Steven Jobs was born on February 24 1955 in San Francisco California and was adopted by Pa

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Steven Jobs was born on February 24,1955，in San Francisco，California，and was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs.In 1961 the family moved to Mountain View, California.At that time people started to refer to the area as “Silicon Valley”．

As a child, Jobs preferred doing things by himself, not interested in team sports or other group activities.He enrolled in the Hewlett­Packard Explorer Club. There he saw his first computer at the age of twelve. He was very impressed, and knew right away that he wanted to work with computers.

At that time almost all computers were so large that one could fill a room, and so costly that individuals could not afford to buy them.Advances in electronics, however, meant that the parts of a computer were getting smaller and the power of the computer was increasing.

By 1980 the personal computer era was well underway.Apple was continually forced to improve its products to remain ahead, as more competitors entered the marketplace. Apple introduced the Apple Ⅲ， but the new model suffered technical and marketing problems.It was removed from the market.

Early in 1983 Jobs unveiled the Lisa.It did not sell well，however, because it was more expensive than personal computers sold by competitors.Apples biggest competitor was International Business Machines (IBM). By 1983 it was estimated that Apple had lost half of its market share ( part of an industrys sales that a specific company has) to IBM.

In 1984 Apple introduced a revolutionary new model, the Macintosh.The Macintosh did not sell well to businesses，however.It lacked features other personal computers had, such as a corresponding high quality printer. The failure of the Macintosh signaled the beginning of Jobss downfall at Apple.

Late in 1988 the NeXT computer was introduced, aimed at the educational market.The product was very user­friendly，and had a fast processing speed, excellent graphics displays，and an outstanding sound system.Despite the warm reception，however, the NeXT machine never caught on. It was too costly, had a black­and­white screen, and could not be linked to other computers or run common software.

【小题1】When did Steven Jobs first get the chance to catch sight of a computer?A．In 1955.B．In 1961.C．In 1967.D．In 1980.【小题2】Which of the following statements is RIGHT?A．All the computes used to be large enough to fill a room.B．Before 1980, Apple was not successful in the field of personal computers.C．Steven Jobs was born in Silicon Valley.D．Apple and IBM competed for sales of personal computers.【小题3】According to the passage, the Apple Ⅲ.A．was popular among the young peopleB．turned out to be a failureC．caused more competitors to come into the marketD．could be linked to a printer【小题4】Which of the following leads to Jobss downfall at Apple?A．The Apple Ⅲ.B．The MacintoshC．The NeXT.D．The Lisa.【小题5】One of the reasons why the NeXT computer didn become popular is that .A．few people could afford itB．it was not fast enoughC．it was not easy to useD．it lacked super sound systemC

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(答案→)C

解析：苹果公司的创始人乔布斯之死引起了无数“果粉”的关注，有关乔布斯的传记频频出现于网络与报刊，本文介绍了他和早期的几种苹果产品。

【小题1】解析细节推断题。乔布斯出生于1955年，再根据第二段倒数第二句“There he saw his first computer at the age of twelve.”可以判断答案选C，即1955＋12＝1967。

答案C

【小题2】解析细节理解题。根据第五段的内容可知，苹果在销售私人电脑过程中遇到了劲敌IBM公司，失去了一半的市场份额，故D项正确。其他选项与文章内容不符。

答案D

【小题3】解析推理判断题。根据第四段后两句的“but the new model suffered technical and marketing problems.It was removed from the market.”可以推知，Apple Ⅲ没有取得成功，因为它遇到了技术和营销问题而退出市场。

答案B

【小题4】解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的最后一句“The failure of the Macintosh signaled the beginning of Jobss downfall at Apple.”可知答案。Macintosh的失败预示着乔布斯在苹果的地位下降的开始。

答案B

【小题5】解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句中的“It was too costly”可知，NeXT没有火起来其中一个原因就是太贵了，几乎没有人能买得起。

答案A

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