The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.
Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.
After he returned from India, he begin to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.
His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011.
小题1:Steve Jobs            when he was in school.

A．was an outstanding student

B．didn’t do very well

C．was always praised by others

D．didn’t learn anything

小题2:The underlined word “value” means         .

A．beauty

B．chance

C．importance

D．hope

小题3:Steve Jobs          .

A．received excellent college education

B．didn’t go to college at all

C．studied in college for 4 years

D．didn’t finish his college education

小题4:Steve Jobs named his computer company “Apple” because         .

A．apple was his favorite fruit

B．he designed the computer under an apple tree

C．he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard

D．the computer was designed on the orchard

小题5:Steve Job’s          would be the most important thing for his lifetime success.

A．“failure” in school

B．stay on the orchard

C．travel on India

D．new ideas

On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder(肩膀). “Hi, girl! My name is Rose, I’m 87 years old.”
“Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she replied. Rose became a college symbol(象征) this year and she easily on her from the other students.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I’ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor(幽默) every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose you dreams, you die!”she said.
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do anything, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.
She ended her speech by singing The Song of Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live then out in our daily lives.
At the year’s end, Rose finished the college education she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose did peacefully in her sleep.
小题1:Rose went to college because she         .

A．wanted to live longer

B．loved to stay with the young

C．wanted to realize her dream

D．planned to enjoy her life there

小题2:From the story we can see that Rose was    during her stay in college.

A．outgoing and popular	B．brave and hard-working
C．honest and athletic	D．calm and creative

小题3:Which of the following is included in Rose’s speech?

A．People won’t grow old if they stop playing.

B．The more you laugh, the younger you will be.

C．People easily become old if they do more things.

D．Time is especially important for young people.

小题4:At the end of her speech, Rose asked each of her classmates          .

A．to sing along with her

B．to sing one’s own song

C．to recite the lyrics

D．to do as the lyrics said

小题5:Which of the following can best describe the story?

A．Live with your dream.

B．Find secrets of staying young.

C．Learn wherever you are.

D．Be happy every day.

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.
When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.
“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.
Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.
小题1:The song Happy Birthday was written by                    .

A．an American girl

B．an American girl’s grandma

C．an American boy

D．an American girl’s friend

小题2:The girl was sad because                     .

A．she didn’t want to go to the party.

B．she would be busy that day.

C．she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift.

D．she wasn’t invited to the party.

小题3:What gift did she give her friend?                    

A．A flower.

B．A toy.

C．An interesting book.

D．A song.

小题4:What did her friends think of the song?  It was                 .

A．boring

B．beautiful

C．exciting

D．interesting

小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The girl was still poor after writing the song .

B．The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C．The girl’s friends had heard the song before.

D．The girl became famous because of the song.

A teenage girl couldn’t stand her parents’ family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be famous. But she had poor education and several years later she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still looking for her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she puts up a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes,“I still love you . . . , come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. The face was familiar（熟悉）. “Is that my mother?” she moved closer and read the words“I still love you ...” She cried. When she got home, it was early morning. She knocked on the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mother’s bedroom. Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up,“It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter held each other, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never been locked since you left.”
The door of parents’ love for their children will never be closed.
小题1:The girl left home because her parents were cruel to her.
小题2:No money caused the girl couldn’t be famous.
小题3:The mother put up her daughter’s photo on the wall so that she could find her daughter .
小题4:When the girl came back home, she couldn’t wait to see her mother.
小题5:From the story we know that parents love their children forever at any time.

Saturday, June 16th  
In the morning, we went camping along a path in Green Natural Park. We were happy because it was a sunny day. We were expecting an enjoyable two-day holiday. On the way, we kept singing and making jokes.
However, in the afternoon, when we finished our picnic at one o’clock, it was dark and windy. Soon, there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about but we could find no place to hide.
Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining, There were hours to go before we reached the campsite (野营地). It was even worse that our small compass (指南针) showed that we went to the wrong way. We had lost our way! 
We had to make a quick decision as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up the tent. Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep us warm. But we were unable to light the fire, as everything was wet. We dried ourselves, chatted and waited inside the tent. At about five o’clock, it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us had been very tired.
This camping trip may not be very successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing I’ve learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit.
小题1:The writer went camping in Green Natural Park            .

A．for 4 hour

B．for 2 days

C．in June

D．in the afternoon

小题2:It was even worse that they            .

A．had no picnic	B．lost their way
C．couldn’t light the fire	D．couldn’t know each other

小题3:Chris suggested that they should             in the rain.

A．set up a tent	B．reach the campsite
C．keep singing	D．find a place to hide

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true？

A．It was sunny in the morning.	B．None of them had an umbrella.
C．They gave up the camping at last.	D．They ran about to dry themselves.

小题5:The writer has learned the importance of             from the trip.

A．making a decision	B．working together
C．enjoying holidays	D．taking a compass

One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, "I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist(广告员)named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own corns in the hat. Without asking for permission, took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(识别)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said, "I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, "Spring has come, but I can't see anything.”
小题1:What's the blind man's name?

A．Tom.

B．John.

C．Tony.

D．Sorry, I don't know.

小题2:Who wrote a new message?

A．The blind man.	B．The teacher.
C．The publicist.	D．The farmer.

小题3:How did the blind man recognize the publicist?

A．By his sign.

B．By his footsteps.

C．By his voice.

D．By his corns.

小题4:When did the story happen?

A．In spring.

B．In summer.

C．In autumn.

D．In winter.

