【正文】 second term at Apple, without theexperience outside the pany, especially at Pixarthe puteranimation (動畫制作. studiothat created a string of critically and mercially successful movies, such as Toy Story andN. Mr. Jobs suggested much the same thing during a mencement address to the graduating class atStanford University in 2005. It turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing thatcould have ever happened to me, he told the students. Mr. Jobs also spoke of perseverance ( 堅持. and will power. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, he said. Don39。 bets that a pany will do even better in the future because of innovation.L. Apple, by their calculations, had a 37 percent innovation premium during Mr. Jobs39。s a habit for them. Innovative panies, according to the authors, typically enjoy higher valuations in thestock market, which they call an innovation premium (溢價). It is calculated by estimating the share of a pany39。s DNA, which is based on an eightyear study of 5,000 entrepreneurs (創(chuàng)業(yè)者. and executives worldwide. His two collaborators and co authors are Jeff Dyer, a professor at Brigham Young University, and Clayton Christensen, a professor at the Harvard Business School, whose 1997 book The Innovator39。t support the kind of innovation that Steve Jobs exemplifies, as America does, Mr. John Kao says.F. Workers of every rank are told these days that wideranging curiosity and continuous learning are vital to tturiving in the modern economy. Formal education matters, career counselors say, but real life experience is often even more valuable.G. An adopted child, growing up in Silicon Valley, Mr. Jobs displayed those traits early on. He wasfascinated by electronics as a child, building Heathkit doityourself projects, like radios. Mr. Jobs dropped out of Reed College after only a semester and traveled around India in search of spiritual enlightenment, before returning to Silicon Valley to found Apple with his friend, Stephen Wozniak, an engineering wizard (奇才). Mr. Jobs was forced out of Apple in 1985, went off and founded two other panies, Next and Pixar, before returning to Apple in 1996 and being chiefexecutive in 1997.H. His path was unique, but innovation experts say the pattern of exploration is not unusual. It39。t engineer innovation, but you can increase the odds of it occurring. And Mr. Jobs39。s think different, to borrow the Apple marketing slogan of years back. Let39。t want to34the story for you. I really like these old episodes of The Twilight Zone because the stories are fascinating. They are not realistic. But then again, in a way they are, because they deal with35Part ill Reading Comprehension(40 minutes}Section ADirections: In this sectinm, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. As a teacher, you could bring the munity into your classroom in many ways. The parents and grandparents of your students are resources and36for their children. They can be37teachers of their own traditions and histories. Immigrant parents could talk about their country of38and why they emigrated to the United States. Parents can be invited to talk about their jobs or a munity project. Parents, of course, are not the only munity resources. Employees at local businesses and staff at munity agencies have39information to share in classrooms. Field trips provide another opportunity to know the munity. Many students don39。s presented with acontract to sign. Mr. Smith, it seems, is really the devil! The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is33the news even before it happensand it39。s30, but this Smith character also offers hisservices for free. It turns out that the guy operates the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he39。s about to29when he39。s about a newspaper editor who39。 praise.C. They wanted to prove they were as capable as boys.D. They derived happiness from the constructive work.Passage Two Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A. The majority of them think it less important than puters:B. Many of them consider it boring and oldfashioned.C. The majority of them find it interesting.D. Few of them read more than ten books a year.21. A. Novels and stories.B. Mysteries and detective stories.C. History and science books.D. Books on culture and tradition.22. A. Watching TV. B. Listening to music.C. Reading magazines.D. Playing puter games.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A. Advice on the purchase of cars.B. Information about the new greenfuel vehicles.C. Trends for the development of the motor car.D. Solutions to global fuel shortage.24. A. Limited driving range.B. Huge recharging expenses. C. The short life of batteries.D. The unaffordable high price.25. A. They need to be further improved.B. They can easily switch to natural gas.C. They are more costeffective than vehicles powered by solar energy.D. They can match conventional motor cars in performance and safety.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hoar a passage three times. When tho passage is read for tho first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When tho passage is read for tho second time, you are required to fill in tho blanks with tho exact words you have just hoard. Finally, when tho passage is read for tho third time, you should chock what you have written.My favorite TV. show? The Twilight Zone. I26like the episo