Steven Jobs, the designer(设计者) 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. 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 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(汽车库). 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 Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
1.．Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he __________.
A. never did his lessons
B. was full of new ideas
C. always made troubles with his schoolmates
2.．The underlined words “dropped out’’ mean “__________” in Chinese.
A. 退学 B. 争吵 C.迟到
3.．Steven Jobs designed his new computer __________.
A. in India B. with his friend C. in an apple tree garden
4.．Steven Jobs was famous for his __________ all over the world.
A. new ideas B. Apple Computer C. video games
5.．From this passage we know __________.
A. Steven Jobs didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates
B. Steven Jobs liked traveling in India and California
C. Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making new ideas become true
Hands play an important part in our daily life. But do you know which of your two hands you use more? Very few people use both hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually use their right hands. Scientists don't know why this happens.
Monkeys are our close relatives in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. Next time you visit a zoo, watch the monkeys carefully, you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world.
1. How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?
A. 5%. B. 50%. C. 95%.
2.. New-born babies can use __________.
A. both of their hands B. neither of their hands C. their right hands
3. Which of the following is true?
A. There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands.
B. There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands.
C. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.
4. “We live in a right-handed world. “ means __________.
A. Most people use their right hands better.
B. Few people use their right hands better.
C. Half of the people use their right hands better.
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A. Monday and Wednesday.
B. Monday and Sunday.
C. Saturday and Sunday.
4. You can enjoy music in the club__________.
A. Once a month. B. Once a week. C. Twice a month.
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A. Call 347 89256.
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Last year Tom left school . He came to Taipei to_____a job . He went from one company（公司） to another but _____wanted him . Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station, he felt ___ and tired . It was very late at night and ____was full of people . They were waiting ______tickets for the last train . He bought the last ticket , and he was very happy .
____ that time , a woman with a crying baby walked to him . She asked him to sell her the ticket . He gave her the ticket . He thought they needed it ______he did . After the train left , he sat on the bench and didn’t know _____to go . Just then , an old man came and said , “Young man , I ____ what you did to the woman . I have a big company . I need a good young man like __ __ . Would you like to work for me ?”
1.A. find B. see C. look
2.A. everyone B. no one C. nothing
3.A. happy B. interesting C. sad
4.A . the city B. the company C. the station
5.A. to buy B. to sell C. to give
6.A. At B. In C. To
7.A. less than B. more than C. smaller than
8.A. what B. which C. where
9.A. saw B. don’t know C. looked
10.A. the woman B. you C. the baby
---- Can you tell me why __________?
---- Because I want to help the people there.
A. do you go to Tibet
B. did you go to Tibet
C. you are going to Tibet
--- Were you at school when he came to see you ?
---- Yes, I __________ a math class .
A. had B. was having C. am having
