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Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out(退学). But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in his life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
His Apple Computer was so successful that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
He often said, “I live in order to change the world, there aren’t any other reasons. The only way to have a great achievement is to love your own career. If you can’t find your favorite career, go on looking for it and never give up.”
This is Steven Jobs, though he is dead, his spirit and achievements still influence our lives.
1.Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.
A.never did his lessons B.dropped out
C.always made troubles with his schoolmates D.he was full of new ideas
2.Why did Steven Jobs go to India?
A.Because he wanted to be a video game designer.
B.Because he wanted to get some new ideas.
C.Because he wanted to make a new type of computer.
D.Because he wanted to have a happy summer.
3.Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.
A.new ideas B.Apple Computer C.video games D.saying
4.From this passage we know Steven Jobs ________.
A.didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates
B.liked traveling in India and California
C.liked trying new things and making his new ideas come true
D.thought he had many reasons to live in the world
5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to this passage?
A.The only way to have a great achievement is to love your career.
B.The name “Apple” helped Jobs to remember a happy summer in an apple tree garden.
C.If you can’t find the career you love, give it up and try another one.
D.People remember Jobs because of his achievements.
I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard(果园),looking up at the branches above me.It is one of the last days of summer.Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler.Some kinds of apples are already ripe(成熟的).Others will be ready to pick soon.I think of my grandmother’s apple pie,and how I used to make it with her.She died last year,before the apple harvest,and I have not had her pie since.I really miss her.I hear bees busily humming about,visiting the late summer flowers.The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.
The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes.Above me,big white clouds race across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the w ind.School starts in another week,and time seems to have slowed down.
“Sophie!”calls my grandfather.“Is that you?”I stand up,take his hand,and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard.We talk about apples,and bees,and Grandma.He tells me that he misses her too.
He puts his rough,brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close.“You know,Sophie,”he says,“I spent the morning in the attic(阁楼),and you’ll never guess what I found.It’s the recipe(烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie.I used to help her make it sometimes.I can’t do it all alone,but you used to help her too.Maybe between the two of us,we ca n work it out.Want to try?”
“But it won’t be the same without Grandma,” I tell him.
“That’s true,”he says,“but nothing_is_the_same_without_Grandma.Still,I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie.What do you say?” I nod yes,and we walk towards home...towards an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen,making Grandma’s famous apple pie.
1.We learn from the passage that Sophie .
A.likes to watch clouds in the attic
B.comes to the orchard after school
C.enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much
D.picks many apples in the orchard
2.Sophie’s grandfather spent the morning in the attic______ .
A.looking for Grandma’s recipe for apple pie
B.helping Sophie’s grandmother make apple pie
C.trying to make apple pie all alone for Sophie
D.talking about apples,and bees,and Grandma with Sophie
3.The underlined part in the last paragraph shows
A.how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie
B.how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies
C.how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard
D.how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma
4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A.My grandfather’s orchard B.My grandmother’s apple pie
C.A morning in the attic D.The last days of summer
第三部分阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读短文,从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中,选出最佳选项.
A
Years of storms had taken their toll on the old windmill(风车). Its wheel, rusted and fallen, lay silent in the lush bluegrass.
I hadn‘t walked across our old farm in fifteen years. Fifteen years ago,rain or shine, I used to walk this path each day to see Greta. She always made me smile, even after my sister and I had just had a big quarrel. I would help Greta with her chores. Then we would enjoy her delicious homemade chocolate cookies and ice cream. Being confined to a wheel chair didn‘t stop Greta from being a great cook.
Greta gave me two of the greatest gifts I‘ve ever received. First, she taught me how to read. She also taught me that when I forgave Sister for our quarrels, it meant I wouldn‘t keep feeling like a victim(受害者). Instead, I would feel sunny.
Mr. Dinking, the local banker, tried to foreclose on Greta‘s house and land after her husband passed away. Thanks to Pa and Uncle Johan, Greta got to keep everything. Pa said that it was the least he could do for someone talented enough to teach me to read!
