B1_U08_A.pptVIP

Unit 8: Part A Foreword;Unit 8: Part A;Pre-reading Activities;——;——;——;——;2. How did Bill Gates learn about the first personal computer? A) He invented it. B) He read about it in a magazine. C) One of his professors at Harvard University told him about it. D) One of his friends told him about it.;3. Who does Gates feel should make decisions about the information highway? A) Elected officials. B) International political organizations. C) Computer programmers. D) Everyday people as well as experts.;4. What does Gates say his purpose in writing this book is? A) To make more money. B) To publicize the Internet. C) To encourage people to discuss the new technologies. D) To warn people about the dangers of new technologies.; During my second year as a student at Harvard University, a friend and I saw a description of the first “PC” or personal computer in a magazine. As we read about it, we got very excited. We didn’t know exactly how the PC would be used, but we knew that it would be important. We were right. The PC revolution has changed the way millions and millions of people around the world live and work.;——;Text-related Information;——;Foreword by Bill Gates 1 The past twenty years have been an incredible adventure for me. It started on a day when, as a college sophomore, I stood in Harvard Square with my friend Paul Allen and pored over the description of a kit computer in Popular Electronics magazine. As we read excitedly about the first truly personal computer, Paul and I didn’t know exactly how it would be used, but we were sure it would change us and the world of computing. We were right. The personal-computer revolution happened and it has affected millions of lives. It has led us to places we had barely imagined. 　;2 We are all beginning another great journey. We aren’t sure where this one will lead us either, but again I am certain this revolution will touch even more lives and take us all farther. The major changes coming