One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire(退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been…er…. A really long time!” His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him.”

Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to make a new one for his grandpa.

When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others. He carried it around with him the whole evening. When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift. His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.

As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position:________! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”

“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs(拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.

1.Jack remembered _____ his grandpa had given him two years before.

A. the birthday card    B. the business card    C. the book     D. the toy

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Jack’s parents helped him to make the gift for his grandpa.     

B. Jack kept his secret about the gift before giving it to his grandpa.

C. Jack bought the business card for his grandpa.

D. Jack wanted his grandpa to make money for him.

3.What is Jack’s grandpa’s new position?

A. PART-TIME MANAGER                B. FULL-TIME MANAGER

C. PART-TIME GRANDPA                    D. FULL-TIME GRANDPA

4.Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?

A. Because he would lose his position.

B. Because he was not cared for.

C. Because he was moved by Jack’s gift.

D. Because he was unhappy.

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.
【小题1】Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.

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Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, was not a good student when he was in school. At that time, he always got into trouble with his schoolmates. When he went to college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.

After that, Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company. He worked there only for a few months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and a new chance to change his life.

Steve 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 first Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple”just because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent in an apple orchard.

His first Apple Computer was a great success. Because of this, Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

1.Steven Jobs always got into trouble with _______ in school.

A．his schoolmates     B．his parents         C．his teachers        D．his brothers

2.Steven Jobs designed the first Apple Computer with his friend _______.

A．in his school       B．in his company      C．in his garage       D．at home

3.Which of the following is not true?

A．Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college.

B．Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company for a few months.

C．Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world because of his first Apple computer.

D．Steve Jobs chose the name “Apple” just because he liked eating apples.

In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In ? ? ? way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often ? ? ? . Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider ? ? ?? a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough ? ? ? in the rock. He tried six times. On the ? ? ? time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to ? ? ?? the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made ? ? ?? models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked ?? ? ? he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have ? ? ? failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't ?? ? ? “..

So what? First，always think about your failure. What caused ? ? ? ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go ?? ? ?? next time.

Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some ?? ? ?? about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.

The third thing to keep in ? ? ? about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself" even though you may have ? ? ? ．

1.A. other??????? B. another??????? C. first??????????? D. second

2.A. told???????? B. said?????????? C. talked?????????? D. spoken

3.A. doing??????? B.taking???????? C. making????????? D. playing

4.A. room??????? B. house????????? C. place?????????? D. soil

5.A. tenth??????? B. sixth????????? C. eighth?????????? D. seventh

6.A. save???????? B. help?????????? C. defeat?????????? D. kill

7.A. hundred????? B. hundreds?????? C. hundred of?????? D. hundreds of

8.A. why???????? B. when????????? C. what?????????? D. who

9.A. not????????? B. no??????????? C. never?????????? D. nothing

10.A . do???????? B. make????????? C. took??????????? D. work

11.A. one???????? B. it????????????? C. that??????????? D. this

12.A. high??????? B. large?????????? C. right?????????? D. bright

13.A. Thinking??? B. shopping??????? C. reading???????? D. cleaning

14.A. heart??????? B. eyes??????????? C. ears?????????? D. mind

15.A. failed.?????? B. succeeded?????? C. finished??????? D. passed