1、Period FourWriting .阅读理解 A When Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy;
2、 do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends rooms. At 20, he and a frien
3、d started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their companyApple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) worker in Oregon. After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple company eventually grew into a big company with ov
4、er 4,000 employees. At 30, Jobs, however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from the rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apples CEO in 1997
5、. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Dont lose faith. Im convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. Yo
6、uve got to find what you love. If you havent found it yet, keep looking.” ()1.Why did Steve Jobs stop his college education? A.He had financial problems. B.He took no interest in his major. C.He wanted to start a company. D.He hated to share rooms with his friends. ()2.What does Paragraph 4 mainly t
7、alk about? A.Steve Jobs invented the iPhone. B.Steve Jobs joined Microsoft in 1987. C.Steve Jobs gave Apple a second life. D.Steve Jobs set up another company at 30. ()3.What does what Steve Jobs said suggest? A.Courage goes with confidence. B.Attitude is everything. C.Hope helps us succeed. D.Enthu
8、siasm is the key to success. B Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening t
9、o it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes(音符) in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata(奏鸣曲) by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him. Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelieva
10、ble. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesnt even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music. Samuel cant understand why everyone is
11、so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to meI hear the notes and can bear them in mindeach an
12、d every note,” says Samuel. Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional(专业的) pianists cant play it. Sa
13、muel says confidently, “Its all about super memoryI guess I have that gift.” However, Samuels ability to remember things doesnt stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word. Samuel is still onl
14、y a teenager. He doesnt know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies. ()4.What is special about Samuel Osmond? A.He can write down the note he hears. B.He is a top student at the law school. C.He has a gift for writing music. D.He
15、 can play the musical piece he hears. ()5.Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he. A.received a good early education in music B.could play the guitar better than his father C.played the guitar and the piano perfectly D.could play the piano without reading music ()6.What can we infer about Sa
16、muel in Paragraph 4? A.He became famous during a special event at his college. B.He plays the piano better than many professional pianists. C.He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately. D.He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces. ()7.Which of the following is the bes
17、t title of the passage? A.The qualities of a musician B.The story of a musical talent C.The importance of early education D.The relationship between memory and music .写作 第一节应用文写作 假定你是李华,请给外教 Lucy 写封邮件,邀请她和同学去敬老院 (nursing home)做义工,陪伴老人们。 内容包括: 1. 出发及返回时间; 2. 活动:演讲,表演节目等。 注意:词数 80 左右;可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
18、Dear Lucy, Yours, Li Hua 第二节读后续写 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成 一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为 150 左右。 Last Sunday afternoon, Sandra and I were eager to meet up with a man on Detroits east side to help him get ready for a job interview this week. But on the way, we spotted a dog lying near the road next to his owne
19、r. We thought hed been hit by a car. My friend, Sandra Abrahamian, and I had assisted animal rescue groups before and we thought there might be something we could do, so we quickly pulled over to help. His owner, a woman told us the dogs name is Bosco, and she was walking him over a mile in the heat
20、 to her new home. She said Bosco was an outside dog and no one would give him a ride to her new place. Thats when she and a friend decided to walk the entire way. He was going from a life on a chain in one backyard to another. She said Bosco was having trouble breathing along the way, but they thoug
