Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(图标) around the world. But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious, because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能) and unlocked German wartime codes(密码). However,after the war, he was put into prison,because of his beliefs. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.

However, Rob Janoff, who designed the famous Apple logo, said, “It’s not the truth, but only a legend(传说, 传奇). The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry (樱桃). When I go to markets to buy apples, I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist.”

Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. It’s very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry.

1.Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in ________.

A.shape            B.size              C.colour            D.weight

2.According to the passage, Alan Turing________.

A.died in the prison

B.used an apple to design a logo

C.was put into prison during the war

D.was the father of a computer company

3.What’s the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?

A.To introduce its designer.

B.To tell us a legend about it.

C.To try to find the truth of it.

D.To explain its market research.

 

Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.

Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favourite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up(放弃).

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1. Hemingway’s father was a fan of _____.

A.books

B.sports

C.music

D.art

2.The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in _____.

A.1852

B.1899

C.1952

D.1989

3.The old man doesn’t get a fish until the _____ day.

A.fifteenth

B.eightieth

C.eighty-fourth

D.eighty-fifth

4.What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?

A.He has to look for food somewhere else.

B.He doesn’t give up fishing.

C.He doesn’t fish any more.

D.He has nothing to do.

5. What can we learn from the old man?

A.When we are in trouble, we should not give up.

B.When we want to fish, we can get a big fish.

C.We can do everything well because we are young.

D.We can live a better life if we like fishing.

 

We sometimes call the lion “the king of the jungle (丛林)” because it is stronger and more dangerous than other animals. It can run faster than many animals and it can hunt (捕猎) the best. It is the highest animal in the   1  food chain (食物链).

In the sea, the shark is one of the animals at the  2  of the food chain. It can swim faster than most other sea animals, and it can use its big teeth to eat them.

What is at the top of the world’s food chain?  3  are! We are not the biggest or fastest, but we are the   4  We could not run faster than cheetahs (猎豹),  so we  5  cars and now we can move the fastest. We could not  6   better than lions, so we invented guns (枪). Now we can hunt the best.

People’s inventions are clever, but they can be dangerous, too. For example, people invented  7 , and now they make the air and rivers dirty. This can make   8  changes. Dirty rivers kill fish.  Then bears cannot eat the fish and the bears die. If we kill one part of the food chain,   9   also die. Remember that we are a part of the food chain, so we are in danger too! If we protect animals, we are protecting   10  ! We should and we could do something for the world!

1.A. land      B. sea     C. mountain  D. desert

2.A. front     B. end     C. top        D. beginning

3.A. People    B. Lions   C. Sharks     D. Cheetahs

4.A. strongest B. cleverest

C. most special           D. most important

5.A. used      B. had          C. made        D. invented

6.A. fight     B. escape       C. kill        D. catch

7.A. hotels    B. schools      C. factories   D. hospitals

8.A. great     B. terrible     C. wonderful   D. complete

9.A. one part  B. another part C. other parts D. the other parts

10.A. ourself   B. yourselves     C. themselves  D. ourselves

 

 

IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your   26  . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you   27   at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?

Nick was born without limbs(四肢), so life was not   28   for him. At school many students played jokes on him   29   he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be   30   friends, so he always felt   31  . However, he faced that bravely. He   32   to type and write with two toes(脚趾)at the age of six, and he could   33   surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the   34   students in the studies. And he decided on   35   to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular   36   in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story   37   difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you   38  , not what you don’t have.” he said. His   39   encourages millions of people.

 “I tell people to keep on getting up when they   40   and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

1.A. arms           B. ears                 C. eyes             D. teeth

2.A. laugh          B. cry              C. smile            D. shout

3.A. old                B. easy             C. modern           D. difficult

4.A. because            B. if               C. until            D. although

5.A. his                B. my               C. their            D. our

6. A. happy         B. relaxed          C. lonely           D. surprised

7.A. failed             B. forgot       C. helped           D. learned

8.A. even           B. ever             C. never            D. hardly

9.A. tall               B. lazy             C. sleepy               D. excellent

10.A. how           B. who              C. what             D. where

11.A. doctors           B. speakers         C. scientists   D. managers

12.A. at                B. for              C. into             D. against

13.A. make          B. have             C. lose             D. want

14.A. story         B. sadness          C. friend           D. family

15.A. fall          B. play             C. listen           D. exercise

 

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