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1、Unit5 ThepowerofnatureⅠ.阅读理解A(2018长沙一模)Inbetweenrunningoneoftheworld’slargestcharitableagenciesandactingasMicrosoft’stechnologyadvisor,BillGatesmanagestofindtimetoreadbooks,bothlongandshort.NowGates—whohasbeenlabeleda“greedy”reader—hasreleasedalistofhisfavoritebooks.Allof
2、thebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.HereareBill’stopfourpicks(withpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook).BusinessAdventures,byJohnBrooksBrooks’collectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGates’favorites.Here-readitagainthis
3、year,labelingitthebestbusinessbookhehaseverread.“Shortlyafterwemet,WarrenBuffettlentmethiscollectionofbusinessarticlesfromTheNewYorkerfromthe1950sand1960s.Ilovedthemasmuchashedid.Brooks’insights(洞察力)intobusinesshaveagedbeautifully,andtheyareastruetodayasever.”Capitalinthe
4、Twenty-FirstCentury,byThomasPikettyPiketty’snovelhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyear.GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenon-fictionworktodiscussthetopic.“AsItoldhim,althoughIhaveconcernsaboutsome
5、ofhissecondarypointsandpolicyprescriptions,Iagreewithhismostimportantconclusions:inequalityisagrowingproblemandgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinreducingit.”HowAsiaWorks,byJoeStudwellStudwell’swork,whichwaspublishedinMay2014,addresseshowcountriessuchasJapan,R.O.KoreaandChinahav
6、econtinuedtoachievehighgrowth,andwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesame.“Theagriculturesectionofthebookwasparticularlyinsightful.Itprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeagricultureteamatourfoundation.AnditleftusthinkingaboutwhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinA
7、frica.”MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization,byVaclavSmilSmil’sbooksareaconstantfavoriteoftheMicrosoft’sfounder—oneofhisbooksmakesGates’listalmosteveryyear.MakingtheModernWorldcameoutlatein2013andexplorestheglobaluseofmaterials,fromsilicontowoodandplastic.“If
8、anyonetriestotellyouwe’reusingfewermaterials,sendhimthisbook.Withhisusualskepticismandhisloveofd
