George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight．When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper．He spent a lot of time learning about engines（发动机）．And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully．Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write．He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old．Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life．George invented（发明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．Today when we take trains from one place to another，we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson．
【小题1】In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．

A．In 1781

B．In 1789

C．In 1795

D．In 1798

【小题2】He learned about the engine ________．

A．through reading and writing

B．by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully

C．at lessons from a young teacher

D．by asking a lot of questions

【小题3】He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________．

A．a great man

B．a good maker

C．a good worker

D．a good student

【小题4】George Stephenson invented the ________.

A．the train

B．the telephone

C．the car

D．the computer

【小题5】From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world．

A．workers

B．writers

C．learners

D．inventors

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Confucius was born in the state of Lu in the year of 551 B.C. When he is 3 years old, his father died. And when he was 17, his mother died. And Confucius received a good education when he was young. In his thirty, Confucius began to teach. He spent the rest of his life teaching. In the age of 55, Confucius begins to travel around China. He tried to search for good rule of behavior. When Confucius was 68 years old, he returned back to Lu, his home state. He wrote lots of books after he came back. Five years after, he passed away. Although he has been died for several thousand years, we can still remember he forever.

 

—It is selfless   the most beautiful teacher—Yang Xiangming to lose his life     the child in the river.

—I think so, he is so great.

A．for; to save        B．of; to save         C．for; to saving       D．of; to saving

 

Steven 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, Steven 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.
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 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, Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
【小题1】Steven Jobs always got into trouble with         in school.

A．his schoolmates

B．his parents

C．his teachers

D．his brothers

【小题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

【小题3】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Steven Jobs didn’t finish his college.

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

C．Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world because of his first Apple Computer.

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

Mr. Evans lived in a city. He was a bus driver in a company three years ago. He drove well and the people in the company all liked him. But a terrible accident changed（改变）his life. One spring he drove his bus with twenty- four workers to visit a place of interest. They had a good time there. But on their way back home, their bus was hit by a truck（卡车）because the truck driver was drunk（醉）. Four workers were killed and half of the rest of the workers got badly injured. Mr. Evans was also injured. After he came out of hospital, he left the company and became a traffic policeman. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic riles. He worked hard and was strict with the drivers, especially the drivers that were drunk. So they were afraid of him. But the people liked him, for he was a good policeman.
【小题1】How did the accident happen?
A. The truck hit the bus.      B. The bus hit the truck.  C. The bus hit a big tree.
【小题2】How many people were injured in the accident?
A. Four.                      B. Ten               C. Eleven.
【小题3】What did Mr. Evans do after he left hospital?
A. He was a bus driver.
B. He was a policeman.
C. He was a truck driver.