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英语试题

一、阅读理解：本大题共小题，共分。

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Manysuccessfulpeoplewritebooks,allowingpeopletoreadthestoriesoftheirfailuresandvictoriesandtolearn

fromtheirmistakesandachievements.Maybeyouwillfindsomethingforyourselfinthesebooks.

​​​​​​​Business@theSpeedofThought

byBillGates

Inthebookpublishedin1999,Gatespredictedthatbusinesswouldchangemoreinthenexttenyearsthaninthe

last50years.Didthispredictioncometrue?Well,yes,itdidandthatisagreatreasontorereadthisbook.Inthisbook,

BillGatesshareshisknowledgeaboutsuccessfulbusinessprinciplesandteacheshowtousemoderninformation

technologiescorrectly.Heprovidespersonalexamplesfromhisbusiness,makingthisbookevenmoreinteresting.

BuffettsBites

byWarrenBuffet

WarrenBuffethasmademorethan$50billionduetosuccessfulinvestments.Inthisbook,heshowshis

businesscorrespondence(来往信件)withhispartnersandinvestorsstartingfrom1957.Hisgoldenruleof

communicatingwithinvestorsistoprovidetheinformationyouwouldwanttoreceiveyourself.

OpenSociety:ReformingGlobalCapitalism

byGeorgeSoros

GeorgeSoroshasmademorethan$19billionsofar.Thatmakeshisbookreallyworthreading.Criticscallthis

bookthedeclarationofthenewcapitalism(资本主义).Histhoughtsandideasareveryfresh,cleverandunusual.

Everyonewhoisintopolitics,businessandsocialproblemsneedstoreadit.

TheAutobiographyofBenjaminFranklin

byBenjaminFranklin

Thebooktellsaboutthefirsthalfoftheauthorslife.ItisespeciallyinterestingbecauseFranklindescribesthe

formationofhispersonality.Franklinwas,undoubtedly,averygiftedperson.Allthegoodcircumstancesinhislife

contributedtohissuccess,andallthebadonesjusttrainedhiswillpower.Theeventsofhislifeshowthataperson

withaninquiringmindandactiveenergycanlearnanykindofactivityandeveryfield