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1、Module5 NewspapersandMagazines阅读理解·组块专练——练速度(限时：35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2018·湖南长沙高三年级统一模拟考试)Inbetweenrunningoneoftheworld'slargestcharitableagenciesandactingasMicrosoft'stechnologyadvisor,BillGatesmanagestofindtimetoreadbooks,bothlongandshort.NowGates—whohasbeenlab
2、eleda“greedy”reader—hasreleasedalistofhisfavoritebooks.Allofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.HereareBill'stopfourpicks(withpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook)．BusinessAdventures,byJohnBrooksBrooks'c
3、ollectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGates'favorites.Herereaditagainthisyear,labelingitthebestbusinessbookhehaseverread.“Shortlyafterwemet,WarrenBuffettlentmethiscollectionofbusinessarticlesfromTheNewYorkerfromthe1950sand1960s.Ilovedthemasmuchashedi
4、d.Brooks'insights(洞察力)intobusinesshaveagedbeautifully,andtheyareastruetodayasever.”CapitalintheTwentyFirstCentury,byThomasPikettyPiketty'snovelhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyear.Gatesalsogottosit
5、downwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenonfictionworktodiscussthetopic.“AsItoldhim,althoughIhaveconcernsaboutsomeofhissecondarypointsandpolicyprescriptions,Iagreewithhismostimportantconclusions:inequalityisagrowingproblemandgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinredu
6、cingit.”HowAsiaWorks,byJoeStudwellStudwell'swork,whichwaspublishedinMay2014,addresseshowcountriessuchasJapan,SouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowth,andwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesame.“Theagriculturesectionofthebookwasparticularlyinsigh
7、tful.ItprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeAgricultureteamatourfoundation.AnditleftusthinkingaboutwhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinAfrica.”MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization,byVaclavSmilSmil'sbooksareaconstantfavoriteofthe
8、Microsoft'sfounder—oneofhisbooksmakesGates'listalmosteveryyear.“MakingtheModernWorld”cameoutlatein2013andexplorestheglobaluseofmaterials,fromsilicontowoodandplastic.“Ifanyonetriestotellyouwe'reusingfewermaterials,sendhimth
