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　　Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56．Mr Jobs had announced he was suffering from cancer in 2004．Apple said he had been "the source of countless innovations(創(chuàng)新)that enrich and improve all of our lives" and had made the world "immeasurably(無法衡量的)better"．

　　Tributes(贊美之辭)have been made by technology company bosses and world leaders, with US President Barack Obama saying the world had "lost a visionary(有遠(yuǎn)見卓識的人)"．"Steve was among the greatest of American innovators —— brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," said Mr Obama．

　　A statement from Mr Jobs's family said they were with him when he died peacefully on Wednesday．"In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he loved his family deeply," they said, requesting privacy and thanking those who had "shared their wishes and prayers" during his final year．

　　Apple said the company had "lost a visionary and creative genius(天才)and the world have lost an amazing human being"．Tim Cook, who was made Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs stood down in August, said his predecessor had left behind "a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple"．Flags are being flown at half mast outside the Apple headquarters(總部)in Cupertino, California, while fans of the company have left tributes outside Apple shops around the world．

　　The heads of other leading technology companies have also paid tribute, including Microsoft boss Bill Gates, who said "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been a great honour．I will miss Steve very much．"

　　Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg thanks Mr Jobs for "showing that what you build can change the world" while Sony Corp president and CEO Howard Stringer said："The digital age has lost its leading light．" South Korea's Samsung, which is involved in a case with Apple over patents(專利), admired Mr Jobs for his "Completely new and different changes to the IT industry"．

(1)

Hearing of Steve Jobs' death, the heads of other leading technology companies have paid tribute and ________．

[　　]

A．

shared the treasure with his family

B．

suffered from the sad news

C．

been involved in a case with Apple

D．

spoken highly of him

(2)

Obama made a speech at Steve Jobs' death because ________．

[　　]

A．

they had been friends for years

B．

they had set up an excellent company

C．

Jobs had played an important role in the development of the IT industry

D．

Jobs had changed Obama's political(政治的)life

(3)

Who became Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs?

[　　]

A．

Tim Cook

B．

Howard Stringer

C．

Mark Zuckerberg

D．

Barack Obama

答案：1．D;2．C;3．A;
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　　Jeanne Calment took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age114．a(chǎn)nd held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121 st birthday．

　　When it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit(限制)to the human life span(壽命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

　　Researchers don't entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived．to 122, SO it wouldn't sul33rise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．

　　Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live longer than we think．”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 1 20．So why can’t we go higher?”

　　The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number．”says Rich Miller at the University, of guessing

　　　Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”

　　Won’t new anti－aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of HS living until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that make the life span of mice longer by 50 percent at most．

　　So, if the average(平均)human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”

　　So what can we learn from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有彈性的), but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer．”he says．“But a fly'snever going to live 150 years．”O(jiān)f course, if you became a new species(物種), one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story, he adds．

　　Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(進(jìn)化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about．”He says with a smile．

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[　　]

A．

People can live to 122．

B．

Old people are creative．

C．

Women are sporty at 85．

D．

Women live longer than men．

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________

[　　]

A．

the average human life span could be 110

B．

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C．

few people can expect to live to over 150

D．

experts aren’t sure how long one can live

(3)

Who thinks that a scientist will become famous if he makes longevity?

[　　]

A．

Jerry Shay．

B．

Steve Austad．

C．

Rich Miller．

D．

George Martin．

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[　　]

A．

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．

B．

The average human life span cannot be doubled．

C．

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．

D．

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．

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[　　]

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[　　]

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[　　]

A．Grace.
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　　I am Steve．I was born and grew up in South Wales．My favourite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand(拓展)．

　　My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen．I went to a new school．One of my subjects was French．Because I had never learned any French,my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in．That's the time I started writing,just for myself,and I've been writing ever since．

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When he was 13,the writer ______．

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　　C. sold many story books　　D．became a famous singer

[　　]

(2)

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[　　]

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Maybe the writer is ______ years old now．

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[　　]

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According to the passage,the writer keeps ______．

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[　　]

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From the passage,we can learn that the writer ______．

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　　C. lives in the countryside with his wife　　D．introduces a nice book to us

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　　Steve Parkinson from Australia is coming to study in Britain. Mr and Mrs Field have come to meet him at the airport.

Mrs F: Oh dear, this airport is so puzzling. All these signs and notices----International Departures, Transfers, Domestic Arrivals...

Mr F: Oh, look at all these people. Where's Steve? He's late. The screen says his flight landed 30 minutes ago.

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Steve: Hello. Hello. There you are. What a crowd! Good day, Mrs Field, Mr Field.

Mrs F: Hello, Did you have a good journey? Was it a comfortable flight? Did everything go all right?

Mr F: You must be very tired．Anyway we don't have to go far. We've booked you in a hotel in the city center for tonight.

Steve: Oh, fine. Thank you.

Mr F: Well, we'd better go and find taxi. How do we get out of this airport?

Mrs F: Let's take the underground．There'll be a long queue for taxis and the bus will take a long time at this time of day. There's a station here at the airport. Eh, see the signs?

Steve: OK. That's fine for me, but I must change some money. Is there a bank or something here.

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[　　]

A．Australia

B．America

C．France

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[　　]

(3)Steve had to ________ before he came to the International Arrivals.

[　　]

A．go through the customs

B．wait for his ticket

C．change some money

D．book a room in a hotel

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[　　]

(5)According to the dialogue, how are they going to travel next?

[　　]

A．By taxi

B．By underground

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　　Steve Parkinson from Australia is coming to study in Britain. Mr and Mrs Field have come to meet him at the airport.

Mrs F: Oh dear, this airport is so puzzling. All these signs and notices----International Departures, Transfers, Domestic Arrivals...

Mr F: Oh, look at all these people. Where's Steve? He's late. The screen says his flight landed 30 minutes ago.

Mr F: He's possibly been held up in the customs (海關(guān)) or has to wait a long time for his luggage (行李).

Mrs F: There he is, with all those bags. Steve！ Oh, he can't see us. There're so many people. Steve! We are over here.

Steve: Hello. Hello. There you are. What a crowd! Good day, Mrs Field, Mr Field.

Mrs F: Hello, Did you have a good journey? Was it a comfortable flight? Did everything go all right?

Mr F: You must be very tired．Anyway we don't have to go far. We've booked you in a hotel in the city center for tonight.

Steve: Oh, fine. Thank you.

Mr F: Well, we'd better go and find taxi. How do we get out of this airport?

Mrs F: Let's take the underground．There'll be a long queue for taxis and the bus will take a long time at this time of day. There's a station here at the airport. Eh, see the signs?

Steve: OK. That's fine for me, but I must change some money. Is there a bank or something here.

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[　　]

A．Australia

B．America

C．France

D．England

(2)Which sign are Mr and Mrs Field looking for?

[　　]

(3)Steve had to ________ before he came to the International Arrivals.

[　　]

A．go through the customs

B．wait for his ticket

C．change some money

D．book a room in a hotel

(4)Who are Mr and Mrs Field going to meet?

[　　]

(5)According to the dialogue, how are they going to travel next?

[　　]

A．By taxi

B．By underground

C．By bus

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