Cook at Stanford 2019

苹果CEO库克2019Stanford毕业演讲稿

1. The past few decades have lifted us together. But today we gather at a moment that demands some reflection. ____ by caffeine and code, optimism and idealism, conviction and creativity, generations of Stanford graduates (and dropouts) have used technology to remake our society. But I think you would agree that, lately, the results haven't been neat or straightforward.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. Fueled

B. Reflected

C. Followed

D. Impeded

2. In just the four years that you've been here at the Farm, things feel like they have taken a sharp turn. Crisis has tempered optimism. Consequences have challenged idealism. And reality has shaken blind faith. And yet we are all still drawn here. For good reason. Big dreams live here, ____. In an age of cynicism, this place still believes that the human capacity to solve problems is boundless. But so, it seems, is our potential to create them.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. do the genius and passion to make them real

B. as do the genius and passion to make them real

C. the genius and passion to make them real

D. the genius and passion make them real

3. But so, it seems, is our potential to create them. That's what I'm interested in talking about today. Because ____ I've learned one thing, it's that technology doesn't change who we are, it magnifies who we are, the good and the bad. Our problems – in technology, in politics, wherever – are human problems. From the Garden of Eden to today, it's our humanity that got us into this mess, and it's our humanity that's going to have to get us out.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. that

B. as

C. that’s

D. If

4. Our problems – in technology, in politics, wherever – are human problems. From the Garden of Eden to today, it's our humanity that got us into this mess, and it's our humanity that's going to have to get us out. If you want ____ the good, take responsibility for the bad. First things first, here's a plain fact. Silicon Valley is responsible for some of the most revolutionary inventions in modern history.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. credit for

B. balance for

C. responsibility for

D. solution for

5. If we believe that freedom means an environment ____, then it's our duty to change course, because your generation ought to have the same freedom to shape the future as the generation that came before. Graduates, at the very least, learn from these mistakes. If you want to take credit, first learn to take responsibility.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. which great ideas can take root, which they can grow and be nurtured without fear of irrational restrictions or burdens

B. where great ideas can take root, where they can grow and be nurtured without fear of irrational restrictions or burdens

C. that great ideas can take root, that they can grow and be nurtured without fear of irrational restrictions or burdens

D. when great ideas can take root, when they can grow and be nurtured without fear of irrational restrictions or burdens

6. No matter where you go, no matter what you do, I know you will be ambitious. You wouldn't be here today if you ____. Match that ambition with humility – a humility of purpose. That doesn't mean being tamer, being smaller, being less in what you do. It's the opposite, it's about serving something greater. The author Madeleine L'Engle wrote, “Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else.” In other words, whatever you do with your life, be a builder.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. wasn’t

B. weren’t

C. aren’t

D. didn’t

答案：

1. A

2. B

3. D

4. A

5. B

6. B