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1、2014年职称英语考试教材理工类新增文章阅读判断:(A)第十一篇：BillGates:UnleashingYourCreativityI'vealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposeitisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmakethewordabetterplace.ForaslongasIcanremember,I'velovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblem
2、s.SowhenIsatdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,Iwashooked.Itwasaclunkyoldteletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butitchangedmylife.WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof"acomputeron
3、everydeskandineveryhome",whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.Butwebelievedthatpersonalcomputerswouldchangetheworld.Andtheyhave.Andafter30years,I'mstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.Ibe
4、lievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityandinventiveness--tohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldn'tsolveontheirown.Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworld'sknowledge.They'reh
5、elpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.LikemyfriendWarrenBuffett,IfeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingeverydaythatIlovetodo.Hecallsit"tap-dancingtoWork".MyjobatMicrosoftisaschallen
6、gingasever,butwhatmakesme"tap-danceingtowork"iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetime'sworthofphotos,andtheysay,"Ididn'tknowyoucoulddothatwithaPC5!"Butforallthecoolthingsthataperson
7、candowithaPC,therearelotsofotherwayswecanputourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld6.Therearestillfartoomanypeopleintheworldwhosemostbasicneedsgounmet7.Everyyear,forexample,millionsofpeoplediefromdiseasesthatareeasytopreventortreatinthedevelop
8、edworld.Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.Mywife,Melinda,andIhavecommittedtoimprovinghealthandeducationinawaythatcanhelpasmanypeopleaspossible.Asafather,Ibelievethatthedeath
