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（復興） 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(chǎn)，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 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們講述了剛剛辭世的美國蘋果公司前首席執(zhí)行官史蒂夫•喬布斯的生平事跡，悼念了這個偉大的人物．
解答 21．A．細節(jié)理解題． 根據(jù)第二段第二句的"He was given up for adoption shortly after birth and raised in Silicon Valley…"可知喬布斯出生后不久就被人收養(yǎng)了，他的父母遺棄了他；故選A．
22．D．細節(jié)理解題．此題要求給事件排序，可采用"首尾定位法"．第一個事件是d（In 1976，Jobs dropped out of Reed College），最后一個事件是e （Jobs was diagnosed with cancer in 2003）．根據(jù)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）"可知他是成為百萬富翁后離開蘋果公司又重新回到蘋果出任CEO的；故選D．
23．C．段落大意題．根據(jù)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"可知本段主要講喬布斯得到的榮譽，故選C．
24．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章可知喬布斯在蘋果工作的第一段時間為1976-1985第二段時間為1996-2011．所以他總共為蘋果工作了24年；故選C．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
