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1、专业英语四级分类模拟58READINGCOMPREHENSIONPassage1I'vealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace. ForaslongasIcanremember,I'velovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblems.SowhenIsatdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventh
2、grade,Iwashooked.ItwasaclunkyoldTeletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butitchangedmylife. Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworld'sknowledge.They'rehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtost
3、ayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare. LikemyfriendWarrenBuffett,IfeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingeverydaythatIlovetodo.Hecallsit"tap-dancingtowork."MyjobatMicrosoftisaschallengingasever,butwhatmakesme"tap-dancetowork"iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomput
4、erthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetime'sworthofphotos,andtheysay,"Ididn'tknowyoucoulddothatwithaPC!" ButforallthecoolthingsthatapersoncandowithaPC,therearelotsofotherwayswecanputourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld.Therearestillfartoo
5、manypeopleintheworldwhosemostbasicneedsgounmet.Everyyear,forexample,millionsofpeoplediefromdiseasesthatareeasytopreventortreatinthedevelopedworld. Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.Asafather,IbelievethatthedeathofachildinAfricaisnolesspoigna
6、ntortragicthanthedeathofachildanywhereelse.Andthatitdoesn'ttakemuchtomakeanimmensedifferenceinthesechildren'slives. I'mstillverymuchanoptimist,andIbelievethatprogressoneventheworld'stoughestproblemsispossible—andit'shappeningeveryday.We'reseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,newdiagnosti
7、ctools,andnewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld. I'mexcitedbythepossibilitiesIseeformedicine,foreducationand,ofcourse,fortechnology.AndIbelievethatthroughournaturalinventiveness,creativityandwillingnesstosolvetoughproblems,we'regoingtomakesomeamazingachievementsina
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