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Grammar

Direction s: 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 year's 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 year's 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 that Finland’ s peculiar custom of early music training(9)____ even babies and toddlers(学步儿童) learn core music skills through songs and games(10)_____ influence Finns’ strong language capacity because music training boosts all the language-related networks in the brain.

(11)_____ ______ their studies, just one hour a week of learning music is enough for children to exhibit a higher ability to learn both the grammar and the pronunciation of foreign languages, compared to their classmates(12)______had learned a different extracurricular activity.

When children start studying music before the age of seven, they develop bigger vocabularies, a better sense of grammar and a higher IQ. (13)____advantages benegit both the development of their mother tongue and the learning of foreign languages.Music training(14)______(start)during this period also boosts the brain’s ability to subtle differences between sounds and assist

(15)_____ the pronunciation of languages. And this gift lasts for life, as it(16)_____(find) that adults who had musical training in childhood still retain this ability to learn foreign languages quicker and more efficiently than adults who did not have early childhood music training.

Vocabulary

Section B

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. immediate

B. control

C. contributing

D. balance

E. similar

F. original

G. protective

H. physically

I. ancestor

J. driving

K. evolved

Frightening situation can cause a reaction that energizes the system and train people to beware of actual threats, according to research.

People think being afraid is a bad thing, but the reason we__1___ to be afraid is that the world is so dangerous that we have formed very powerful systems that automatically force us to do our natural__2___behavior,” says Michael Fanselow, a UCLA behavioral neuroscientist(行为神经学家)。

Some fears are learned; others are embedded(嵌入) in our DNA. Even our tiny-brained

__3___understood that snakes, blood and heights were unsafe. And the rear made__4___ responses, Fanselow says.

The neuroscientist suggests that, like the __5____Grimm’s Fairy Tales, scary films teach us to beware of actual threats. “Watching horror movies can teach you how to face and deal with your fears when you have more__6____and your automatic fear responses are still strong, “Fanselow says. “if you know you’re going into a dangerous environment, it’s good to have a lot of training and experiences that are___7___.

A major brain area___8____the fear response is the amygadla(杏仁体).Risk-taking happens in teenage years and early adulthood, when people have to face dealing with dangers on their own. The brain changes___9___when we learn , and young adulthood is when the parts of our brain that provoke and control our fears need experiences in order to learn and come into __10___, Fanselow explains.

Cloze

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Should museums be free?

That’s the question some in the cultural travel community are asking following news of a class action lawsuit filed in early March ___1____ one of the world’s most prestigious, expensive and visited museums.

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is accused of deceptive ____2___practices, according to a suit filed by attorney Arnold Weiss on behalf of three museum visitors. The lawsuit charges that the museum leads people to believe the $25 fee is __3_____rather than merely recommended, and seeks compensation for all visitors who paid the full price via credit card over the last few years.

The Met attracts some six million visitors per year, all of whom encounter a sign at the

entrance__4_____the museum’s $25 adult admission fee. In smaller type just below is the word “recommended”. As a result, some 40% of Met visitors pay the full ticket price___5___noticing it. The Met has countered that its policy has been in place for more than 40 years.

The suit raises questions about the pricing of museums across the US, ___6______ from free to a recommended fee to mandatory ticket fee. This is ____7_____ some countries, like the UK, where all national museums are free.

A survey of 30 top US museums by The Art Newspaper found that the root of the __8_____ lies in a philosophical divide. In one camp are museums focused on generating revenue, while the other camp believes museums should be free community____9_____.

According to the _____10___ “museums in major cities – especially those that ___11____ tourists – by and large charge for entry. Their counterparts in areas with___12____ international tourists or which rely on local visitors are more likely to be free because they need those visitors to ____13_____”

If more museums were to adopt free admission policies, support mechanisms would need to be

__14_______. Among them would be strong government grant programmes for the arts, more private ___15_____and a revived culture of philanthropy, whereby members of the public participate in membership programs to support cultural institutions.

What do you think? Should museums be free for all? Let us know on ourFacebook page.

1. A. with B. to C. against D. for

2. A. visiting B. ticketing C. displaying D. recommending

3. A. prohibited B. forced C. voluntary D. required

4. A. charging B. informing C. reading D. writing

5. A. after B. before C. without D. while

6. A. ranging B. varying C. starting D. moving

7. A. different from B. keeping pace with

C.in contrast to

D. lagging behind

8. A. question B. lawsuit C. disagreement D. debate

9. A. treasures B. recourses C. facilities D. services

10A.legend B. media C. survey D. research

11 A. attract B. welcome C. withdraw D. delight

12A. increasing B. decreasing C. more D. fewer

13.A. pay B. return C. comment D. support

14. A. in time B. in need C. in place D. in order

15.A. contribution B. commitment C. fund D. donations

参考答案

Grammar

1.a;

2. since;

3. fell;

4. stronger;

5. to change;

6. how;

7. themselves;

8. using;

9. where; 10.

may/might; 11. According to; 12. who; 13. These; 14. started; 15. in; 16. has been found

Vocabualry: 1-5 KGIAF; 6-10 BEJHD

Cloze: 1-5 CBDBC 6-10 ACDBC 11-15 ADBCD

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