people around the world felt sad. He was a businessman, but he was the "Michael Jackson" of
businessman. His Apple products(产品) were like songs that touched people"s hearts and c__1__ their
lives.
Jobs was not an inventor, but he made Apple products have great style and easy for people to use.
Apple products s__2__cool! The iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad were always the coolest products on the
market.
Steve Jobs was also a good e__3__ of "The American Dream". He grew up in a working class
family in California. He didn"t have a good e__4__. Instead, he left the college early and started Apple in
his home. But his success was soon f__5__ by bad news.
Jobs was s__6__ working as CEO of the company in 1985, but that setback(挫折) did not stop him.
Jobs b__7__ a new computer company and also started Pixar.It produced the films Toy Story and
Finding Nemo. Later, Jobs was brought back to s__8__ Apple-and he did it!
Jobs is a great role model for young people. He had a dream and he took chances (even foolish
chances) to realize that dream. He suffered (遭受)setbacks in business and in his h__9__, but nothing
could stop him m__10__ his dream come true. In the end, he left some words for the young: "Stay
hungry, stay foolish!"
1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6.______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
2. seem
3. example
4. education
5. followed
6. stopped
7. built
8. save
9. health
10. making
in 2002 in NBA. The 2. 26m, 120kg center became the first player to come from a foreign team.
Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother was a center and captain (队长)
of the Chinese National Women"s Team. His father played basketball, too.
Yao Ming is widely known in China. He came to be a very important basketball player in CBA. It"s
short for China Basketball Association (联赛). During the 2000-2001 season, he got 27. 1 scores (得
分) for the Shanghai Oriental (东方) Sharks in every match.
Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in October, 2002. He said it was a new start in his basketball
life. He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve (提高) himself.
Sport analyst (分析家) Bill Walton said,"Yao Ming has the potential (潜力), the capability (能力) of
changing the future of basketball. "
A. table tennis
B. volleyball
C. basketball
D. golf
2. Both Yao Ming"s father and mother were _______.
A. football players
B. basketball players
C. the centers of the Chinese National Team
D. the captains of the Chinese National Team
3. Yao Ming _______ in CBA during the 2000-2001 season.
A. does well
B. is good
C. was good
D. did well
4. Yao Ming _______ the Houston Rockets in October, 2002.
A. did his best to join
B. was well-known in
C. became a member (成员) of
D. liked
5. Sport analyst Bill Walton thought Yao Ming was able to _______.
A. learn from the NBA
B. change the future of basketball
C. improve himself
D. became the captain of the Houston Rockets
of her musical talent (天才, 天赋).
She wrote her songs by herself, played the guitar and had a wide range of voice (音域) when she was
only 17 years old. She began to sing her own rock-and-roll (摇滚乐) music. She is a talent in the musical
world. People in many different countries like her songs very much.
Avril Lavigne isn"t a quiet girl. She is a true wild active and crazy girl. She started showing her voice
and character at around age 2. "I"m just coming out and I"m going to be myself. I write what I feel. I never
worry about what others think." Avril said.
Her music can reach girls" and boys" hearts and even some adults", too. I can"t wait to be out there; I
want to rock the world! I want people to know what music is real and honest (坦率的) —it comes from
my heart. I am just being true to myself.
( )2. She asked a famous writer to write songs for her.
( )3. Only Canadian people like her songs very much.
( )4. She wants to sing and rock all over the world.
( )5. Avril is a quiet and lovely girl.
musicians in the world. In 1831, he went to Paris. No people but he could play the piano very well.
At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian (匈牙利的) pianist Franz Liszt.
One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and people shouted. As all the lights in the concert
were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all
greatly interested. They kept praising (不停地赞扬) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached
something new in playing the piano.
Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young
man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.
Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with
the help of Liszt and his own talent (天赋), Chopin soon became famous.
A. the greatest musician in the world
B. a famous Polish (波兰的) pianist
C. a famous Paris pianist
D. one of the greatest musicians in Hungary
2. The wonderful piano concert started _____.
A. after all the lights were turned on
B. when Liszt sat down at the piano
C. after the lights were turned off
D. when Chopin went to the piano
3. When the music came to an end, _____.
A. Liszt stood at the piano
B. all the lights were turned off again
C. Chopin stood at the piano
D. people went out of the hall
4. Chopin became famous _____.
A. before he came to the concert
B. because he was a student of Liszt"s
C. because people in Paris liked him very much
D. since he played so well at the concert
5. From the story we know _____.
A. Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt
B. Liszt planned to make Chopin famous
C. Liszt was Chopin"s teacher
D. one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist
for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he scored 16 points in another game.
