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Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, was not a good student when he was in school. At that time, he always got into trouble with his schoolmates. When he went to college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.
After that, Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company. He worked there only for a few months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and a new chance to change his life.
Steve 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 first Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple”just because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent in an apple orchard.
His first Apple Computer was a great success. Because of this, Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
小题1:Steven Jobs always got into trouble with _______ in school.
A．his schoolmatesB．his parentsC．his teachersD．his brothers
小题2:Steven Jobs designed the first Apple Computer with his friend _______.
A．in his schoolB．in his companyC．in his garageD．at home
小题3:Which of the following is not true?
A．Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college.
B．Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company for a few months.
C．Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world because of his first Apple computer.
D．Steve Jobs chose the name “Apple” just because he liked eating apples.

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了苹果电脑公司创始人乔布斯的成功历史，他小时候不是个好学生，常和同学其冲突。毕业后只为一家公司工作了几个月，后来和朋友在自家车库里面研究出了苹果电脑。
小题1:根据第一段Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, was not a good student when he was in school. At that time, he always got into trouble with his schoolmates.描述，可知他经常和同学陷入麻烦。故选A。
小题2:根据He designed the first Apple Computer with his friend in his garage.描述，可知选C.
小题3:根据After that, Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company. He worked there only for a few months 描述，可知他只为那家公司工作了几个月。故选B。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。
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A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver about his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very dear (昂贵的), but the man said it was OK.
The taxi driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow is another 100 dollars.” And the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.
The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” He asked. “I come from New York.” “New York,” the taxi driver said, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”
小题1:Where did the traveler come from?
A．EnglandB．AmericaC．CanadaD．France
小题2:Why did the traveler take the third taxi?  Because _                  _____ .
A．the other taxi driver asked more money
B．the third driver was a kind-hearted(热心肠的) man
C．he didn’t want to spend his own money on the coming visit
D．the other driver didn’t like him
小题3:Usually the cost of the traveling one day may be ______.
A．$ 100B．$ 200C．less than $ 100D．more than $ 200
小题4:Who asked the traveler to give the money for the taxi driver?
A．The traveler’s sisterB．The traveler himself
C．NobodyD．The driver’s sister
小题5:The driver was unhappy __                      ____ .
A．when he heard the traveler’s last words
B．when the traveler asked every taxi driver his name
C．when the traveler asked him for his sister’s name
D．during the two—day visit
Dear Mum:
Today I’m going to tell you something really special. I know you work very hard and feel tired every day.
Every time you come home and see the messy(杂乱的) house. I know you are very angry with me. But you always say nothing and clean up the house .I always want to help you, but I have so much homework to do. After I finish my homework, I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I’m so tired too.
I also want to tell you one thing, I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I don’t study hard enough. But in fact I just want you to praise（赞扬） me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So don’t feel frustrated （失望）about my grades, OK? I have made up my mind that I will study harder and help you to clean the house. I am serious this time. I will have my homework done faster so that I can have more energy to clean the house. I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good grades. All these things are for one reason: I want to make you happy Mum.
I love you!
With lots of love Sally
小题1:Why is Sally’s mother angry with Sally when she comes back from work?
A．Because she doesn’t study hard.
B．Because she isn’t good at English.
C．Because she doesn’t clean the house.
D．Because she doesn’t finish her homework.
小题2:What does Sally’s mother think about her?
A．She thinks Sally is very lazy.
B．She feels frustrated about her.
C．She thinks Sally studies very hard.
D．She thinks Sally is a bad girl.
小题3:What does Sally want?
A．Enough moneyB．Enough free time
C．Good grades and praiseD．Enough good food.
小题4:Why does Sally want to do her homework faster?
A．Because she will have enough time to watch TV.
B．Because she is interested in doing homework.
C．Because she has many important things to do.
D．Because she can have more energy to do some cleanig in her house.
小题5:Which of the following is WRONG?
A．Sally feels very tired after she finishes her homework.
B．Sally love her mother deeply.
