When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24,1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.

At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.

After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.

At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPhone and the iPod.

Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.

1.Which of the following is right according to paragraph 1?

A.Jobs’ unmarried mother wanted a girl.

B.Paul Jobs was a college teacher.

C.Jobs’ finished his education.

D.Jobs’ unmarried mother adopted him

2.Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he ______.

A.wanted to start a company.

B.had financial problems.

C.took no interest in his major.

D.hated to share rooms with his friends.

3.It can be inferred that Apple____.

A.was founded in Oregon

B.developed from a garage

C.had a difficult beginning

D.had a successful beginning

4.What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?

A.Interest is key to success.

B.Hope helps us succeed.

C.Attitude is everything.

D.Courage goes with confidence.

Summer time is a great opportunity for kids to learn how to work and earn a little bit of spending money. If your child needs a summer job, here are a few options to consider:

Lemonade/Cookie Stand

Benefits

Creates a concept of running a business: Your child will be his own boss, set his own price , and run the show. It’s a great introduction to running his own business.

Limited Start-Up Costs: The things used to make lemonade are cheap, so your child should be able to get back his investment with a handful of sales.

What Kids Learn About Money: Your child will learn a very valuable lesson about pricing. The price of his lemonade will decide how much he can sell, if he will recover his investment and the amount of profit.

Yard Work

Benefits:

Repeated Customers: If a homeowner needs help raking (耙地) this year, he’ll probably want help again next year. Your child should be able to maintain a regular set of customers after one season.

Safety: Yard work is generally safer than a lawn-mowing job. Without having to operate machines, your child will be much safer.

What Kids Learn About Money: Because of the variability (变动) in pay, your child will need to learn how to negotiate(谈判) a fair price with homeowners if they ask.

Lifeguard

Benefits:

Responsibility: Kids learn a lot about responsibility when lifeguarding. They are within rights to tell whether a certain activity is safe and are allowed to take action as they see fit.

Exercise: Lifeguards need to be proficient at swimming and must exercise to stay in shape.

What Kids Learn About Money: To be a lifeguard, one must be certified. Your child may have to pay for lifeguard training, although some employers provide it on-site.

1.Which one is not the benefit of selling lemonade or cookies for children?

A. To learn how to run a business.

B. To own repeated customers.

C. To learn profit and loss.

D. To lower the risk of losing money.

2.Which is suitable if you want your child to learn communication and negotiation?

A. Lemonade/Cookie Stand

B. Yard Work

C. Lifeguard

D. All of the above

3.If your kid wants to be a lifeguard, he or she has to do all the following except ______.

A. keeping a good figure

B. excelling at swimming

C. receiving training for free

D. learning to take action when necessary

Recently, the TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? has become one of China’s most popular TV shows, attracting more than 600 million viewers each week.

In this program, five celebrity(名人) fathers traveled to six countryside locations across China, including some villages in Beijing, Yunnan, Shandong, Hunan, Heilongjiang and a desert in Ningxia.

They took care of their kids without the help of the kid’s mothers. At the same time, they also took part in different kinds of activities with their kids together, such as cooking, fishing and selling goods.

Why is the show so popular? “It reflects (反应) social reality. In big cities, fathers are always busy earning money and making achievements in their career. They don’t spare more time with their kids.” said Xie Dikui, general director of the show. As the father of a 3-year-old daughter, Xie said that he found his own heart being touched as he made it. “Although these fathers are busy, they are able to spare time for their kids. We can do better than them.”

This also happens in some rural areas in China. More and more men from rural areas are now working in big cities, leaving their kids at home under the Grandparents’ care. “I have a son and a daughter in my hometown.” said Xu Canyong, a 33-year-old man working in Shantou, Guangdong Province. “They come to live with me only during summer and winter vacations. I miss them very much. I want to have them live with us in Shantou, but the cost of living here is too high.” said Xu.

1.The TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? is popular mainly because _______ .

A. the five fathers are all famous stars

B. there are many beautiful sights in it

C. Xie Dikui is a popular director in China

D. it reflects the problems about family education

2.The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refers to_________ .

A. the TV show Where Are We Going, Dad?

B. the fact that fathers have less time with their kids

C. the trip of five celebrity fathers with their kids

D. the relationship between Xie Dikui and his daughter

3.Xu Canyong can’t live with his two kids in Shantou because________ .

