Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. He was also one of the giants of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.
| Apple II Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. A year later, the Apple II was invented. This production was the world’s first mass-market personal computer.  |
The iMac Under Job’s leadership, Apple introduced the all-in-line iMac computer in 1998. the iMac became the first machine, which offered only a CD-ROM slot.  |
| The iPad By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident. The world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success.  |
iPhone 4s iPhone 4s came out on October 4, 2011, in America. It looks like iPhone 4. It has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer yet wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer speeds.  |
The Apple II was invented ________.
| A．In 1976. | B．In 1977. | C．In 1998. | D．In 2010. |
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. |
There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from December to January, which covers the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most overseas (外国的)students love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. Easter（复活节）in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines(使联合)“Good Friday”and“Easter Monday”.Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter show. The Chinese New Year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese students still has to go to school to study .
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误(F)。The most important holiday in Australia is Christmas.
In Australia , you can spend Christmas in winter.
Overseas students can do part-time jobs in their summer holidays.
People always go shopping on Good Friday in Australia.
Students in Australia go to school in the Chinese New Year.
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said: “Don't play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came back with wet and dirty（脏的）clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again.” said his mother, “He'll punish you, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You're a good boy today,” his mother said happily,” you didn't play in the water.”
“No.” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon.”Bruno went to school _____every day.
| A．by bike | B．by bus | C．by car | D．on foot |
The playground was between _____.
| A．two classrooms |
| B．the cinema and shop |
| C．Bruno's house and school |
| D．the shop and Bruno's school |
The little boy liked to play on the playground______.
| A．when it snowed |
| B．when there was some water there |
| C．when the children played football there |
| D．when his father was busy with his work |
His mother was a _______.
| A．teacher | B．movie maker |
| C．shop assistant | D．housewife |
That afternoon, the boy's clothes were dry because ____.
| A．nobody made room (空间) for him in the water. |
| B．there was no water on the playground |
| C．he took off his clothes before he played there. |
| D．he played in the water carefully. |
“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream” some scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night.
Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come up over and over again. That may be the dreamer worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.
Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.
Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is still at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still tired after waking up.It may be less important to sleep than to _____.
| A．think | B．dream | C．work | D．study |
Dreams and films are usually _____.
| A．very long | B．in color |
| C．about work | D．very sad |
Why do some people often dream about their work?
| A．Because they are tired in the daytime. |
| B．Because they not interested in their work. |
| C．Because they may be thinking about their work all day. |
| D．Because they are have too much work to do. |
The main idea of the story is that_____
| A．what dream is | B．people like to sleep |
| C．dreams are films | D．we always remember dreams |
Which of these ideas is in the story?
| A．Long dreams can make you tired. |
| B．We don't like to dream. |
| C．The mind doesn't work when we dream. |
| D．Too much dreaming can be useful. |
Welcome to Happy Days Club. It is a great place, fun and exciting.
| Ball Game Center You can play volleyball, tennis or other ball games here. |
3:00 p.m.---10:00 p.m. Tel: 375-4789 |
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| Swimming Pool It's really cool! |
4:00 p.m.---12:00 p.m. Tel: 375-4753 |
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| Free Classes |
Dancing |
8:00 a.m.---12:00 a.m. Tel: 375-4676 |
| Skating |
1:00 p.m.---6:00 p.m. Tel: 375-4762 |
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| Kids Club You can play or make friends here. |
Tel: 375-4766 |
根据表格中的内容，选择最佳答案。Happy Days Club is a club for people to ______.
| A．play ball games | B．swim |
| C．make friends | D．A,B and C |
If you want to play basketball, you can call ______.
| A．375-4753 | B．375-4789 |
| C．375-4766 | D．375-4762 |
You can take the dancing class at ______.
| A．8:20 a.m. | B．1:00 p.m. |
| C．3:00 p.m. | D．4:00 p.m. |
If a child wants to have more friends; he or she can go to ____.
| A．Swimming Pool | B．Ball Game Center |
| C．Kids Club | D．Skating class |
There are ______ different parts in the club.
| A．three | B．four | C．two | D．one |
任务型阅读
根据短文后所给的任务，完成1-5小题.
Mom’s ④
A little boy invited his mother to the first teacher—parent meeting in his elementary school . To his surprise, she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother. ① she was a beautiful woman , there was a scar（伤疤）that covered nearly the right side of her face .The boy never asked his mom why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, other people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother , but the little boy felt embarrassed（尴尬的） for his mom’s looks ,and hid himself from everyone. However ,he heard the conversation between his mother and his teacher.
“How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.
The mother replied, “②When my son was a baby ,his room caught fire one day. Everyone was too afraid to get into the room, but I rushed into it. While I was running towards his bed ,a beam（横梁）fell down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious（失去知觉）. ③幸运的是，有人救了我们 。” She touched the burned side of her face . “But I have never regretted doing what I did ,”she added.
Having heard that, the little boy was so moved（受感动的） that he ran towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged (拥抱)her and held her right hand tightly for the rest of the day.
在①处填上一个适当的连词使句意完整、上下文通顺：
将②部分句画线译成汉语：
将③句画线部分译成英语：
从文中找出两个形容词，对小孩情感的前后变化进行描述：
在④处填入一个适当的名词补全短文的标题：
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