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1、12014 年职称英语新增文章理工A 级，因理工 A级阅读理解无新增文章，附理工B 级阅读理解、综合 A 类阅读理解新增文章及综合A 级概括段落大意，仅供参考，祝考试成功！一、阅读判断第十一篇：Bill Gates: Unleashing YourCreativity（A 级）Bill Gates: Unleashing Your CreativityIve always been an optimist and I suppose it is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make
2、the word a better place.For as long as I can remember, Ive loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today.
3、 But it changed my life.When my friend Paul Allen and I started Microsoft 30 years ago, we had a vision of “a computer on every desk and in every home“, which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators. But we believed that personal computer
4、s would change the world. And they have.And after 30 years, Im still as inspired by computers as I was back in seventh grade.I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity andinventiveness - to help us solve problems that even the smartest people couldnt solve
5、 on their own.Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all of the worlds knowledge. Theyre helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are.Like my friend Warren Buffett
6、, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it “tap-dancing to Work“. My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me “tap-danceing to work“ is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech
7、, or one that can store a lifetimes worth of photos, and they say, “I didnt know you could do that with a PC5 !“But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world6. There are still far too m
8、anypeople in the world whose most basic needs go unmet7. Every year, for example, millions ofpeople die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world.I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world. My wife, Melinda, and I have co
9、mmitted to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible.As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less poignant or tragic than9 the death of a child anywhere else, and that it doesnt take much to make an immense difference in these childrens
10、 lives.Im still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the worlds toughestproblems is possible - and its happening every day. Were seeing new drugs for deadly diseases,new diagnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world.Im excited by the po
11、ssibilities I see for medicine, for education and, of course, for technology. And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, were going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime.词汇：2unleash vt解开；放纵；使自由inspire vt鼓舞op
12、timist n乐观主义者incredible adj难以置信的clunky (clonky) adj发出沉闷金属声的curiosity n好奇心inventiveness n.发明创造的能力teletype(teletype-writer) n.电传打字机poignant adj令人悲痛的，可怜的tragic adj悲剧的，悲惨的vision n想象；幻想；美景immenseadj巨大的注释：1.be rooted in：扎根于;深深地存在于 2.It was a clunky old teletype machine and it could barely do anything comp
13、ared to the computers we have today.那是一台笨重的旧式电传打字机，跟我们今天的电脑相比几乎干不了什么事。本句中，barely 意为 almostnot;compare to 在美国英语中也可以等同于compare with (与相比)。3.Theyre helping US build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to US，no matter where they are.电脑帮助我们就我们所关心的
14、事情建立一个交流的场所，并且与那些我们认为对我们有重要意义的人密切相处，不管他们身在何处。care about 指不管喜欢或不喜欢的事情都很关心、介意、在乎、计较。4.“tapdancing to work”：“跳着踢踏舞工作”。tap 原意是“叩击、轻敲”;tapdance 是“踢踏舞”。这里实际意思是“(手指)轻轻敲击键盘的工作”。5.PC(personal computer)：个人计算机6.But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC，there are lots of other ways wecan put ou
15、r creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world.除了我们能用计算机做的所有神奇的事情，还有很多其他方式发挥我们的创造力和智慧，从而使世界更加美好。7.go unmet：得不到满足。在这里go 是系动词，unmet 是过去分词作表语：mit to 此处意为承诺，保证做某事。9.no lessthan：和一样，不亚于10.and that it doesnt take much to makean immense difference in these childrenSlives.而且要改善这些孩子们的命运，其实不难。此处 i
16、t 是形式主语，真正的主语是不定式短语 to make an immense difference in thesechildrenS lives。练习：1. A computer was as big as an icebox when Bill Gates was a high school student. A RightB WrongC Not mentioned2. Bill Gates has been dreaming of the popularity of computers for his lifetime. A RightB WrongC Not mentioned3. Bill Gates compares his hard work on a PC to “tap-dancing to work“. A RightB WrongC Not mentioned4. To Bill Gates mind, there is a big difference between
