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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—whohasbeenlabeleda“greedy”reader—hasreleasedalistofhisfavor
2、itebooks.Allofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.HereareBill'stopfourpicks(withpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook)．BusinessAdventures,byJohnBrooksBrooks'collectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGates'favorites.Herereaditagainthisyear,labelingit
3、thebestbusinessbookhehaseverread.“Shortlyafterwemet,WarrenBuffettlentmethiscollectionofbusinessarticlesfromTheNewYorkerfromthe1950sand1960s.Ilovedthemasmuchashedid.Brooks'insights(洞察力)intobusinesshaveagedbeautifully,andtheyareastruetodayasever.”CapitalintheTwentyFirstCentury,byThomasPikettyPiketty's
4、novelhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyear.GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenonfictionworktodiscussthetopic.“AsItoldhim,althoughIhaveconcernsaboutsomeofhissecondarypointsandpolicyprescriptions,Iagreewithhismostimportantconc
5、lusions:inequalityisagrowingproblemandgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinreducingit.”HowAsiaWorks,byJoeStudwellStudwell'swork,whichwaspublishedinMay2014,addresseshowcountriessuchasJapan,SouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowth,andwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesame.“Theagriculturesectionoftheb
6、ookwasparticularlyinsightful.ItprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeAgricultureteamatourfoundation.AnditleftusthinkingaboutwhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinAfrica.”MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization,byVaclavSmilSmil'sbooksareaconstantfavoriteoftheMicrosoft'sfounder—one
7、ofhisbooksmakesGates'listalmosteveryyear.“MakingtheModernWorld”cameoutlatein2013andexplorestheglobaluseofmaterials,fromsilicontowoodandplastic.“Ifanyonetriestotellyouwe'reusingfewermaterials,sendhimth
