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( 产品) was the world's first mass-market personal computer. |
 The iMac Under Jobs' leadership Apple introduced the all-in-one 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 October4, 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. |
When did the iMac first come out?
| A．In 1976. | B．In 1998. | C．In 2010. | D．In 2011. |
Which one was the oldest?
| 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. |
Warner Brothers is an American company that produces movies and television shows. It started as a small family business operated by four brothers — Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner. In nineteen-oh-three, the brothers began their business by traveling throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania showing movies using a projector (放映机). By nineteen-oh-seven, they opened a movie theater in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Within ten years, the Warner brothers started producing movies, and moved that part of the business to California.
In nineteen eighteen, their first complete picture was called “My Four Years in Germany.” The film was based on a book by the United States’ ambassador to the court of Kaiser Wilhelm. In nineteen twenty-five, they began to work to include the technology for sound in their movies.
Two years later, Warner Brothers Pictures released the first major movie with sound, or “talking picture.” It was called “The Jazz Singer” and it was a huge success. In the nineteen thirties, the company made several films that were highly praised, including “Little Caesar,” “The Public Enemy”, “The Gold Diggers” and “Forty-Second Street.”
The Warner Brothers’ success continued in the nineteen forties with movies like “The Maltese Falcon,” and “Casablanca.” Movies during this time starred popular actors like Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Gary Cooper and Bette Davis. The company continues to produce popular movies today.
By the nineteen seventies, the Warner Brothers studios had also become well set up in television. In nineteen ninety, Warner Communications combined with Time Incorporated to form Time Warner Incorporated.
In two thousand one, the company combined with America Online. The company now includes film production, cable television networks, music and publishing. This year, the company announced a deal with the CBS Corporation to form a new television broadcast network. The CW began broadcasting this month. According to the text, at the beginning of their business the four brothers __________.
| A．started a movie theater |
| B．started to produce films |
| C．were projectionists |
| D．settled their business in California |
The Warner Brothers produced its first talking picture in ___________.
| A．1918 | B．1925 | C．1927 | D．1930 |
According to the text, which of the following is not sound film?
| A．The Maltese Falcon |
| B．Casablanca |
| C．Forty-Second Street |
| D．My Four Years in Germany |
We can see from the text that ___________.
| A．The Warner Brothers has closed. |
| B．The Warner Brothers has expanded（扩张） its business greatly since it was set up. |
| C．The CW doesn’t belong to the Warner Brothers. |
| D．People in the U.S. can’t buy music records produced by the Warner Brothers. |
I remember my maths teacher Mr Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers. In school Maths was my worst subject. I don’t think there was ever a day I went to school that I was not afraid.
One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, my parents would be called to school.
I tried really hard for weeks to learn Maths. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things; my brain just couldn’t do it, no matter how hard I tried.
The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
After class ended, I went to Mr Young and told him what would happen if I got another E. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned.
I looked at the teacher and said, “Mr Young, you know how all the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”
He looked at me, and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and matters like that,” I said.
Again, he said nothing as he looked down at his desk, and began grading papers.
The next day, when I got my report card, I looked at my grades: Geography: B- , English: D- , History: C- , Gym: B+ , Art: C, Maths: D- .
That Math grade was the most favorite one I ever received in my whole life. I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.Where was Mr Young different from others?
| A．He had only nine fingers in all. |
| B．He played jokes with students. |
| C．He usually gave higher mark to students. |
| D．He taught Maths in an interesting way. |
What would happen to the writer if he got another E?
| A．He would be asked to leave school. |
| B．He might be punished by his parents. |
| C．He would not be allowed to play any more. |
| D．He would be laughed at by other students. |
The writer got a Math D- at last because .
| A．he achieved a higher level after working hard |
| B．Mr Young was afraid of being made fun of again |
| C．Mr Young knew the trouble of being poor in mind |
| D．Mr Young thanked him for telling him the opinions of students |
The story tells us that .
| A．students should respect(尊敬) the disabled teachers |
| B．teachers should treat all the students fairly |
| C．students need to be cared for in their study, |
| D．teachers should have an understanding of the students |
As many as 10 of the 17 kinds of penguins（企鹅）may be in danger of disappearing. The number of penguins have decreased(减少) by 30% since 1987.
Penguins are black and white birds that live in the southern part of the world. They are common in South America，New Zealand，Australia and South Africa. Many live near cold waters. But some live near warm waters in Galapagos Islands. Penguins cannot fly，but they are fine swimmers. Penguins eat fish and krill(磷虾).
The warming of the earth is the decrease in penguin populations. The heating of the air has caused ocean waters to become warmer. Higher water temperatures have reduced the supply of fish and krill. Some years later these birds are completely unable to reproduce(繁殖). Besides，many adult penguins die of hunger.
Widespread(广泛的) fishing，exploration for oil and oil leaks(漏) also make penguins be in danger. Poisonous organisms(生物) in ocean water are another danger. Penguins also have their enemies，including wild dogs，sharks，seals and sea lions.
News about penguins is not all bad，however. Several years ago，oil leaking from a ship hurt 40% of the penguins in South Africa. The penguins became covered with oil. But thousands of people helped clean and treat the birds well. Then they returned the penguins to the wild. Now these South African penguins are reproducing in higher numbers than before the oil leaking.Penguins ___________.
| A．can swim better than fly | B．can be found near Oceania (大洋洲) |
| C．eat fish only冬腊月 | D．live only in cold waters. |
Which of the following is NOT the cause of penguin's decrease in numbers?
| A．Oil searching. | B．Widespread fishing. |
| C．Human's killing. | D．Warming of the oceans. |
Why are the penguins in South Africa reproducing in higher numbers than before the oil leaking?
| A．Because people removed the ship. |
| B．Because people sent a lot of penguins to the wild. |
| C．Because people helped the penguins. |
| D．Because people treated the penguins well. |
In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的 . No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .
Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .
In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means 'no' . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人) ——it's just not done in Thailand .The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen______
| A．were foreigners | B．didn't have tickets |
| C．made a loud noise | D．didn't line up for the bus |
According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should ____
| A．learn the language of the country |
| B．understand the manners and customs of the country |
| C．have enough time and money |
| D．make friends with the people there |
In India it is considered impolite ___________.
| A．to use the right hand for passing food at table. |
| B．to pass food with the left hand. |
| C．to eat food with your hands. |
| D．to help yourself at table. |
To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _______.
| A．a common (平常的) habit | B．an important manner |
| C．a serious (严重的) trouble | D．a bad manner |
Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan's earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn't do charity for honour(荣誉).He wants to encourage more people to make contributions(贡献)to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.The article is probably taken from _______.
| A．a newspaper | B．a novel | C．a detective story | D．a science book |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned (谈到) in the passage?
| A．He is from Jiangsu. |
| B．He has visited many countries. |
| C．He has helped people in need. |
| D．He has got a lot of awards. |
Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
| A．Earthquakes |
| B．Hope Primary Schools |
| C．Pioneer of the Year |
| D．Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao |
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