20．Apple former CEO Steve Jobs died on Wednesday at the age of 56after a year-long battle with cancer．
Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco，California，USA on February 24，1955．He was given up for adoption shortly after birth and raised in Silicon Valley．When he was young，he was interested in engineering．In 1976，Jobs dropped out of Reed College when he teamed up with Steve Wozniak to sell personal computers put together in Jobs'garage．Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak worked together to start Apple I Computer-now just called Apple．By 25，Jobs was a millionaire，and made the cover of Time Magazine at 26．He was forced out of the company in 1985and started the NeXT Corporation，but returned to his old company in 1996when Apple bought NeXT．Steve Jobs soon became Apple's chief executive officer （CEO） and sparked a resurgence（复兴） in the company with products like the colorful iMac computer and the iPod music player．
Jobs was awarded the National Medal of Technology from President Ronald Reagan in 1985，and the Jefferson Award for Public Service in 1987．In 2007，Jobs was named the most powerful person in business by Fortune Magazine．In the same year，Jobs was admitted into the California Hall of Fame（名人堂），located at The California Museum for History，Women and the Arts．
Jobs was diagnosed with cancer in 2003and had an operation in July of 2004．His health was in the news again in 2008，when his extreme weight loss sparked rumors that his cancer had occurred again．Jobs refused to speak publicly about his health，but in January of 2009he took a formal six-month leave of absence from Apple，saying that his health problems were more complex than he originally thought．He had a liver transplant that year and returned to work at Apple in June 2009．In January of 2011he again announced，without offering details，that he was taking a medical leave of absence．He resigned as Apple CEO on August 2011．
21．What happened to Steve Jobs shortly after his birth？A
A．He was deserted by his parents．
B．His mother died．
C．He was found to have suffered cancer．
D．He was adopted by Steve Wozniak．
22．Which of the following is the right order of Steve Job's life？D
a．become Apple's CEO
b．left Apple
c．returned to Apple
d．dropped out of Reed College
e．was diagnosed with cancer
f．became a millionaire
A．a，b，c，e，d，f
B．d，c，a，f，b，e
C．e，d，a，b，c，f
D．d，f，b，c，a，e
23．What is the main idea of the third paragraph？C
A．His friendship with President Ronald Reagan．
B．His winning the Jefferson Award for Public Service in 1987．
C．The honours he received．
D．His struggle against the cancer．
24．How long did Steve Jobs work for Apple？C
A.14years．
B.35years
C.24years
D.34years．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们讲述了刚刚辞世的美国苹果公司前首席执行官史蒂夫•乔布斯的生平事迹，悼念了这个伟大的人物．
解答 21．A．细节理解题． 根据第二段第二句的"He was given up for adoption shortly after birth and raised in Silicon Valley…"可知乔布斯出生后不久就被人收养了，他的父母遗弃了他；故选A．
22．D．细节理解题．此题要求给事件排序，可采用"首尾定位法"．第一个事件是d（In 1976，Jobs dropped out of Reed College），最后一个事件是e （Jobs was diagnosed with cancer in 2003）．根据文章第二段"Jobs was a millionaire…but returned to his old company in 1996when Apple bought NeXT．Steve Jobs soon became Apple's chief executive officer （CEO）"可知他是成为百万富翁后离开苹果公司又重新回到苹果出任CEO的；故选D．
23．C．段落大意题．根据文章第三段"Jobs was awarded the National Medal of Technology from President Ronald Reagan in 1985，and the Jefferson Award for Public Service in 1987．In 2007，Jobs was named the most powerful person in business by Fortune Magazine"可知本段主要讲乔布斯得到的荣誉，故选C．
24．C．细节理解题．根据文章可知乔布斯在苹果工作的第一段时间为1976-1985第二段时间为1996-2011．所以他总共为苹果工作了24年；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
