Steven Jobs, the designer(设计者) 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. 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 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(汽车库). 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 such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.．Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he __________.
A. never did his lessons
B. was full of new ideas
C. always made troubles with his schoolmates．The underlined words “dropped out’’ mean “__________” in Chinese.
A. 退学 B. 争吵 C.迟到．Steven Jobs designed his new computer __________.
A. in India B. with his friend C. in an apple tree garden．Steven Jobs was famous for his __________ all over the world.
A. new ideas B. Apple Computer C. video games．From this passage we know __________.
A. Steven Jobs didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates
B. Steven Jobs liked traveling in India and California
C. Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making new ideas become true
根据短文内容填空，每空不超过4个单词。
Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “You are yellow.” “She has a green thumb( 拇指 ).” “ He has told me a white lie.” And so on. So she went to her English teacher for help.
Mary : Mrs. Smith, there is a color in each of these sentences. Could you tell me what they mean?
Mrs. Smith: In English, yellow sometimes means afraid. Blue means sad. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one.
Mary: Would you give me an example for a white lie?
Mrs. Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like them, but you won’t say so. Instead you say, “No, I’m not hungry.” That is a white lie.
Mary : Oh, I see. Thank you very much.Mary did not understand the sentences and asked Mrs. Smith for ______________.
You are blue today means you feel _____________.
I don’t have a _______________, so all my plants are dead.
My friend didn’t want me to know the fact of the accident. He told me_____________.
This passage is about _____________ and their meanings.
Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen.But what will the changes be?
The population (人口) is growing fast.There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel.Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.In the future there will be _______.
| A．much more fruit | B．more people | C．less vegetables | D．less people |
Every family will have at least a _______ in the future.
| A．robot | B．cow | C．TV set | D．computer |
In the future people don’t have to _______
| A．work long hours | B．work fast | C．walk on foot | D．eat meat |
People may not eat _______ as much as they do today.
| A．fruit | B．fish | C．meat | D．rice |
One big problem in the future is that ________.
| A．many people don’t have to work |
| B．many people will not be able to find work |
| C．people have to work fast |
| D．all the work will be done by robots |
It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests（客人）came and went,but the party went on.Then the bell rang.Several people shouted. “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in.Nobody knew him,but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host（主人）.“Do you know,”he said，“Nobody invited me to this party．I don’t know you，I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate,so I came here to find him,and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”There was ________ in the house．
| A．a New Year’s party | B．a birthday party |
| C．an evening party | D．a Christmas party |
While the small man was staying in the house，he was ________．
| A．dancing | B．drinking | C．shouting | D．talking |
How long did the small man stay at the party?
| A．For an hour． | B．For half an hour． | C．For 90 minutes． | D．For a while. |
Why did the small man go to the party?
| A．He wanted to have a drink． |
| B．He wanted to find the man who stopped the car in front of his gate． |
| C．He wanted to make friends with them． |
| D．He wanted to see his old friend． |
Who was the small man?
| A．The host’s guest． | B．The host’s wife’s guest． |
| C．One of the guest’s friends． | D．No one knew him． |
A middle school organized a “No TV Week” program. All the teachers, parents and students worked together for this program and most of them found it to be a very good one. The headmaster said, “The idea was not to stop watching TV completely but for the students just to find how much time they watch TV and try to use the time for other things.” What did the students say about this “No TV Week”? One boy said, “I can’t believe I haven’t watch TV for a week, but it’s been fun doing it.” A girl student said, “I’m going to give up all TV program except for ‘Our Animal World’ and other language-teaching program. I’m really pleased that I have more time to do things like walking and thinking. I enjoy this ‘No TV Week’ very much…” But not all the students thought it was good. Here one student Paul said something different, “I don’t like ‘No TV Week’ because I like watching TV. I have lots of favorite programs and I don’t want to miss them. But we have to do it.”The “No TV Week” program begins——.
A. in a familyB on a newspaper C. in a school D. with a movie ________ people express(表达) their ideas in the passage.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
All the students like the program except(除了)--------
| A．Clark | B．David | C．Sonia | D．Paul |
The Chinese meaning of the underline word “completely” is__________
| A．完全地 | B．渐渐地 | C．理性地 | D．一致地 |
Maybe(可能) a (an)_____ writes the passage.
| A．policeman | B．doctor | C．actor(演员) | D．reporter（记者） |
Earthquakes happen without warning(前兆)．They can happen any time of a day，at any point during the year．But don’t worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt． Only a few big ones hurt people． However，it’s important to know what to do when an earthquake is happening．
Do NOT go outside．You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings．If you are outside，stay away from buildings and power lines (输电线)．
Stay under a desk，table，or other strong furniture（家具）．Hold on to it．Or stay in a corner of the building．Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel（围巾） or clothing．Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside．
Keep away from windows，pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building，and anything else that could fall and hurt you．Most people get injured by falling things during an earthquake，not by the shaking itself．
Also keep away from a fire．You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire．
If you are driving when an earthquake happens，stop the car if it’s safe．Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops，and don’t drive near bridges． Try not to stop by power lines or trees．These could fall and hurt you．Most earthquakes are too ----to hurt people．
| A．strong | B．weak | C．dangerous | D．heavy |
From the passage，when an earthquake is happening，we should.
| A．stay under a big building |
| B．stay under a strong furniture |
| C．stand by windows |
| D．drive near a big bridge |
It isn’t safe for you towhile the earthquake is happening．
| A．run out of the building |
| B．stay in a corner of the building |
| C．cover your head with your arms |
| D．cover your mouth with a towel |
This passage tells us ．
| A．how dangerous the earthquake is． |
| B．how to be safe in an earthquake． |
| C．we shouldn’t be afraid of the earthquake． |
| D．how the earthquake comes into being． |
The best title for this passage should be“ ”．
| A．How Earthquakes Happen |
| B．How to Drive a Car |
| C．What We Should Do in Earthquakes |
| D．Why Earthquakes Happen |