1、Yesterday, the storm delayed us. ________ the storm we would have been here in time.
A．If it were not for
B．But for
C．Unless
D．But that
2、We could see nothing in the thick fog at a _____ of two meters, so we got lost.
A. distance B. length C. way D. space
3、Generally there is a sharp ______ between them in their character.
A.contact B.contrary C.contract D.contrast
4、Architects preferred _______ buildings with more light, which_______ with the heaviness of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle ages.
A.to design, contrasts B.designing, contrasting
C.to design, to contrast D.designing, contrasted
5、Parents are under a(n) to educate their children.
A. responsibility B. duty
C. liability D. obligation
6、Such poets as Shakespeare ______ widely read; however, some _____ difficult to understand.
A. are; are B. is; is C. are; is D. is; are
7、This is the largest clock in the world, ______ the minute hand is six meters long.
A. of which B. whose C. which D. of that
8、My good performance in the job interview left me about my future and what I can do here.
A．puzzled
B．sensitive
C．optimistic
D．pessimistic
9、Smoking __________ the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.
A. multiplies B. negotiates
C. opposes D. polishes
10、Occasions are quite rare ____ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.
A. who B. which C. why D. when
11、Try to discourage him ________ driving too fast, as it’s extremely dangerous.
A.from B.into C.to D.for
12、Neither believe nor reject anything because any other person has rejected or believed it. Which of the following differs from the statement in meaning?
A.Do not accept blindly other people’s likes or dislikes without careful independent thought.
B.One must think for oneself rather than simply seek agreement with others.
C.Don’t express your opinion hastily on anything others have commented on carefully.
D.We shouldn’t be influenced by others’ opinions easily while making our own judgement.
13、This problem may lead to more serious ones if _______ unsolved.
A.making B.remained C.keeping D.left
14、Every boy and every girl _________ to attend the evening party.
A.wish B.wishes C.hope D.are hoping
15、He doesn’t have enough money for food, ________ amusements.
A．let alone
B．leave alone
C．not speaking
D．leave off
16、I found it difficult to ___________ getting up so early before, but I did finally managed.
A. be tired of B. be convinced of
C. be accustomed to D. be obsessed with
17、This kind of robot has been ______ for cleaning the floors, which is popular in our city.
A.signed B.sold C.sung D.designed
18、Is it the driver or the passerby ________is________for the accident?
A．whom; to blame
B．who; to be blamed
C．that; to be blamed
D．that; to blame
19、The theory, ____ my opinions are based, consists of three parts.
A.on which B.in which C.on that D.which
20、Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments _____ over 5,000 years ago.
A. dated back to B. dating back to
C. dates from D. to date back to
21、She looked in the direction of the window, but there was nothing in front _______ the deep darkness.
A.other than B.rather than C.or rather D.or else
22、Agatha didn’t tell me ______ she would pick up her son from school.
A．which
B．when
C．where
D．what
23、The UN is seeking a _________ solution rather than a military one.
A. natural B. patient
C. political D. opposite
24、--- Are you satisfied with the result?
--- Not at all. It couldn’t be _____.
A. any worse B. any better
C. good D. bad
25、The president is committed to _______ the existing system of medical care.
A.reform B.reforming C.have reformed D.having reformed
26、 Many of us know about Russia’s Take Baikal from our textbook, or by listening to Chinese singer Li Jian’s hit song, Lie Baikal. But over the years, the world’s deepest freshwater lake has been in the spotlight for an extreme sport.
Each March, about 150 people from around the world sign up for the Baikal Ice Marathon. The 26-mile（41, 84 kilometers）journey starts on the lake’s eastern shore. In March, the ice is a meter thick and iron-hard. Runners cross this frozen surface, finishing on the western side of the lake.
It’s believed that Lake Baikal’s beauty is incomparable. Known as the “blue eye of Siberia”, Lake Baikal has particularly clear waters. This means that its ice is almost perfectly transparent（透明的）. Seen from above, a runner on the ice looks as if he or she were jogging through space.
