四、阅读理解(10分)

Steve Paul Jobs(史蒂夫·保罗·乔布斯) was born in San Francisco in 1955. He spent his school life in California. After high school graduation in 1972, Jobs entered Reed College and only half a school year he left school to work. It was very hard to leave school and work at such a young age. In 1976 Jobs set up a company and sold Apple Ⅰ computers with his friends.

In the late 1970s, Jobs and his friends designed, developed, and sold Apple Ⅱ computers. These computers were one of the first personal computers for business use and they were soon very popular around the world. In 1985, Jobs left Apple and set up NeXT. He started to invent and develop computers for higher-education and business. He then returned to Apple and worked as CEO till 2006.

On October 5, 2011, Jobs died in California at the age of 56. He had suffered from(患) cancer for seven years. People around the world felt sad and they considered his death to be a loss to the world.

U. S. President Obama called Jobs a great leader and one of the greatest U. S. innovators(创新者). “He is brave enough to think differently. He believed he could change the world and he was talented enough to do it, ” said Obama.

1. Jobs was       years old when he set up the computer company.

A. 16     B. 21    C. 30

2. Why did people around the world like Apple Ⅱ computers?

A. Because they were very useful for education.

B. Because they were easy to use.

C. Because they were made for business use.

3. Why did people around the world feel sad about Jobs’ death?

A. Because he had done a lot for the world.

B. Because they would no longer have Apple computers.

C. Because he had suffered too much from his illness.

4. Obama called Jobs a great innovator because       .

A. he was talented

B. he was brave

C. he thought differently

5. What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A. Steve Jobs’ education.   B. Steve Jobs’ company.

C. Steve Jobs’ life.

五、任务型阅读(10分)

American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their courses and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances to select their courses and teachers.

Selecting is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many courses, (1)or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is another thing after you select the course and the teacher. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each copy is about $30~$50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library. You must get enough ready before class. In class, discussing is very important. (2)老师鼓励你提出问题或展示你自己的观点。They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like. They don’t give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself. So in American schools, you must do almost all things yourself.

1. In America, at the beginning of the term, what must students select?

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2. Why will many students give up choosing the teacher called “killer” by the last grade?

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3. How much is each copied textbook?

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4. 将短文中画线句子(1)翻译成汉语。

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5. 将短文中画线句子(2)翻译成英语。

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六、词汇部分(5分)

用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空

1. My parents always tell me to make a        (decide) by myself ever since I was 15.

2. I’m terrified of speaking in front of a group because I think my       (speak) English is poor.

3. How long do you usually spend        (chat) with your friends online?

4. Frank has decided to join a club to practice        (swim).

5.       (do) morning exercises is good for our health.

七、句子改错(10分)

下列各句中均有一处错误, 请写出并改正

1. My sister often studies by make flashcards. ________ ________

2. I don’t know how to do.                ________ ________

3. You can look for the word in a dictionary.  ________ ________

4. I used to watching sports shows.         ________ _________

5. To my surprised, I found my lost watch.   ________ ________

八、书面表达(15分)

自贯彻“规范办学行为”以来, 我们学生的学校生活发生了一系列变化。请根据下列表格中的要点提示, 用英语写一段话, 词数80~100, 内容必须包括表格中的提示要点。

要求：1. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名;

2. 文章的开头已给出, 不计入总词数;

3. 参考词汇：补课have extra classes

Great changes have taken place in our school since the government did something to control the school management. _______________________________

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