专项突破：阅读理解专练.doc

专项突破：阅读理解专练

一、(2014·河南省方城县高一质检)

WhenSteveJobswasbornonFebruary24,1955,inSanFrancisco,California,hisunmarriedmotherdecidedtoputhimforadoptionbecauseshewantedagirl.Sointhemiddleofthenight,hismothercalledalawyernamedPaulJobsandsaid,“Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim？”ButhismothertoldhisfutureparentstopromisethattheywouldsendJobstocollege.AfterSteveJobsgraduatedfromhighschool,hewenttocollegebutdecidedtodropoutbecauseitwassoexpensivethathehadtosleeponthefloorinhisfriendsrooms.

At20,heandafriend(SteveWozniak)startedacompanyinagarageonApril1,1976.Jobsnamedtheircompany—Appleinmemoryofahappysummerhehadspentatanorchard(果园)inOregon.

After10yearsofhardtimeandfailures,startingfromtwokidsworkinginagarage,Applecomputereventuallygrewintoabigcompanywithover4000employees.

At30,Jobs,however,wasfiredfromthecompanyheco-founded.Butafterhehadtoleavethecompany,Applewasunderheavypressurefromrival(对手)Microsoftandin1996postedbillionsofdollarsinlosses.AppleneededSteveJobsandhewasappointedasAppleCEOin1997.Underhisleadership,ApplereturnedtoprofitabilityandintroducednewproductssuchastheiPod,theiPhoneandtheiPod.

SteveJobsoncesaid,“Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Dontlosefaith.ImconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.Youvegottofindwhatyoulove.Ifyouhaventfoundityet,keeplooking.

1．SteveJobsdidntfinishhiscollegeeducationbecausehe________.

A．wantedtostartacompany.

B．hadfinancialproblems.

C．tooknointerestinhismajor.

D．hatedtoshareroomswithhisfriends.

2．ItcanbeinferredthatApple________.

A．wasfoundedinOregon

B．developedfromagarage

C．hadadifficultbeginning

D．hadasuccessfulbeginning

3．WhatcanwelearnfromwhatSteveJobssaid?

A．Interestiskeytosucce