In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget. But none of these jobs was as dreadful as my job in an apple plant. The work was hard; the pay was poor; and, most of all, the working conditions were terrible.

    First of all, the job made huge demands on my strength. For then hours a night, I took boxes that rolled down a metal track and piled them onto a truck. Each box contained twelve heavy bottles of apple juice. I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night.

    I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor. I was paid the lowest wage of that time—two dollars an hour. Because of the low pay, I felt eager to get as much as possible. I usually worked twelve hours a night but did not take home much more than $ 100 a week.

    But even more than the low pay, what made me unhappy was the working conditions. During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch. Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in near-zero-degree temperatures. The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone. And after the production line shut down at night and most people left, I had to spend two hours alone cleaning the floor.

    I stayed on the job for five months, all the while hating the difficulty of the work, the poor money, and the conditions under which I worked. By the time I left, I was determined never to go back there again.

49. Why did the writer have to take many jobs at that time?

  A. To pay for his schooling.

B. To save for his future.

  C. To support his family

D. To gain some experience

50. The following facts describe the terrible working conditions of the plant EXCEPT ______.

  A. loading boxes in the freezing cold                     B. having limited time for breaks

  C. working and studying at the same time        D. getting no pay for lunch time

51. What is the subject discussed in the text?

  A. The writer’s unhappy school life.               B. The writer’s eagerness to earn money.

  C. The writer’s experience to earn money.      D. The writer’s hard work in an apple plant.

52. How is the text organized?

  A. Topic—Argument—Explanation

B. Opinion—Discussion—Description

  C. Main idea—Comparison—Supporting examples

D. Introduction—Supporting examples—Conclusion

    In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget.But none of these jobs was as dreadful as my job in an apple plant.The work was hard; the pay was poor; and, most of all, the working conditions were terrible.

    First of all, the job made huge demands on my strength.For then hours a night, I took boxes that rolled down a metal track and piled them onto a truck.Each box contained twelve heavy bottles of apple juice.I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night.

    I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor.I was paid the lowest wage of that time―two dollars an hour.Because of the low pay, I felt eager to get as much as possible.I usually worked twelve hours a night but did not take home much more than $ 100 a week.

    But even more than the low pay, what made me unhappy was the working conditions.During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch.Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in near-zero-degree temperatures.The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone.And after the production line shut down at night and most people left, I had to spend two hours alone cleaning the floor.

    I stayed on the job for five months, all the while hating the difficulty of the work, the poor money, and the conditions under which I worked.By the time I left, I was determined never to go back there again.

49.Why did the writer have to take many jobs at that time?

       A.To pay for his schooling.                     B.To save for his future.

       C.To support his family                           D.To gain some experience

 

50.The following facts describe the terrible working conditions of the plant EXCEPT ______.

       A.loading boxes in the freezing cold          B.having limited time for breaks

       C.working and studying at the same time   D.getting no pay for lunch time

51.What is the subject discussed in the text?

       A.The writer’s unhappy school life.          B.The writer’s eagerness to earn money.

       C.The writer’s experience to earn money.  D.The writer’s hard work in an apple plant.

52.How is the text organized?

       A.Topic―Argument―Explanation           

       B.Opinion―Discussion―Description

       C.Main idea―Comparison―Supporting examples                     

       D.Introduction―Supporting examples―Conclusion



Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after years-long and highly public battle with cancer.Mourners ( 哀悼者 ) gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world.
Steve Jobs made technology fun.As tech leaders, they're really happy if they have one hit in their life.Steve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar.
Steve Jobs was a college dropout.He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant. They supported his early interest in electronics.He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer —now just called Apple —in 1976.They stayed at the company until 1985.That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a debate with the chief executive.
Mr.Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer.He rejoined Apple in 1997 after it bought NeXT.He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today.However, Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August because of his health.He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement.Steve left behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
President Obama said in a statement: by building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, Steve Jobs exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity (独创性的).By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive (有直觉力的) and fun.
The fact that he was able to redesign American business top to bottom and across is really stunning.He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one of the greatest of all time.Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American business.Steve Jobs was remembered as a "great visionary and leader" and a " marketing genius".
【小题1】According to the second paragraph, the author wants to show that _____.

