1、2012年高考预测系列试题【英语】高考预测试题（9）预测题 广东省广州市第六十五中学 王中圣阅读理解AApple 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 cancerMourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto,
2、California, and Apple stores around the worldSteve Jobs made technology funAs tech leaders, theyre really happy if they have one hit in their lifeSteve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and PixarSteve Jobs was a college dropoutHe was adopted by a machinist and his wife,
3、an accountantThey supported his early interest in electronicsHe and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computernow just called Apple in 1976They stayed at the company until 1985That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute with the chief executiveMr Jobs then form
4、ed his own company, called NeXT ComputerHe rejoined Apple in 1997 after it bought NeXTHe helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world todayHowever, Steve Jobs stepped down as Apples chief executive in August because of his healthHe
5、 died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitementSteve left behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of ApplePresident Obama said in a statement: by building one of the planets most successful companies f
6、rom 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 funThe fact that he was able to redesign American commerce top to bottom and ac
7、ross is really stunningHe probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one of the greatest of all timeSteve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American businessSteve Jobs was remembered as a great visionary and leader a
8、nd a marketing genius1How did the people around the world probably feel when Steve Jobs died of cancer at the age of 56?AUnfair BEmbarrassed CSorrowful DUncomfortable2According to the second paragraph, the author wants to show that _ASteve Jobs has a lot of inventions in the field of computersBSteve
9、 Jobs makes great contributions to mankind in the field of computersCTech leaders will be happy when they have one hit in their lifeDSteve Jobs owns many companies in America3Which of the following statements about Steve Jobs is NOT TRUE?ASteve Jobs didnt finish his collegeBSteve Jobs and his friend
10、 built a company called Apple Computer in 1976CPresident Obama spoke highly of Steve Jobs for his achievementsDSteve Jobs was remembered as the founder of Apple and the Internet4The underlined word stunning in the last paragraph probably means _Aexciting Bamazing Cpuzzling Dinteresting5This passage
11、is mainly about _Athe inventions of Steve Jobs Bthe childhood of Steve JobsCa brief introduction of Steve Jobs Dthe death of Steve JobsBHow to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. Theyll say, This is my fate, my destiny. I cannot change it. Of cou
12、rse not! You dont 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, com
13、es 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 l
14、uck 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 dont sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from t
15、he sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Dont expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, dont just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the
16、 situation, and do something to solve the problem. Its not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.If someones 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 ow
17、n life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, dont just stand (or sit ) there, do something to improve your life.6. According to the woman mentioned in Para.3, her life _. A. doesnt need improving B. couldnt be improved C. will be better some day D. wil
18、l be worse in the future 7. What does the author think of the womans life? A. positive B. satisfying C. colorful D. passive8. Which of the following statements is the authors opinion? A. Your temporary problem is not discouraging. B. Your luck can be changed by your efforts C. You can only achieve s
19、uccess 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
20、B. improve your life C. believe in yourself D. change your normal way 参考答案及解析：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
21、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 all time可以看出乔布斯能够从上到下，从左到右重新设计美国的商业这个事实是神奇的。故选B。5. C.主旨大意题。本文讲了美国苹果公司联合创办人及前行政总裁史蒂夫乔布斯的去世、教育、创办苹果公司的艰难历程以及美国总统奥巴马对他的评价。B论
22、述如何做到自我提升；不能只有积极的思想，还要有积极的行动。6. B。细节理解题。根据第三段的“she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it”和第四段的“She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it”，可知该女子接受现在的生活是因为她认为她已经尽力，但生活却未能改变。7. D。作者态度题。作者认为该女子只是重复日常活动，并没有“doing her best”，所以是passive (消极的)。8. B。细节理解题。根据第五段的“Dont expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it”，可知B为正确答案。9. A。细节理解题。第五段主要强调行动，而不仅仅靠运气、思想或希望。尤其是根据末句的“Its not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively”，可知A为正确答案。10. B。文章意图题。从文章的首句和尾句可以得到提示。
