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 years-long and highly public battle with cancer．Mourners （ 哀悼者 ） 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 Computer —now just called Apple —in 1976．They stayed at the company until 1985．That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a debate with the chief executive．
Mr．Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer．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 companies 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 company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement．Steve left behind a company 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 companies from his garage, Steve Jobs exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity （獨(dú)創(chuàng)性的）．By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive （有直覺(jué)力的） and fun．
The fact that he was able to redesign American business 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"．
小題1:According to the second paragraph, the author wants to show that _____．
A．Steve Jobs owns many computer companies in America
B．Steve Jobs has a lot of inventions in the field of computers
C．tech leaders will be really happy when they have one hit in their life
D．Steve makes great contributions to mankind in the field of computers
小題2:Which of the following statements about Steve Jobs is TRUE ?
A．He left Apple in 1985 because he and the CEO had different opinions．
B．He built a company called NeXT Computer with his friend Steve Woaniak．
C．He died a day after he stepped down as Apple's chief executive．
D．He was remembered as the founder of Apple and the Internet．
小題3:The underlined word "stunning" in the last paragraph probably means ______．
A．effectiveB．brilliantC．practicalD．interesting
小題4:This passage is mainly about _____．
A．the inventions of Steve Jobs
B．the childhood of Steve Jobs
C．a(chǎn) brief introduction of Steve Jobs
D．the death of Steve Jobs

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
本文介紹了喬布斯的一生和他對(duì)蘋果的貢獻(xiàn)。
小題1:第二段通過(guò)實(shí)例來(lái)說(shuō)明喬布斯創(chuàng)造出一系列的產(chǎn)品計(jì)算機(jī)歷史上對(duì)人類一偉大杰作。
小題2:根據(jù)第三段最后一句“That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a debate with the chief executive”可知，喬布斯是因?yàn)楹退目偛貌缓筒烹x開(kāi)了蘋果。
小題3:根據(jù)后一句中“He probably will be considered an industrial giant...”可知，他對(duì)美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展能做出如此大的貢獻(xiàn)是很杰出的。因此選B。
小題4:本文主要是對(duì)喬布斯的簡(jiǎn)介。
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B．To show the jobs O. Henry once did.
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b. He settled down in central Austin.
c. His wife died.
d. He started a small publication called “The Rolling Stone”.
e. He moved to New York City.
A．bdcaeB．bcadeC．bdceaD．bacde
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Memories
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Then I remember my mother lying face down, sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo (魚(yú)雷).
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小題1:We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea ________.
A．to meet a friend
B．to see the father off
C．to take a family photo
D．to enjoy the sailing of the ship
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A．he was still alive.
B．His knee was broken.
C．His ship had been sunk.
D．He had arrived in Glasgow.
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A．weak heart
B．taking a shore job
C．failure to return to sea
D．injury caused by a torpedo
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A．He lost his arm
B．He repaired the engines.
C．He managed to take a lifeboat.
D．He was the last to leave the ship.
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“Why don't you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. You'd better find a way of opening it.”
“But what can I do?”
“Get out and have a look round.” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”
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小題1:Which of the following best describes Boris' job hunting experience?
A．Surprising.B．Encouraging.C．Boring.D．Disappointing.
小題2:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Goodwill is the key to success
B．The world is a money-locker
C．No education, no future
D．Difficulty of starting a small business
小題3:Boris started his career by       .
A．repairing cyclesB．developing a waste ground
C．cycling around the townD．buying empty shops
小題4:Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because       .
A．it was not so expensive
B．he had a lot of old customers there
C．there were good opportunities there
D．he could make good use of his skills there
小題5:We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris     .
A．still couldn't make good profits
B．found a lot of gold coins by accident
C．set off in a successful career
D．had great difficulty running his business

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