根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。（共20分，每小题1分）
Passage 1
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.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 |
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. |
Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.
| A．new ideas | B．Apple Computer | C．video games | D．saying |
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 |
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. |
In the morning, Mr. Smith comes into the garden at the back of his house. He sees too much snow in the garden. Mr. Smith wants to take his car out, so he asks a man to clean the road from his garage to the gate. He says to the man, “Don’t throw any snow on the flowers, and don’t throw any on the wall, and don’t throw any into the street, or the policeman will come.” Then he goes out.
When he comes back, the road is clean. There is no snow on the flowers, on the wall or in the street. But when he opens the garage to get his car out, he sees: there is full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car is under the snow!
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）：Mr. Smith’s garden is behind his house.
He wants a man to clean the road because he doesn’t like snow at all.
He doesn’t tell the man where to throw the snow in the garden.
The man throws the snow into the garage.
Mr. Smith feels very happy when he opens the garage to get his car out.
For many people of Norway(挪威)，skiing(滑雪) is the best way to have fun in winter. Almost everyone can ski. Children learn to ski after they learn to walk. Long long ago in Norway，there were no buses, trains or cars. People had to find a way to walk over the deep snow. Skis were the right answer!
Although they love winter, the people of Norway are also happy to see summer come. They enjoy the out-door activities at any time of the year. In summer they swim and sunbathe near the beach. Some people go hiking and go mountain climbing. Sail-boating is also very popular during the warm sunny summer months.
The Norwegians(挪威人), like people everywhere, find many in-door ways to have a good time. During the long winter they also enjoy movies. They like to read books from the libraries in all seasons. Family life is very important to the people of Norway.In winter, ____ is the most popular sport for Norwegians to have a good time.
A. skiing. B. skating C. swimmingLong long time ago, Norwegians skied for ________.
A. having fun
B. walking over the deep snow
C. making moneyHow many activities can you find in the passage?
A. 6B. 7 C. 8The writer wants to tell us about ______.
A. skiing
B. the life of Norwegians
C. out-door activitiesWhich sentence is right?
A. Norwegians like winter, but they don’t like summer.
B. Norwegians don’t think family life is very important.
C. Norwegians also like indoor activities.
Last Sunday evening, I went to town with my mother. After we bought lots of things, we went out the supermarket and found it was raining hard. But we had no umbrella. Just when we were trying to get into a taxi, a strange old man came up to us. He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said he would give the umbrella to us for one dollar. He said he lost his wallet and needed some money to take a taxi to go back home.
My mother didn’t believe what he said at first, and asked him a lot of questions and then gave him a dollar. But the man didn’t get into a taxi. We followed him and found he went into a club and bought himself a glass of whiskey with the dollar. After he drank it, he put on his hat and took one of the many wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one. Soon after that, he sold it again.What’s the weather like that day?
A. It was windy.
B. It was sunny.
C. It was rainy.In fact, the old man wanted to get money to ______.
A. buy a wallet
B. buy some whiskey
C. buy an umbrellaThe old man got ______ from the writer’s mother.
A. one yuan B. one dollar C. two dollarsFrom the passage, we can know that the old man was ______.
A. not honest B. friendly C. helpfulThe underlined word “strange” means ______ in Chinese.
A. 可怜的 B. 喝醉的 C. 陌生的
任务型阅读。根据短文内容填写下列表格，每格只填一词。（共5分）
Nowadays parents and their children are spending less time together. As a result, many children are getting less love than their parents once got. How to help parents and their children stay connected? Below is a list of helpful tips for family life.
Eat and chat
Sharing a meal together lets parents and their children have time to talk about each other’s lives. This is also a time for parents to listen to and give advice to their children.
Read often
It is important for parents to read to their children. Reading to your children cultivates(培养) an interest for knowledge. It also helps their attention last longer. Look for books that your children like reading. After their reading, ask questions about what the books are about.
Plan an outing
Sometimes getting out of the house is important. Jump into the family car and go for a trip to the beach. Also a visit to a zoo, a park or a museum will lead to a long discussion.
Help with schoolwork
A great way to spend more time with children and light a fire of learning is to help children with their schoolwork. A parent’s help will cause a child to become more interested in school and to improve his or her grades.
| Tips for better |
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| Eat and chat |
Talk about each other’s lives Listen to children and give them advice. |
| Read often |
Read to children so that they will become Look for books that children prefer to read. Ask children questions about what the books are about. |
| Plan an outing |
Get out of the house to visit some |
| Help with schoolwork |
Spend more time |
What do Napoleon, Clinton and Wang Nan have in common? They are all left-handed. Today about 15% of the people are left-handed. But why are people left-handed? The answer is the way the brain (大脑) works. The brain has two halves---the right half and the left half. The right half controls (控制) the left side of the body, and the left half controls the right side of the body. So right-handed people have a strong left brain, and the left–handed people have a strong right brain.
The two halves of the brain are about the same size. But each side controls different things. The left side controls language, Maths and logic (逻辑). When you remember new words, or when you put things in order, you use your left side.
The right side of the brain controls colour and music. It is also good at recognizing (认出) faces. This does not mean that all artists are left-handed and all accountants (会计师) are right-handed. Some right-handers have a strong right brain, and some left-handers have a strong left brain. From the passage we know _________.
| A．all artists are left-handed |
| B．all accountants are right-handed |
| C．the left side of the brain controls your love of art, colour and music |
| D．some right-handers have a strong left brain |
Whether(是否) people are right-handed or left-handed is mostly decided by ________ .
| A．their parents |
| B．their minds |
| C．the way the brain works |
| D．the way the head works |
Each side of the brain __________ .
| A．likes music and Maths |
| B．controls different things |
| C．controls the same thing |
| D．has two halves |
When you are singing, you are using your __________.
| A．logic thinking | B．heart |
| C．right brain | D．left halves |
Which part of the body does the right half of the brain control?
| A．The right side of the body. |
| B．The left side of the body. |
| C．The heart. |
| D．The language. |