Question

A Great Creator

Steven Jobs, the designer 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. 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 returned from India.

In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent 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. always made troubles with his schoolmates

D. he was not clever

2.Then he dropped out.

A. drop in      B. gave up college   C. fall off    D. left out

3.Steven Jobs called his new computer “Apple” because       .

A. he likes apples too much

B. he wanted to remember the happy time in an apple tree garden

C. he always liked some new ideas

D. he wanted to change in his life

4.Steven Jobs is 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 only designed video games.

D. Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making new ideas become true.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了蘋果電腦公司創始人喬布斯的成功歷史，他小時候不是個好學生，常和同學其沖突。畢業后只為一家公司工作了幾個月，后來和朋友在自家車庫里面研究出了蘋果電腦。

1.細節理解題。根據第一段At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates.描述，可知選C。

2.詞義猜測題。聯系本段前文描述，可知此處指的是，他輟學了。故選B，放棄了學業。

3.細節理解題。根據He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent an apple tree garden.描述，可知他選擇蘋果做這種新式電腦的名稱是因為幾年他在蘋果園度過的美好時光。故選B。

4.細節理解題。根據His Apple Computer was so successful that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world .描述，可知喬布斯以他設計的蘋果電腦聞名世界，選B。

5.主旨大意題。根據短文描述，可知喬布斯是一個喜歡嘗試新事物，并把新思想付諸實現的人。故選D。

考點：考查傳記類短文閱讀。