46. Steve Jobs called on Stanford graduates to innovate in his commencement address.
O) Mr. Jobs ended…
47. Steve Jobs considered himself lucky to have been fired once by Apple.
N) Mr. Jobs suggested…
48. Steve Jobs once used computers to make movies that were commercial hits.
M) There is no conclusive proof…
49. Many governments have done more than the US government in providing the raw materials for innovation.
D) "We can look at…"
50. Great innovator are good at connecting concepts from various academic fields.
J) "The academics identify five traits that…"
51. Innovation is vital to driving economic progress.
C) "Above all, …"
52. America has a social environment that is particularly favorable to innovation.
E) "Yet what other nations typically lack, …"
53. Innovative ideas often come from diverse experiences.
H) "His path was unique, …"
54. Real-life experience is often more important than formal education for career success.
F) "Workers of every rank are told…"
55. Apple's fortunes suffered from an innovation discount during Job's absence.
L) "Apple, by their calculations, …"
本次长篇阅读将话题投向了乔布斯，并着重围绕“创新”二字展开。
从题目设置来看，出现了一两道题干关键词并不能直接在原文复现的题，如47题题干中的lucky，在原文中的表达为“It turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me"，需要考生正确理解这句话背后的意思才能解题，这对于四级长篇阅读来说并不多见，也确实是本次试题难度有所增加的体现。从做题技巧看，建议考生先将有把握的题做对，在有余力的情况下，最后完成这种起到“拉分”作用的难题。
