AppleIncco-founderandformerCEOSteveJobsconsideredamongthegreatestAmericanCEOsofhisgenerationdiedonWednesdayattheageof56afterayear-longandhighlypublicbattlewithcancer.
Jobs’healthhadbeenahottopicforyears.HisbattlewithcancerhadbeenadeepconcerntoApplefansinvestors(投资人)andthecompany’sboardalike.
Jobs’deathwasannouncedbyAppleinastatementlateonWednesday.TheyApple.comhomepagefeaturedablack-and-whitepictureofhimwiththewords“SteveJobs1955-2011”.Amessageonthesiteread“Applehaslostacreativegeniusandtheworldhaslostanamazinghumanbeing.”
“Steve’sbrilliancepassionandenergywerethesourceofcountlesscreationsthatenrichandimproveallofourlives.TheworldisimmeasurablybetterbecauseofSteve”ApplesaidinastatementannouncingJobs’passing.
Thenewscausedanimmediateoutpouringofsympathy.Microsoftco–founderBillGatessaidhewillmissJobs“immensely”
“Bybuildingoneoftheplanet’smostsuccessfulcompaniesfromhisgaragehewasatypi-calexampleofthespiritofAmericaningenuity(独创性).BymakingcomputerspersonalandputtingtheInternetinourpocketshemadetheinformationrevolutionnotonlyaccessible.butfunAndbyturninghistalentstostorytellinghehasbroughtjoymillionsofchildrenandgrowu-upsalike.”saidPresidentBarackObama.
NowdespiteinvestorconfidenceinCookwhohastakentheplaceofhisbossduringthreeleavesofabsencethereremainconcernsaboutwhetherthecompanywouldstaycreativewithoutitsfounderatthehelm.(掌舵)。
71.WhatcanwelearnaboutJobs?
A.Peopleknewlittleofhisdiseasebeforehedied.
B.Hedidn’tsuffermuchbeforehisdeath.
C.Alotofpeoplewereconcernedabouthishealth.
D.Hedidn’t knowthathewasseriouslyill.
72.Theblack-and-whitepictureofSteveJobsisfeaturedto .
A.tellpeoplethestoryofSteveJobs B.letmorepeoplelearnaboutApple
C.seeksupportforhisbattlewithcancerD.announcethatJobsisdead
73.WecanlearnfromthetextthatApple .
A.isbusylookingforanewCEOtoreplaceJobs.
B.singshighpraiseforJobs’contributions.
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