Steve Jobs

Steven Jobs,the designer (設計者) 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 out (退學) .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 re

turned from India. In 1975,he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage (汽車庫) .He chose the name u Applejust 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. dropped out   D. always made troubles with his schoolmates

() 2. Why did Steven Jobs go to India?

   A. Because he was full of new ideas.

   B. Because he wanted to relax.

   C. Because he was too tired.

   D. Because he hoped the trip would give him new ideas and a change in life.

() 3. Steven Jobs designed his new computer .

   A. in India   B. with his friend

   C. in an apple tree garden   D. by himself

() 4. Steven Jobs was famous for his all over the world.

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

() 5. 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

1.D 2.D 3. B 4. C 5. C

WEEK FIVE Wednesday 星期三

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1.D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“At that time,he

was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. ”可知選 D

2.D 細節(jié)理解題根據(jù)第二段最后一句“He hoped that

the trip would give him some new ideas anil give him a change in ife. ” 可知選 D。

3. B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第三句“He designed the

Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. ” 可知選

B

4. C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一句“ His Apple com

puter was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world ” 可知選 C。

5. C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“But he was full

of new ideas. ” 以及第二段最后一句“He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life”可知選 C

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