资源描述：
《foundation(基金会)》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、AmazingpeopleWhodoyouthinkareamazingpeople?Let'sguessWhatisthenameofthemusic?Fate/ThefifthsymphonyWhoisthecomposer?BeethovenDoyouknowanythingabouthim?GuessHewasbornon17December,1770inBonn,Germany.Hecarriedonthetraditionandbecameoneoftheworld’sgreatestcomposers.Duringh
2、islifehecreatedmanybeautifulandfamousworks.Amazingly,thoughhecouldn’thearanythinganymoreattheageof45,hestillcontinuedtoworkforhismusic,andhesuccessfullyfinishedtheninthandtenthsymphonyatlast.Whatmakeshimamazing?Beethovenoneofthegreatestcomposersofalltimecreativestrong
3、-willedtalentedgiftednevergiveintodifficultyHints:Hedonatedmostofhisrichestocharity.Hehasagiftforprogrammingcomputers.Hestartedthebiggestcomputertechnologycompany.Heoncewastherichestmanintheworld.GuessHeusedtobechairmanofMicrosoftCorporation,whichhasbecomethegiantinit
4、sfieldduetohissharpsenseofbusinessandhisgiftforcomputerprogramming.People’slifehasgreatlyaffectedbecauseofthisman.Nowheisthethirdrichestmanintheworld,andaccordingtohiswill(遗嘱),98%ofhisricheswillbedonatedtothefoundation(基金会),whichwassetupbyhimandhiswifetoimproveworldhe
5、alth.Allthathehasdonemakeshimamazing.BillGatesstarterofMicrosoft,thebiggestcomputertechnologycompanyintheworld.seismograph(地动仪)Itwasmadeofcopper.Itwasintheshapeofaneggwitheightdragonsaround,eachwithacopperballinitsmouth.Aroundthebottomwereeightfrogs,eachstayingrightun
6、deradragonhead.Ifanearthquakehappened,aballwouldfalloutofadragon'smouthintoafrog'smouth,whichwouldmakeanoiseandletpeopleknowit.HewasafamousmanoflettersandscientistintheEastHanDynastyintheChinesehistory.Heinventedtheseismograph,orDiDongYiformeasuringearthquakes.ZhangHe
7、ngInventorofthefirsttoolinhistoryforreportingearthquakes.AmazingMotherTeresaaNobelPeacePrizewinnerSheisoneofthegreatestwomenintheworld.Shedevotedallherlifetohelpingthepoorandthesickandshewaslovedandrespectedbypeopleallovertheworld.Shelivedanextremelysimplelife,eventho
8、ughtheorganizationshesetuptohelpthepoorhasbillionsofmoney.In1979,shewontheNobelPeacePrizeforthegreatcontributionsshehadmadef
