3.Apple has lost a creative genius (天才) and the world has lost an amazing human being.Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve Jobs have lost a dear friend.Steve Jobs leaves behind a company that only he could have built,and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
Steven Jobs was born on February 24,1955,in San Francisco,California.As a child,Jobs preferred doing things by himself.He was a competitive swimmer at school,but was not interested in any other team sports or other group activities.He showed an early interest in electronics (电子产品).He spent a lot of time working in the garage workshop of a neighbor who was an electronics manufacturer (制造商).
He went to college but decided to drop out.Remembering his time there he said,"I didn't have a dorm room,so I slept on the floor in friends'rooms; I sold coke bottles to buy food,and I would walk seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple."
Jobs and a friend started a company in a garage on April 1,1976.Jobs named their company Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) worker in Oregon.After ten years,Apple,which started with two kids working in a garage,had grown into a $2billion company with over 4,000employees.
At 30,Jobs was fired from the company he founded with Steve Wozniak.He left the company after losing a bitter battle over control with Apple's CEO John Sculley.In 1997,Jobs rejoined Apple.He is the brain behind the best-selling iPhone,iPad and iPod.
Jobs said,"Your time is limited,so don't waste it.Don't let the noise of others'opinions drown out your own inner voice.And most importantly,have the courage to follow your heart…"
28.From the passage,we can know that as a child JobsD.
A.liked working with a group of people
B.didn't like doing sports at all
C.worked in the garage to support himself
D.tried to go after his hobbies
29.What can we learn about Jobs from the passage?C
A.He left college after three years'study.
B.He dropped out because he didn't like study.
C.His college life was quite hard.
D.He lived in the dorm when he was in college.
30.The fourth and fifth paragraphs mainly tell us aboutA.
A.Jobs'experiences in Apple
B.the unsteady growth of Apple
C.the great success of Apple
D.Jobs'fight against John Sculley
31.It can be inferred from what Jobs said in the last paragraph thatB.
A.Jobs is very stubborn
B.Jobs is a very determined man
C.Jobs puts all his heart into Apple
D.Jobs feels proud of his achievement.
分析 本文是苹果公司的创始人乔布斯的悼文,简单地介绍了乔布斯的生平.
解答 28.D 推理判断题.根据句子He showed an early interest in electronics (电子产品).He spent a lot of time working in the garage workshop of a neighbor who was an electronics manufacturer (制造商).他对电子产品很感兴趣,他花了很多时间在一家电子制造厂的邻居的车库车间工作.可见他是努力追求他爱好的人,所以答案选D.
29.C 推理判断题.根据乔布斯的话:"I didn't have a dorm room,so I slept on the floor in friends'rooms; I sold coke bottles to buy food,and I would walk seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple."上大学的时候他没有宿舍,睡在朋友房间的地板上;卖可乐瓶,买菜,一周里步行七英里穿越镇每星期日晚上到Hare Krishna神庙吃一顿好的.由此可见乔布斯的大学生活是非常艰难的,所以答案选C.
30.A 主旨大意题.这两段主要写了乔布斯创建苹果公司,后离开公司后又重组苹果公司的一个创业工作的过程,所以答案选A.
31.B 推理判断题.根据乔布斯的话:Your time is limited,so don't waste it.Don't let the noise of others'opinions drown out your own inner voice.And most importantly,have the courage to follow your heart.你的时间有限,所以不要浪费它.不要让别人的意见淹没了你自己内心的声音.最重要的是,要有勇气跟随你的心.可见乔布斯是一个有主见,而且具有为了自己的内心梦想能坚定不移的人,所以答案选B.
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