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大学英语4级最新真题精讲及模拟题冲刺
全国大学英语等级考试CET-4
2012年12月试卷一
Part Writing(30minutes)
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Part ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
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Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandan
swerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefour
choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinforma
tiongiveninthepassage.
TheMagician
TherevolutionthatSteveJobsledisonlyjustbeginning
Whenitcametoputtingonashow,nobodyelseinthecomputerindustry,oranyotherin
dustryforthatmatter,couldmatchSteveJobs.Hisproductlaunches,atwhichhewouldstand
aloneonablackstageandproduceasifbymagican“incredible”newelectronicgadget(小器
具)infrontofanamazedcrowd,weretheperformancesofamastershowman.Allcomputersdo
isfetchandworkwithnumbers,heonceexplained,butdoitfastenoughand“theresultsap
peartobemagic”.Mr.Jobs,whodiedrecentlyaged56,spenthislifepackagingthatmagicinto
elegantlydesigned,easytouseproducts.
Thereactiontohisdeath,withpeopleleavingcandlesandflowersoutsideApplestores
andpoliticianssingingpraisesontheinternet,isproofthatMr.Jobshadbecomesomething
muchmoresignificantthanjustaclevermoneymaker.Hestoodoutinthreewaysasatechnol
ogist,asacorporate(公司的)leaderandassomebodywhowasabletomakepeoplelovewhat
hadpreviouslybeenimpersonal,functionalgadgets.Strangely,itisthislastqualitythatmay
havethedeepesteffectonthewaypeoplelive.Theeraofpersonaltechnologyisinmanyways
justbeginning.
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Asatechnologist,Mr.Jobswasdifferentbecausehewasnotanengineerandthatwashis
greatstrength.Insteadhewaskeenlyinterestedinproductdesignandaesthetics(美学),and
inmakingadvancedtechnologysimpletouse.Herepeatedlytookanexistingbuthalfformedi
deathemousedrivencomputer,thedigitalmusicplayer,thesmartphone,thetabletcomput
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