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1、阅读提速练（一）I•阅读理解A（2017•湖南长沙高三年级统一模拟考试）Inbetweenrunningoneoftheworld'slargestcharitableagenciesandactingasMicrosoft'stechnologyadvisor,BillGatesmanagestofindtimetoreadbooks,bothlongandshort.NowGates—whohasbeenlabeleda"greedy”reader—hasreleaseda1istofhisfavoritebooks.A
2、l1ofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.HereareBill"stopfourpicks（withpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook）.BusinessAdventures,byJohnBrooksBrooks1collectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGates'favorites.Here-read
3、itagainthisyear,labelingitthebestbusinessbookhehaseverread.“Shortlyafterwemet,WarrenBuffett1entmethiscollectionofbusinessarticlesfromTheNewYorkerfromthe1950sand1960s.Tlovedthemasmuchashedid.Brooks'insights（洞察力）intobusinesshaveagedbeautifully,andtheyareastruetodayas
4、ever・”CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCentury,byThomasPikettyPiketty'snovelhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyear.GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenon・fictionworktodiscussthetopic."AsTtoldhim,altho
5、ughIhaveconcernsaboutsomeofhissecondarypointsandpolicyprescriptions,Iagreewithhismostimportantconclusions:inequalityisagrowingproblemandgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinreducingit.”HowAsiaWorks,byJoeStudwellStudwelTswork,whichwaspublishedinMay2014,addresseshowcountriess
6、uchasJapan,SouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowth,andwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesame."Theagriculturesectionofthebookwasparticularlyinsightful.ItprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeAgricultureteamatourfoundation.Anditleftusthinkingabou
7、twhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinAfrica・”MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization,byVaclavSmilSmiTsbooksareaconstantfavoriteoftheMicrosoft'sfounder—oneofhisbooksmakesGates'listalmosteveryyear."MakingtheModernWorldncameoutlatein2013andexploresthegloba
8、luseofmaterials,fromsilicontowoodandplastic-“Ifanyonetriestotellyouwe'reusingfewermaterials,sendhimthisbook.Withhisusualskepticismandhis1oveofdat
