Question

Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. He was also one of the giants of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.

Apple II

Jobs and Steve Wozniak

founded Apple Computers Inc.

in 1976. A year later,

the Apple II was invented.

This production was the world’s

first mass-market personal computer.

        The iMac

Under Job’s leadership,

Apple introduced the

all-in-line iMac computer

in 1998. the iMac became

the first machine, which offered

only a CD-ROM slot.

The iPad                

By 2010, Steve Jobs was

confident. The world was

ready to have a tablet

computer that would be great

for watching movies and

playing games.

The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success.

     iPhone 4s

iPhone 4s came out on

October 4, 2011, in America.

It looks like iPhone 4.

It has a larger and wider

screen and a slimmer yet

wider case. It has a better camera

and faster data transfer speeds.

1.The Apple II was invented ________.

A. In 1976.       B. In 1997.         C. In 1998.        D. In 2010.

2.From the passage, we can know that the iPad ________.

A. has a better camera              B. is the first personal computer

C. has a CD-ROM slot              D. is great for watching movies

3.According to the passage, which of the following is True? 

A. IPhone 4s’ screen is the same size as iPhone 4. 

B. IPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4. 

C. IPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4.  

D. IPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了苹果电脑创始人Steve Jobs的几个伟大的贡献，他发明了Apple II，The iMac ，the iPad 和IPhone 4s，这四款有独特新功能的电脑。

1.细节理解题。根据A year later，the Apple II was invented可知第二代苹果电脑是在1997年发明的。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据The world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games.可知用iPad电脑看电影和玩游戏很棒。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据It has a better camera and faster data transfer speeds可知iPhone 4.传资料速度较快，因此需要的时间较少。故选C。

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