大学英语快速阅读课文William H. Gates III带翻译 课后习题答案.docx

William H. Gates III William (Bill) H. Gates III is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft had revenues ( 收入) of US 536.84 billion for the fiscal year( 财政年度)ending June 2004, and employs more than 55,000 people in 85 countries and regions.Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney（律师）. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher.Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. 0 In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsofts chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer the MITS Altair.In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. In 1999, Gates wrote Business the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. Business the Speed . of Thought has received wide critical acclaim (称赞) , and was listed on the bestseller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Amazon, com. Gates previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, held the No. 1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list for seven weeks.Gates has donated the proceeds ( 收益) of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.In addition to his love of computers and software, philanthropy ( 慈善事业 ) is also important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, have endowed a foundation with more than $27 billion to support philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than $3.2 billion to organizations working in global health; more than %2 billion to improve learning opportunities in the United States and Canada; more than $477 million to community projects in the Pacific Northwest; and more than S488 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns.Choose the best answers to the following A questions.1. Before entering Harvard University, GatesA. opened a company with his childhood friend Paul Allen as the co-ownerB. found a new interest in playing computer gamesC. developed an interest in software and began programming computersD. metSteve Ballmer, now one of the Microsofts chief executive officers2. What has led to the success of Microsoft?A. The development of BASIC, a programming language written by Bill Gates.B. Thefriendship Gates shared with Steve Ballmer.C. Gates foresight and his vision for personal computers.D. The hard work of Microsofts 55,000 employees in 85 countries.3. Business the Soeed of Thought was on the bestseller lists of the following except_.A. TimeB. USATodayC. The Wall Street JournalD. A4. In Business the Soeed of Thought, Gates wanted to tell people.A. how to develop software for personal computersB. howto solve business problems with the help of computer technologyC. howa book can be on the bestseller listD. howto become a successful businessman5. The fundamental purpose of establishing theBill and Melinda Gates Foundation is.A. to help solve business problems in new waysB. to donate money to help improve global health and increase learning opportunitiesC. to promote the use of technology in educationD. tomake the computer a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every homeComplete the following sentences with the information given in the passage.1. More than 55,000 people in 85 countriesand regions are working for.KEY: Microsoft Corporation2. The idea to develop software for personal computers was based on a belief that the computer would be widelyused in offices. KEY: a valuable tool3. The proceeds of both andsupport the use of technology in education and skills development.KEY: Business the Speed of Thought ; The Road Ahead 4. According to this passage, Bill Gates concentrates his mind on both _and_KEY: computers; philanthropy 5. Bill Gates spent his childhood together with his two sisters in_.KEY: Seattle翻译威廉H 盖茨三世威廉（比尔）H.盖茨III是微软公司董事长兼首席软件设计师。微软已经为5368.40亿美元的本财年（财政年度）截至2004年6月收入（收入），拥有员工55,000多名85个国家和地区的人民。10月28日生于1955年，盖茨在西雅图长大和他的两个姐妹。他们的父亲，William H. Gates II，是西雅图的律师（律师）。他们的已故母亲，Mary Gates，是一个教师。盖茨参加公立小学和私立的湖滨中学。在那里，他发现他在软件方面的兴趣，并开始在13岁的计算机编程。 0在1973年，盖茨考进了作为一个新生，他在那里住下来，从史蒂夫鲍尔默，现在微软的首席执行官大厅哈佛大学。在哈佛，盖茨为第一台微型计算机开发了BASIC编程语言的版本 - MITS公司牛郎星。大三时，盖茨离开哈佛把自己的精力，微软，他在1975年开始与他的童年好友保罗艾伦公司。这样一种看法，电脑会在每一个办公室的桌面上和每个家庭的宝贵工具的指导下，他们开始为个人计算机开发软件。盖茨的远见卓识以及他对个人计算远景已经中央对微软的成功和软件业。 1999年，盖茨撰写了商业思想，一书，展示了如何在计算机技术可以从根本上解决业务问题的新方法的速度。该书出版于25种语言，并在60多个国家和地区。商业的速度。思想得到了广泛的好评（称赞），并于纽约时报，今日美国报，华尔街日报和亚马逊，COM的畅销书排行榜中列出。盖茨的上一本书，前面的路，于1995年出版，举行了关于纽约时报第一的位置，为七周畅销书排行榜。盖茨捐出两本书的收益（收益）的非盈利组织，支持科技教育和技能开发利用。除了他的电脑和软件的热爱，慈善事业（慈善事业）盖茨也很重要。他和他的妻子梅琳达，有赋予了超过270亿美元的基础，以支持全球健康和学习等领域的慈善活动。比尔和梅林达盖茨基金会已承诺超过32亿组织在全球卫生工作，超过2亿元改善学习美国和加拿大的机会，超过4.77亿美元，在西北太平洋地区的社区项目;及以上S488万元，特殊项目和每年给运动。选择最佳答案以下一个问题。1。在进入哈佛大学，盖茨答：打开他的童年好