上海英文报暑假业高中进阶版第二套(语法填空+词汇+完形)适合高二升高三基础中等的学生(金山中心).doc

Shanghai Students’ Post 语法词汇完形填空第二套 Grammar Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. (A) Password is no longer the worst password on the internet, researchers have discovered. However, they warn the new worst password, 123456, is just as insecure. A team at SplashData (1)_____security firm, analysed millions of stolen passwords posted online in 2013 to compile their annual list of the worst. For the first time (2)_____ SplashData began compiling its annual list, password has lost its title as the most common and therefore Worst Password, and two-time runner-up 123456 took the dubious honor, the security firm said. However, password only (3)_____(fall) to number two on the list. Other passwords in the Top Ten include qwerty, abc123, 111111, and iloveyou. Another interesting aspect of this years list is that more short numerical passwords showed up even though websites are starting to enforce(4)_____(strong) password policies, Slain said.? For example, new to this years list are simple and easily guessable passwords like The firm said it publishes the list annually to try and get people (5)_______(change) their passwords to more secure phrases. As always, we hope that with more publicity about (6)_______ risky it is to use weak passwords, more people will start taking simple steps to protect (7)________ by using stronger passwords and using different passwords for different websites, the firm said. The company advises consumers or businesses (8)________(use) any of the passwords on the list to change them immediately. (B) People living in Finland commonly speak three to five languages, and nearly every Finn can speak English without any problems. But why are Finns so good at learning foreign languages? Researchers have recently found