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 begin 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 gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once 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 2011.
【小题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 |
A.beauty | B.chance | C.importance | D.hope |
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 |
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 |
A.“failure” in school |
B.stay on the orchard |
C.travel on India |
D.new ideas |
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
【小题5】D
解析【小题1】根据短文第一段第二句He was not among the best students at school可知。
【小题2】根据上文可推断是“重要性,价值”。
【小题3】根据第一段最后一句---when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway. 可知。
【小题4】根据第三段最后一句because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果园) in Oregon可知。
【小题5】根据短文第一段的实际But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of.可知。
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Surely the mascot will become the lucky symbol and cultural remark of Shanghai Expo.
【小题1】 Which is the mascot of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo?
【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true?
A.School children like Haibao. |
B.The name Haibao shows Chinese traditional culture. |
C.Haibao is the wisdom of two artists. |
D.Haibao is an animal living in the sea near Shanghai. |
A.One World, One Dream. | B.One China, One Family. |
C.Better City, Better Life. | D.Shanghai, An Open City. |
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Haibao looks like the Chinese word ren,which means people or a person.The name,a typical lucky one in Chinese tradition comes from the Chinese phrase “Si Hai Zhi Bao” —the treasure of the four seas.It also means the treasure of Shanghai,which lies beside the sea.
Haibao’s blue curly(卷曲的)hair looks like the waves of the sea.Its smile is a sign of the healthy spirit of China.Those thumbs-up(翘拇指)will welcome millions of people to Shanghai from around the world.Its big feet show China has the ability to host a successful Expo.
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1. Which is the mascot of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo?
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.School children like Haibao.
B.The name Haibao shows Chinese traditional culture.
C.Haibao is the wisdom of two artists.
D.Haibao is an animal living in the sea near Shanghai.
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