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1、2017届高三英语教学质量检测4第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AInbetweenrunningoneoftheworldslargestcharitableagenciesandactingasMicrosoft'stechnologyadvisor,BillGatesmanagestofindtimetoreadbooks,bothlongandshort.NowGates-whohasbeenlabeleda"greedy^reader-hasr
2、eleasedalistofhisfavoritebooks・Allofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.HereareBill'stopfourpicks（withpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook）-BusinessAdventures,byJohnBrooksBrooks'collectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGates'favorites
3、.Here-readitagainthisyear,labelingitthebestbusinessbookhehaseverread・"Shortlyafterwemet,WarrenBuffettlentmethiscollectionofbusinessarticlesfromTheNewYorkerfromthe1950sand1960s.1lovedthemasmuchashedid.Brooks'insights（洞察力）intobusinesshaveagedbeautifully,andtheyarcastruetodayasever：Capital
4、intheTwenty-FirstCentury,byThomasPikettyPiketty^snovelhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyea匚GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenon-fictionworktodiscussthetopic."AsItoldhim,althoughIhaveconcernsaboutsomeofhissecond
5、arypointsandpolicyprescriptions,Iagreewithhismostimportantconclusions：inequalityisagrowingproblemandgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinreducingillHowAsiaWorks,byJoeStudwellStudwelTswork,whichwaspublishedinMay2014,addresseshowcountriessuchasJapan,SouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrow
6、th,andwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesame.“Theagriculturesectionofthebookwasparticularlyinsightful.ItprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeAgricultureteamatourfoundation.AnditleftusthinkingaboutwhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinAfrica.^MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDe
7、materialization,byVaclavSmilSmiTsbooksareaconstantfavoriteoftheMicrosoft'sfounder-oneofhisbooksmakesGates9listalmosteveryyea匚"MakingtheModemWorlcTcameoutlatein2013andexplorestheglobaluseofmaterials,fromsilicontowoodandplastic・“Ifanyonetriestotellyouwe'reusingfewermaterials,send
