Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Mr Jobs had announced he was suffering from cancer in 2004. Apple said he had been "the source of countless innovations(创新)that enrich and improve all of our lives" and had made the world "immeasurably(无法衡量的)better".
Tributes(赞美之辞) have been made by technology company bosses and world leaders, with US President Barack Obama saying the world had "lost a visionary(有远见卓识的人)". "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators —— brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," said Mr Obama.
A statement from Mr Jobs's family said they were with him when he died peacefully on Wednesday. "In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he loved his family deeply," they said, requesting privacy and thanking those who had "shared their wishes and prayers" during his final year.
Apple said the company had "lost a visionary and creative genius(天才) and the world have lost an amazing human being". Tim Cook, who was made Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs stood down in August, said his predecessor had left behind "a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple". Flags are being flown at half mast outside the Apple headquarters(总部) in Cupertino, California, while fans of the company have left tributes outside Apple shops around the world.
The heads of other leading technology companies have also paid tribute, including Microsoft boss Bill Gates, who said "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been a great honour. I will miss Steve very much."
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg thanks Mr Jobs for "showing that what you build can change the world" while Sony Corp president and CEO Howard Stringer said: "The digital age has lost its leading light." South Korea's Samsung, which is involved in a case with Apple over patents(专利), admired Mr Jobs for his "Completely new and different changes to the IT industry".
【小题1】Hearing of Steve Jobs’ death, the heads of other leading technology companies have paid tribute and __________.

A.shared the treasure with his family B.suffered from the sad news
C.been involved in a case with AppleD.spoken highly of him
【小题2】Obama made a speech at Steve Jobs’ death because _________________.
A. they had been friends for years
B. they had set up an excellent company
C Jobs had played an important role in the development of the IT industry
D. Jobs had changed Obama’s political(政治的) life
【小题3】 Who became Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs?
A.Tim CookB.Howard StringerC.Mark ZuckerbergD.Barack Obama

根据短文内容,选择正确的选项。
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means(交流方式). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in a place, men moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world, but it is not only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills fish and pollutes drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. They stop the people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from blowing dirty smoke into the air.
The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is mostly caused by heavy traffic. It is certain that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must try to control the growth of population at the same time.
【小题1】Our world is becoming much smaller .

A.because the earth is being polluted day and night
B.because science is developing
C.because of the rise in population
D.because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
【小题2】Thousands of years ago, life was  it is today.
A.much easier thanB.as easy as
C.as hard asD.much harder than
【小题3】Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means .
A.water pollutionB.air pollution
C.noise pollutionD.rubbish
【小题4】What is the most dangerous problem of air pollution?
A.CO2B.H2OC.SO2D.CO
【小题5】Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because .
A.it’s bad to all living things in the world
B.it makes much noise
C.it has made our rivers and lakes dirty
D.it makes us become angry more easily

 

US Boy, 9, Plans to Take Balloon Flight Alone

ALBUQERQUE. New Mexico — Bobby Bradley is ready. He has been training for about five years and learned from some of the

  most experienced and decorated pilots in the sport of ballooning.

 

BENGHAZI, Libya — Muammar Gadhafi accepted an African Union(AU) plan to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite said on Monday there could be no deal unless he leaves office.

 

NEW YORK — A new book written by Amy Chua on her super-. strict parenting—Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has raised media (媒体) storm and strong arguments in the US.

Amy Chua is the mother of two teenage girls. In the book she

describes her efforts to give her children what she describes as a

traditional, strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children.

TOKYO — The operator of Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant( 受地震袭击的核电站) said on Sunday it aims to reduce radiation leaks(辐射泄漏) in three months and achieve a "cold shutdown" in six to nine months.

 

LOS ANGELES — Sunday night, the 83 annual (每年一度的) Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles. Colin Firth won the Best Actor for his role in "The King's Speech”, and Natalie Port man won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in " Black Swan".

 

 

Judge the following sentences True (T) or False (F).

1.A 9-year-old American boy is ready to take a balloon flight on his own after training for about five years.

2.Gadhafi agreed to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite wouldn't accept it if he leaves office.

3."Tiger Mother" parenting raises media storm in the US, but all people agree other traditional, strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children.

4.Japan tries to fix radiation leaks in 9 months.

5. Natalie won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "The King's Speech" while Co­lin won the Best Actor for his role in "Black Swan. "

 

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       I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game has finished a few hours
ago.    I'm the mid-field player on my team.  But in fact that's not   1   now.  I was the. mid-field player
because, as I said.this was my   2   game. That's a good way to be an end  a high school football  career
(生涯) , especially if you win ,but even though you don't, it's   3   to leave at a high point. I was eight when
I first started playing football.  My dad   4   football,  and he used to practice with me at home-passing,
catching, running.  We used to practice almost every evening   5   it got too dark.  He tried to teach me
everything he knew about the   6   .
       "Just remember: don't ever  7   . " " Stay in the game. Don't lose your concentration (寺注) . " " Go
out there and  give  110  percent (百分之...... ) every  time. " Well, that was a long time ago, but I still hear his words   8   in my ears.
       I had a lot on my mind   9   the game today. I don't like things to be an end ,I guess, and this was the
last game. I was talking to myself and warning myself about what co do and not to do, I didn't sleep at all 
  10   ,and when the sun came up this morning, I reached the point where   11   just wanted it all to be over, finished, done. But when  the  game  started, my mind became    12  . I just lived in this game, this moment.
I didn't hear the crowd, I didn't feel the cold or the pain, I never felt tired. I just kept my eyes on the   13   ,
and it was just me and the ball and, inside, a soft, white light   14   me the way to the goal. It was a beautiful, empty feeling.
       It's all over now, and it's really getting cold here. It's starting to snow. The sun's almost gone , and I
can    15   see the goal. Now it's dark and I'm sitting here all alone.  Well, I guess it's time to say goodbye
and move on.

(     )1. A. true        
(     )2. A. first        
(     )3. A. good        
(     )4. A. needed      
(     )5. A. until        
(     )6. A. football    
(     )7. A. grow up      
(     )8. A. ringing      
(     )9. A. from        
(     )10.A. tonight      
(     )11.A. we          
(     )12.A. empty        
(     )13.A. way          
(     )14.A. sending      
(     )15.A. already      

B. wrong            
B. last            
B. bad              
B. hated            
B. when            
B. game            
B. catch up        
B. saying          
B. before          
B. yesterday        
B. they            
B. full            
B. field            
B. teaching        
B. hardly          

C. strange      
C. worst        
C. lucky        
C. missed      
C. unless      
C. goal        
C. give up      
C. falling      
C. through      
C. today        
C. I            
C . rough      
C. ball        
C. pointing    
C. never        
                              
D. clear                  
D. favourite              
D. painful                
D. loved                  
D. although              
D. score                  
D. hurry up              
D. coming                
D. after                  
D. last night            
D. he                    
D.  awake                
D. match                  
D. showing                
D. clearly                            

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