大学英语四级长篇阅读专项强化真题试卷25
长篇阅读
Reaping the Rewards of Risk-Taking
A)Since Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive of Apple, much has been said about him as a peerless business leader who has created immense wealth for shareholders, and guided the design of hit products that are transforming entire industries, like music and mobile communications.
B)All true, but let\’s think different, to borrow the Apple marketing slogan of years back. Let\’s look at Mr. Jobs as a role model.
C)Above all, he is an innovator(创新者). His creative force is seen in products such as the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and in new business models for pricing and distributing music and mobile software online. Studies of innovation come to the same conclusion: you can\’t engineer innovation, but you can increase the odds of it occurring. And Mr. Jobs\’ career can be viewed as a consistent pursuit of improving those odds, both for himself and the companies he has led. Mr. Jobs, of course, has enjoyed singular success. But innovation, broadly defined, is the crucial ingredient in all economic progress—higher growth for nations, more competitive products for companies, and more prosperous careers for individuals. And Mr. Jobs, many experts say, exemplifies what works in the innovation game.
D)We can look at and learn from Steve Jobs what the essence of American innovation is,\\
1.Steve Jobs called on Stanford graduates to innovate in his commencement address.
O
解析：该段第一句指出乔布斯先生通过对创新的呼吁结束了典礼致辞，根据上文可知，这是在斯坦福大学的毕业典礼上，因此题干是对定位段画线部分的同义转述，故答案为O)。
2.Steve Jobs considered himself lucky to have been fired once by Apple.
N
解析：文章N)段第二句引用乔布斯的原话：“事实证明被苹果公司辞退是我遇到的最好的事情了。”题干与陔段的画线部分的意思一致，故答案为N)。
3.Steve Jobs once used computers to make movies that were commercial hits.
M
解析：文章M)段中侧重于介绍乔布斯在离开苹果公司的时间里积累的经验，画线部分提列他在动画制作工作室里用电脑创作了成功的商业电影，题干中的commercial hits是原文中的commercially successfulmovies的同义转换，故答案为M)。
4.Many governments have done more than the US government in providing the raw materials for innovation.
D
解析：文章D)段画线部分提到了many other nations和the United States，指出很多其他国家在生产创新的原材料方而领先于美国。题干与该处意思一致，故答案为D)。
5.Great innovators are good at connecting concepts from various academic fields.
J
解析：文章J)段主要阐述颠覆性创新者的特点，也就是伟大的创新者的特点。最后一句提到，联想指的是通过将不同学科的概念联系到一起，从而形成能够产生新想法的关联的能力。题干中的various academicfields对应原文画线部分的different disciplines，故答案为J)。
6.Innovation is vital to driving economic progress.
C
解析：该段定位句指出，创新，广泛地定义为所有经济进步的关键要素。题干中的vital对应原文中的crucial。故答案为C)。
7.America has a social environment that is particularly favorable to innovation.
E
解析：文章E)段将美国和其他国家进行对比，着重强调的是美国的社会环境对于创新的有利性，指出其他国家明显缺少的是一种鼓励多样性、实验、冒险和把多种不同领域的技能融入到产品之中的“打碎重组”的社会环境。其他国家的文化并不会像美国那样支持乔布斯所示范的创新。题干中的favorable对应原文中的encourages，题干是对该段内容的同义转述，故答案为E)。
8.Innovative ideas often come from diverse experiences.
H
解析：该段画线部分提到，通常正是像乔布斯这样可以从多种经历中有所借鉴的人才能经常产生突破性的想法和见解。题干中的come from对应原文中的draw from，题干中的innovative ideas是原文breakthroughideas的同义转述，故答案为H)。
9.Real-life experience is often more important than formal education for career success.
F
解析：该段画线部分提到，正规教育很重要，但是真实的生活经历通常甚至更有价值，且做出这个结论的是职业顾问，因此是对于成功的职业发展而言的。题干与该部分所表达的意思一致，故答案为F)。
10.Apple’s fortunes suffered from an in
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