Personal Background
Steve Jobs
Apple Computer
3-year return: 26%
Age: 42
CEO since: 1997
Here’s a guy with enough knowledge, ability and brainpower to effectively hold down two CEO jobs at once and do a pretty amazing job at both. We’ve listed him for his post at Apple, but of course Steve Jobs also runs Pixar, the animation (动画) company.
Coming in after a $ 1 billion loss in fiscal 1997 (1997财年), Jobs turned a $106 million profit—38 percent above Wall Street’s consensus target. A lot of credit goes to a very simple idea: make computers in different colors. Jobs was the only one who thought to make it happen. The colorful mid-priced iMac has also succeeded by playing down the compatibility (兼容性) problem. Apple positioned it as the machine for the Internet, where compatibility questions are no big deal. Behind the scenes, Jobs streamlined (使成流线型) the product line, and also did a whole series of work for improving and selling the production. Meanwhile, over at Pixar, A Bug’s Life nabbed a total $159 million in domestic box office, the highest domestic animated take since Toy Story and third highest ever, after Toy Story and the leader. The Lion King.
Business philosophy: “The technology isn’t the hard part. The hard part is: who’s going to buy it. How are they going to buy it? How do you tell them about it?”
How he got the job: the Apple board begged him to return.
Management style: at Apple, Jobs is a micromanager-some say nanomanager who changes mood suddenly and unexpectedly. Actually every decision goes by him. At any time, 10,000 employees are wondering. “What would Steve say?” not “What is the right thing to do?” said a former Apple executive.
Financial reward: his Apple rewards are minimal—a salary of one dollar a year, but his 69 percent share of Pixar is worth about $ 1.3 billion.
—selected from a newspaper
1.According to the passage, the following adjectives can be used to describe Jobs EXCEPT .
A. creative B. easy-going
C. demanding D. distinguished
2.We can learn from the passage that .
A. Jobs can work well in every field
B. the colorful iMac is accepted for its low price
C. Jobs makes a big difference at Apple as a designer
D. the technology is more important than business idea
3.The underlined word ‘‘nabbed” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ “.
A. pulled up B. brought in
C. went through D. handed over
4.What does the author mainly want to tell us?
A. Jobs is the richest man in the world.
B. Jobs is a giant of electronic products.
C. Jobs spends most of his time at Pixar.
D. Jobs can get much money a year as his salary.
What Does the Length of Your Fingers Say About You?
Are you the peace-loving type or the ambitious go-getter? Your finger length might be a clue. Take a look at your fingers. Would you believe me if I told you that the length of your fingers in relation to one another can predict your personality? I know that it sounds like one of those silly tests you see on Facebook, but I have to admit that it is exactly correct for me. Here’s how it works.
Look at your three middle fingers of your hand. Is your index finger longer than your ring finger? Is your ring finger longer than your index finger? Or are the two of the same length? Find the situation that best matches your hand and see if what follows is an accurate description of your personality.
• Longer ring finger: The Sweet Talker
If your ring finger is longer than your index finger, research shows that you’re likely a charming type, and you can probably talk yourself out of any situation. Others often find this personality type irresistible and will go to great lengths to help you. You’re more likely to take risks, and you’re good at problem-solving. People in this category make great engineers, soldiers and crossword-puzzle solvers.
• Longer index finger: The (Over) Confident One
If your index finger is longer than your ring finger, chances are that you are full of confidence— possibly even to the point of being over-confident and proud. You are not necessarily introverted (内向的), but you do enjoy time to yourself, especially when you’re trying to complete a project. You are a dream pursuer who can make things happen, but you may be shy when it comes to taking the first step in a relationship. You are also probably happy with what you have, but you’re always wishing for more.
• Index and ring finger are of the same length: The Peacemaker
If your index finger and ring finger are roughly of the same length, you are likely to avoid conflict at all costs and seek to keep the peace in your relationships. You are well-organized, faithful and sympathetic. But deep down under all of that caring and peace-loving, you also have a hot-tempered side that can appear unexpectedly when you’re pushed too far. You will try your hardest to avoid a fight.
How well do these descriptions match your personality? I was surprised at the accuracy in my case, but I’m not going to tell you which one it was!
1.Which of the following hand could be an engineer’s hand?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
2.We can learn from the passage that the author .
A. is very charming and helpful
B. always tries hard to avoid a fight
C. often takes silly tests on Facebook
D. thinks the descriptions suit him well
3.Where can you probably find the text?
A. A popular magazine. B. An official report.
C. A public advertisement. D. A biology textbook.
One day, I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem, while the student claimed a perfect score. I was elected as their arbiter (仲裁人). I read the examination problem: “Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer (气压计).” The student had answered, “Take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of it is the height of the building.”
The student had really answered the question completely, but the answer didn’t confirm his competence in physics. I suggested the student try again. I gave him six minutes to answer the question, warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. Five minutes later, he said he had many answers and dashed off one, which read “Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, use the physical formula (公式) to calculate the height of the building.”
At this point, my colleague had to accept it, and then the student made almost full marks. I couldn’t help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others and then added, “Probably the best is to take the barometer to the administrator and said to him, ‘Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, 1 will give it to you.”‘
Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.
The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.
1.The student got a zero at the beginning because .
A. the teacher wasn’t satisfied with him.
B. his answer wasn’t complete or correct
C. his answer didn’t show his knowledge of physics
D. the teacher didn’t fully understand his answer
2.We know from the passage that .
A. the administrator told Bohr the height
B. the student knew the expected answer
C. the author preferred Bohr’s last answer
D. the teacher was a very stubborn person
3.We can learn from the passage that .
A. instructors can teach students how to think
B. arbiters can help students to get high scores
C. teachers should make students use physical formulas
D. students should be given more freedom in thinking
4.What was Bohr’s attitude toward his schooling?
A. Critical B. Optimistic
C. Objective D. Ambiguous
假如你是李华。你参加了学校刚刚组织的英语口语大赛，并获得了一等奖，在座的评委 Ms.Monica 对你的表现进行了点评并给予了充分肯定，同时鼓励你继续努力。现在你想给她写封 email。
要求：1.词数100左右。2. 开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计人总词数。3. 可以适当增加细节，使内容更加连贯。
Dear Monica,
I am Li Hua.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We are looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删减或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多着（从第11处起）不计分。
Last week, my parents took me to the seaside. As soon as we reached the beach, I ran to the sea and jump in the water. The water rolled away from us. I still remember the sound of the water hit the beach and the foam (泡沫) of water as foam in soda or beer. I looked along the beach for shell to collect. I found a beautiful one, but sudden the owner of the shell appeared from inside. I was so surprising! My father told me to leave it since it was dangerous animal. When we went home, I decided I should return all the shells back to the beach to be part of the home of crabs.
The choices people make can cause cancer. Not everyone who 1. (use) tobacco products will get cancer, but the chance of getting certain 2. (type) of cancer increases with tobacco use. The recent research 3. (show) us that the constant misuse or overuse of alcohol may cause cancer of the mouth and throat as well recently.
Sometimes cancer can be caused by radiation 4. (find) in sunlight and X-rays, in addition 5. other places. This doesn't mean you should stop getting X-rays or stay indoors, but limiting your 6. (expose) to radiation can reduce the chances of developing cancer. The X-rays you get at 7. doctor's or dentist's office are not 8. (typical) enough to cause cancer.
And sometimes, the reason 9. someone gets cancer is simply an unfortunate mystery. Some cells in the body may start to increase and change. Doctors and researchers can see it happening, 10. they cannot provide a description of why it started.
