Background information Book I Unit 1

Tips 1.In the United States, what choices do the students have after high school? go to college; go straight to the workforce; attend a two-year community college before applying to a university. American university education

Tips 2. What are the major criteria for university admission? A student’s high school course of study; High school Grade Point Average (GPA); Participation in extracurricular activities; SAT or ACT exam scores, a written essay; A personal interview with a representative from the admissions office. American university education

Tips 3.What kind of extracurricular activities can students participate in? What can they learn? The activities include: Scholastic clubs, athletic teams, student government, and philanthropic ( 慈善 ) clubs. Through their voluntary participation in these kinds of activities, they can learn: valuable life lessons, such as teamwork, leadership, or civic ( 公民 ) responsibility. American university education

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1. Who is Steve Jobs? American entrepreneur, inventor, the co-founder, chairman, former chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc, died at age 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer in Tips

Individual Biography February 24, 1955, Steve jobs was born in San Francisco. Just born, he was abandoned by his father who worked in a restaurant in San Francisco and his mother,the administrator in a bar. Luckily, a pair of well- meaning husband and wife took him 年 2 月 24 日， 史蒂夫 · 乔布斯出生 在美国旧金山。刚刚出生， 就被在美国旧金山一家餐馆 打工的父亲与潇洒派的酒吧 管理员的母亲遗弃了。幸运 的是，一对好心的夫妻收留 了他。

Individual Biography In 1972,he graduated from Homestead high school in California, then he studied in Reed College in Portland but dropped out of it six months later 年毕业于加利福尼 亚州洛斯阿图斯的 Homestead 高中，后入 读俄勒冈州波特兰的里 德学院，六个月后退学

Individual Biography In 1976, Steve and Wozniak established the Apple Company. In 1985,he won the award of the national medal of technology by President Reagan. In 1997, he became the cover person of Time Magazine and the most successful manager, the computer maniac indeed 年，乔布斯与斯蒂 夫 · 沃兹尼亚克成立苹果公 司。斯蒂 夫 · 沃兹尼亚克 1985 年，乔布斯获得了由 里根总统授予的国家级技 术勋章。 1997 年，成为《时代周刊》 的封面人物；同年被评为 最成功的管理者，是声名 显赫的 “ 计算机狂人 ” 。

Individual Biography In 2007, he became the most powerful businessman of the Fortune Magazine 年，史蒂夫 · 乔布斯被《财富》杂志评为了年度最有影响力的商 人.《财富》 In 2009, the fortune magazine voted this 10 years America's best chief executive, in the same year, he was elected as one of the characters in Time Magazine 年，被财富杂志评选为这十年美国最佳行政总裁 ，同年当选 《时代周刊》年度风云人物之一. On August 24, 2011, resigned as apple chief executive Steve jobs position 年 8 月 24 日，乔布斯辞去苹果公司行政总裁职位。 October 5, 2011, died at the age of 年 10 月 5 日逝世，终年 56 岁。

2. What are his greatest achievements? one of the giants of the information age, developed the Apple II, founded Pixar Animation Studios, invented the iPod, iPad, iPhone, put Apple stamp on everything from the computer to the music industries, changed the way we think about and use technology. Tips

Achievements Steve jobs is considered to be the computer industry and entertainment industry icon, at the same time, people also regarded him as the architect of Macintosh computer, the iPod, iTunes, iPad, iPhone, and other famous architects of digital products 乔布斯被认为是计算机业界与娱乐业界的标志性人物，同 时人们也把他视作麦金塔计算机、 iPod 、 iTunes 、 iPad 、麦金塔计算机 iPhone 等知名数字产品的缔造者

3. How did American president Obama comment on him? President Obama said, “Steve was among the greatest of American innovators – brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.” Tips