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1、Module5 GreatPeopleandGreatInventionsofAncientChina(限时:35分钟)(对应学生用书第329页)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2017·长沙高三统一考试)Inbetweenrunningoneoftheworld'slargestcharitableagenciesandactingasMicrosoft'stechnologyadvisor,BillGatesmanagestofindtimetoreadbooks,bothlongandshort.NowGates—whohasbeenlabeleda“greedy”reader—hasreleased
2、alistofhisfavoritebooks.Allofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.HereareBill'stopfourpicks(withpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook).BusinessAdventures,byJohnBrooksBrooks'collectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGates'favorites.Herereaditagainthi
3、syear,labelingitthebestbusinessbookhehaseverread.“Shortlyafterwemet,WarrenBuffettlentmethiscollectionofbusinessarticlesfromTheNewYorkerfromthe1950sand1960s.Ilovedthemasmuchashedid.Brooks'insights(洞察力)intobusinesshaveagedbeautifully,andtheyareastruetodayasever.”CapitalintheTwentyFirstCentury,byThoma
4、sPikettyPiketty'snovelhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyear.GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenonfictionworktodiscussthetopic.“AsItoldhim,althoughIhaveconcernsaboutsomeofhissecondarypointsandpolicyprescriptions,Iagreewithhi
5、smostimportantconclusions:inequalityisagrowingproblemandgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinreducingit.”HowAsiaWorks,byJoeStudwellStudwell'swork,whichwaspublishedinMay2014,addresseshowcountriessuchasJapan,SouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowth,andwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesame.“Theagric
6、ulturesectionofthebookwasparticularlyinsightful.Itprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeagricultureteamatourfoundation.AnditleftusthinkingaboutwhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinAfrica.”MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization,byVaclaySmilSmil'sbooksareaconstantfavoriteoftheMi
7、crosoft'sfounder—oneofhisbooksmakesGates'listalmosteveryyear.“MakingtheModernWorld”cameoutlatein2013andexplorestheglobaluseofmaterials,fromsilicontowoodandplastic.“Ifanyonetriestotellyouwe'reusingfewermater