The National Geographic Channel has unearthed a time capsule (時(shí)光寶盒)  buried by late Apple chairman and co-founder Steve Jobs thirty years ago.
The time capsule was buried in Aspen .Colorado .in 1983, shortly after Jobs attended the International Design Conference being held in that city. Organizers called the device the Aspen Time Tube and contributed items like Rubik's cubes(魔方) and some iconic music. Jobs added his own items to the capsule ,including the " Lisa"  ( also known as an "Apple" )"mouse he used for his presentation at the conference. '
Younger readers may not recognize the name but the Lisa Apple mouse was one of the first commercial mice released to consumers. The mouse was specially designed for the Apple  Lisa computer. It's also the first personal computer to offer users a graphical user interface(圖形用戶(hù)界面)
Initially ,the plan was to dig up the time capsule in the year2000,but organizers forgot its exact location. Recently .they brought in researchers working with the National Geographic Channel show Diggers to find the device. Eventually they came across the 13-foot-long.1. 5-foot-diameter tube. inside they found a lot of 1980s artifacts(人工制品）that are still being catalogued.
“When the end came off .literally things just poured out .”noted Diggers host Tim Saylor "There must be literally thousands of things in there.”
“They had the foresight to put a bunch of stuff in  plastic bags." Saylor said .“I could see at least a dozen plastic bags and other items. But I know for sure there got to be photographs in there. People had hand-written things on the back of the photographs ,so there will be some really interesting things inside.”
Among the artifacts researchers expect to discover inside :a Steve Jobs speech in which the Apple visionary outlines his predictions  for future technologies. We should know more about the researchers ,discoveries once the Diggers program airs this fall.
小題1:Which of the following is true about the Lisa mouse?
A．The mouse was the first commercial one for consumers
B．The mouse was created only for the Apple Lisa computer
C．The mouse was buried in Aspen ,Colotado for two decades.
D．The mouse was invented after the International Design Conference
小題2:Why wasn't the time capsule dug up in 2000?
A．Because it was not the time set by Steve Jobs.
B．Because it could not be accurately located.
C．Because organizers forgot its precise shape .
D．Because the local government didn't approve.
小題3:From the passage we can infer that_______.
A．there were some special photographs found-inside the time capsule
B．a(chǎn) Steve Jobs speech with future predictions was found inside the cap
C．Steve Jobs predictions for future technologies have come true
D．more about the capsule will be discovered in the Diggers program
小題4:The best title for the passage might be _______.
A．The "Lost" Steve Jobs Time Capsule
B．The Mystery of Steve Jobs Speech Solved
C．Steve Jobs' 1983 Time Capsule Recovered
D．Co-founder & Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章講的是1983年斯蒂夫喬布斯的時(shí)光寶盒被發(fā)現(xiàn)，文章還介紹當(dāng)時(shí)埋時(shí)光寶盒的情景和時(shí)光寶盒里面的物品是什么，隨著挖掘的深入，更多寶盒里面的物品將被發(fā)現(xiàn)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：The time capsule was buried in Aspen .Colorado .和Jobs added his own items to the capsule ,including the " Lisa"  ( also known as an "Apple" )"mouse he used for his presentation at the conference. '可知Lisa mouse是被埋在Aspen .Colorado .的。選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：Initially ,the plan was to dig up the time capsule in the year2000,but organizers forgot its exact location. 可知本來(lái)是想在2000年挖掘時(shí)光寶盒的，但是組織者忘記了它的確切的位置，選B
小題3:推理題：從第五段的句子：“When the end came off .literally things just poured out .”noted Diggers host Tim Saylor "There must be literally thousands of things in there.” 可知在Diggers program里面，更多的關(guān)于這個(gè)寶盒的事情將會(huì)被發(fā)現(xiàn)，選D。
小題4:主旨題：從第一段的句子：The National Geographic Channel has unearthed a time capsule (時(shí)光寶盒)  buried by late Apple chairman and co-founder Steve Jobs thirty years ago.可知這篇文章講的是1983年斯蒂夫喬布斯的時(shí)光寶盒被發(fā)現(xiàn)，選C。
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