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 .
29 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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We all have dreams. Yet so few of us realize them. Often, a dream dies as quickly as it is born 36 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 37 on youth, beauty and academic achievement. This discovery gave me some idea to develop my dream although I was 38 .
My dream was 39 . I just dreamed of becoming a 40 when I was in secondary school. The employment field was a highly 41 place. It gave not only fierce competition to a disabled job-seeker but also the unfriendly treatment from the 42 strong and healthy. They looked on the disabled as the back row of society.
43 , I refused to sit in the back row. I decided to 44 a course in typing run by the government. When I 45 over the application form to the interviewer, she looked at me, then moved her eyes to my body. She advised me to 46 my choice from typing. But I was 47 to stay with it. “I will be a really good typist ,”I told her. She 48 me.
On the fifth month of the six-month course, five students were 49 to do some copy typing. I was one of them. I was very efficient and finished half of the work given to us all.
50 work came to me after this test. I could see quite clearly the way to 51 my dream. I was taken on as one of the typists in one of the offices immediately after my graduation. I did not 52 starting at the bottom of the ladder. Being a typist was just the beginning of the 53 . 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 54 at last.
Dreamers should keep reaching out for their dreams, whatever the 55 , 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
