Question

Steven Jobs was born in 1955. He was an American businessman and inventor. He was the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. In the late 1970s, Steve, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula, and others, designed, developed, and marketed one of the first successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series and later, the Macintosh.

Steve was among the greatest of American inventors – brave enough to think differently, and believed he could change the world and in fact, he had the power to change the whole world. By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups.

Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last. He changed the way each of us sees the world. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations (创新) that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is much better because of Steve. On October 5, 2011, Steve died of cancer. The world has lost a visionary. We all feel sad about it.

1.Where can we find this passage?

A. In a science book. B. In a science fiction novel.

C. In a dictionary. D. In a newspaper.

2.Why Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last?

A. Because he knew he would die soon.

B. Because he was too busy every day.

C. Because he was humorous.

D. Because he wanted to make full use of time.

3. From the passage, we can know that ______.

A. It is cancer that took the Steve’s life

B. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy enrich and improve all of our lives

C. Apple II series and the Macintosh have made computers personal and put the Internet in

our Pockets

D. Steve was a businessman but not an inventor

4. According to the passage, “a visionary” means ______.

A. 一位伟人 B. 一位见证者

C. 一位梦想家D. 一位冒险家

5. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Steve Jobs’ death

B. Our loss of a great CEO

C. A great inventor, Steve Jobs

D. The great changes in our lives

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了史提夫是美国商人和发明名家，他是美国最伟大的发明家–勇于从不同角度思考，他是苹果公司的创始人兼首席执行官，事实上，他有权改变整个世界。

1.细节理解题。通读全文我们可以知道这是一篇新闻报道。可知选D。

2.细节理解题。通读全文可知因为史提夫想合理的利用每天的时间。可知应选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文中根据文中最后一段可知史提夫死于癌症。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据文中The world has lost a visionary. We all feel sad about it.句意可知世界已经失去了一位梦想家，我们都感到很悲伤。故选C

5.标题归纳题。通读全文可知这篇文章最好的标题是一个伟大的发明家，史提夫。故选C。

考点：新闻报道短文阅读。