2012高考英语预测试题（9）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 年高考预测系列试题年高考预测系列试题 英语英语 高考预测试题 高考预测试题 9 9 预测题预测题 阅读理解阅读理解 A A Apple Inc co founder and former CEO Steve Jobs counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation died on Wednesday at the age of 56 after a years long and highly public battle with cancer Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto California and Apple stores around the world Steve Jobs made technology fun As tech leaders they re really happy if they have one hit in their life Steve Jobs has the Apple II the Mac the iPod the iPhone the iPad and Pixar Steve Jobs was a college dropout He was adopted by a machinist and his wife an accountant They supported his early interest in electronics He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer now just called Apple in 1976 They stayed at the company until 1985 That year Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute with the chief executive Mr Jobs then formed his own company called NeXT Computer He rejoined Apple in 1997 after it bought NeXT He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today However Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple s chief executive in August because of his health He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement Steve left behind a company that only he could have built and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple President Obama said in a statement by building one of the planet s most successful companies from his garage Steve Jobs exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity 独创性的 By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets he made the information revolution not only accessible but intuitive and fun The fact that he was able to redesign American commerce top to bottom and across is really stunning He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford so one of the greatest of all time Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology he also revolutionized American business Steve Jobs was remembered as a great visionary and leader and a marketing genius 1 How did the people around the world probably feel when Steve Jobs died of cancer at the age of 56 A Unfair B Embarrassed C Sorrowful D Uncomfortable 2 According to the second paragraph the author wants to show that A Steve Jobs has a lot of inventions in the field of computers B Steve Jobs makes great contributions to mankind in the field of computers C Tech leaders will be happy when they have one hit in their life 用心 爱心 专心 2 D Steve Jobs owns many companies in America 3 Which of the following statements about Steve Jobs is NOT TRUE A Steve Jobs didn t finish his college B Steve Jobs and his friend built a company called Apple Computer in 1976 C President Obama spoke highly of Steve Jobs for his achievements D Steve Jobs was remembered as the founder of Apple and the Internet 4 The underlined word stunning in the last paragraph probably means A exciting B amazing C puzzling D interesting 5 This passage is mainly about A the inventions of Steve Jobs B the childhood of Steve Jobs C a brief introduction of Steve Jobs D the death of Steve Jobs B B How to improve my life Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them They ll say This is my fate my destiny I cannot change it Of course not You don t have to suffer needlessly Your destiny depends on you not on any other external factors I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it Guess what her lifestyle is She wakes up in the morning goes to work comes back home relaxes chats with people watches TV then goes to sleep Next day the same routine cycle follows Huh Is this what she calls doing her best She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live that her luck can only change if God wills it Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest but we have to do our share of exerting 运用 the effort to live the life of our dreams Remember that you reap what you sow You just don t sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky You have to get off the couch get your eyes off the TV screen get your hands off the phone Don t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it If something goes wrong don t just regard it as a temporary setback but use it as feedback Learn your lesson make the most of the situation and do something to solve the problem It s not enough to think positively you also have to act positively If someone s life is in the trouble do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine Of course not You get to do anything you can to save the person So it is with your own life It is not enough to hope for the best but you have to do your best In other words don t just stand or sit there do something to improve your life 6 According to the woman mentioned in Para 3 her life A doesn t need improving B couldn t be improved C will be better some day D will be worse in the future 7 What does the author think of the woman s life A positive B satisfying C colorful D passive 用心 爱心 专心 3 8 Which of the following statements is the author s opinion A Your temporary problem is not discouraging B Your luck can be changed by your efforts C You can only achieve success when God wills it D You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends 9 In Para 5 the author emphasized the importance of A positive action B positive thinking C hope for the best D intention to succeed 10 The text is mainly written to advise you to A understand yourself B improve your life C believe in yourself D change your normal way 参考答案及解析 参考答案及解析 A A 该文讲的是美国苹果公司联合创办人及前行政总裁史蒂夫该文讲的是美国苹果公司联合创办人及前行政总裁史蒂夫 乔布斯的生平事迹乔布斯的生平事迹 1 C 细节理解题 第一段中的 Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto California and Apple stores around the world 说明全世界的人对乔布斯的去世感到 悲伤 2 B 推理判断题 从第二段可以看出乔布斯在计算机领域对人类做出了巨大的贡献 他的 公司是产品系列 所以不能说他有很多发明 3 D 细节理解题 乔布斯是美国苹果公司联合创办人而不是因特网的创始人 4 B 词义猜测题 从后一句 He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford so one of the greatest of a