2019-2020年高考英语预测试题（9）预测题阅读理解Apple 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 cancer．Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world．Steve Jobs made technology fun．As tech leaders, they're really happy if they have one hit in their life．Steve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar．Steve Jobs was a college dropout．He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant．They supported his early interest in electronics．He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple puter—now just called Apple —in 1976．They stayed at the pany until 1985．That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute with the chief executive．Mr Jobs then formed his own pany, called NeXT puter．He rejoined Apple in 1997 after it bought NeXT．He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable panies in the world today．However, Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August because of his health．He died a day after the pany released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement．Steve left behind a pany that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple．President Obama said in a statement: by building one of the planet's most successful panies from his garage, Steve Jobs exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity（独创性的）．By making puters personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun．The fact that he was able to redesign American merce top to bottom and across is really stunning．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．Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American business．Steve Jobs was remembered as a "great visionary and leader" and a "marketing genius．" 1．How did the people around the world probably feel when Steve Jobs died of cancer at the age of 56?A．Unfair． B．Embarrassed． C．Sorrowful．D．Unfortable．2．According to the second paragraph, the author wants to show that ______．A．Steve Jobs has a lot of inventions in the field of putersB．Steve Jobs makes great contributions to mankind in the field of putersC．Tech leaders will be happy when they have one hit in their lifeD．Steve Jobs owns many panies in America3．Which of the following statements about Steve Jobs is NOT TRUE?A．Steve Jobs didn't finish his college．B．Steve Jobs and his friend built a pany called Apple puter in 1976．C．President Obama spoke highly of Steve Jobs for his achievements．D．Steve Jobs was remembered as the founder of Apple and the Internet．4．The underlined word "stunning" in the last paragraph probably means ______．A．exciting B．amazing C．puzzlingD．interesting5．This passage is mainly about _______．A．the inventions of Steve Jobs B．the childhood of Steve JobsC．a brief introduction of Steve Jobs D．the death of Steve JobsBHow to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, "This is my fate, my destiny. I cannot change it." Of course not! You don't 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, 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 luck 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 don't sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don’t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don't just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.If someone's 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 own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don't just stand (or sit ) there, do something to improve your life.6.According to the woman mentioned in Para.3, her life ____________.A. doesn't need improvingB. couldn't be improvedC. will be better some dayD. will be worse in the future7. What does the author think of the woman's life?A. positiveB. satisfyingC. colorfulD. passive8. Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?A. Your temporary problem is not discouraging.B. Your luck can be changed by your effortsC. You can only achieve success 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 actionB. positive thinkingC. hope for the bestD. intention to succeed10. The text is mainly written to advise you to ____________.A. understand yourselfB. improve your lifeC. believe in yourselfD. 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。