A short Chinese man seems to be the tallest in the world right now. Jack Ma (Ma Yun), 50, is executive chairman (董事局主席) of Alibaba(阿里巴巴) Group. On Sept 19, Alibaba went public on the New York Stock Exchange (纽约证券交易所), raising $25 billion through an IPO (首次公开发行股票), the biggest in US history. Ma, a former English teacher, has become the richest man on the Chinese mainland.
Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Ma grew up as a happy kid. At the age of 12, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he woke up at 5 am, cycled 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake where he could chat to foreign tourists. He did it for nine years, rain or shine.
In a 1995 trip to the US, Ma was showed the Internet for the first time. He searched Yahoo using the word “Beer”, and found that there was nothing in there about China. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.
Four years later, 18 people including Ma, his wife and his friends founded Alibaba in Hangzhou. He believed in the Internet business potential (潜力) when few other Chinese did. Now, Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce (电子商务) company, owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall. It makes more profit than Amazon and e-Bay combined.
We can tell from the first paragraph that _____.
| A．Ababa Group is the biggest company in China |
| B．Alibaba’s IPO has raised $25 billion |
| C．Jack Ma used to be a math teacher |
| D．Jack Ma is the richest man in the world |
When did Ma and his team found Alibaba?
| A．In 1995. | B．In 1998. |
| C．In 1999. | D．In 2014. |
Which is the world’s largest e-commerce company?
| A．Alibaba. | B．Taobao. | C．Amazon. | D．e-Bay. |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
XI′AN ------ Today more than 2000 people have written their names on a paper．They promise to use less energy and live a low-- carbon(低碳) life．Let′s follow them．Cut off the power of your computer when you don′t use it．Turn off the lights when going out．Use buses more．Share your cars with others．Eat less meat．Let′s do our best to stop the earth from warming.
XINING ------ A special train is now leaving Xining for Shanghai．It carries the last 300 Tibetan(藏族的) children．The platform is crowded with people．Most of them are parents ．These children will study in some famous schools in Shanghai until they finish high school．Those schools will pay all their expenses(费用)．The children will get 100 yuan as pocket money each month．Many parents asked us to give their thanks to the Party.Where can you see these articles ?
| A．In a book． |
| B．In a magazine． |
| C．In a newspaper． |
| D．In a paper |
Which of the following is a way of low-carbon life ?
| A．Never turn on your computer． |
| B．Always keep the lights off. |
| C．Never drive to work． |
| D．Eat less meat. |
The second news says that ________ ．
| A．the children will get 100 yuan from their parents each month |
| B．there are only parents at the station |
| C．all the children will go to the same school |
| D．the parents are very thankful |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A well-known speaker started his talking by holding up a $20 bill．In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up．He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this." He began to crumple(弄皱) the 20 dollar note up．He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air．
"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe．He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty．
"Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air．
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson．No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value．It was still worth $20."
"Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way．We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value." "Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you．The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE."
"You are special — don’t ever forget it."
This passage is mainly about ________．
| A．a famous professor |
| B．the value of $20 |
| C．the value of a person |
| D．the importance of money |
By making the money crumpled and dirty , the professor wanted to show ________．
| A．the value of the money never changed |
| B．he was not interested in the money |
| C．he was a very special person |
| D．the money was valuable any more |
The underlined word “ decrease” most probably means “________”．
| A．become more |
| B．become less |
| C．change fast |
| D．stay the same |
The writer implies (暗示) in the passage that ________．
| A．we should try our best to make more money |
| B．we should try to make ourselves special |
| C．we can word hard to prove ourselves |
| D．we might meet with a lot of difficulties in our life |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Roger, a young man from China, has taught Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years．A lot of children like his class and he enjoys teaching them very much．All the pupils are quite interested in what Roger teaches them．They learn quickly and do everything carefully.
One day he said to the children, “People in a lot of Asian countries wear white clothes at funerals(葬礼), but people in America and in Europe wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness．What colour does an English woman wear when she gets married?”
Mary said, “White, sir, because she is happy.” “That is good, Mary,” Roger said． “You are quite right．She wears white because she is happy.”
But then one boy in the class put up his hand． “Yes, Dick?” Roger said, “Do you have a question?” “Yes,” Dick said． “Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?”
What does Roger do?
| A．He teaches English in China |
| B．He is a Chinese teacher in China |
| C．He teaches Chinese in England |
| D．He teaches English in England |
Roger enjoys teaching his pupils because_________.
| A．they are his own children |
| B．they are clever and careful |
| C．they are lovely |
| D．they are polite and helpful |
An English woman wears white clothes________.
| A．when she gets married |
| B．when she is worried |
| C．when she is sad |
| D．when she is a funeral |
What colour do men in England wear when they get married?
| A．White |
| B．Black |
| C．Red |
| D．Green |
Which of the following is true?
A． Roger dislikes teaching the children．
B． Dick was a slow girl．
C． People in England wear white when they get marrieD．
D． Dick, a clever boy, liked asking questions.
I was very sleepy in the morning, so I didn’t go running as usual．At nine o’clock, Tom called me to join him in a game of basketball．He said Jack and some other boys would also be there too．I had finished my homework and had nothing else to do so I agreeD． Tom told me to go to the basketball club at ten o’clock.
On the way there, I bought a hamburger．When I reached the basketball club, I was surprised to see Tom and Jack fighting．Later on, I learned that they were fighting over who should start throwing the ball．I shouted to them to stop but they would not listen．Luckily two men came to separate the boys till they calmed down．Then I suggested that we go to the coffee shop for a drink．At the coffee shop, I brought out my hamburger and it was good to see Tom and Jack sharing the hamburger and laughing once again.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。Why didn’t the writer go running this morning?
Who would also join in the game according to Tom?
When would they meet at the club?
What did the writer see when he reached the club?
Where did they share the hamburger and laugh?
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Dear daughter，
You are a wonderful person and your mother and I love you．It will not be long before you leave school to make your way in the worlD． Can I give you some friendly advice? Here are some things that you should never do.
1.Never get upset with your looks.
We think you look great．Please be happy with the person you are and the body you have．Eat well, take exercise and be healthy．Some girls become upset because they try to lose weight or get the perfect shape．You look fine.
2.Never spend money more than your income (收入).
Never spend money more than your income and save a little every month．Don’t borrow others’ money if possible．
3.Never look down on yourself.
You are great of achieving great things so believe in yourself．When things go badly, never stop believing．Some girls get upset and lose confidence, and then all kinds of problems can follow.
4.Never give less than your best.
We are very proud of what you have succeeded so far．You should be proud too．Keep doing well．Keep trying your hardest at everything you do．
5.Never forget that your parents love you.
Whatever happens in life, your family will still be your family．Whatever difficulties you have, you can always talk to us and we will try to help．We are here for you.
Love
DadFrom the letter, we can know the daughter will ___________ soon.
| A．leave school |
| B．go to college |
| C．go to another city |
| D．face lots of difficulties |
According to the father, some girls become upset because they _________.
| A．aren’t healthy enough |
| B．don’t make enough money |
| C．look down on themselves |
| D．try to have the perfect shape |
When someone gets upset and loses confidence, _______________.
| A．nobody will love him |
| B．he can’t get good income |
| C．all problems will follow him |
| D．his parents won’t believe in him anymore |
The father thinks his daughter has been a ______________ person.
| A．happy |
| B．successful |
| C．perfect |
| D．hard-working |
The father writes this letter to his daughter in order to tell her ___________.
| A．that her parents love her |
| B．what she should never do |
| C．how she can become successful |
| D．that her parents will always help her |
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