1/5ShanghaiStudents’Post语法&词汇&完形填空第二套GrammarDirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)'Password'isnolongertheworstpasswordontheinternet,researchershavediscovered.However,theywarnthenew'worstpassword',123456,isjustasinsecure.AteamatSplashData(1)_____securityfirm,analysedmillionsofstolenpasswordspostedonlinein2013tocompiletheirannuallistoftheworst.'Forthefirsttime(2)_____SplashDatabegancompilingitsannuallist,'password'haslostitstitleasthemostcommonandthereforeWorstPassword,andtwo-timerunner-up"123456"tookthedubioushonor,'thesecurityfirmsaid.However,'password'only(3)_____(fall)tonumbertwoonthelist.OtherpasswordsintheTopTeninclude'qwerty,''abc123,''111111,'and'iloveyou.''Anotherinterestingaspectofthisyear'slististhatmoreshortnumericalpasswordsshowedupeventhoughwebsitesarestartingtoenforce(4)_____(strong)passwordpolicies,'Slainsaid.Forexample,newtothisyear'slistaresimpleandeasilyguessablepasswordslikeThefirmsaiditpublishesthelistannuallytotryandgetpeople(5)_______(change)theirpasswordstomoresecurephrases.'Asalways,wehopethatwithmorepublicityabout(6)_______riskyitistouseweakpasswords,morepeoplewillstarttakingsimplestepstoprotect(7)________byusingstrongerpasswordsandusingdifferentpasswordsfordifferentwebsites,'thefirmsaid.Thecompanyadvisesconsumersorbusinesses(8)________(use)anyofthepasswordsonthelisttochangethemimmediately.(B)PeoplelivinginFinlandcommonlyspeakthreetofivelanguages,andnearlyeveryFinncanspeakEnglishwithoutanyproblems.ButwhyareFinnssogoodatlearningforeignlanguages?2/5ResearchershaverecentlyfoundthatFinland’speculiarcustomofearlymusictraining(9)____evenbabiesandtoddlers(学步儿童)learncoremusicskillsthroughsongsandgames(10)_____influenceFinns’stronglanguagecapacitybecausemusictrainingboostsallthelanguage-relatednetworksinthebrain.(11)___________theirstudies,justonehouraweekoflearningmusicisenoughforchildrentoexhibitahigherabilitytolearnboththegrammarandthepronunciationofforeignlanguages,comparedtotheirclassmates(12)______hadlearnedadifferentextracurricularactivity.Whenchildrenstartstudyingmusicbeforetheageofseven,theydevelopbiggervocabularies,abettersenseofgrammarandahigherIQ.(13)____advantagesbenegitboththedevelopmentoftheirmothertongueandthelearningofforeignlanguages.Musictraining(14)______(start)duringthisperiodalsobooststhebrain’sabilitytosubtledifferencesbetweensoundsandassist(15)_____thepronunciationoflanguages.Andthisgiftlastsforlife,asit(16)_____(find)thatadultswhohadmusicaltraininginchildhoodstillretainthisabilitytolearnforeignlanguagesquickerandmoreefficientlythanadultswhodidnothaveearlychildhoodmusictraining.VocabularySectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.immediateB.controlC.contributingD.balanceE.similarF.originalG.protectiveH.physicallyI.ancestorJ.drivingK.evolvedFrighteningsituationcancauseareactionthatenergizesthesystemandtrainpeopletobewareofactualthreats,accordingtoresearch.Peoplethinkbeingafraidisabadthing,butthereasonwe__1___tobeafraidisthattheworldissodangerousthatwehaveformedverypowerfulsystemsthatautomaticallyforceustodoournatural__2___behavior,”...