The scenery might be beautiful, but strong winds blast（侵袭）acorns the lake and forcible can occur within half an hour. Runners say the cold climate is what draws them and that running in such condition is a test of their limits.
“When you are in such an environment, you don’t have cars around and don’t have the noise around. I think these extreme races push you to be alone” Alicia Badalona, a 64-year-old runner from the US said.
The place offers some strange and unique characteristics for this marathon The finishing line is visible（可见的）from the start, but the endless while offers no progress markers. Tourists crowding the ice are mostly addicted to snapping sallies（自拍）and just ignore the runners.
For runners, the absence of spectators（观众）makes the race more challenging, because it’s lonely. They must fight with themselves. “You are alone on Baikal. It is your race. You are alone with yourself. All you need to do is to defeat yourself.” Veronique Messina. a French runner, told the Telegraph.
【1】What has kept lake Baikal being a focus over the years？
A.A famous Chinese singer. B.A popular song in Russian.
C.The Baikal ice marathon. D.The coldness of Lake Baikal.
【2】What does the underlined word “This” in paragraph 3 refer to？
A.The fact that the waters of Lake Baikal are clear.
B.The belief that Lake Baikal is known for its waters.
C.The reason why Lake Baikal is popular with runners.
D.The popularity that clear waters in Lake Baikal enjoy.
【3】Why do runners sign up for the Baikal Ice Marathon？
A.They prefer to get close to nature.
B.They like competition with others.
C.They want to draw much attention.
D.They intend to test their own limits.
【4】Why is Veronique Messina mentioned at last?
A.To prove the power of the runners for the Baikal Ice Marathon.
B.To show that runners must fight against themselves in the Marathon.
C.To explain that independence is important for marathon runners.
D.To indieato the necessity of paying attention co marathon runners.
27、The far side of the moon is a strange and wild region, quite different from the familiar and mostly smooth face we see nightly from our planet. Soon this rough space will have even stranger features: it will be crowded with radio telescopes.
Astronomers are planning to make the moon's distant side our newest and best window on the cosmic(宇宙的) dark ages, a mysterious era hiding early marks of stars and galaxies. Our universe was not always filled with stars. About 380,000 years after the big bang, the universe cooled, and the first atoms of hydrogen formed. Gigantic hydrogen clouds soon filled the universe. But for a few hundred million years, everything remained dark, without stars. Then came the cosmic dawn: the first stars flickered, galaxies came into existence and slowly the universe's largescale structure took shape.
The seeds of this structure must have been present in the darkage hydrogen clouds, but the era has been impossible to probe using optical(光学的) telescopes—there was no light. And although this hydrogen produced longwavelength(or lowfrequency) radio emissions,radio telescopes on Earth have found it nearly impossible to detect them. Our atmosphere either blocks or disturbs these faint signals; those that get through are drowned out by humanity's radio noise.
Scientists have dreamed for decades of studying the cosmic dark ages from the moon's far side. Now multiple space agencies plan lunar missions carrying radiowavedetecting instruments—some within the next three years—and astronomers' dreams are set to become reality.
“If I were to design an ideal place to do lowfrequency radio astronomy, I would have to build the moon,” says astrophysicist Jack Burns of the University of Colorado Boulder. “We are just now finally getting to the place where we're actually going to be putting these telescopes down on the moon in the next few years.”
【1】What's the purpose of building radio telescopes on the moon?
A．To research the big bang.
B．To discover unknown stars.
C．To study the cosmic dark ages.
D．To observe the far side of the moon.
【2】What does the underlined word “probe” in Paragraph 3 possibly mean?
A．Explore.
B．Evaluate.
C．Produce.
D．Predict.