21、ht he could make it. But just a block away from their destination, Bosco fell down. We could tell he was suffering from heatstroke (中暑). She told us he had thrown up and could no longer stand. Bosco was out of breath quickly; his drool(口 水) was also thick. Boscos owner said she wanted to give him aw
22、ay because she didnt have time for him. She said he would never be allowed into her new “home” because her children have allergies(过敏症) and she worried he would dirty the carpet. I made a call to Kristina Rinaldi of Detroit Dog Rescue to ask if they could help Bosco because it was clear that he was
23、going to die without emergency care. To our happiness, Rinaldi said they could help. At once she told the people at Oakland Veterinary Referral Services that a dog which needed critical care was being rushed in and they must be ready to try their best to save him. Paragraph 1: Sandra drove while I s
24、tayed in the back seat trying to comfort Bosco. Paragraph 2: So Bosco is now being called Roscoe, whose critical care and recovery were estimated to be several thousand dollars. 参考答案 .A 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。史蒂夫乔布斯,苹果公司的 创始人,出身贫寒,没有上完大学就和一个朋友在一个车库创建了名为 苹果的公司,经过十多年的努力,苹果公司成长为一家大公司,乔布斯 却被解雇了。后来因为公司面临的困境他重回公司
25、,力挽狂澜,让公司 起死回生,才有了今天的 iPhone 和 iPad 等新产品。 正如他所说的,热情 是成功的关键。 1.A推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends rooms.” 可知,他上了大学后,由于学费太高,他不得不辍学,故选 A。 2.C推理判断题。 根据第四段可知:
26、乔布斯被迫离开后,苹果承受着来 自竞争对手微软的重重压力;1996 年苹果遭受了数十亿美元的损失; 苹果需要史蒂夫乔布斯,1997 他被任命为苹果首席执行官;在他的领 导下,苹果恢复了盈利能力,推出了 iPhone 和 iPad 等新产品。 分析这些 内容可知乔布斯的努力让公司起死回生,也就是乔布斯给了公司第二 次生命,故选 C。 3.D推理判断题。根据最后一段乔布斯所说的话可知热爱自己所做 的事才会成功,也就是热情是成功的关键,故选 D。 B 【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。本文叙述了一个音乐天才 Samuel Osmond 在不会读乐谱的情况下,能把听到的乐曲弹奏出来。 他 的记忆力很好,
27、他不仅能把听到的乐曲记下来,还能复述听到的故事。 4.D细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的 “He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them.”可知 Samuel Osmond 从未学过弹钢琴,却能把听到的乐曲弹奏出来,这是他 的特殊之处,故选 D。 5.D细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“He learns a piece of
28、music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes(音符) in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata(奏鸣曲) by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.”可知,他只是通过听一首 曲子,然后就能凭着记忆把它弹奏出来,这使大家感到惊讶。 故选 D 项。 6.C推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“He is now learning a piece that is so d
29、ifficult that many professional(专业的) pianists cant play it. Samuel says confidently, Its all about super memoryI guess I have that gift.”可知,他现在正在学习一首很难的曲子,而这首曲子许多专 业钢琴家都演奏不了。Samuel 自信地认为他有超强的记忆力。由此 可知他对自己的记忆力很自豪。故选 C。 7.B主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中的“He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult
30、 musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them.”及下文的 内容可知,本文围绕着 Samuel 没有学习过弹钢琴,只是听到乐曲就能 记下来,然后弹奏出来展开叙述,因此本文讲的是一个音乐天才的故事。 故选 B。 .第一节 One possible version: Dear Lucy, I am Li Hua, a student of your English class. Our class plan to visit a nursing home
31、 this Sunday in order to help the old there. As the monitor, I would like to extend my invitation to you. Here are some details about this activity. As scheduled, the activity is to be held next Sunday. Well leave the school by bus at 8:00 am and return at 5:00 pm. At the appointed time, there will
32、be a lot of activities such as delivering a speech and giving some performances, which will be meaningful and interesting. We would appreciate it if you accepted my invitation. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua 第二节 One possible version: Sandra drove while I stayed in the back seat t
33、rying to comfort Bosco. I thought we lost him a couple of times when he was seemingly out of breath and his eyes seemed to close. By the time we arrived, Bosco was wheeled into the animal care centre to receive emergency care. Bosco was put on oxygen and was taken good care of by staff there and we
34、waited anxiously for the dog to get out of danger. Rinaldi said another dog in Detroit Dog Rescue had already been named Bosco, and she wanted this new member to have a new name for his new life. So Bosco is now being called Roscoe, whose critical care and recovery were estimated to be several thous
35、and dollars. It would be difficult for Roscoes new home to cover the costs as a non-profit organization. Thankfully, many people who knew Roscoes story on Detroit Dog Rescues Facebook page donated money to his care. With the help of supporters, Detroit Dog Rescue managed to make it. Once Roscoe was in a stable state, Sandra and I returned to our original mission, knowing we had already been given the chance to help one desperate soul.
