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1、Shanghai Students Post语法 &词汇 &完形填空第二套GrammarDirection 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 w

2、ord 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

3、 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

4、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

5、 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

6、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

7、 of the passwords on the list to change them immediately.(BPeople 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 cu

8、stom 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 enou

9、gh 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 se

10、nse 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_(startduring this period also boosts the brain s ability to subtle differences between sounds and assist(15_ the pronunciation of languages. And

11、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.VocabularySection BDirections: Complete the following passage by us

12、ing the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. Frightening situation can cause a reaction that energizes the system and train people to bewareof actual threats, according to research.People think being afraid is a bad thing, but the reason

13、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_

14、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

15、 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 ye

16、ars 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.ClozeIII. Reading Co

17、mprehensionSection ADirections: 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?Thats the question some in the cultural travel community are asking following new

18、s of a class action lawsuit filed in early March _1_ one of the worlds most prestigious, expensive and visited museums.New Yorks 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

19、 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 theentrance_4_the mu

20、seums $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 ac

21、ross 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 g

22、enerating 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

23、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.1. A. with B. to C. against D. for2. A. visiting B. ticketing C. displaying D. recommending3. A. prohibited B. forced C. voluntary D. required4. A. charging B. informing C. reading D. writing5. A. after B. be