【3】Hydrogen radio emissions can't be detected on Earth because ________．
A．there was no light in the dark ages
B．they cannot possibly get through our atmosphere
C．gigantic hydrogen clouds no longer fill the universe
D．radio signals on Earth cause too much interference
【4】What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A．Scientists have to rebuild the moon.
B．We will finally get to the moon's distant side.
C．The moon is a perfect place to set up radio telescopes.
D．A favorable research environment will be found on the moon.
28、 Although air travel comes with jet lag, delays and awful food, it offers a brief digital detox—a precious few hours away from the wave of emails, messages and app announcements. But not anymore, In flight Wi-Fi is getting faster and cheaper, and is an increasingly common offering on budget and flagship airlines.
But how does in-flight Wi-Fi actually work? To simplify, there are two ways for an internet signal to reach your device when you’re up in the clouds. The first is via ground based mobile broadband towers, which send signals up to the aircraft’s antennas (天线). As you travel into different sections of airspace, the plane automatically connects to signals from the nearest tower, so there is (in theory at least) no interruption to your Internet. But if you’re passing over large areas of water or particularly remote zones, connectivity can be an issue.
The second method uses satellite technology. Planes connect to satellites in space (35,000 km above the planet), which send and receive signals via receivers and transmitters. Information is transmitted to and from your smart phone via an antenna on the top of the aircraft. These are the same satellites that are used in television signals and weather forecasting. Information is passed between the ground and the plane via the satellite.
All of that technology is expensive. The costs are usually passed on to customers. Over half of the world’s aircraft will be equipped with in-flight Wi-Fi within the next few years. It is set to become a billion-dollar industry by 2020. In the near future you’ll need to find a better excuse than “Sorry I missed your message—I was on a plane”.
【1】What sends signals up to the aircraft’s antennas?
A.Internet companies. B.Ground-based receivers.
C.Budget and flagship airlines. D.Ground-based mobile broadband towers.
【2】Who will pay for the in-flight Wi-Fi technology in the end?
A.Aircraft passengers. B.Satellite company.
C.Broadband towers. D.The local government.
【3】What can we infer about in-flight Wi-Fi from the last paragraph?
A.It serves every customer. B.It has a bright future.
C.It develops very slow. D.It’s a high-tech industry.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.How to Use In-flight Wi-Fi? B.Why Only Some Airlines Have In-flight Wi-Fi?
C.Why Is In-flight Wi-Fi Expensive? D.How Wi-Fi Works on a Plane?
29、 Chopsticks, or kuaizi in Chinese, are used to eat Asian food. The earliest evidence of a pair of chopsticks made out of bronze was found in the Ruins of Yin near Anyang, Henan province, dating back to roughly 1, 200 BC.
Chopsticks are round on the eating end which symbolizes heaven, and the other end is square which symbolizes earth. This is because maintaining an adequate food supply is the greatest concern between heaven and earth in Chinese culture.
There is no single standard for the use of chopsticks, but better bear some rules in mind eating with them. Playing with chopsticks is considered bad manners and rude, just as playing with a fork in a Western environment would be considered impolite. Besides, chopsticks are not used to move bowls or plates or to toy with one’s food. Chopsticks are not supposed to stab food, either. Exceptions include tearing larger items apart such as vegetables. Also, chopsticks should not be left standing up in a bowl of food. Any stick-like object pointing upward resembles(像) the incense sticks that some Asians use as offerings to family members who have passed away. In addition, avoid tapping chopsticks on the edge of one’s bowl, as beggars are believed to make this noise to attract attention. Furthermore, chopsticks should not be chewed on, or linger in one’s mouth for too long.
Today, chopsticks serve many functions besides as tableware. For example, you can buy a pair of chopsticks as a gift for a newly-married couple as their wedding gift. In Chinese, ‘chopsticks’ reads ‘kuaizi’, which means to have sons soon. Skillful craftsmen paint beautiful scenery on chopsticks to make them like fine artwork. Additionally, it has been said that using chopsticks improves one’s memory, increases finger flexibility and can be useful in learning and improving skills such as Chinese character printing and brush painting.