小题5:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Publicists are always friendly and helpful.

B．We can get more money by changing a sign.

C．The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money.

D．The power (力量) of language is great.

Some children are afraid to go to the dentist, but not me. I’m a boy of 8 and I have a funny dentist. His name is Dr. Smileyface. I don’t think that’s his real name, but that’s what he tells all the children who come to see him.
He has a cool waiting room. It has video games and a big toy box. Dr. Smileyface always wears funny hats. Sometimes he has his face painted. He asks funny questions like “Are you married yet?” and “Do you eat flowers to make your breath smell so sweet?” That makes me laugh. One time, he told me this joke, “What has lots of teeth but never goes to the dentist? A comb!” When I laughed, he pulled my tooth. It didn’t hurt at all! He also teaches me how to take care of my teeth in an interesting way. Before I leave, he always gives me a surprise. Last week he gave me a toy ship and I liked it very much.
小题1: How does the writer feel when he goes to the dentist?

A．Angry.

B．Afraid.

C．Sad.

D．Happy.

小题2:What does Dr. Smileyface teach the writer to do?

A．How to laugh.

B．How to take care of his teeth.

C．To eat flowers.

D．To paint his face.

小题3: What did Dr. Smileyface give the writer last week?

A．A toy ship.

B．A toy box.

C．A comb.

D．Flowers.

How old was I? I can’t remember. Maybe I was only 10. It was the first    16   without my father because he was away for something. He left me to fill that sad place in my mother’s heart. It was the Christmas when I stopped being a    17   and tried to play Father Christmas myself. I really wanted to make it happy and bright again. It was the Christmas of the    18  .
Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, a nice    19   shop in our town’s little shopping mall. It was dark green. And it was a    20  , heavy, wool dress coat. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,” she said in a low voice and    21  .
“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the mirror. She looked good on any clothes,       22   this coat suited her much better. She looked at the    23  , then hung the coat back on the rack, standing there once more to    24   
Eighty-seven dollars. But I decided to buy it for her. As we moved on    25  the mall, I found some excuse to return and asked one of the Tobias ladies to    26   the coat.
I helped clean every yard(庭院) in our neighbourhood—some yards twice, and soon I got the coat. The store ladies helped me put it in their biggest    27   with bright blue paper and thick silver ribbon(丝带). I don’t remember    28   I got it home, but I can still feel the wonderful    29   and pride that filled me. I would imagine the big space which the box would take up under our tree. Here it was—joy, peace and    30  —all in the box, waiting for Mom’s surprise.

小题1:	A．Easter B．Christmas C．Halloween D．Thanksgiving

小题2:	A．child B．son C．student D．teacher

小题3:	A．tree B．bag C．coat D．ribbon

小题4:	A．children’s B．women’s C．girl’s D．men’s

小题5:	A．big B．wide C．thin D．long

小题6:	A．tried it on B．put it on C．kept it on D．turned it on

小题7:	A．though B．or C．for D．and

小题8:	A．price B．design C．color D．material

小题9:	A．taste B．feel C．sound D．smell

小题10:

A．through B．over C．past D．across

小题11:

A．sell B．send C．keep D．wash

小题12:

A．tank B．basket C．bag D．box

小题13:

A．how B．why C．whether D．when

小题14:

A．development B．excitement C．improvement D．advertisement

小题15:

A．courage B．confidence C．love D．honesty

One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire(退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been…er…. A really long time!” His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him.”
Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to make a new one for his grandpa.
When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others. He carried it around with him the whole evening. When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift. His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.
As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position:________! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”
“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs(拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.
小题1:Jack remembered _____ his grandpa had given him two years before.

A．the birthday card

B．the business card

C．the book

D．the toy

小题2:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Jack’s parents helped him to make the gift for his grandpa.

B．Jack kept his secret about the gift before giving it to his grandpa.

C．Jack bought the business card for his grandpa.

D．Jack wanted his grandpa to make money for him.

小题3:What is Jack’s grandpa’s new position?

A．PART-TIME MANAGER	B．FULL-TIME MANAGER
C．PART-TIME GRANDPA	D．FULL-TIME GRANDPA

小题4:Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?

A．Because he would lose his position.

B．Because he was not cared for.

C．Because he was moved by Jack’s gift.

D．Because he was unhappy.

There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know how to be a good father. I couldn’t  16  him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “  17 ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a  18 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad — he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and  19  every penny I could and when I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to  20  it off to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, you only need to pay me five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a  21  to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house,   22  it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a hot day. As my dad got out of my car, I   23  him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his  24  from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 25  lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
Suddenly, it came up with me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,  26 hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him   27  about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he ask us to pay for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   28  me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my __29__. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”
His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   30  his throat(喉咙) and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

小题1:	A．like B．remember C．forget D．care

小题2:	A．Sorry B．Yes C．No D．Well

小题3:	A．car B．friend C．job D．present

小题4:	A．spent B．earned C．kept D．saved

小题5:	A．take B．put C．turn D．show

小题6:	A．ride B．leave C．trip D．hurry

小题7:	A．as B．although C．but D．since

小题8:	A．helped B．followed C．left D．watched

小题9:	A．tools B．clothes C．luggage D．bag

小题10:

A．fewer B．more C．longer D．less

小题11:

A．whatever B．whenever C．wherever D．however

小题12:

A．talk B．complain C．ask D．speak

小题13:

A．hand B．borrow C．lend D．take

小题14:

A．help B．advice C．treat D．idea

小题15:

A．cleaned B．wiped C．cleared D．felt