阅读短文，完成1—5小题。
Life is not easy, but I’d like to say, “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was a young boy, I was so shy that I couldn’t talk to anyone.___ 1.____ I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened. It changed my life. It was an English competition. My mother asked me to take part in it. ___2.___It meant I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students in my school!
“Come on, dear. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then my mother and I talked about many different topics(话题).____ 3.____ I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times .With mother’s great love, I did well in the competition. ____4.____I heard the cheer from the teachers and students. Those who once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. ____5._____.
Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to have confidence. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
根据短文内容, 选出五个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。答案E用“AB”表示，答案F用“CD”表示。
A. What a terrible idea! B. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first prize. C. My classmates often laugh at me. D. My mother hugged(拥抱) me and cried excitedly. E (AB). At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. F (CD). I really want to be confident. |
Steve Jobs, the designer(设计者) of Apple Computer, wasn’t smart when he was at school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made trouble(麻烦) with his schoolmates. Then he dropped out (缀学). But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steve 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.
Steve Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned(返回) from India.
In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple computer with his friend . 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 Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. At first Steve Jobs became a _________ after he left college.
A. designer B. farmer C. teacher D. gardener
2.Steve Jobs designed his new computer _________ .
A. in India B. with his friend
C.by himself D. in an apple tree garden
3.Steve Jobs chose the name “Apple” because__________ .
A. apple was his favorite fruit
B. he designed the computer under an apple tree
C. he wanted to remember the happy time
D. the computer was designed in the apple tree garden.
4. Steve Jobs was famous for his _________ in the world.
A. new ideas B. apple
C. video games D. Apple Computer
5.We learn __________ according to this passage.
A. Steve Jobs finished his studies in the college.
B. Steve Jobs liked travelling all over the world.
C. Steve Jobs was always trying to make his new ideas come true.
D. Steve Jobs was weak in designing video games.
阅读短文，完成1—5小题。
It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Go out of the house and do things to keep in touch with other people. It’s easier to make friends in this way.
Don’t be afraid to show people what you are really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.
Watch their eyes when you talk to them. Through this way, they can find it easier to talk to you. If you don’t, people may think you are not interested in them and may not be interested in you.
Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me”. Ask them lots of questions. Show an interest in their answers.
Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like — not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly to a lot of people. You will have a bigger group of people to choose from and have more chances for making friends.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1.Staying at home alone is a good way to make friends.
2.If you have something interesting, someone may be interested in you.
3.It’s possible(可能的) to make friends if you show people what you’re really good at.
4.You only need to make friends with the kind of people you really like..
5.It’s good to talk too much about yourselves when someone talks about himself.
—Could you post the letter for me?
—_______________
A. That’s all. B. Yes, I could.
C. That’s right. D. No problem.
—How do you like the book?
—________________
A. It’s interesting.
B. I’d like to read it tomorrow.
C. Of course!
D. No, I don’t like it at all.
I don’t feel like_________ today.
A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. walked
