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"Three apples have changed the world．One is for Eve，one is for Newton．The third is in the hands of Steve J obs．"said someone．
Steve J obs was the former CEO of the Apple computer company in his
parents'garage （車庫） on April Fool's Day，1976．Through many years'hard work，J obs and his Apple products were a great success．People believe he has made the world a better place．Many young people also think of Apple products as a fashion icon．
Because of his great achievements in this area，he was honoured with a number of
awards，including the National Medal of Technology in 1985，the Times cover character
（封面人物） and the Most Successful Manager in 1997．
Jobs'road to success wasn't an easy one．He experienced several ups and downs，but he was still standing．Just as Hemingway in The Old Man and the Sea said，"A man can be destroyed，but not be defeated c打�。畁 So he was considered as an American hero．
What did J obs'workers and family members think of him？
On one hand，some workers described him as a strange，bad-tempered （壞脾氣的） boss．They said he was impatient with those who disagreed with him or didn't understand his ideas．On the other hand，his family members thought of him as a home-loving dad with each of his four children．He worried about all the things of them，such as their boyfriends，travel，safety and even skirt length．Though he was quite busy，he still attended his daughter's graduation party．
36．Where did Steve Jobs set up the Apple computer company？D
A．In his own house． B．In his friend's house．
C．In his friend's garage． D．In his parents'garage．
37．What do you think of Steve Jobs according to （根據(jù)） the passage？A
A．Home-loving． B．Honest． C．Jealous． D．Humorous．
38．What award did Steve J obs achieve in 1985？C
A．The Most Successful Manager． B．The Top Richest Man．
C．The National Medal of Technology． D．The Times cover character．
39．Why was he considered as an American hero according to the passage？D
A．Because he developed lots of Apple products．
B．Because he set up the Apple computer company．
C．Because he devoted himself to the area of computer．
D．Because he wasn't defeated after several ups and downs．
40．From the passage，we know thatC．
A．Steve Jobs was very famous only n_the USA
B．Steve Jobs was too busy to care about his children
C．Steve Jobs changed the world a lot with his Apple products
D．Steve Jobs never got into any trouble on his way to success．
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