Yao Ming, 22, has been a star in China for some time, but there is a question that whether(是否) he
can play well in the NBA. Yao Ming said,"When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you
are playing in the NBA , it is really difficult. "He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge(挑战). "I hope that through(通过) very hard work I can make everyone happy and help
the Rockets win more games. "he said.
Yao Ming can speak some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don"t think there is a language problem. They say that Yao Ming is one of the best players in their team. They
all like him.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
2.Yao Ming scored _______ points in the first two games for the Houston Rockets.
A. 6
B. 13
C. 22
D. 28
3.Yao Ming thinks that _______.
A. it is boring to play basketball
B. playing in the NBA is not easy
C. it is difficult to watch NBA games on TV
D. he is an NBA star
4.From the passage we can learn that _______.
A. Yao Ming often watches TV
B. Yao Ming will work hard for his team
C. Yao Ming is a very strong player
D. The Rockets has lost several games
5.What"s the passage?
A. An ad(广告)
B. A notice(通知)
C. An instruction(介绍)
D. A news report(新闻报道)
2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次亮相) on October 23,2002 and got 6 points
for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he scored 16 points in another game.
Yao Ming, 22, has been a star in China for some time, but it is still under question as to whether he
can play well in the NBA. Yao Ming said,"When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you
are playing in the NBA , it is really difficult."He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start
and a new challenge."I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the
Rockets win more games."he said.
Yao Ming can speak some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don"t
think there is a language problem. They say that Yao Ming is one of the best players in their team. They
all like him.
B.second
C.third
D.fourth
B.13
C.22
D.28
B.playing in the NBA is not easy
C.it is difficult to watch NBA games on TV
D.he is an NBA star
B.Yao Ming will work hard for his team
C.Yao Ming is a very strong player
D.The Rockets has lost several games
B.A notice
C.An instruction
D.A news report
- 1以行驶的汽车为参照物,路旁的树木是______的(选填“运动”或“静止”).汽车刹车后不会立即停下,这是因为汽车具有__
- 2夏天用来清凉散热、醒脑提神的清凉油主要成分为薄荷脑(化学式为C10H20O).请计算:(写出计算过程)(1)薄荷脑的相对
- 3惠州集自然景观、文史遗踪、道教文化、神话传说于一体的旅游胜地是[ ]A、罗浮山 B、南昆山 C、象头山 D、飞鹅
- 4一质点在x轴上运动,它在每秒末所对应的坐标记录在如下表格中,则下列说法正确的是( ) ts012345xm05-4-3
- 5请将下列生命现象与相应的生物特征用线连接起来: ①种子萌发形成幼苗a.繁殖 ②母鸡下蛋 b.生长 ③绿色植物
- 6听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后
- 7命题A:底面为正三角形,且顶点在底面的射影为底面中心的三棱锥是正三棱锥,命题A的等价题B可以是:底面为正三角形,且___
- 8(2014·昆明质检)The five rings on the Olympic flag________the uni
- 9This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. T
- 10江南园林中常用太湖石构景,形成奇峰怪石的山景。这种山景属于( )A.喀斯特地貌景观B.水文地理景观图C.地质地貌景观D
- 1在(1+1x)n(n∈N*)的展开式中,所有项的系数之和为64,则1x的系数是______.(用数字作答)
- 2科学家开发一种以铝镓(镓:Ga)合金制取氢气的新工艺,如图所示:(1)镓铝合金属于______(填“纯净物”或“混合物”
- 3下面语段的空白处依次填入的一组句子是 不是所有的笑容都表达喜悦,
- 4将某样本数据分析整理后分成8组,且组距为5,画频数分布折线图时,求得某组的组中值恰好为18.则该组是( )A.10.5
- 5广大非洲国家自然资源丰富,原材料充足,土地广阔,劳动力充足。其出口产品许多原料和农矿初级产品都是中国急需或缺少的。非洲市
- 6In the face of all these difficulties, we"re not discouraged
- 7若数列{an} 满足:an=2n+1,则其前n 项和Sn=______.
- 8“水是生命之源.”鉴别硬水和软水可用______,生活中软化硬水常用的方法是______,除去水中可溶性杂质和异味可用_
- 9下列说法中正确的是( )A.所有的固体吸收热量,由固体变成液体时温度保持不变B.所有的物体放出热量时温度都要降低C.用
- 10下列各组词语中加粗字的读音,与所给注音全都相同的一组是[ ]A.着zhuó B.间jiàn