Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder(创建者) of Apple. He was also one of the great persons of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.
Apple Ⅱ Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer Company in 1976. A year later, the apple Ⅱ was invented. This was the world’s first personal computer. |
The iMac Under Jobs’ leadership, Apple introduced the iMac computer in 1998. The iMac became the first machine, which offered a CD-ROM slot.(插口) |
 The iPad By 2010, Steve Jobs was sure the world was ready to have a computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success. |
 iPhone 4s It came out on October 4, 2011 in America. It looks like iPhone 4. It has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer but wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer(文件处理)speeds. |
When was the Apple II invented?
| A．In 1976. | B．In 1977. | C．In 1997. | D．In 1998. |
Where did the iMac first come out?
A. In China. B. In UK. C. In USA. D. In UN.Which one was the oldest machine of the four?
| A．The Apple II. | B．The iMac. | C．The iPad. | D．The iPhone 4s |
From the passage, we can know that the iPad _______.
| A．has a better camera |
| B．is the first personal computer |
| C．has a CD-ROM slot |
| D．is great for watching movies |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．iPhone 4s'screen is the same size as iPhone 4. |
| B．iPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4. |
| C．iPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4. |
| D．iPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4. |
A new Long March（长征）
Twenty-one people from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland began a new Long March on October 15. They will walk about 8，000 kilometers from Ruijin， Jiangxi to Wuqi， Shanxi. They hope to get 20.2 million Yuan to build 101 schools and help poor children go back to school. They hope to finish the march by August 16, 2012.
The football team
The Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the Asian U-17 Championship（亚洲U-17锦标赛）in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea（朝鲜）by 1:0. After 85 minutes， Wang Weilong got the only goal. They took the cup for the first time in 12 years.
Liu leaves China
Chinese actor Liu Ye left for the US on Monday to make a film called Meteor（《流星》）。 He is going to act with the Hollywood film star Meryl Streep. His former classmate Zhang Ziyi sent Liu a message to encourage him. Liu was worried about his English， and worked hard on it before he left. People know him from films like last year’s “Mei Ren Cao”。From the news，we know that the twenty-one people began a new Long March to ______.
| A．travel around China |
| B．visit some schools |
| C．teach poor children |
| D．get some money and help poor children go back to school |
The second piece of news tells us ______.
| A．Korea held this contest |
| B．the Chinese football team is No. 1 in South-East Asia |
| C．the Chinese under-17 football team won the world championship |
| D．the Chinese under-17 football team won the championship for the first time in 12years |
Which of the paragraphs is about sports？ ______
| A．The 1st | B．The 2nd |
| C．The 3rd | D．The 3th and the 1st |
How long will you travel if you go to Cayman Islands?
| A．Two weeks. | B．Ten days. | C．One day. | D．Three days. |
Where is Betsy travelling?
| A．From Ensenada to Hawaii. | B．On Cayman Islands. |
| C．On beach. | D．At a shop. |
Who is having a vacation on Cayman Island?
| A．Betsy. | B．Betsy’s parents. | C．Larry. | D．Robby. |
On a recent day, “Linsanity” is popular all over the world. It’s the combination of “Lin” & “insanity”, referring to the person who made surprising success.
“Lin” refers to Jeremy Lin, an American professional basketball player, with the Chinese name Shu How Lin. He is the first American player with Chinese descent（血统）.
Jeremy Lin was born on August 23, 1988. At the age of 5, He started playing basketball at the kindergarten. He went to Harvard University after playing at Palo Alto High School in California. He graduated in 2010 and joined the Golden State Warriors, an NBA team in California. In late 2011, Lin moved to another team - the New York Knicks at the very end of the year. The Knicks added him to their starting lineup（阵容）that month. He began averaging more than 20 points a game and leading the team to a series of wins.
Here is his career statistics（统计表）.
