Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.

After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.

Steven 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 Apple Computer with his friend in his garage(汽车库). He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.

His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

1.Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he _____.

A．never did his lessons

B．was full of new ideas

C．always made troubles with his schoolmates.

D．dropped

2.Steven Jobs designed his new computer ________.

A．in India                               B．with his friend

C．in an apple tree garden                   D．by himself

3.Steven Jobs was famous for his _____ all over the world.

A．new ideas         B．apple             C．Apple Computer    D．video games

4.From this passage we know _________.

A．Steven Jobs didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates.

B．Steven Jobs liked traveling in India and California.

C．Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true

D．Steven Jobs could only design video games

 Jack   41   in a small town in England. He always stayed in England   42   his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to   43   countries. All my friends go to Spain,   44    they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a   45   to Spain and   46   at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went   47   for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and   48   he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.

Jack   49   on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”

Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him   50  , “Maps of the city, sir?”

1. A. flew          B. lived            C. went         D. dropped

2.A. for            B. off              C. with             D. into

3.A. all                B. both         C. other            D. any

4. A. and               B. but          C. though          D. however

5. A. bus           B. plane            C. train            D. bike

6. A. reached       B. left         C. arrived          D. stayed

7. A. down          B. up           C. away             D. out

8. A. before            B. while            C. since            D. after

9. A. lay               B. stood            C. fell         D. jumped

10. A. once again       B. on time      C. at times     D. at once

Today some people call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles” because it is a city which is flat and convenient(芯片) for bicycles.

In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans  1  an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were  2  that this would help so save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles  3   and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use.  4  was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys, whether he was a local or a foreigner. Wherever someone finished a journey, they would  5  the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn’t work—  6  took all the bicycles within weeks!

   7  more than thirty years later, the “white bike” is back in town—this time with a computer chip(芯片) to  8  its every move! To take a bicycle, you have to put a special card inside. The new “White bike” is not white any more but is an unusual  9  with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them to another place that has enough room.

There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam,   10   both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.

(  )1.A. stole           B. had            C. refused          D. dropped

(  )2.A. thoughtful      B. helpful          C. hopeful          D. thankful

(  )3.A. black          B. brown           C. blue            D. white

(  )4.A. Anyone        B. Everyone          C. No one          D. Someone

(  )5.A. take           B. leave             C. carry            D. send

(  )6.A. robbers         B. shoplifters        C. kidnappers       D. thieves

(  )7.A. However       B. Instead            C. Therefore        D. Though

(  )8.A.make           B. mark             C. record           D. describe

(  )9.A. design         B. idea               C. size             D. experiment

(  )10.A. so           B. because            C. but              D. while

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Michael and Dick are good friends, but they like to play jokes on each other. One holiday, they decided to go to London together. They went to the station and bought their tickets.

Michael got on the train first. He dropped his ticket on the platform when he got into the carriage. Dick, who was close behind, saw the ticket fall and quickly picked it up. He put it in his pocket, but didn’t tell Michael. After they had been in the train for a while, they heard the conductor coming down the corridor, shouting, “Tickets, please!” Michael looked for his ticket and of course couldn’t find it.

“Oh dear, I can’t find my ticket, Dick,” Michael said.

“Look for it carefully, Michael; it must be somewhere.” said Dick.

“No, I can’t find it anywhere. What shall I do?” said Michael.

“Perhaps you’d better hide under the seat; then the conductor won’t know you are here.” So Michael hid under the seat. At this time, the conductor came in. “Tickets, please,” he said. Dick handed him tow tickets and said, “This is mine. The other is my friend’s. But he prefers to stay under the seat.”

1.Michael and Dick would spend their holiday in________.

A. train  B. London   C. Pairs      D. Rome

2. Where did Michael lose his ticket?

A. On the platform   B. In the carriage

C. In the corridor   D. Under the seat

3.What did Dick do after he picked up Michael’s ticket?

A. He gave it to his friend.             B. gave it to the inspector.

C. He put it in his bag.                D. He put it in his pocket.

4.Michael hid under the seat when the conductor came to check the ticket because _______.

A. he didn’t buy the ticket             B. he liked to hide under the seat

C. he couldn’t find his ticket          D. he wanted to lay with the inspector

5.From the last sentence we can know that when Michael heard Dick’s words, he would feel___________.

A. angry        B. happy      C. sad          D. worry