The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.

One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5 p.m. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon.

So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works.

When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. "I don't believe Tommy has a hobby," she thought. However, at a quarter to five. Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies(蝴蝶) in glass case. The teacher liked the samples (标本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave.

"What are you doing, Tommy?" she asked. "Those things must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That's when the parents are coming to see them. "

"I know that," answered Tommy, "and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn't want them to be out of our house at night. "

"But, aren't the butterflies yours?" asked the teacher.

"No," answered Tommy. "They are my brother's."

"But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody else's. "

"I know that," answered Tommy. What surprised her most was the answer. "My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies. "

1.What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?

A. Unwelcome. B. Hopeless.

C. Harmful. D. Important.

2.What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?

3.What would NOT happen the following afternoon?

A. The parents would enjoy the show in the classroom.

B. Tommy would bring the butterflies back.

C. The teacher would encourage her students for hobbies.

D. The butterflies would fly away.

4.Which was the teacher's greatest surprise?

A. Tommy was not at school as usual.

B. 'Tommy picked the butterflies up again and began to leave.

C. Tommy said his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies.

D. Tommy came back to school before5 that afternoon.

5.What's the best title for this passage?

A. Important Hobbies B. Tommy's Hobby

C. Different Hobbies D. Collecting Butterflies

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 fl change in life for the better.

After he returned from India,he began to live on a farm in California.And then,in l975,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 gave 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 schoo1.

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 favorite 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. new ideas

C. travel on India D. stay on the orchard

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