(B)
Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. He was born on February 11th, 1847, in Milan, Ohio, the US. When he was a little boy, he loved asking "Why?" all the time. His teacher thought he was hard to teach. So his mother taught him at home. She read many books with him and did lots of small experiments together. Edison worked very hard. He often worked over 16 hours every day. He made more than 1,000 new things in his life, such as the bulb(电灯泡) and the phonograph(留声机). He once said, "Genius(天才) is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." It tells us hard work is more important than talent. Edison never gave up when he failed. He tried many times and finally made it. Today, people still remember his great work. He tells us everyone can do great things if we think more and work hard.
阅读短文,判断正(T)误(F)。(每小题2分,共10分)
() 1. Edison was born in January.
() 2. Edison was very smart when he was young.
() 3. "inspiration" means "汗水" and "perspiration" means "灵感".
() 4. Edison invented more than 1,000 things.
() 5. I learn from the passage that we should work hard and never give up.

(C)
Steve Jobs died on October 5th, 2011 at the age of 56, after a 7-year-long fight with cancer, just one day after the new iPhone 4S came out.
“Apple has lost a thinker and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing person. We have lost a dear friend,” Apple said.
Without finishing college, the son of adoptive(收养关系的) parents, Jobs started Apple Computer with friend Steve Wozniak in the late 1970s. The company soon introduced the Apple I computer. Then the Apple Ⅱ became a big success. Apple reached its top place in 1980 and made Jobs a rich man. Even though Jobs made a big success, later he didn’t get on well with the other heads of Apple. In 1985, he was fired.
Apple didn’t go well after that. And in 1996 the company invited him back. In 1997, he became the CEO again. In 2007, the iPhone made an amazing story of modern technology history. Then the new iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 came out and went on making super business. In August of 2011, Jobs gave up his position as CEO of Apple because of his bad health.
“Remember that you are going to die. You don’t have to be afraid of anything. You are already naked(一无所有). There is no reason not to follow your heart,” Jobs once said.
阅读短文，选择正确的答案。（每小题3分，共15分）
（）1. 数字计算 When did Jobs catch cancer?
A. In 2010. B. In 2007. C. In 2004.
（）2. 段落大意 What does the 3rd paragraph tell us?
A. Jobs performed badly in the college. B. Jobs didn’t live with his real parents.
C. Jobs invented the Apple computer by himself.
（）3. The underlined word “fired” means “” in the passage.
A. 解雇 B. 争吵 C. 和解
（）4. Which of the following is true?
A. Apple developed well without Jobs. B. Jobs became the CEO again in 2007.
C. IPhone made lots of money for the company.
（）5. 标题概括 What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Jobs left Apple. B. Jobs died from cancer. C. Jobs invented iPhone.