【1】We probably find this passage in _________.
A.a science fiction B.a magazine
C.a travel guide D.an advertisement
【2】What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.Traditional rules for using chopsticks.
B.Different standards to use chopsticks.
C.Some exceptions to use chopsticks.
D.Cultural backgrounds for using chopsticks.
【3】The author probably agrees that _________.
A.chopsticks can help maintain an adequate food supply
B.stabbing food with chopsticks is strictly forbidden in China
C.standing chopsticks up in a bowl of food is traditionally accepted
D.Chinese brush painting learners may benefit from using chopsticks
30、While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration.I myself went through this _____ process and found something that has changed my _____ at college for the better：I discovered ASL－American Sign Language (美式手语)．
I never felt an urge to _____ any sign language before.My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends.The _____ languages were enough in all my interactions (交往)．Little did I know that I would discover my _____ for ASL.
The _____ began during my first week at college.I watched as the ASL Club _____ their translation of a song.Both the hand movements and the very _____ of communicating without speaking _____ me.What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the ______．This newness just left me ______ more.
After that, feeling the need to ______ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club's meetings.I only learned how to ______ the alphabet that day.Yet instead of being discouraged by my ______ progress, I was excited.I then made it a point to ______ those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term, I ______ an ASL class.The professor was deaf and any talking was ______．I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.______， if there had been any talking, it would have ______ us to learn less.Now, I appreciate the silence and the ______ way of communication it opens.
【1】
A．searching
B．planning
C．natural
D．formal
【2】
A．progress
B．experience N
C．major
D．opinion
【3】
A．choose
B．read
C．learn
D．create
【4】
A．official
B．foreign
C．body
D．spoken
【5】
A．love
B．concern
C．goal
D．request
【6】
A．meeting
B．trip
C．story
D．task
【7】
A．recorded
B．performed
C．recited
D．discussed
【8】
A．idea
B．amount
C．dream
D．reason
【9】
A．disturbed
B．supported
C．embarrassed
D．attracted
【10】
A．end
B．past
C．course
D．distance
【11】
A．showing
B．acting
C．saying
D．wanting
【12】
A．exercise
B．explore
C．express
D．explain
【13】
A．print
B．write
C．sign
D．count
【14】
A．slow
B．steady
C．normal
D．obvious
【15】
A．chair
B．sponsor
C．attend
D．organize
【16】
A．missed
B．passed
C．gave up
D．registered for
【17】
A．prohibited
B．welcomed
C．ignored
D．repeated
【18】
A．Lastly
B．Thus
C．Instead
D．However
【19】
A．required
B．caused
C．allowed
D．expected
【20】
A．easy
B．popular
C．quick
D．new
31、 Some ten years ago, I was studying in a middle school in London. One day, Mrs. Clara gave a math _________ to our class. When the papers were _________, she found that twelve boys had made _________ the same mistakes in the test.
There is _________ new about cheating in _________. Perhaps that was why Mrs. Clara didn’t _________ say one word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to _________ after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs. Clara asked no questions, and she didn’t _________ us, either. Instead, she wrote the _________ words on the blackboard: On your way home you find some __________ and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out. Later someone comes to ask you if you have __________ some money he lost. What will you do?
She then ordered us to write down the __________, and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own __________ to it.
I don’t know about the other eleven __________. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most __________ single thing of my life. __________, I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a __________.
Because of this, Mrs. Clara has become the most __________ teacher for me in my whole life. I often think of this: if Mrs. Clara had blamed us as many other __________ often did, would I go on __________ every day?
