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1、2012年高考预测系列试题【英语】高考预测试题（9）·预测题阅读理解AAppleIncco-founderandformerCEOSteveJobs,countedamongthegreatestAmericanCEOsofhisgeneration,diedonWednesdayattheageof56,afterayears-longandhighlypublicbattlewithcancer．MournersgatheredoutsidehishouseinPaloAlto,California,andApplestoresar
2、oundtheworld．SteveJobsmadetechnologyfun．Astechleaders,they'rereallyhappyiftheyhaveonehitintheirlife．SteveJobshastheAppleII,theMac,theiPod,theiPhone,theiPadandPixar．SteveJobswasacollegedropout．Hewasadoptedbyamachinistandhiswife,anaccountant．Theysupportedhisearlyinterestin
3、electronics．HeandhisfriendSteveWozniakstartedAppleComputer—nowjustcalledApple—in1976．Theystayedatthecompanyuntil1985．Thatyear,SteveWozniakreturnedtocollegeandSteveJobsleftinadisputewiththechiefexecutive．MrJobsthenformedhisowncompany,calledNeXTComputer．HerejoinedApplein19
4、97afteritboughtNeXT．HehelpedremakeApplefromabusinessthatwasinbadshapethentooneofthemostvaluablecompaniesintheworldtoday．However,SteveJobssteppeddownasApple'schiefexecutiveinAugustbecauseofhishealth．HediedadayafterthecompanyreleasedanewiPhoneversionthatmetwithlimitedexcit
5、ement．Steveleftbehindacompanythatonlyhecouldhavebuilt,andhisspiritwillforeverbethefoundationofApple．PresidentObamasaidinastatement:bybuildingoneoftheplanet'smostsuccessfulcompaniesfromhisgarage,SteveJobsexemplifiedthespiritofAmericaningenuity（独创性的）．Bymakingcomputersperso
6、nalandputtingtheInternetinourpockets,hemadetheinformationrevolutionnotonlyaccessible,butintuitiveandfun．ThefactthathewasabletoredesignAmericancommercetoptobottomandacrossisreallystunning．HeprobablywillbeconsideredanindustrialgiantonthescaleofThomasEdisonandHenryFord,soon
7、eofthegreatestofalltime．SteveJobsnotonlyrevolutionizedtechnology,healsorevolutionizedAmericanbusiness．SteveJobswasrememberedasa"greatvisionaryandleader"anda"marketinggenius．"1．HowdidthepeoplearoundtheworldprobablyfeelwhenSteveJobsdiedofcancerattheageof56?A．Unfair．B．Embar
8、rassed．C．Sorrowful．D．Uncomfortable．2．Accordingtothesecondparagraph,theauthorwantstoshowthat______．A．Ste
