Still, he could not help thinking that if anything should happen, the nearest person he cont——青夏教育精英家教网—

A. His early career

B. His return and Apple's growth

C. His moving back and its effect

D. His memory living on forever

E. Struggling hard for his career

F. Public recognition （承认）of his work

Steve Paul Jobs was an American businessman and widely recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution（革命）. He was co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Company. His death is a great loss to us. The following is some more information about him.

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After Apple's founding, Steve Jobs became a symbol of his company and industry. At the time of his resignation, and again after his death, he was widely described as a pioneer and genius perhaps one of the foremost in the field of business, creation and product design, and a man who had changed the face of the modern world, completely changed at least six different industries. His death was considered a loss to the world by commentators(评论家) across the globe.

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Memorial candles and iPads to Steve Jobs lie outside the Apple Store in Palo Alto, California. Apple has lost a creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve Jobs have lost a dear friend and an inspiring guide. Steve jobs leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.

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As is still clearly remembered, it was not long before Steve Jobs left his office as CEO of Apple. But he remained at the company as chairman of the company's board. Hours after the announcement, Apple shares dropped by five percent in after-hour trading. The relatively small drop, when considering the importance of Steve Jobs to Apple, was associated with the fact that his health had been in the news for several years, and he was on medical leave since January 2011.

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Steve Jobs took a job as a technician at Atari company in California in 1974. He traveled to India in the summer of 1974. Seven months later, he returned to Atari and was assigned to create a circuit board for the game Breakout. With Wozniak, the founder of Atari, Steve Jobs began attending meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club where he got to know Edwin H. Land, the inventor of instant photography and founder of Polaroid Corporation, and modeled his career after him.

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Apple announced that it would buy NeXT for $429 million. The deal was finally made in late 1996, bringing Steve Jobs back to the company he co-founded. In order to concentrate Apple's efforts, Steve Jobs stopped a number of projects. With the purchase of NeXT, much of the company's technology found its way into Apple products. Under his guidance the company increased sales significantly with the introduction of the iMac and other new products. Since then, appealing designs and powerful branding have worked well for Apple.

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What weighs 3500 pounds(1600kg)and lived 60 million years ago?Are you thinking of

dinosaurs?Guess again!You don,t have to go to a museum to see these creatures．They are alive

and swimming in the warm coastal waters of Florida．

Manatees(海牛)have lived a peaceful existence in the warm waters of Florida for 60

million years．However，they are now an endangered species．This means that if humans don,t do

something to save them，they will soon go the way of dinosaurs．

Humans have made life very difficult for manatees．One big danger that humans have

introduced is the speedboat．Because manatees are mammals．they need to come to the surface to breathe about every 5 to 6 minutes．This means that they are in constant danger of being caught in the propellers(螺旋桨)of speedboats．And boating aceidents are the greatest cause of death for them．

Manatees are in extra danger when they are in their sleeping or“torpor”state．They still

have to come to the surface for the air，but sometimes they are too sleepy to avoid the danger of approaching boats．

Another danger for manatees is the pollution that humans produce．Due to human pollution，

a deadly plant called red tide had increased greatly in the Gulf of Mexico．The plant，or algae，

t11riVes(繁茂)on pollution．It wiped out nearly 20 percent of the total manatee population on

earth．

Humans can help to save manatees。The government has established boating speed limits to

give the manatees．a chance to escape approaching speedlsoats．Everyone can help by cutting

down on waste and pollution to protect the waters for the manatees．

One famous singer，Jimmy Buffet，has helped save the manatees．He co-founded the Save the Manatee Club(SMC)．SMC had begun an adoption(收养)program for the manatees．For a fee，sponsors(资助者)can name a manatee．Donations are used to help protect the manatees and their habitat．

45．The manatee is the kind of animal that___________．

A．1ikes living in the cold waters of Florida B．will die out if not protected in time

C．call dive in the deep sea for hours D．is the biggest living animal on earth

46．Why is it dangerous for manatees to be in a torpor state?

A．Because they come to the snlface to breathe，and that is when they are hunted．

B．Because they eat deadly algae，and this makes them too sick to avoid danger．

C．Because they live in groups and therefore they are easily hurt by passing boats．

D．Because they are sleepy when they surface，so they can,t avoid approaching boats．

47．The death of the manatees is largely due to__________．

A．human hunting B．human pollution

C．speedboat accidents D．deadly plants

48．To help protect manatees，people should_________．

A．never go speed boating in their living habitat

B．keep the waters of Florida free from pollution

C．have manatess named by sponsors without a fee

D．wake manatees up from their torpor state