Question

Steve Jobs knew from an early age that he was adopted (收养). “My parents were very open with me about that,” he recalled. He had a clear memory of sitting in the yard of his house, when he was six or seven years old, telling the girl who lived across the street. “Does that mean your real parents didn’t want you?” the girl asked. “My whole world was falling apart,” according to Jobs. “I remember running into the house, crying. And my parents said, ‘No, you have to understand.’ They were very serious and looked me straight in the eyes. They said, ‘We specially picked you out.’ Both of my parents said that and repeated it slowly for me. And they stressed every word in that sentence.”

Abandoned (被抛弃). Chosen. Special. These words became part of who Jobs was and how he thought of himself. His closest friends think that the knowledge that he was given up at birth left some scars (伤疤). “He wants to control everything because of his personality and the fact that he was abandoned at birth,” said one longtime colleague (同事), Del Yocam.“He wants to control his environment, and he sees his product as a part of himself.” Greg Calhoun, who became close to Jobs right after college, saw another effect. “Steve talked to me a lot about being abandoned,” he said. “It caused great pains and made him independent. He was different from others because he was born into a different world.”

Later in life, Jobs became a father and abandoned one of his children. Andy Hertzfeld, who worked with Jobs at Apple in the early 1980s, is among the few who remained close to Jobs. “To understand Jobs, you have to know the reason why he can’t control himself and is sometimes cruel and harmful to others,” he said. “That goes back to being abandoned at birth. The real problem was the theme of abandonment in Steve’s life.”

1.Which of the following is true about Jobs’ childhood?

A. He left his parents at the age of six or seven.

B. He was shocked knowing he was abandoned.

C. He couldn’t remember how he was abandoned.

D. His parents chose him because his family was poor.

2.What did Del Yocam think of Jobs?

A. He hated to be born with scars.

B. He liked to get things under control.

C. He enjoyed good working environment.

D. He wanted to influence everyone.

3.What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. The fact that Jobs was abandoned.

B. Jobs’ pain from the abandonment.

C. Jobs’ talk with Greg Calhoun.

D. The world where Jobs lived.

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Jobs didn’t bring up any children.

B. Jobs had a lot of close friends.

C. Abandonment influenced Jobs.

D. Nobody likes Jobs’ character.

5.What is the best title for this text?

A. Steve Jobs    B. Jobs’ Childhood

C. The Abandonment    D. A Terrible Memory

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】文章介绍乔布斯童年知道自己被遗弃的事情，以及“被遗弃”对他的性格以及后来生活的造成很大的影响。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中乔布斯知道自己是被收养时的反应I remember running into the house, crying.可知知道这件事时他很震惊。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段Del Yocam 对乔布斯的评价“He wants to control everything because of his personality and the fact that he was abandoned at birth,”由于他的个性以及他出生被抛弃的事实，他想要控制一切。选B（他想让一切在他的控制中）正确。

3.词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的上下艾“Steve talked to me a lot about being abandoned,” he said. “It caused great pains and made him independent史蒂文跟我讲了很多他被亲生父母遗弃的事，这对他造成巨大的伤害，并使他养成独立的性格。根据语境及语义可知这里it指他被遗弃的事实，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段乔布斯的好友Andy Hertzfeld的话To understand Jobs, you have to know the reason why he can’t control himself and is sometimes cruel and harmful to others,” “That goes back to being abandoned at birth. The real problem was the theme of abandonment in Steve’s life.” 要理解乔布斯，你必须要明白他控制不住自己以及有时候会失控变得残酷并伤害别人的原因。那还要追溯到他一出生便被遗弃这件事上。真正的问题是，史蒂夫的生活中，永远有“被遗弃”这样一个主题。可推断被遗弃对史蒂文有很大的影响。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章介绍乔布斯童年知道自己被遗弃的事情，以及“被遗弃”对他的性格以及后来生活的造成很大的影响。故文章标题用C(被遗弃)合适。故选C。