Steven P. Jobs, the visionary(有远见的)co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died Wednesday. He was 56. The death was announced by Apple, the company Mr. Jobs and his high school friend Stephen Wozniak started in 1976 in a suburban California garage. A friend of the family said the cause was complications of pancreatic(胰腺的)cancer.
Mr. Jobs had waged a long and public struggle with the disease, remaining the face of the company even as he underwent treatment, introducing new products for a global market in his trademark blue jeans even as he grew thin and frail.
He underwent surgery in 2004, received a liver transplant in 2009 and took three medical leaves of absence as Apple's chief executive before stepping down in August and turning over the seat to Timothy D. Cook, the chief operating officer. When he left, he was still engaged in the company's affairs, negotiating with another Silicon Valley executive only several weeks earlier.
"I have always said that if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO I would be the first to let you know," Mr. Jobs said in a letter released by the company. "Unfortunalely, that day has come." By then, having mastered digital technology and capitalized on his intuitive marketing sense, Mr. Jobs had largely come to define the personal computer industry and an array of digital consumer and entertainment businesses centered on the Internet. He had also become a very rich man. worth an estimated $ 8.3 billion.
Tributes(悼念)to Mr. Jobs flowed quickly on Wednesday evening, in formal statements and in the flow of social networks, with President Obama, technology industry leaders and legions of Apple fans weighing in.

单选题 What was Mr. Jobs's contribution to the digital technology?

A、 He was Apple's CEO and a very rich man.
B、 He had struggled with the disease for a long time.
C、 He helped lead the development of personal computers.
D、 He helped the company negotiate with other Silicon Valley executives.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】题干中的Mr．Jobs's contribution tothe digital technology与第一段内容相对应。通过总结第一段可知，乔布斯在引领个人电脑的发展方面做出了很大贡献，C)是对原文内容的转述。

单选题 What did Mr. Jobs do to change the way music and movies were experienced?

A、 He introduced personal computer to people.
B、 He set up Apple and led Apple to be a famous company.
C、 He led the development of digital consumer.
D、 He led a cultural transformation in the digital age.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】由题干中的music，movies定位至第一段第一句后半部分。由此可知，乔布斯引领了文化变革，使人们在数码时代对音乐、电影和移动通信的体验方式发生了变化，因此D)为最佳答案。

单选题 According to the passage what caused Mr. Jobs's death?

A、 The liver transplant in 2009.
B、 The open-heart surgery in 2004.
C、 The complications of pancreatic cancer.
D、 Thinness and faintness.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】由题干中的caused定位到第一段末句。该句指出乔布斯死于胰腺癌的并发症，因此选择C)。

单选题 What did Mr. Jobs do just several weeks before his death?

A、 He underwent surgery and took medical leaves of absence.
B、 He wrote a letter to the company.
C、 He introduced a new product in his company.
D、 He negotiated with another businessman.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】由题干中的just several weeksbefore his death定位至第三段最后一句。由该句可知，在去世的前几周，乔布斯还在为公司事务与另外一位硅谷的经理谈判。

单选题 What was Mr. Jobs's other achievement besides leading the digital technology?

A、 He defined the personal computer industry in a large sense.
B、 He developed many entertainment businesses in America.
C、 He earned nearly $ 8.3 billion in his life.
D、 He turned over the seat to Timothy D. Cook.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题考查对文章的整体把握。由题干中的achievement，digital可定位到第四段第三句。该句提到在领导了数码技术的同时，乔布斯还在很大程度上定义了个人电脑工业，因此A)正确。