A. he can’t afford to live there together

B. he has no time to look after his kids

C. Shantou is too far from his hometown

D. his kids are used to living with their grandparents

4.From this passage, we may infer ________ .

A. fathers will raise the kids instead of mothers

B. the five celebrity fathers will give up their own jobs

C. in some rural areas, more and more kids live with their grandparents

D. Mr Xu often goes back to his hometown during summer and winter vacations

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

If you have ever been in a school play or even made believe you were a doctor, detective, or a space traveler, you know the enjoyment that acting brings. Almost all of us have the wish to play the part of someone or something else. 1.

In the ancient world, acting was often associated with religious ceremonies and other special occasions. As far back as 2200 B.C, trained Chinese actors performed ceremonial dances in costume and makeup at harvest festivals. 2. To the dance was gradually added pantomime—the imitation of movements and gestures as well as the wearing of masks, the singing of chants, and finally the use of dialogue.

While acting was coming into its own in the ancient Chinese classical theatre, it was doing the same in the western world, in Greece. From about 500 B.C. on, acting became a highly specialized art in Greece. Greek actors, however, still wore masks, and their motions were largely fixed by custom. 3.

Modern acting, on the contrary, gives the individual actor great opportunity to develop his or her personal talents for serious, comic, or musical drama. The names, faces, and styles of famous movie actors are known worldwide. 4. A special form of acting takes place in radio drama, which was highly popular before television. In radio drama the actors face an unique challenge. They are unseen by their audience. So they must rely on voice alone to make their characters real to the listeners.

5.Only forty percent of Broadway actors are employed, most of them for only part of the year. Those who become stars need not only talent, but determination. They must not be easily discouraged. Otherwise, they might give up before the opportunity for stardom presents itself.

A. The origins of acting are in the act of remembering.

B. Drama in Greece began with festivals honoring Dionysus.

C. It is believed that this was the first step in the development of acting.

D. Historical records indicate that this desire is as old as civilization itself.

E. Acting is not, as many people think, a quick, easy road to fame and riches.

F. Broadway and television provide other stages on which actors can display their talent.

G. Consequently, they had little opportunity to demonstrate their individual personalities.

Who is a great person? To answer this question, we often think of someone , such as the South Africa hero Nelson Mandela or the NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant. But often a great person is next to us—but we never see the greatness unless a difficult comes up.

In May, 2008, a high school girl in Beichuan, Sichuan, a hero just next to her. When the earthquake hit, her school on top of the students. Just next to her was her classmate Li Anqiang. Li worked to move rocks to make for her. Before rescuers reached them, , aftershocks brought down rubble(碎石) around them. Li’s earlier efforts kept his classmate from danger, but the new rubble that fell on his legs crushed (压碎) them beyond .

Today, Li is in a wheelchair; he is missing both of his legs, but he is not missing the good that made him a hero during the earthquake. He still the sports he played before the earthquake, table tennis and basketball—and still his hero, Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant, however, considers Li a hero. In reply to Li’s letter, Kobe praised Li as “a strong boy whose attitude toward was amazing”. He encouraged Li in his love of basketball, telling Li that he looked cool in a photo of his a basketball from his wheelchair.

So that we have great people next to us every day—in school, at work, on the bus. There may not be a to show us who they are, but we can be sure they are . Who knows? you are one yourself.

1.A. active B. famous C. brave D. exciting

2.A. ever B. still C. right D. even

3.A. situation B. decision C. duty D. adventure

4.A. found B. helped C. understood D. realized

5.A. built B. landed C. bombed D. fell

6.A. room B. difference C. peace D. allowance

7.A. instead B. however C. therefore D. fortunately

8.A. enough B. more C. deadly D. many

9.A. calm B. healthy C. safe D. clear

10.A. reach B. hope C. repair D. doubt

11.A. habits B. grades C. reputation D. quality

12.A. dislikes B. studies C. advertises D. enjoys

13.A. drops into B. looks up to C. looks out for D. sets an example to

14.A. fan B. invitation C. recommendation D. introduction

15.A. fate B. choice C. sports D. history

16.A. watching B. holding C. shooting D. drawing

17.A. appreciate B. see C. remember D. decide

18.A. report B. luck C. direction D. disaster

19.A. nearby B. hidden C. awarded D. normal

20.A. Accidentally B. Perhaps C. Eventually D. Obviously

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