Text B

Checking Your Comprehension

Section A

Directions ： Read the following statements and mark Y( for Yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the text；N(for No) if the statement contradicts the information given in the text ； NG (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the text.

1.［解析］第一段第二句・・・the most fantastic act by overcoming Microsoft, the movie industry and the music business.他却完成了一个不可思议的伟大之举,那就是攻克了微软,电 影产业以及音乐市场。答案为Y。

2.［解析］史蒂夫-乔布斯小时候被人收养，但是他是否拥有一个和谐的家庭文中没有提到。 答案为NG.

3.［解析］第二段第二句 His biological mother was an unwed graduate student...and decided to put him up for adoption.乔布斯的生母名叫乔安妮・辛普森，是一位未婚的大学生，因 此她决定让别人收养他。题干是错误的。答案为N。

4.［解析］第三段第一句 Steven Job went to college but decided to drop out because it was too expensive.史蒂夫•乔布斯上了大学，但是由于学费太贵了他决定退学。答案为Y。

5.［解析］第七段最后两句 The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again 9 less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.由此可看出，乔布斯又回到了开始，创业者的身份使他重获创造 力。答案为Y。

6.［解析］第八段第一、二句 During the next five years he started two companies... NeXT didnt do as well as Jobs had dreamed for, but Pixar was a success story.由此看出,两个公司中只有Pixar很成功。而题干说两个公司取得了同样的成功，显然是错误的。答案为N。

Section B

Directions： Complete the following sentences with the information given in the text.

1.［解析］第一段最后一句 Job followed his dream and led a revolution in the computing world.乔布 斯追随他的梦想，并引领了计算机行业的大变革。答案为the computing world.

2.［解析］第四段第三句 To finance the production, they had to sell their most expensive possessions.为筹集批量生产的资金，他们不得不卖掉自己的贵重物品。答案为finance the production .

3.［解析］第五段第 1 — 2 句 By 1982,however,his company sales sagged in the face of competition from IBMs new PC. Not wanting to dwell on successive failures, they worked on a new machine called the Macintosh.答案为 worked on a new machine.

4.［解析］文章第六段第一、二句给出了 答案。At 30,Steve Jobs, was fired from the company... after losing a bitter battle over control with Apples CEO John Sculley.答案为 fired.

5.［解析］第八段最后一句・・・ Apple was under immense pressure from its rival Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses.他原来的苹果公司却承受着来自对手微软公司 的巨大压力，并在1996年宣告亏损了几十亿美元。答案为billions of dollars .

6.［解析］最后一段第一句 He had made Apple healthy again and returned it to a place where it was contributing new and innovative technologies to the computer world.他使苹果公司重返正规，让它 成为一个为计算机行业贡献新技术的地方。答案为new and innovative technologies.

Building Your Vocabulary

Section A

Directions ： Complete each of the following sentences with the correct choice of the words given in the brackets.

1.［解析］所填处做speed的宾语，因此选择名词形式。adopt动词，采用、收养；adoption名词,收养、采用。句意是，我们应该为废品回收行业提供动力，为其新技术的采用加速。答案 为 adoption。

2.［解析］不定冠词后明显应填入一个名词。appoint动词，任命、约定；appointment名词，约 会。句意是，如果你已经和一位客户有约在先，就应该努力践约。答案为appointment。

3.［解析］这里需要一个形容词来修饰reason0 convince动词，说服、使承认；convincing是其 现在分词彩式，指令人信服的。句意是，你能给出一个令人信服的理由来说明为什么我不能 获得这份奖学金吗？答案为convincing.

4.［解析］hazardous这里是形容词，指有危险的，填空处应该用副词来修饰它。initial形容词，开始的、最初的；initially副词，最初地、起始。句意是，尽管基因最初是没有危险的，但你无法想象它以后会发生什么。答案为initially。

5.［解析］名词policy前需要一个形容词。recruit动词，吸收（新成员recruitment名词，招募、招聘。句意是,人事部门负责起草招聘政策。答案为recruitment。

6.［解析］这里名词前victories前需要一个形容词。successive形容词，连续的、相继的；succession名词，一连串、连续、继承（权几句意是，在取得了世界杯五连冠以后，这支队伍名声 大噪。答案为successive.

Section B

Directions ： Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

1.［解析］本句应填入名词。foundation名词，基础、基本原理。the very foundation of sth. 固定搭配,……根基、基础。句意是，这场争论击中了我们社区的要害。答案为foundation。

2.［解析］the most innovative形容词的最高级。innovation名词，创造、创新;innovative形容词，创新的、富有革新精神的。句意是，苹果公司常被公认为全球最有创新精神的公司。答案为innovative。

3.［解析］定冠词the后需要填名词。possession名词，具有、拥有。句意是，令人可惜的是，那么多有用的发明都被这个沉默的男人所拥有。答案为possession.

