Period FourWriting.阅读理解AWhen 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 lawyer 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 in his friends rooms.At 20, he and a friend started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their companyApple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) worker in Oregon.After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple company 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 Apples CEO in 1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad.Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Dont lose faith. Im convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. Youve got to find what you love. If you havent found it yet, keep looking.”()1.Why did Steve Jobs stop his college education?A.He had financial problems.B.He took no interest in his major.C.He wanted to start a company.D.He hated to share rooms with his friends.()2.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A.Steve Jobs invented the iPhone.B.Steve Jobs joined Microsoft in 1987.C.Steve Jobs gave Apple a second life.D.Steve Jobs set up another company at 30.()3.What does what Steve Jobs said suggest?A.Courage goes with confidence. B.Attitude is everything.C.Hope helps us succeed. D.Enthusiasm is the key to success.BSamuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes(音符) in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata(奏鸣曲) by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesnt even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.Samuel cant understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to meI hear the notes and can bear them in mindeach and every note,” says Samuel.Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional(专业的) pianists cant play it. Samuel says confidently, “Its all about super memoryI guess I have that gift.”However, Samuels ability to remember things doesnt stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesnt know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.()4.What is special about Samuel Osmond?A.He can write down the note he hears.B.He is a top student at the law school.C.He has a gift for writing music.D.He can play the musical piece he hears.()5.Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he .A.received a good early education in musicB.could play the guitar better than his fatherC.played the guitar and the piano perfectlyD.could play the piano without reading music()6.What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?A.He became famous during a special event at his college.B.He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.C.He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.D.He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.()7.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A.The qualities of a musicianB.The story of a musical talentC.T