A.Steve Jobs owns many computer companies in America
B.Steve Jobs has a lot of inventions in the field of computers
C.tech leaders will be really happy when they have one hit in their life
D.Steve makes great contributions to mankind in the field of computers
【小题2】Which of the following statements about Steve Jobs is TRUE ?
A.He left Apple in 1985 because he and the CEO had different opinions.
B.He built a company called NeXT Computer with his friend Steve Woaniak.
C.He died a day after he stepped down as Apple's chief executive.
D.He was remembered as the founder of Apple and the Internet.
【小题3】The underlined word "stunning" in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A.effectiveB.brilliantC.practicalD.interesting
【小题4】This passage is mainly about _____.
A.the inventions of Steve Jobs
B.the childhood of Steve Jobs
C.a brief introduction of Steve Jobs
D.the death of Steve Jobs

There is a new type of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns.It is sometimes placed among “situations vacant”, although it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes it appears among “situations wanted”, although it is not placed by someone looking for a job, either.What it does is to offer help in applying for a job.

“Contact us before writing your application”, or “Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum vitae or job history”, is how it is usually expressed.The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment.It is also an indication of the growing importance of the CV, with the suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right.

There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application.“Just put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams”, was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school.The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the interview.And in those days of full employment the technique worked.The letter proved that you could write and were available for work.Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest.

There is no doubt, however, that it is increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in the process of engaging staff that has led to the greater importance of the CV.

1.The new type of advertisement which is appearing in newspaper column        

A.informs job hunters of the opportunities available

B.informs employers of the people available for work

C.divides available jobs into various types

D.promises to offer useful advice to those looking for employment

2.Nowadays a demand for this specialized type of service has been created because          .

A.there are so many people out of work

B.there are so many top?level jobs available

C.there is a lack of jobs available for artistic people

D.the CV is considered to be a work of art

3.In the past it was expected that first job hunters would        

A.write an initial letter giving their life history

B.keep any detailed information until they obtained an interview

C.have no qualifications other than being able to read and write

D.pass some exams before applying for a job

4.The CV has become such an important document because           

A.there has been an increase in the number of applicants with degrees

B.there has been an increase in the number of jobs advertised

C.jobs are becoming much more complicated nowadays

D.the other processes of applying for jobs are more difficult to do

 

Steve Jobs-A surprising success.

Nothing in the early years of Steve Job’s life suggested that he would be so successful. Born in San Francisco, the child of two students, he was adopted and grew up close to Silicon Valley. While at company-and he and his best friend Steve Wozniak got summer jobs there.

After finishing high school in 1972, Jobs studied at an expensive liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon but he dropped pout after one after one term. He grew his hair and a beard, slept on friends’ floors, and sometimes went to a Hare Krishna temple for free meals. Like many drop-outs at that Beatles-inspired time, his ambition was to visit a guru(古鲁[印度教的宗师或领袖])in India, which he eventually did with a friend. When they got there, the guru had died.

At this point, Jobs has a limited education, and no obvious talents, apart from a notorious(臭名远扬)ability to talk. However, he did have a devoted friend who was an electronics genius. They were a great team. Without Jobs’ s ambition, high design standards, the ability to make deals and  great maketing skills-Wozniak might well have spent a quiet life designing hardware at HP.

1.The article tells us that              .

    A.Steve Jobs’s parents lived in San Francisco

    B.Steve Jobs’s parents were rich

C.Steve Jobs’s parents worked at Hewlett-Packard

D.Steve Jobs didn’t know his real parents

2.STEVE Jobs went to a temple because                .

A.He was a Buddhist

B.His family were Indian

C.He had very little money

D.He was inspired by the Beatles

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

    A.Steve Jobs was uneducated.

B.Steve Jobs went to India.

C.Steve Jobs was A GREAT SALESMAN.

D.Steve Wozniak was loyal.

4.Form the article, Apple was successful because             .

    A.Steve Jobs was a computer Genius

B.Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were lucky

C.Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak worked well together

D.Steve Wozniak liked a quiet life

 

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