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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.
【小题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 |
| 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. |
| A．new ideas | B．Apple Computer | C．video games | D．saying |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 1 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 2 me the importance of time in my life.
I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 3 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 4 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 5 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 6 a taxi to my father’s house.
I 7 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 8 uncle. My father asked me to sit 9 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 10 . It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 11 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 12 .” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 13 .”
I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 14 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 15 , but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
1. A．bought B．received C．borrowed D．broke
2. A．learned B．found C．sent D．told
3. A．airport B．school C．hospital D．station
4. A．when B．because C．if D．though
5. A．saw B．forgot C．remembered D．took
6. A．had B．driven C．invited D．taken
7. A．visited B．reminded C．reached D．left
8. A．surprised B．tired C．nervous D．lonely
9. A．next to B．around C．behind D．away from
10. A．us B．him C．them D．you
11. A．of B．for C．with D．about
12. A．words B．actions C．play D．fun
13. A．important B．interesting C．expensive D．wonderful
14. A．never B．usually C．sometimes D．often
15. A．look B．price C．size D．weight
For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes .With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.
( )11.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.
A.not popular B.growing C.not possible D.cheap
( )12.People like teleshopping because it is ____ .
A.American B.cheaper C.easier D.more popular
( )13.Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .
A.don't like to buy things
B.don't watch TV
C.believe the things sold on TV are expensive
D.think the things sold on TV are bad quality
( )14.In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .
A.help businessmen get more money B.keep the shops open longer
C.have fewer buyers D.bring better TV programmes
( )15.The best title of this passage is ____ .
A.American Teleshopping B.Teleshopping Companies
C.Teleshopping in Europe D.Teleshopping—Junk on the Air
I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a disabled child. I just sat still and didn’t say anything.
When Jenny was old enough, I sent her to a kindergarten（幼儿园）. On the first morning, Jenny spent hours playing by herself. It seemed that she felt very(41).
However, to my joy, Jenny’s classmates always (42) her, “You got al your speling words right today!”In fact, her speling list was the (43). Later, she faced a very painful (44) —— at the end of the term, there was a game which had (45) to do with physical education. But Jenny was (46) in it.
My husband and I were anxious about the day. I wanted to let my child stay home! But my heart wouldn’t let me off that easily. So I (47) a pale, unwiling Jenny onto the school bus.
At the kindergarten, I was quite worried because of her (48) action, Jenny would probably hold up her team. The game went wel until it was time for the sack（麻袋）race. Surely Jenny would find it (49). Now each child had to climb into a sack, jump to the finishing line, return and climb out of the sack. I noticed Jenny standing near the end of her line of players.
But as it was her turn to join, a change took place in her (50). The talest boy behind Jenny placed his hands on her waist（腰）. Two other boys (51) in front of her. The moment the player before Jenny stepped out from the sack, the two boys (52) the sack suddenly and kept it open while the tal boy lifted Jenny and (53) her into it. A girl nearby took her hand and supported her (54) Jenny got her balance. Then she jumped forward, smiling and proud. In the cheers of the teachers, schoolmates and parents, I silently thanked the warm, understanding people in life who made it (55) for my disabled daughter to be like her felow human beings. Then I finaly cried.
1. A. excited B. lonely C. happy D.weak
2. A. greeted B. expected C. encouraged D. folowed
3. A. easiest B. longest C. smalest D. tidiest
4.A. choice B. problem C. result D. exam
5. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
6. A. forward B. fast C. behind D. up
7. A. threw B. pushed C. knocked D. fixed
8. A. slow B. quiet C. quick D. secret
9. A. stupid B. simple relaxing D. difficult
10. A. school B. family C. team D. heart
11. A. ran B. lay C. walked D. stood
12. A. picked up B. gave up C. cut up D. made up
13. A. drove B. hid C. put D. hit
14. A. when B. until C. after D. unless
15. A. popular B. special C. necessary D. possible
Warner Brothers is an American company that produces movies and television shows. It started as a small family business operated by four brothers — Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner. In nineteen-oh-three, the brothers began their business by traveling throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania showing movies using a projector (放映机). By nineteen-oh-seven, they opened a movie theater in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Within ten years, the Warner brothers started producing movies, and moved that part of the business to California.
In nineteen eighteen, their first complete picture was called “My Four Years in Germany.” The film was based on a book by the United States’ ambassador to the court of Kaiser Wilhelm. In nineteen twenty-five, they began to work to include the technology for sound in their movies.
Two years later, Warner Brothers Pictures released the first major movie with sound, or “talking picture.” It was called “The Jazz Singer” and it was a huge success. In the nineteen thirties, the company made several films that were highly praised, including “Little Caesar,” “The Public Enemy”, “The Gold Diggers” and “Forty-Second Street.”
The Warner Brothers’ success continued in the nineteen forties with movies like “The Maltese Falcon,” and “Casablanca.” Movies during this time starred popular actors like Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Gary Cooper and Bette Davis. The company continues to produce popular movies today.
By the nineteen seventies, the Warner Brothers studios had also become well set up in television. In nineteen ninety, Warner Communications combined with Time Incorporated to form Time Warner Incorporated.
In two thousand one, the company combined with America Online. The company now includes film production, cable television networks, music and publishing. This year, the company announced a deal with the CBS Corporation to form a new television broadcast network. The CW began broadcasting this month.
1.According to the text, at the beginning of their business the four brothers __________.
A．started a movie theater
B．started to produce films
C．were projectionists
D．settled their business in California
2.The Warner Brothers produced its first talking picture in ___________.
A．1918 B．1925 C．1927 D．1930
3.According to the text, which of the following is not sound film?
A．The Maltese Falcon
B．Casablanca
C．Forty-Second Street
D．My Four Years in Germany
4.We can see from the text that ___________.
A．The Warner Brothers has closed.
B．The Warner Brothers has expanded（扩张） its business greatly since it was set up.
C．The CW doesn’t belong to the Warner Brothers.
D．People in the U.S. can’t buy music records produced by the Warner Brothers.
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