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(車庫). He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果園) in Oregon.
His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011.
【小題1】Steve Jobs            when he was in school.

A.was an outstanding student
B.didn’t do very well
C.was always praised by others
D.didn’t learn anything
【小題2】The underlined word “value” means         .
A.beauty B.chanceC.importanceD.hope
【小題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
【小題4】Steve Jobs named his computer company “Apple” because         .
A.a(chǎn)pple 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
【小題5】Steve Job’s          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


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
【小題5】D

解析【小題1】根據(jù)短文第一段第二句He was not among the best students at school可知。
【小題2】根據(jù)上文可推斷是“重要性,價值”。
【小題3】根據(jù)第一段最后一句---when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway. 可知。
【小題4】根據(jù)第三段最后一句because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果園) in Oregon可知。
【小題5】根據(jù)短文第一段的實際But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of.可知。

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