25．A．control over　　 　 B．access to 　　　　C．words with　　　　　　　 D．pity on

24．A．turn on 　　　　　　　　 B．turn off　　　　　　　　　 C．turn down　　　　 　　 D．pick up

23．A．useless　　　　　　　　　　 B．practical　　　　　 　　 C．valuable　　　　　　　　　 D．meaningful

22．A．fun　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．conveniences　　　　　 C．advantages　　　　　　　 D．troubles

21．A．health　　　　　　　　　　 B．life　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．wealth　　　　　　　　　　 D．qualities

55．A．Gas 　　　　　　　　　 B．Pollution　 　　　　 C．Fire　　　　　 D．Stove

答案　 36.C　 37.A　 38.A　 39.B　 40.B　 41.B　 42.C　 43.B　 44.A　 45.D　 46.B　 47.C　 48.C　 49.A　 50.A　 51.B　 52.D　 53.D　 54.C　 55.A

Passage 9

(浙江省鄞州中学2008届高三5月模拟考试)

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 .

54．A．full　　　　 　　 B．warm　　　　 　　 C．safe　　　 　　　　 D．comfortable

53．A．attention　　　　　　 B．mind　　　　　　　　　 C．notice　　　　　　　　 D．care　　　　　　

52．A．look　　　　 　　 B．sight　　　 　　　　 C．knowing　　　 　 D．reach

51．A．patients　　　　　　　 B．children　　　　　　　 C．friends　　　　 D．the older