The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.

Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.

After he returned from India, he began to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He chose the name 'Apple' because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2012.

1.Steve Jobs_______ when he was in school.

A. was an outstanding student

B. didn't do very well

C. was always praised by others

D. didn't learn anything

2.The underlined word 'value' means_______.

A. beauty B. chance C. importance D. hope

3.Steve Jobs_______.

A. received excellent college education

B. didn't go to college at all

C. studied in college for 4 years

D. didn't finish his college education

4.Steve Jobs named his computer company 'Apple' because

A. apple-was his favourite fruit

B. he designed the computer under an apple tree

C. he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard

D. the computer was designed on the orchard

5.Steve Job's_______ would be the most important thing for his lifetime success.

A. 'failure' in school B. stay on the orchard

C. travel in India D. new ideas

People like to read or listen to stories, especially children.After reading.Some children wish to be writers some day.They want to write stories or books for people to read.That’s good! It’s good to write something for people to read!

But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers.They should read a lot of books.Instead of watching TV and spending

a lot of time playing games when they are free.There is more fun in reading.After you read some good books, you may want to look for more books to read.Before you decide to be a good writer, you should say to yourself.“I must read more and more

to become better and better at writing!”

1.What does this article mainly(主要地)tell us?

A.Some children wish to be writers some day.

B.It is good to write something for people to read.

C.Reading a lot can help us to become good writers.

D.Writers like to read more books for fun.

2.Why do some children want to be writers when they grow up?

A.Because they want to be good readers.

B.Because they want to write stories or books for people to read.

C.Because they want to find good work some day.

D.Because they want to get more money to keep a family.

3.Which of the following is good for children to be writers?

A.They should do a lot of reading.

B.They should watch TV in the evening.

C.They should have wishes only.

D.They should be good writers right now.

4.What can reading do us if we do much of it?

A.It can help us to be a good player.

B.It can help us write well in the future.

C.It can help make us work better.

D.It can make us watch more TV at home.

5.What do we know from the article?

A.All children like to be writers.

B.People like to read for children.

C.All writers are children.

D.Children need to read more to be writers.

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