More and more electronic devices and services in our daily life mean we have too many passwords and numbers to remember . Passwords help us protect our 21
and privacy , however , however ,they also bring us a lot of 22
Every day I need to remember much 23
information . Every morning I 24
my cellphone
? it needs a password . I get to work and I have to have 25
my computer with a password . Like many people in Britain , I have two bank 26
. One needs a five-digit number and a password ; 27
needs a six-digit number and a memorable place name . I have an online savings account that needs a different password 28
the password for my bank account .
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you never use a computer , you can be 30
by the password overload . Look in your wallet . Your probably 31
four or five credit cards . In these days of chip and pin , these are virtually useless if you do not have the magic four-digit numbers . The banks 32
you not to have the same number for all your cards . Give me a break . Am I going to carry five different random (随机的) four-digit numbers in my head ? 33
, I’m not Good Will Hunting .
I’ve tried systems to help me 34
— such as using the names of favorite films or members of my extended family ; but none seems to 35
. So what is the solution ?
If you are a technical expert , you can download a “ password safe ” . These are programs that 36
all your passwords so they can be used for accessing sites . The problem is that you can only use this on your home computer , and if that get 37 you are in trouble .
Some of the banks are starting to 38
customers a “ dongle ( 适配器 )” , which is a portable password device that plugs into your computer . This is an electronic version of writing the password down on a piece of paper . The 39
is that dongles cost money and if the one your bank gives you doesn’t let you store other websites’ passwords , you could 40
carrying a dozen dongles in your pocket .
Well , putting all your cash in a box under the bed never seems so attractive .
21．A．health
B．life
C．wealth
D．qualities
22．A．fun
B．conveniences
C．advantages
D．troubles
23．A．useless
B．practical
C．valuable
D．meaningful
24．A．turn on
B．turn off
C．turn down
D．pick up
25．A．control over
B．access to
C．words with
D．pity on
26．A．passwords
B．assistants
C．cards
D．accounts
27．A．another
B．others
C．the other
D．neither
28．A．with
B．in
C．from
D．above
29．A．Even if
B．As if
C．In case
D．As long as
30．A．hit
B．overthrown
C．attracted
D．hurt
31．A．steal
B．carry
C．bring
D．take
32．A．have
B．tell
C．allow
D．make
33．A．Above all
B．In all
C．After all
D．Of all
34．A．remember
B．operate
C．recognize
D．study
35．A．work
B．do
C．act
D．serve
36．A．process
B．destroy
C．store
D．create
37．A．changed
B．separated
C．hurt
D．stolen
38．A．promise
B．offer
C．teach
D．buy
39．A．fact
B．offer
C．problem
D．rule
40．A．end up
B．turn up
C．give up
D．make up
答案
21.C
22.D
23.A
24.A
25.B
26.D
27.C
28.C
29.A
30.A
31.B
32.B 33.C
34.A
35.A
36.C
37.D
38.B
39.C
40.A
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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We all have dreams. Yet so few of us realize them. Often, a dream dies as quickly as it is born
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we lack the confidence to keep it. When I was old enough to understand the realities of life, I realized that society puts a high
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on youth, beauty and academic achievement. This discovery gave me some idea to develop my dream although I was
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.
My dream was
39
. I just dreamed of becoming a
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when I was in secondary school. The employment field was a highly
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place. It gave not only fierce competition to a disabled job-seeker but also the unfriendly treatment from the
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strong and healthy. They looked on the disabled as the back row of society.
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, I refused to sit in the back row. I decided to
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a course in typing run by the government. When I
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over the application form to the interviewer, she looked at me, then moved her eyes to my body. She advised me to
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my choice from typing. But I was
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to stay with it. “I will be a really good typist ,”I told her. She
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me.
On the fifth month of the six-month course, five students were
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to do some copy typing. I was one of them. I was very efficient and finished half of the work given to us all.
