by him.
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39、假定你是李华，上个星期你去一家动物园游玩，发现有些游客偷偷触摸大熊猫甚至有些游客给大熊猫投食。请你就此给该动物园的负责人Mr. Charles写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 自我介绍；
2. 反映情况；
3. 希望园方加强监管，阻制伤害动物的行为。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：大熊猫giant pandas，细菌bacteria
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40、假定你是李华，你校的留学生Peter将在校元旦晚会上朗诵一首唐诗，但是他现在很紧张。请你就此给他写一封邮件。内容包括：
1. 表示理解；
2. 给出建议；
3. 给予鼓励。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：元旦晚会New Year’s Eve Gala
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41、假设你是李华，下周来自加拿大的考察团将到你校参观访问，请你写一封邮件给你校外教Smith,申请做一名英语讲解员，内容如下:
1.写信目的；
2.你的优势；
3.表达期望。
注意: 1.可适当增加细节,使行文连贯。
2.词数100词左右。
参考词汇:考察团delegation,英语讲解员English guide
Dear Smith,
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Yours,
Li Hua