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1、2019-2020年高考英语预测试题（9）预测题阅读理解AppleIncco-founderandformerCEOSteveJobs,countedamongthegreatestAmericanCEOsofhisgeneration,diedonWednesdayattheageof56,afterayears-longandhighlypublicbattlewithcancer．MournersgatheredoutsidehishouseinPaloAlto,California,andApplestoresaroundthewor
2、ld．SteveJobsmadetechnologyfun．Astechleaders,they'rereallyhappyiftheyhaveonehitintheirlife．SteveJobshastheAppleII,theMac,theiPod,theiPhone,theiPadandPixar．SteveJobswasacollegedropout．Hewasadoptedbyamachinistandhiswife,anaccountant．Theysupportedhisearlyinterestinelectronics．H
3、eandhisfriendSteveWozniakstartedAppleputer—nowjustcalledApple—in1976．Theystayedatthepanyuntil1985．Thatyear,SteveWozniakreturnedtocollegeandSteveJobsleftinadisputewiththechiefexecutive．MrJobsthenformedhisownpany,calledNeXTputer．HerejoinedApplein1997afteritboughtNeXT．Hehelped
4、remakeApplefromabusinessthatwasinbadshapethentooneofthemostvaluablepaniesintheworldtoday．However,SteveJobssteppeddownasApple'schiefexecutiveinAugustbecauseofhishealth．HediedadayafterthepanyreleasedanewiPhoneversionthatmetwithlimitedexcitement．Steveleftbehindapanythatonlyhec
5、ouldhavebuilt,andhisspiritwillforeverbethefoundationofApple．PresidentObamasaidinastatement:bybuildingoneoftheplanet'smostsuccessfulpaniesfromhisgarage,SteveJobsexemplifiedthespiritofAmericaningenuity（独创性的）．BymakingputerspersonalandputtingtheInternetinourpockets,hemadetheinf
6、ormationrevolutionnotonlyaccessible,butintuitiveandfun．ThefactthathewasabletoredesignAmericanmercetoptobottomandacrossisreallystunning．HeprobablywillbeconsideredanindustrialgiantonthescaleofThomasEdisonandHenryFord,sooneofthegreatestofalltime．SteveJobsnotonlyrevolutionizedt
7、echnology,healsorevolutionizedAmericanbusiness．SteveJobswasrememberedasa"greatvisionaryandleader"anda"marketinggenius．"1．HowdidthepeoplearoundtheworldprobablyfeelwhenSteveJobsdiedofcancerattheageof56?A．Unfair．B．Embarrassed．C．Sorrowful．D．Unfortable．2．Accordingtothesecondpara
8、graph,theauthorwantstoshowthat______．A．SteveJobshasalotofinventionsinthefieldofput
