Question

The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.

Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.

After he returned from India, he begin to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.

His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011.

1. Steve Jobs            when he was in school.

A．was an outstanding(杰出的) student	B．didn’t do very well
C．was always praised by others	D．didn’t learn anything

2.. The underlined（划线的） word “value” means           .

A．beauty

B．chance

C．importance

D．hope

3.. Steve Jobs           .

A．received excellent college education

B．didn’t go to college at all

C．studied in college for 4 years

D．didn’t finish his college education

4.. Steve Jobs named his computer company “Apple” because           .

A．apple was his favorite fruit

B．he designed the computer under an apple tree

C．he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard

D．the computer was designed on the orchard

5. Steve Jobs'            would be the most important thing for his lifetime success.

A．“failure” in school	B．stay on the orchard
C．travel on India	D．new ideas

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.本文第一段提到苹果电脑的设计者 Steve Jobs在学校的不在好的学生行列当中，经常给他的老师和朋友带来麻烦，所以说Steve Jobs在学校的表现并不好，故本题选B。

2.根据第一段的内容可知，他总是有一些好的想法，他在学校表现不好，所以很少的人能够看到他对电脑的发展所起的作用，所以文中的value指的是他对电脑发展所起的重要作用，所以他表示的意思为重要性较符合文意，importance表示此意，故本题选C。

3.本文第一段的最后一句是 Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.意思为当他上大学的时候他没有改变，最终在读大学的半途中辍学了，所以说史蒂夫没有完成他的大学教育，故本题选D。

4.本文第三段最后一句是He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.意思是史蒂夫给公司命名为苹果，因为这样可以使他想起曾今在果园的快乐时光，故本题选C.

5.从文中的意思可知，史蒂夫的成功在于他的想法独特，与他在学校表现差，他去印度旅行，他在果园的生活没有任何关系，这些只是他生活一部分，故本题选D。

考点：本文是一篇介绍苹果电脑设计者史蒂夫的个人传记。