inspiring guide. Steve jobs leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. 63. As is still clearly remembered, it was not long before Steve Jobs left his office as CEO of Apple. But he remained at the company as chairman of the company’s board. Hours after the announcement, Apple shares dropped by five percent in after-hour trading. The relatively small drop, when considering the importance of Steve Jobs to Apple, was associated with the fact that his health h ad been in the news for several years, and he was on medical leave since January 2011. 64. Steve Jobs took a job as a technician at Atari company in California in 1974. He traveled to India in the summer of 1974. Seven months later, he returned to Atari and was assigned to create a circuit board for the game Breakout. With Wozniak, the founder of Atari, Steve Jobs began attending meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club where he got to know Edwin H. Land, the inventor of instant photography and founder of Polaroid Corporation, and modeled his career after him. 65. Apple announced that it would buy NeXT for $429 million. The deal was finally made in late 1996, bringing Steve Jobs back to the company he co-founded. In order to concentrate Apple’s efforts, Steve Jobs stopped a number of projects. With the purchase of NeXT, much of the company’s technology found its way into Apple products. Under his guidance the company increased sales significantly with the introduction of the iMac and other new products. Since then, appealing designs and powerful branding hve worked well for Apple.
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第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 下面短文中有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。 修改：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意： 1．每处错误及其修改均限一词。 2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
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One morning when I was running into the classroom, I knocked a glass off the teacher desk by accident and it was broken into piece. Just then the bell rang but I went to my seat. My English teacher came in and asked who has done it. Many eyes were fixed in me. The teacher looked at me kind. I was afraid I would be scolded. So I shake my head. However, she said nothing and then began her class. Feel sorry, I apologized to her the next morning. She said: “I know you will come to tell me truth because I believe you are an honest girl.” When I heard these words, tears was filled my eyes.
第二节：书面表达（满分30分） 近段时间大家都在议论“老人摔倒要不要扶”这一话题，很多人担心帮扶会带来很多不必要的麻烦……假如你是高中生李明，有感于这一社会问题，请用英语给报社编辑写一封100-120个词的信。信中应包括以下内容： 1．反映情况； 2．讲述问题形成的原因； 3．你的观点。 注意：信的抬头、落款及信一的第一句已给出（不计词数） Feb, 17,2012 Dear editor, I’m Li Ming, a student from Class 5, Senior 3.
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Li Ming