"Three apples have changed the world. One is for Eve, one is for Newton. The third is in the hands of Steve Jobs. " said someone.
Steve J obs was the former CEO of the Apple computer company in his parents' garage (车库) on April Fool's Day, 1976. Through many years' hard work, J obs and his Apple products were a great success. People believe he has made the world a better place. Many young people also think of Apple products as a fashion icon.
Because of his great achievements in this area, he was honored with a number of awards, including the National Medal of Technology in 1985, the Times cover character(封面人物) and the Most Successful Manager in 1997. Jobs' road to success wasn't an easy one. He experienced several ups and downs, but he was still standing. Just as Hemingway in The Old Man and the Sea said, "A man can be destroyed, but not be defeated击败）. So he was considered as an American hero.What did J obs' workers and family members think of him?
On one hand, some workers described him as a strange, bad-tempered (坏脾气的) boss. They said he was impatient with those who disagreed with him or didn't understand his ideas. On the other hand, his family members thought of him as a home-loving dad with each of his four children. He worried about all the things of them, such as their boyfriends, travel, safety and even skirt length. Though he was quite busy, he still attended his daughter's graduation party.
Where did Steve Jobs set up the Apple computer company?
| A．In his own house. | B．In his friend's house. |
| C．In his friend's garage. | D．In his parents' garage. |
What do you think of Steve Jobs according to (根据) the passage?
| A．Home-loving. | B．Honest. |
| C．Jealous. | D．Humorous. |
What award did Steve J obs achieve in 1985?
| A．The Most Successful Manager. |
| B．The Top Richest Man. |
| C．The National Medal of Technology. |
| D．The Times cover character. |
Why was he considered as an American hero according to the passage?
| A．Because he developed lots of Apple products. |
| B．Because he set up the Apple computer company. |
| C．Because he devoted himself to the area of computer. |
| D．Because he wasn't defeated after several ups and downs.。 |
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example， they can help people save much time， and they can help people work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve（提高）their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games， to watch video or to sing Karaoke， instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain （抱怨） that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries， even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______________.
| A．our country asks us to learn it |
| B．it can help us a lot |
| C．we can use it to play games |
| D．it can help us to find jobs |
What do many teachers and parents complain about? _______________.
| A．Their students and children use computers to play games. |
| B．Computers let them lost their jobs. |
| C．Computers make the students and children fall behind. |
| D．Computers bring people a lot of trouble. |
In this passage we know computers _______________.
| A．also bring us trouble |
| B．bring us happiness only |
| C．are hated by people |
| D．are bad for people’s health |
Can computers really help children to study? _______________.
| A．Yes， they can. | B．It’s hard to say |
| C．No， they can’t. | D．Of course not. |
How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.
| A．computers are used by people |
| B．people can live well without computers |
| C．one must decide how to use computers |
| D．computers are strange machines |
These days many students like to make friends online. Most of them think it's interesting to know an unknown person through the Internet. So， many students like to use computers to talk with those friends. And they spend too much time on it. Some of them can not do well in their school work. Their parents often don’t think the children are as good as before. So many teachers and parents are worried about their children.
In fact， only very few of them can get real good friends in this way. Most of them were cheated by those unseen friends. And some of the students did wrong things online. It’s terrible for students to use too much time to make friends and talk online.
So we should be careful of making friends online and should not spend too much time on it. We’d better pay more attention to study. We will be really happy when we do well in school and at home. Many students like to make friends online because __________________.
| A．they are interested in it |
| B．they can learn better in this way |
| C．they always get real friends in this way |
| D．their parents worry about them |
Many teachers and parents are worried about their children because __________.
| A．the students don’t work so hard as before |
| B．the students spend too much time chatting with online friends |
| C．the students think lessons are less interesting than before |
| D．all of above |
_________ of the students can get real friends online.
| A．All | B．Many | C．Some | D．Few |
Most of them were cheated by those unseen friends. Here “cheated” means_____.
| A．聊天 | B．欺骗 | C．恩惠 | D．鞭打 |
Which of the following is right?
| A．We should never make friends online. |
| B．It’s necessary for us to talk with our online friends every day. |
| C．It’s really happy that we students do well in school and at home. |
| D．Making online friends is more important than study. |
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your free time? Then join us to be a volunteer(志愿者)! We're a non-profit (非营利的) organization(组织). We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people about seventy years old can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
"As a volunteer. I don't want to get anything. Seeing the children's happy faces, I'm happy, too." said Carlos Domingo. an old woman of 62. "I often played computer games in my- free time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers," said another volunteer at the age of 18.When do the volunteers help others?
| A．In their free time. | B．At the weekend. |
| C．On weekdays. | D．At any time. |
Who can be a volunteer?
| A．Children. | B．Old women. |
| C．Anyone aged 12-70. | D．Parents. |
What do volunteers want to get when they help others?
| A．Money. | B．Computers. |
| C．Everything. | D．Nothing. |
Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with_______.
| A．animal lovers | B．children |
| C．her parents | D．older people |
Dear Nancy,
My name is Xiao Ming. I want to be in a club in our school. I'm not famous now. But maybe I can be famous someday! I can't sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things. I can play three instruments: the guitar, the violin and the drums. I think I can be in the music club. Maybe I can be a famous musician. I like to read story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports, too, but I don't think I can be a famous and successful sports man. Can I join you?
Love
Xiao MingWhat's the word "instruments" in Chinese? It's _______.
| A．乐谱 | B．乐器 | C．乐章 | D．音乐 |
What can't Xiao Ming do? He can't
| A．write stories | B．sing or dance |
| C．act in movies | D．B&C |
Xiao Ming thinks he can be a famous_______ or a famous writer.
| A．musician | B．actor |
| C．sportsman | D．Writer |
How does Lucy spend a week?
Monday Practice playing volleyball
3:00-5:OOp.m.
Tuesday Go to see Tim Children's Hospital
8:30-10:30p.m.
Wednesday Part-time job(兼职工作)
1:00-5:00 p m.
Thursday Go to the station to meet her uncle Ricky
9:00 a.m.
Friday See Mr Green 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Part-time job 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Saturday A birthday party for Lily 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Sunday Help Frank with his MathsWhere does Lucy meet Tim?
| A．At Frank's house. | B．At Lucy's house. |
| C．At the station. | D．In the hospital. |
How many hours a week does Lucy do her part-time job?
| A．Five hours. | B．Eight hours. |
| C．Four hours. | D．Eleven hours. |
Lucy's uncle is coming on_______.
| A．Saturday. | B．Friday. |
| C．Thursday. | D．Wednesday. |