【1】A.test B.code C.motto D.image
【2】A.counted B.cloned C.marked D.gathered
【3】A.correctly B.exactly C.slightly D.frankly
【4】A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
【5】A.sayings B.exams C.situations D.subjects
【6】A.ever B.once C.even D.never
【7】A.punish B.kneel C.stand D.stay
【8】A.suspect B.instruct C.blame D.obey
【9】A.above B.next C.correct D.short
【10】A.wine B.time C.money D.advice
【11】A.armed B.moved C.found D.touched
【12】A.proposal B.question C.experience D.instruction
【13】A.answer B.access C.format D.power
【14】A.boys B.receivers C.strangers D.people
【15】A.qualified B.important C.worthwhile D.outstanding
【16】A.Than ever B.So far C.Till then D.From then on
【17】A.decision B.mistake C.defense D.promise
【18】A.strict B.elegant C.strange D.respectable
【19】A.masters B.chiefs C.students D.teachers
【20】A.selecting B.offering C.punishing D.cheating
32、 My first born son had been diagnosed with Autism(自闭症). His speech wasn’t developing_______
He would cry for a long time for no reason….
My daughter who had been born two years after him was developing normally, out-pacing her brother. My wife had been_______ with just the two of them but I’d wanted another son. I wanted a(n) ___________ son who would be just like me and _________the family name. The doctors had assured us that the _______were one in ten thousand that we would have another child with Autism. _______, a part of me was afraid. When we discovered my wife was pregnant with a boy again, I remember _______ , over and over and over.
As my third born child _________, however, it soon became _________that the doctors had been wrong. While his brother had ____________learned to talk, read, and learn, my youngest son could say only a few words. His Autistic behaviors were much more ____________. Life had said “No” to my prayer.
The journey that __________ has been a long and difficult one for my sons, my daughter, their mother, and me. It still goes on today. It__________all of us down a path we didn’t want to go, __________ it was a path that led us all to greater love and kindness. In the end, my two boys became my greatest teachers on how to live and how to love. My oldest son now is a __________ of kindness who gives out hugs happily. His younger brother still doesn’t__________much but has a laughter and innate joy that __________my soul each and every day of my life.
Sometimes we don’t know why some of our wishes are __________ while others aren’t. All I know is that we are all loved. And we just have to trust ____________ we don’t know the answers. Live your life with love then ! Trust in life to lead you down the path you are__________to go.
【1】A.right B.true C.clever D.wrong
【2】A.strict B.content C.patient D.delighted
【3】A.excellent B.outstanding C.normal D.clever
【4】A.make up B.pick out C.set up D.carry on
【5】A.chances B.numbers C.dangers D.luck
【6】A.However B.Also C.Thus D.Still
【7】A.asking B.discussing C.praying D.consulting
【8】A.came up B.grew up C.turned up D.got up
【9】A.clear B.incredible C.confusing D.possible
【10】A.eventually B.exactly C.accidentally D.actually
【11】A.better B.nervous C.severe D.extreme
【12】A.started B.ended C.followed D.inspired
【13】A.forced B.forbade C.prevented D.encouraged
【14】A.but B.and C.so D.though
【15】A.resource B.fountain C.bit D.flood
【16】A.act B.write C.speak D.read
【17】A.cleans B.influences C.shapes D.brightens
【18】A.solved B.answered C.promised D.considered
【19】A.now that B.in case C.even if D.as if
【20】A.allowed B.requested C.advised D.meant
33、 Working on holidays has always presented something of a class divide. From the 1870s through the 1920s, middle-and-upper-class Americans often lived with “the help”—mostly women of color whose job was to cook and clean and care for others, day and night. While shows like Dowton Abbey seek to give ________ to servants, they also sanitize (粉饰) what was a cruel, back-breaking existence. It was common for a housemaid’s day to begin well before the family rose and extend until after they ________ for the evening. They did so seven days a week: working more than 80 hours a week - more than the 65 hours most factory workers worked at the time. While we often imagine that these women were young and single, Evelyn Nakano Gleen’s research on such care providers has shown that over 30% of them were married many with children. As they worked very hard for families not ________, they left their children, parents, siblings and husbands behind. Thanksgiving or Christmas was no doubt one of the hardest times of the year, and their own families felt their ________.