C．Sally’s teacher feels frustrated about her.
D．Shally wants to make mother happy.
Warner Brothers is an American company that produces movies and television shows. It started as a small family business operated by four brothers — Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner. In nineteen-oh-three, the brothers began their business by traveling throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania showing movies using a projector (放映机). By nineteen-oh-seven, they opened a movie theater in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Within ten years, the Warner brothers started producing movies, and moved that part of the business to California.
　　In nineteen eighteen, their first complete picture was called “My Four Years in Germany.” The film was based on a book by the United States’ ambassador to the court of Kaiser Wilhelm. In nineteen twenty-five, they began to work to include the technology for sound in their movies.
　　Two years later, Warner Brothers Pictures released the first major movie with sound, or “talking picture.” It was called “The Jazz Singer” and it was a huge success. In the nineteen thirties, the company made several films that were highly praised, including “Little Caesar,” “The Public Enemy”, “The Gold Diggers” and “Forty-Second Street.”
　　The Warner Brothers’ success continued in the nineteen forties with movies like “The Maltese Falcon,” and “Casablanca.” Movies during this time starred popular actors like Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Gary Cooper and Bette Davis. The company continues to produce popular movies today.
　　By the nineteen seventies, the Warner Brothers studios had also become well set up in television. In nineteen ninety, Warner Communications combined with Time Incorporated to form Time Warner Incorporated.
In two thousand one, the company combined with America Online. The company now includes film production, cable television networks, music and publishing. This year, the company announced a deal with the CBS Corporation to form a new television broadcast network. The CW began broadcasting this month.
小题1:According to the text, at the beginning of their business the four brothers __________.
A．started a movie theater
B．started to produce films
C．were projectionists
D．settled their business in California
小题2:The Warner Brothers produced its first talking picture in ___________.
A．1918B．1925 C．1927D．1930
小题3:According to the text, which of the following is not sound film?
A．The Maltese Falcon
B．Casablanca
C．Forty-Second Street
D．My Four Years in Germany
小题4:We can see from the text that ___________.
A．The Warner Brothers has closed.
B．The Warner Brothers has expanded（扩张） its business greatly since it was set up.
C．The CW doesn’t belong to the Warner Brothers.
D．People in the U.S. can’t buy music records produced by the Warner Brothers.
One day we invited some friends to dinner．When it was about six o'clock，my wife found that we had little bread．So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some．
“Here’s a dollar,”my wife said，“get two loaves(条)of bread, if they have it．If they don’t have it，get anything．But hurry!”
Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited．By a quarter past six，all the friends had arrived．But Kathy had not returned．Finally we saw her dancing around the comer with a bright new hula hoop(呼啦圈)whirling(旋转)round her middle．
“Kathy!”her mother cried．“Where did you get that hula hoop．and where is the bread?，，
“Well，when I got to the shop，they had sold all their bread,”answered Kathy．“And you said ‘If they don’t have that, get anything！’”
小题1:One day Kathy’s parents invited some friends to _________．
A．have breakfastB．have lunch
C．have supperD．have a party
小题2:Kathy _______ in a hurry．
A．played gamesB．went to the shop
C．went to danceD．came back home
小题3:What did Kathy buy at last?
A．other foodB．nothing
C．hula hoopD．two loaves of bread
小题4:Why did she do this?
A．Because the shop had sold all their bread．
B．Because her mother asked her to get anything if they hadn’t had bread．
C．Because she loved playing with hula hoop．
D．All above．
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给出的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to   1  more beautiful and healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was   2  for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor (裁缝)   3  clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed a special  chair    4  was bigger and stronger than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated  5  sometimes. “People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people   6  treat me differently because I’m big. I can’t enjoy   7  with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter.” Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her   8  . They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to   9 .
But now things are quite   10 . Last month her classmates were preparing for the School   11  Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen who was tall and fat. Lisa   12  and practiced a lot.
Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did   13  well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said “  14 ” to her. She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.