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work came to me after this test. I could see quite clearly the way to
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my dream. I was taken on as one of the typists in one of the offices immediately after my graduation. I did not
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starting at the bottom of the ladder. Being a typist was just the beginning of the
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. Having achieved one dream, I set out to achieve others. I worked and studied at the same time, which was no easy task. But all my efforts
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at last.
Dreamers should keep reaching out for their dreams, whatever the
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, until they get what they want in life and live their dreams.
36. A. until
B. because
C. although
D. unless
37. A. balance
B. view
C. value
D. measure
38. A. disabled
B. talented
C. excited
D. interested
39. A. wonderful
B. complex
C. strange
D. simple
40. A. teacher
B. typist
C. scientist
D. doctor
41. A. competitive
B. valuable
C. mysterious
D. admirable
42. A. especially
B. extremely
C. physically
D. fortunately
43. A. Therefore
B. However
C. Besides
D. Moreover
44. A. join
B. give
C. receive
D. take
45. A. took
B. went
C. handed
D. turned
46. A. change
B. protect
C. make
D. prevent
47. A. devoted
B. decided
C. determined
D. intended
48. A. received
B. accepted
C. rejected
D. celebrated
49 .A. promised
B. forced
C. suggested
D. chosen
50. A. More
B. Less
C. Easier
D. Better
51. A. achieving
B. turning
C. finishing
D. enjoying
52. A. appreciate
B. like
C. consider
D. mind
53. A. experience
B. work
C. climb
D. career
54. A. were paid back
B. paid back
C. were paid off
D. paid off
55. A. happiness
B. pain
C. sorrow
D. excitement
参考答案
36—40 BCADB
41—45 ACBDC
46—50 ACBDA
51—55 ADCDB
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It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang.I
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the front door and saw two small children in
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huddling together(挤在一起) inside the storm door on the top step.
“Any old
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，Lady？” asked one of them.I was busy.I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet.They were
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thin little sandals(凉鞋)，wet with heavy snow.“Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot
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.”
They walked over and sat down at the table.Their
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sandals left marks upon the floor.I served them coffee and bread with jam to fight against the cold
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.Then I went back to the
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and started again on my household budget.
The silence in the front room
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me.I looked in.The girl held the
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cup in her hands，looking at it.The boy asked in a flat
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，“Lady，are you rich？”“Am I rich？Mercy，no！”
I looked at my shabby slipcovers(家具套)．The girl
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her cup back in saucer(茶杯碟) carefully and said，“Your
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match your saucers.” Her voice was hungry with a need
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no amount of food could supply.They left after that，holding their bundles of papers against the wind.They hadn’t said “thank you”．They didn’t
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to.They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be
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.Plain blue china cups and saucers were
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worth five pence.But they
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.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room.The muddy prints of small sandals were
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wet upon my floor.Let them be for a while，I thought.Just
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I should begin to forget how rich I am.
1．A.opened
B．closedC．crossedD．fixed
2．A.debtB．ragsC．tearsD．sickness
3．A.clothesB．blanketsC．papersD．toys
4．A.sellingB．enjoyingC．tearingD．wearing
5．A.wineB．beerC．teaD．coffee
6．A.giantB．fluentC．wetD．loose
7．A.upwardsB．outsideC．downtownD．indoors
8．A.kitchenB．bedroomC．living roomD．dining room
9．A.struckB．meltC．recognizedD．varied
10．A.glassB．emptyC．valuableD．broken
11．A.noiseB．soundC．voiceD．respond
12．A.calledB．broughtC．wentD．put
13．A.cupsB．chairsC．platesD．slipcovers
14．A.whichB．thatC．whereD．whether
15．A.dareB．forgetC．needD．regret
16．A.crazyB．mysteriousC．ripeD．grateful
17．A.wellB．onlyC．tooD．instead
18．A.rolledB．panickedC．matchedD．occurred
19．A.alreadyB．notC．neverD．still
20．A.in caseB．even ifC．asD．so long asⅠ. 1．A 2．B 3．C 4．D 5．D 6．C 7．B 8．A 9．A 10．B 11．C 12．D 13．A 14．B 15．C 16．D 17．B 18．C 19．D 20．A