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1、CollegeEnglish(NewEdition)IntegratedCourse1Unit2ValuesTextATheRichestManInAmerica,DownHomeTheRichestManInAmerica,DownHomePre-ReadingTasksWhile-ReadingTasksPost-readingTasksAssignmentsWarm-upQuestionsWeknowBillGatesistherichestpersonintheworld.However,ifhecarrie

2、sonlikeplainfolksandgetsawaywithit.Doyouthinkitisstrange?Whyorwhynot?IfyoushouldbecometherichestmaninChina,wouldyoulivethesamekindoflifeasthecommonpeople?Givethereasons.CulturalNotesWal-Mart(1)Wal-MartStores,Inc.wasfoundedbySamWalton,alegendofAmericanretailindustry,

3、inArkansasin1962.Afteroverfortyyearsofgrowth,ithasbecometheworld’slargestprivateemployerandretailer.Thecompanyemploysmorethan1.6millionassociatesworldwideandoperatesmorethan5,000unitsintheUnitedStates,Mexico,PuertoRico（波多黎各）,Canada,Argentina,Brazil,China,SouthKorea,

4、GermanyandtheUnitedKingdom.About140millioncustomersvisitWal-Martstoresweekly.Wal-Mart(2)In2004,Wal-MartaccomplishedUSD285.2billionsalesglobally.ItwasrankedhighonbothlistsofFORTUNE500and“MostAdmiredCompaniesinAmerica”formanytimes.Meanwhile,Wal-Martwasnamedoneofthe"Mo

5、stRespectedCompanies"andthe“BestCompaniesToWorkFor”inmanyothercountries.In2004Wal-MarttoppedtheChinaBusinessCompetitivenessIndexamongcommercialandtradecompaniesandwastheonlyretailerinthelist.InAugustthesameyearWal-MartrankedNo.8amongthe“MostAdmiredCompaniesinChina”e

6、lectedbyFortuneChineseedition.Wal-Mart(3)In1996,Wal-MartenteredtheChinesemarket.ThefirstSupercenterandSAM'SCLUBwereopenedinShenzhen,China.Nowadays,theyoperate47unitsin22cities,includingShenzhen,Kunming,Fuzhou,Dalian,Xiamen,Shantou,Dongguan,Harbin,Changchun,Shenyang,

7、Changsha,Beijing,Nanchang,Ji'nan,Qingdao,Tianjin,Nanjing,Nanning,Wuhan,Guiyang,TaiyuanandChongqing.Theiroperationincludes42Supercenters,3SAM’SCLUBS,and2NeighborhoodMarkets.Theyemploymorethan25,000associatesinChina.TheyhaveinvesteduptoRMB1.6billioninChinaandpaidmoret

8、hanRMB1.4billionintaxes.TheFounderofWal-Mart:SamWalton(1)IfjudgedbyappearanceSamWaltonwasaveryordinaryman.HewasraisedintheDepressionyears,