2019高三英语一轮复习模块二课时规范练6Unit3Amazingpeople牛津

Unit 3 Amazing people (35分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2017·山西平遥第三次质检)

When Steve Jobs was born on February 24,1955,in San Francisco,California,his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl.So in the middle of the night,his mother called a man named Paul Jobs and said,“We have an unexpected baby boy;do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college.After Steve Jobs graduated from high school,he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor of his friend’s room.

At 20,he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April

1,1976.Jobs named their company—Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent at an orchard (果园) in Oregon.

After 10 years of hard time and failures,starting from two kids working in a garage,Apple Computers eventually grew into a big company with over 4,000 employees.

At 30,Jobs,however,was fired from the company he co-founded.But after he had to leave the company,Apple was under heavy pressure from the rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses.Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’s CEO in 1997.Under his leadership,Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPhone and the iPod.

Steve Jobs once said,“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick.Don’t lose faith.I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.You’ve got to find what you love.If you haven’t found it yet,keep looking.”

1.What does the author agree with according to Paragraph 1? A.Jobs’ unmarried mother wanted a girl. B.Paul Jobs was a college teacher. C.Jobs has finished his education. D.Jobs’ unmarried mother adopted him.

2.Why did Steve Jobs fail to finish his college education? A.He wanted to start a company. B.He had financial problems.

C.He took no interest in his major.

D.He hated to share a room with his friend. 3.What can be inferred about Apple? A.It was founded in Oregon. B.It developed from a garage. C.It had a difficult beginning. D.It had a successful beginning.

4.What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said? A.Interest is the key to success. B.Hope helps us succeed. C.Attitude is everything.

D.Courage goes with confidence.

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Ⅱ.完形填空

(2017·湖北八校第一次联考)

Two years ago,Dubuque,Iowa,started its first annual “Back to School Bash” programme.It offered needy families an opportunity to learn about free 1 in the

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community.Holmes decided to 2 by providing help to kids.He was 3 two jobs at the time,one of which was working as a barber.Saturday was his 4 day,but he chose to 5 his time and gave free haircuts to lower-class kids on condition that the kids should 6 their free haircut by having to read a book to him.

The idea was so 7 that he continued it for the next two years.Many kids would 8 a favourite book,settle into the barber chair,and read aloud 9 Holmes was doing their hair.After the haircut,they’d review the book,from the 10 and vocabulary to the themes—just like in school,only more fun.

Holmes,who is married 11 two sons,recognizes that not every parent has time to 12 with their kids.So he hopes to offer some 13 in this way.And he admits he, 14 ,benefits from doing that.

There was a seven-year-old kid who 15 stuttered(结巴) over words while

reading.He had the boy take the book home and 16 .When the child came back a few days later,he read it with no problems.That 17 Holmes to do more.

Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb.When they get 18 ,he plans to restart his 19 as the Storybook Barber.“Today’s world is full of guns and violence,” he says.“The barbershop is a 20 place for the kids to come and read books.”

1.A.materials B.resources C.methods D.connections 2.A.participate B.perform C.develop D.withdraw 3.A.faced with B.caught in C.presented with D.engaged in 4.A.happiest B.worst C.busiest D.best 5.A.spend B.waste C.save D.donate 6.A.receive B.earn C.demand D.request 7.A.popular B.ordinary C.complex D.strict 8.A.put away B.take over C.pick up D.give out 9.A.before B.after C.while D.until 10.A.kids B.heroines C.barbers D.characters 11.A.with B.to C.for D.about 12.A.stay B.read C.talk D.learn 13.A.guidance B.judgement C.assistance D.insurance 14.A.again B.still C.then D.too 15.A.usually B.hardly C.merely D.necessarily 16.A.write B.practise C.remark D.reflect 17.A.surprised B.excited

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