题目内容
In a debate, you have to be clear of the ______ of the disabled children.
- A.forces
- B.energies
- C.powers
- D.strengths
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Lots of people have hobbies. Some people collect old coins or foreign stamps; some do needlework; others spend most of their spare time on a particular sport.
A lot of people enjoy reading. But reading tastes differ widely. Some people only read newspapers or comics, some like reading novels, while others prefer books on astronomy, wildlife, or technological discoveries.
If I happen to be interested in horses or precious stones, I cannot expect everyone else to share my enthusiasm. If I watch all the sports programs on TV with great pleasure, I must put up with the fact that other people find sports boring.
Is there nothing that interests us all? Is there nothing that concerns everyone—no matter who they are or where they live in the world? Yes, dear Sophie, there are questions that certainly should interest everyone. They are precisely the questions this course is about.
What is the most important thing in life? If we ask someone living on the edge of starvation, the answer is food. If we ask someone dying of cold, the answer is warmth. If we put the same question to someone who feels lonely and isolated, the answer will probably be the company of other people.
But when these basic needs have been satisfied—will there still be something that everybody needs? Philosophers think so. They believe that man cannot live by bread alone. Of course everyone needs food. And everyone needs love and care. But there is something else—apart from that—which everyone needs, and that is to figure out who we are and why we are here.
Being interested in why we are here is not a “casual” interest like collecting stamps. People who ask such questions are taking part in a debate that has gone on as long as man has lived on this planet. How the universe, the earth, and life came into being is a bigger and more important question than who won the most gold medals in the last Olympics.
【小题1】 This text is most probably taken from __________.
A.a research paper | B.a course schedule |
C.a personal letter | D.a book review |
A.Philosophical questions are as interesting as collecting stamps. |
B.Thinking about philosophical questions is a serious interest. |
C.Figuring out who we are and why we are here is man’s basic needs. |
D.Philosophy has universal appeal and concerns everybody in nature. |
A.no existing subject can interest everyone in the world |
B.different people may have different interests and concerns |
C.everyone has to figure out who we are and why we are here |
D.people in modern society pay more attention to philosophical questions |
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 |
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. |
A.effective | B.brilliant | C.practical | D.interesting |
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 |
In a debate, you have to be clear of the ______ of the disabled children.
A.forces |
B. energies |
C.powers |
D.strengths |