4.［解析］动词angry前需要一个副词来修饰它。insanely副洞，十分、非常。句意是，被当做傻瓜使他大怒。答案为insanely.

5.［解析］名词damage前需要一个形容词来说明其程度。immense形容词，极大的、巨大的。 句意是，一些行业的革新已经造成了巨大的破坏。答案为immense.

6.［解析］此处需要一个形容词修饰后面的名词statement, unexpected形容词，想不到的、意外的。句意是,我承认被这种意想不到的表白所震惊了。答案为unexpected。

Section C

Directions： Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable word.

1.［解析］among介词，在（其）中、之一。表示在......之间时，between表示两者之间，among则表示多者、三者以上。答案为among。

2.［解析］replace…with/by固定搭配，以......代替。答案为with/by。

3.［解析］the appointment of sb. as...可以理解为任命某人为……,as这里是介词，作为、以……的身份。答案为as。

4.［解析］of介词，在这里连接两个名词，其中后者对前者进行界定或补充信息。这里的new working practices在句中做定语，修饰主语the introduction.答案为of。

5.［解析］in the meanwhile固定搭配，同时、与此同时。答案为in.

6.［解析］in memory of固定搭配，作为对……的纪念。答案为in。

Translation

Section A

Directions ： Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in the brackets.

1.［解析］drop out 固定搭配，退学、辍学。答案为 he dropped out of school after only one year.

2.［解析］in memory of固定搭配，作为对……的纪念。答案为established charity foundation in memory of his father.

3.［解析］turn out固定搭配，证明是、结果是。答案为turned out to be more difficult than I had expected .

4.［解析］under ones leadership 固定搭配，在的领导下。答案为 expect look forward to a bright future under his leadership .

5.［解析］happen to固定搭配，发生在……身上，碰巧、赶巧。答案为such a tragedy would happen to him .

Section B

Directions ： Translate the following paragraph into Chinese.

［答案］史蒂夫•乔布斯被加利福尼亚州山景城的一个家庭收养。在他还上高中的时候，他就 对电子学感兴趣，这促使他打电话给威廉姆-休利特，要一些用来做学校项目的零件。休利特提供了这些零件，并给乔布斯提供了一个暑期到惠普公司实习的机会。在那儿，乔布斯遇到了斯蒂夫•沃兹尼亚克，一个极有天分的知识渊博的工程师，他比当时还是高中生的乔布斯年 长五岁。他们的友情最终成为苹果公司成立的基础。

Writing

Section A

Directions ： Rewrite the following sentences, and give them some variety in length and structure .

1.［解析］可以用it is + adj.+of/for sb. to d。表示做某事对某人来说是（样子的）。此处 it 是先行词，没有实际意义。答案为 It is a great pleasure to be with you here this evening .

2.［解析］这句话前后互为因果关系，可以用for引导原因状语。答案为We will have to cancel the meeting for the absence of the speaker.

3.［解析］此句强调他只有赢得多数人的支持才能在选举中获胜。可以用with结构，表方式。 答案为 With the support of the minority groups, he will be able to win the election.

4.［解析］介词to可以引导目的状语。答案为John spoke through a microphone to be heard in every room.

5.［解析］后半句he delivers heavy luggage是对前边a porter的补充说明。因此本句可以用 with 结构表伴随。 答案为 The woman was accompanied by a porter with heavy luggage.

Section B

Directions ： Renumber the sentences given below to arrange them in what you think is the best order.

［解析］文章一开始就提出下面要叙述的内容：当人们越来越多地发挥电子邮件的优势时，三 种电子邮件便随机侵入（第六句）。接着用关键词one…of（第七句），the second…（第四句）， the third…（第二句）展开叙述，人们往往选择直接删除（delete）垃圾邮件（第三句），所以第三 句应排在第1句后面。由第五句的关键词the other two categories知其应排在最后。

［答案］6 7 1 3 4 2 5

Section C

Direction ： Write a short essay with a clear central idea and effective development in about 150 words. You should base your writing on the following situation and give consideration to the unity, coherence and variety of each paragraph.

［写作思路］本作文要求写出对“好的行为”的理解，以及对人生价值的思考。下面以“奉献精 神为例，列出写作要点。

（1）人生的价值：the value of life

可以用对比法引出你的观点。比如，someone thinks that the value of life is being rich or famous. I think these points are limited and selfish. As far as I concerned, the spirit of dedication is the value of life.

（2）对此观点的深刻认识。

Helping others is also helping ourselves. A person can feel happy or being loved when others help him/her. Meanwhile, he/she is more willing to delivery this spirit to others.在这里可 以从家庭、事业、社会等方面选取具体事例来阐述。

(3)最后，总结你的观点。比如，Wherever you are, whatever you do, the spirit of dedication is great in demand. It contributes to the harmony of our family /career/society.