The labor movement was ________ to changing this sorry state of affairs. Unions raised wages, lowered hours, instituted worker protections, guaranteed a minimum wage and ________ holidays off for workers. Those who did have to work on national holidays were guaranteed overtime pay. When unions were strong, such benefits even ________ to non-unionized workers.
But as unions have ________, part-time work has increased. And this has meant lower wages and greater ________. Working at $11 an hour for 25 hours a week means making 14,300 a year. For most retail workers, that’s one of the better jobs that are available. And ________, it’s a job without health insurance, or a retirement plan, with constant scheduling changes that make it hard to take additional ________. Most of these workers wish they could work more, but employers would rather hire other part-timers. So when the boss says, “Can you work Thanksgiving?” workers have no real choice but to be ________.
Today, working on holidays carries no guarantee of extra pay, and not working can mean losing one’s job. Some workers are ________; Walmart employees have planned over 1,000 Black Friday strikes because of unchanging wages and health care premiums (保险费) that will soon triple. Americans have a choice of helping these workers regain the ________, or walking past them in order to shop more. And that is the irony to the trend of stores opening on Thanksgiving. On the same day that we give thanks for all we have, why must we also rush out to buy more? Observers might say, “It’s just the logic of the market!” But the logic of the market is not some mystical process. It is the result of the ________ that we make.
【1】A.rise B.power C.life D.pleasure
【2】A.retired B.retreated C.relaxed D.rebelled
【3】A.in their favor B.of their own C.to their pleasure D.at their convenience
【4】A.exhaustion B.disappointment C.reluctance D.absence
【5】A.central B.subject C.sensitive D.beneficial
【6】A.provided B.secured C.organized D.arranged
【7】A.stuck B.occurred C.appealed D.extended
【8】A.rose B.declined C.survived D.defended
【9】A.uncertainty B.devotion C.trouble D.influence
【10】A.therefore B.also C.instead D.still
【11】A.business B.suggestion C.employment D.welfare
【12】A.sincere B.determined C.offensive D.willing
【13】A.taking over B.fighting back C.giving up D.looking forward
【14】A.protection B.identities C.salaries D.promotions
【15】A.efforts B.contributions C.decisions D.achievements
34、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.
Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.
The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.
If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.
And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.
35、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?
Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.
The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.
The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.
In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.
So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?
According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.
But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.
Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”
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、假如你是李华，刚刚参加完某一英语报社组织的“中学生英语夏令营”活动。请你给该活动的负责人Jane写一封信，要点如下：
1. 你从该活动中学到了什么；
2. 表达你的感激之情；
3. 渴望再次参加。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jane,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
39、假定你是李华，在美国作交换生，得知当地为庆祝端午节要举办赛龙舟活动，你想邀请好友Louise一起报名参加，请给她写一封信，要点如下：
1. 写信目的；
2. 活动意义；
3. 赛前准备。
注意：1. 词数80左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 龙舟节 the Dragon Boat Festival
为了纪念 in memory of
提前看视频 watch some videos in advance
分享经验 share experience
Dear Louise,
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Yours,
Li Hua
40、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对中国日报举办的“中国文化符号表情包设计大赛”非常感兴趣，特发邮件向你询问相关情况。请你回封邮件。内容包括：
1. 参赛作品要求和对象；
2. 投稿方式及截止日期；
3. 建议他参加比赛。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
参考词汇：中国文化符号表情包设计大赛Emoji Design Contest of Chinese Cultural Symbols
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
41、假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim发邮件询问你这学期居家学习的状况。请给Jim回一封邮件，内容包括：1.你居家期间的主要学习活动；2.你对居家学习的感受。
注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：居家期间the quarantine period
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua