C

Steven Jobs, the designer(设计者) 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 (退学). 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 (汽车库). He chose the name "Apple" just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden. His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

( ) 41. Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ______.

A. never did his lessons

B. was full of new ideas

C. dropped out

D. always made troubles with his schoolmates

( ) 42. Why did Steven Jobs go to India?

A. Because he was full of new ideas.

B. Because he wanted to relax.

C. Because he was too tired.

D. Because he hoped the trip would give him new ideas and a change in life.

( ) 43. Steven Jobs designed his new computer ______.

A. in India　　　　　　　 B. with his friend

C. in an apple tree garden　　　D. by himself

( ) 44. Steven Jobs was famous for his ______ all over the world.

A. new ideas　 B. apple　　 C. Apple Computer　 D. video games

( ) 45. 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 travelling in India and California

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

D. Steven Jobs could only design video games

IV. 任务型阅读(每题2分，共10分)

Mr. Smith has two sons. One is seven years old, and the other is five. One morning during the

holidays, when he was cleaning the car, his younger son came and asked him for some money for

sweets.

“Sweets are bad for your teeth,” Mr. Smith said. “Take these two oranges instead, and give one to your elder brother,” One of the oranges is quite a lot bigger than the other one ,and as the small boy liked oranges very much, he kept that one for himself, and gave his brother the smaller one.

When the other boy saw that his brother had a much larger orange than his own ,he said to

him, “It’s selfish(自私的)to take the bigge r one for yourself. If father had given me the oranges,

I’d have given you the bigger one.”

“I know you would,” answered his brother.” That’s why I took it.”