Soon folks were coming from miles around to buy Greta‘s homemade cakes, pies, breads, cookies, cider, and ice cream. Greta even had me take a big apple pie to Mr. Dinking who became one of her best customers and friends. That‘s just what Greta was. She could turn anyone into a friend!
Greta always said, "Dear, keep walking in sunshine!" No matter how terrible my day started, I always felt sunny walking home from Greta‘s house---even beneath the winter starlight.
I arrived at Greta‘s house today just after sunset. An ambulance had stopped a few feet from her door, its red lights flashing. When I ran into the old house, Greta recognized me right away.
She smiled at me with her unforgettable twinkling blue eyes. She was almost out of breath when she reached out and softly touched my arm. Her last words to me were "Dear, keep walking in sunshine!"
56. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. What Greta taught me B. Greta would never die
C. The past sunny days D. Keep walking in sunshine
57. What can we know about Greta from the passage?
A. She was kind and forgiving B. She was rich and generous
C. She was energetic and confidence D. She was practical and helpful
58. The author used to go to see Greta every day mainly because _____.
A. Greta could treat the author with delicious food
B. Greta could give the author comfort
C. the author could learn how to read from Greta
D. the author could learn something valuable from Greta
59. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Greta lived a hard and lonely life.
B. Greta was loved and respected by all the people there.
C. Greta must be a relative of the author’s family.
D. The author had been out of touch with Greta for fifteen years.
对话填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面对话,根据各题所给首字母的提示,在答题卡上标有题号的横线上,写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式,使对话通顺。
WB: Hi, Carl. Have you ordered yet? Carl: No, I’m just looking at the (76) m______. Are you hungry? WB: Yes, I sure am. I got up late and went (77) w______ breakfast. Right now I could eat an ox. Carl: Ok. I’ll (78) g______ the waiter. A few moments later Waitress: Just let me wipe your table and then I’ll take your (79) o______. Ok? Carl:And I’ll have a ham salad, please. WB: And I’ll have a hot dog, (80) w______ a potato salad. Waitress: Anything to (81) f______? Carl: Banana ice cream with hot chocolate sauce for me, please. WB: I’ll have apple pie with ice cream and jam sauce. Waitress: Ok. Carl: So how are you, Wang Bing? Are you excited about your new job? WB. Yes, I’ll start work at the Farm Institute next month, I’m looking forward to that. My only (82) r______ is that it’s quite a long way from all my friends. Carl: All the (83) s______, I expect you’ll enjoy coming into town now and (84) a______. WB: Yes. I’d like to invite you to dinner at my (85) f______ before I move. Carl: That would be nice. Let’s fix a date. |
76.m_______ 77.w_______ 78.g_______ 79.o_______ 80.w_______ 81.f_______ 82.r_______ 83.s_______ 84.a_______ 85.f_______ |
In Europe people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right throughout the meal, a system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the American zigzag(曲折的)method. Americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually change their forks to the left hand when they have to cut their meat. It seems to be funny for the Europeans to see Americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises. A few explanations for this American style are as follows:?
(1)Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our working tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently.?
(2)Americans, the master of the New World are rebels(叛逆者).They use the zigzag method to break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England. Americans are a restless kind. They do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining.
(3)Forced to do so, they respond by “playing” with the silver.?
Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of American innocence(无知)of form. Arguments against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of tradition. In Old World dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as an instant defense against the uninvited intruders(入侵者).However, such alertness(警觉) is out of place in the New World, as every American believes that this is the home of the brave. Americans juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades(刀).?
Americans use _______ to hold their fork to pick up the salad.?
A. the right hand B. the left hand?
C. both hands D. either of the two hands?
As the masters of the New World, Americans use a different cutting method from that in the Old World to _______.?
A. show their independence of Mother England?
B. show their disrespect to Mother England?
C. add a new tradition to those in Mother England?
D. show off their creativeness to Mother England?
In the sentence, the word “juggle” probably means _______.?
A. hold B. play with C. pick up D. lay down?
Which of the following statements is NOT true??
A. European people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand.
B. The zigzag eating method is related to American characteristics.?
C. The zigzag eating method has become an American feature.?
D. European people will use the American method because of its efficiency.
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