NBA Regular Season Accurate as of February 20, 2012
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 2010–2011 |
Golden State |
29 |
0 |
9.8 |
0.389 |
0.200 |
0.760 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
| 2011–2012 |
New York |
19 |
9 |
23.1 |
0.487 |
0.343 |
0.742 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
14.6 |
GP: Games played GS: Games started MPG: Minutes per game
FG%: Field-goal 3P%: 3-point field-goal FT%: Free-throw
RPG: Rebounds per game APG: Assists per game SPG: Steals per game
BPG: Blocks per game PPG: Points per game“Linsanity” is an expression referring to the person who ______.
A. made surprising success
B. played basketball young
C. was very popularJeremy Lin is the first American player with _______ descent.
A. French B. Chinese C. EnglishAccording to the passage, Jeremy Lin started playing basketball at ________.
A. kindergarten B. high school C. universityJeremy Lin is playing for ________ team in NBA now.
A. the Golden State Warriors
B. the Los Angeles Lakers
C. the New York KnicksJeremy Lin got 14.6 _________ in Regular Season 2011-2012.
A. PPG B. SPG C. MPG
Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa. It is also the second largest lake in the world. It is an important lake because it is one of the sources(源头) for the longest river in the world, the Nile River. Lake Victoria provides a source of water, food, and power(电力) for several African countries. Lake Victoria is a big part of African life.
Unfortunately, Lake Victoria has a problem. It is shrinking. There are several power stations at Lake Victoria in Uganda. These are on the Nile River, and besides producing power, they keep the water of the lake at a certain level. For the past forty years, that level has been 11.9 meters. Over the last several years, the water level has dropped by about 2.5 meters. There seem to be several reasons for this drop.
One possible reason is drought(干旱). Drought has been very bad in the area since 2000. Lake Victoria gets all of its water from rain, so the drought means less water in the lake.
However, some environmentalists believe that the real problem is the power plants(工厂) on Lake Victoria. Uganda depends on those power plants for most of its power, and they made the power plants larger in 2000. Many people believe the power plants have been taking too much water off Lake Victoria. As a result, they have been asked to use less water until Lake Victoria goes back to its old level.
Whether the low water level is caused by drought or power plants, the result is the same. This is already a poor area of Africa, where many people live a really hard life. People, animals and plants around Lake Victoria will suffer even more from low water levels on the lake. Many people need Lake Victoria for fishing or growing food. Fish need the water to live, and animals need it for water. Plants around the lake will die without the water, and then more animals and people will suffer. Unless the lake fills soon, many people will suffer and die.Lake Victoria is __________.
| A．an important lake in Africa |
| B．the largest lake in the world |
| C．the source of water, food and power for America |
| D．the only source for the Nile River |
What does “It is shrinking” most probably mean?
| A．It is becoming larger. |
| B．It is becoming more beautiful. |
| C．It is becoming smaller. |
| D．It is becoming more useful. |
The water level of Lake Victoria is now __________.
| A．2.5 meters | B．11.9 meters | C．14.4 meters | D．9.4 meters |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Rain water is the only source for the lake.
B. There has been little rain in the lake area since 2000.
C. The power plants in Uganda provide water for the lake.
D The power plants in Uganda were made larger in 2000.According to the passage, how can we solve the problems around Lake Victoria?
| A．People must build more power plants. |
| B．More sources of water must be found. |
| C．Every country should offer some money to Africa. |
| D．All the people living in the area should move to another place. |
Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.
There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.
Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.
| A．interesting | B．terrible | C．happy | D．unhappy |
Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.
| A．about twenty hours | B．nearly two days |
| C．one week | D．more than sixty hours |
When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.
| A．was cold, weak, hungry and tired |
| B．wouldn't work there any more |
| C．said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them." |
| D．went home at once |
Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.
| A．it was broken | B．it was the weekend |
| C．it was in an office | D．it was a holiday |
In the lift, there was_________.
| A．water | B．beer | C．telephone | D．nothing |
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