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Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs Passed Away

Steve Jobs, the founder and former CEO of Apple, died on October 5 at the age of 56. Jobs had been fighting with cancer since 2004. In August 2011, he quit as CEO.

When asked what Steve Jobs is best remembered for, many of us would name a particular product: the iPod, the iPhone or the iPad, for example. But in the eyes of Eric Jackson, a reporter with Forbes magazine, Jobs brought much more to the world than these popular devices. Some of the lessons he taught us were equally inspiring.

Jobs taught us how to face failure. He was fired by the successor（继任者）he himself chose. Despite this, Jobs didn't hide away. He picked himself up and continued to follow his passion.

Another valuable lesson he taught us was to listen to that voice in the back of your head — the voice that tells you if you’re on the right track or not. Most of us simply decide that we’re going to work in finance or become a doctor because our parents tell us this is what we should do. But Jobs believed and showed that it is wise to listen to that voice in your head, whatever it is telling you to do.”Steve was among the greatest American innovators— brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.” Said the US President Barack Obama.

Jobs’ death	Steve Jobs, who started Apple, died of 1. on October 5.
_2. for people remembering Jobs	﹡Many people are fond of particular devices, 3. the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. ﹡Some people, such as Erick Jackson, are inspired by his words.
_4. that Jobs taught us	Facing failure bravely	Even though Jobs was fired by the successor he himself chose, he still 5. his passion.
_6. to the voice in your head	It is wise to 7._ whatever the voice in your head is telling you to do.
Remarks on Jobs from the US 8.	As one of the greatest American innovators, Jobs was brave enough to think in a 9. way, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and had the 10. to do it.

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1.cancer

2.Reasons

3.including/like

4.Lessons

5.followed

6.Listening

7.do

8.President

9.different

10.talent/gift

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述的是苹果公司的开创人之一—斯蒂芬乔布斯。乔布斯虽然已经去世了，但是人们对他还是非常的怀念，因为他教会了我们如何去面对失败，而他带领苹果公司生产的产品也受到很多人的喜欢。就连美国总统奥巴马也给予他很高的评价。

1. Jobs, the founder and former CEO of Apple, died on October 5 at the age of 56. Jobs had been fighting with cancer since 2004.可知，乔布斯是苹果公司的前CEO，他于10月5日去世，他从2004年以来一直和癌症做斗争。由此我们可以知道，乔布斯死于癌症，故这里填cancer。

2.

3. iPhone和iPad都是苹果公司的产品的例子，故根据句意我们可以填like，像或者including,包括，后面都跟名词形式。

4. valuable lesson he taught us…可知，这里应填Lessons。

5. was fired by the successor（继任者）he himself chose. Despite this, Jobs didn't hide away. He picked himself up and continued to follow his passion可知，虽然乔布斯被自己亲自选择的继任者给开除了，但是他没有放弃，而且继续跟随他的热情。由此可知这里应填follow的过去式形式。

6. to that voice in the back of your head, 听从自己内心的声音。根据原文的意思，这里我们可以填follow，跟随，跟从，应该用过去式形式。

7. Jobs believed and showed that it is wise to listen to that voice in your head, whatever it is telling you to do.可知，乔布斯认为听从我们内心的声音，不管它告诉你去做什么，这样做是非常明智的。由此可知这里应该填do。

8. 名词，总统。

9. was among the greatest American innovators— brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.” Said the US President Barack Obama.可知，奥巴马认为乔布斯很勇敢有不同的想法。根据原句中的differently可知，这里我们应用形容词different，修饰后面的名词way。

10. was among the greatest American innovators— brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.” Said the US President Barack Obama.可知，奥巴马认为乔布斯有这个天赋去改变这个世界。talent 和gift 都是天赋的意思。

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