【题目】Americans plan parties for many reasons. As in other cultures, many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious or national holidays. But some parties are especially American. For example, a group of neighbors may gather on their street to eat food, play music and visit with one another. This is called a block party. A woman might invite a group of women to a party called a baby shower for a friend who is about to give birth. Guests bring presents for the new baby.

Americans also attend tailgate parties. A tailgate is the back end of a truck or other vehicle that opens down. The tailgate parties are a big part of sports culture in the United States. Friends bring food and drink to a sports event. They eat together in the parking area of the sports stadium.

Birthday parties are also very popular. Many parents organize a party for their child around a theme. Birthday parties usually include gifts and a birthday cake with candles. In many parts of the United States, cupcakes have become a popular replacement for cakes.

Birthday parties can be low cost or very costly. Some parents take their children’s birthday parties very seriously, even when the child is too young to fully understand the celebration.

One group of parents started a website called Birthdays Without Pressure. They decided that some parents were under too much social pressure to plan costly parties for their children. The group sees this movement as an example of America’s culture of “too much stuff”. The group’s website gives suggestions on how to keep birthday celebrations simple, meaningful and fun without spending a lot of money. Their advice may be very helpful during this period of economic recession (萧条).

【1】What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Reasons for parties B. Birthdays without pressure

C. Different parties in the world D. American parties

2How many kinds of parties does the passage mention?

A. 5. B. 7. C. 6. D. 8.

3Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Birthday parties are the most popular in America.

B. Some parties in America are the same as in other countries.

C. There’s a party for the mother before her new baby is born.

D. Block party is especially American

4The purpose of Birthdays Without Pressure is to advise people to _________.

A. relieve people’s pressure

B. make birthday parties meaningful and costly

C. have meaningful birthday parties with low cost

D. spread America’s culture

【题目】If the hackings (黑客行为) taught us anything in 2014, it's actually nothing.

Password management firm SplashData released its list of the worst passwords of the year and it's just as terrible as you'd think. The most common leaked password in 2014 was "123456," followed by "password" both topped the list the year before, too.

While numbers were as popular as ever as passwords, sports terms like “baseball" and "football" were used more often. Birthday years were common too (especially 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992) and names like "Michael", "Jennifer" and "Hunter" are also among the top 100 worst passwords of 2014.

Here's a look at the top 10 worst passwords of the year:

1. 123456 (Unchanged from 2013) 6. 234567890 (Unchanged)

2. password (Unchanged) 7. baseball (New)

3. 12345 (Up 17) 8. dragon (New)

4. 12345678 (Down 1) 9. football (New)

5. qwerty (Down 1) 10. monkey (New)

This year's worst passwords are painfully weak, but what were once considered clever password strategies using symbols, capitalizations, the number 3 in place of the letter "e" are old tricks.

It's now recommended to pick a different password for each account you use you wouldn't use the same key in all of your locks, and the same goes for passwords.

Companies like Facebook, Twitter and Apple are now trying to make hacking more difficult on their services by offering two-factor authentication (认证), which is basically like double locking your door at night. Each time you want to log into (登录)span> that account, the company will send a code to your phone it changes after each login attempt, so hackers would have to be in physical possession of your smartphone to know the code.

1What can we learn from the text?

A. Hackers leaked many more passwords in 2014.

B. Symbols were among the top 10 worst passwords.

C. 123456 was the most common leaked password in both 2013 and 2014.

D. People are getting more experienced in picking their passwords.

【2】How many passwords were ranked lower on 2014's top 10 worst password list?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

【3】What is recommended in the text to have safer passwords?

A. Using long and strange passwords.

B. Changing passwords regularly.

C. Replacing "e" by "3" when setting passwords.

D. Choosing different passwords for different accounts.

【4】To fight against hacking, some companies ______.

A. don't accept weak passwords

B. double lock their doors at night

C. combine the password with a code to prove one's identity

D. prevent hackers from stealing customers' smartphones

【题目】Welcome to our homepage!

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1The free holiday in France includes ______.

A. accommodation at an ancient villa

B. fresh fruit, vegetables and meat

C. the best French wine

D. admission to Saint-Emilion

【2】What can people do in the Madives if they win the holiday there?

A. They can enjoy countryside views.

B. They can adventure some water sports.

C. They can stay at a guesthouse on the beach.

D. They can visit local families to experience island life.

【3】Where can we find the text?

A. In a guidebook. B. In a brochure.

C. On a website. D. In a magazine.

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