Now Lisa doesn’t   15  about being fat any more. She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day. ”
小题1:A. see             B. notice            C. look
小题2:A. easy           B. difficult           C. right
小题3:A. to buy          B. to cook           C. to make
小题4:A. which          B. who             C. whose
小题5:A. her            B. him              C. me
小题6:A. can           B. can’t              C. must
小题7:A. having dinner   B. watching TV      C. doing sports
小题8:A. however       B. instead          C. either
小题9:A. any dogs        B. police          C. anyone
小题10:A. same          B. different         C. old
小题11:A. Sports         B. Art             C. Science
小题12:A. agreed        B. disagreed         C. allowed
小题13:A. not           B. little              C. so
小题14:A. Sorry         B. Good luck        C. Congratulations
小题15:A. happy          B. worry            C. sad
Beethoven (贝多芬) was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and his mother was a maid (女仆). They lived a poor life.
Beethoven was a talented (有天赋的) child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didn’t do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him.
Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn’t hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing, but all these unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music. He began to write sonatas (奏鸣曲) at 12, and later he became a great musician.
His life was so short that he didn’t leave many works. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
小题1:Beethoven was from a        in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.
A．educational familyB．teacher’s family
C．rich familyD．poor family
小题2:Beethoven’s father told him to practice and play all the time because his father wanted to make   .
A．him be a great musician
B．him not drink too much like him
C．himself rich
D．him beat Mozart in music
小题3:What did people think of Beethoven at that time ?
A．He wasn’t a rich boy.
B．He did as well as Mozart in music.
C．He didn’t love his parents.
D．He would be a great singer.
小题4:He was ugly and deaf ,       .
A．that often made him dislike music
B．but all these things didn’t make him dislike music
C．that made him stressed out
D．but he didn’t regard all these things as challenges
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true ?
A．His father would be angry with him and beat him unless he practiced and played all the time.
B．His father never stopped drinking wine.
C．He left so many works that people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.
D．After writing sonatas at 12, he became a great musician.
There was a robbery at City Central Bank last yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty to give them $ 1,000,000. The robbers were carrying guns（枪） and wearing black masks（面具） to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers （顾客）in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses （证人）said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.
The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they’d have to wait a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safety. As the robbers were waiting for the money. the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按钮) that was hidden under the counter. It was a silent alarm, so the robbers didn’t realize it had been set off.
Just as the manager arrived with the money, ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody（拘留） , and will appear in court next week.
Police congratulated Miss Alston , the bank teller , on brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a week’s vacation to thank her.
小题1:Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because _________.
A．they were frightened
B．the robbers were very polite
C．the bank manager told them to
D．they knew the police were coming
小题2:The bank teller said the money was __________.
A．under the counterB．on the floor
C．in custodyD．in the safety
小题3:What did the bank teller do ?
A．She telephoned the police
B．She didn’t want to give the money to the robbers
C．She got the money out of the safe.
D．She pressed an alarm button.
小题4:The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn’t ________
A．know who the police officers were
B．get the money
C．expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly
D．expect the money to be in the safe
Peter wanted to know why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never     1   .
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday. I’d like you to come and bring Martha,     2  ” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be   3   to come.” Bill answered. Peter then asked Bill to bring his violin. He said Bill and Martha sang well together. He said he was sure everyone    4  want Bill and Martha to sing for them. That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the  5   cake in the world. I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget     6  something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house!   7 agreed.
The party was a big    8  . However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you” to Bill and Martha   9    the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the   10  .”
小题1:A. give                B. giving               C. making
小题2:A. too                B. either              C. yet
小题3:A. unhappy             B. sorry               C. glad
小题4:A. would               B. will                C. is
小题5:A. good               B. best                C. better
小题6:A. asking              B. asked                C. to ask
小题7:A. They               B. He                  C. Them
小题8:A. successful          B. success             C. succeed
小题9:A. as                  B. in                  C. for
小题10:A. invitation        B. invite              C. ask

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