background reading 背景阅读 nowadays, when people refer to computer, bill gates perhaps is always the first person coming into your mind. he is generally regarded as the world’s most highly corporate chief. william h. gates william (bill) h. gates is chairman and chief software architect of microsoft corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their ideas. microsoft made us $36.84 billion for the fiscal year ending june 2004, and employed