A short Chinese man is one of the biggest men in the world right now. He is Jack Ma ( Ma Yun), the Chairman (董事局主席) of Alibaba Group. On Sept. 19, 2014, Alibaba went public(上市) and raised $25 billion. Ma, a former English teacher, has become the richest man in China.
Born in 1964 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Ma grew up as a happy kid. When he was a teenager, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he got up at 5 a.m., rode his bike for 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake and talked with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years, rain or shine.
The experience made him an excellent English speaker and also opened his eyes to the outside world. In 1994, Ma Yun heard about the Internet for the first time. And on a 1995 trip to the US, Ma was shown the Internet for the first time. He searched the word “beer” on Yahoo, and found that there was nothing 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, Ma, his wife and his friends set up Alibaba in Hangzhou. He believed in the Internet business potential(潜力) when few other Chinese did. 15 years later, Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce company (电子商务公司), owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall.The underline word “ it” in the second paragraph refers to _____.
A.riding a bike |
B.teaching English |
C.playing on computers |
D.practicing English with foreigners |
In 1995, Ma Yun was shown ____ for the first time in the US.
A.beer on Yahoo | B.Chinese pages |
C.the Internet | D.e-commerce |
Alibaba was set up in the year______.
A.1994 | B.1995 | C.1999 | D.2004 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The first website Ma Yun set up was Taobao. |
B.Alibaba raised a lot of money after it went public. |
C.Ma Yun began to learn English when he was a teenager. |
D.Ma Yun believed the Internet business would have a bright future. |
What does this passage mainly tell us?
A.How Ma Yun made history. |
B.The history of Alibaba Group |
C.How Ma Yun learned English. |
D.The development of e-commerce in china. |
Many people think that twins are exactly the same. But they’re not! Ali and Ahmet are twin brothers. They look the same and in some ways they are the same. But in other ways they are different. Ali and Ahmet are both very athletic. Ali and Ahmet both like soccer. But Ali plays it every day and Ahmet plays it only on weekends. Ahmet likes watching soccer games on TV but Ali only likes to play the game, not to watch it. Ali and Ahmet are both outgoing and funny, but Ahmet is a little more outgoing than Ali. Ahmet is also a little more serious about schoolwork. Ali and Ahmer are very popular at school, and they both have a lot of friends.
请根据短文内容判断下列各句正(T)误(F)Ali plays soccer every day.
Both of the brothers like tennis.
Ali is more outgoing than Ahmet..
The twin brothers are popular at school.
Ali likes to watch soccer games on TV.
阅读理解(二)(共10分)
阅读短文,回答下列问题。
Hi, I’m David. Look at this photo. These are my grandparents—Jacob and Anna. They’re my mother’s parents. My mother’s name is Susan and my father is Ralph. This is my uncle, Bob. He’s my mother’s brother. And Patricia is his wife(太太). That’s Rex and he’s their dog. I have a brother and a sister. My sister’s name is Mary, and my brother’s name is John. They’re with my parents in this photo. But where am I? I’m not in this photo.
What’s David’s grandmother’s name?
Who is Ralph?
Is Bob David’s brother?
How many(几个) brothers does Daivd have?
Where is David?
Here is a new picture. There are four boys and three girls in the room. They are all students. The boy on the desk is Jim. The girl near the window is Kate. Jim’s sister Jane is on the chair. Ann is behind(在……后面) Mike. Mike is at the door. Mike’s brother Sam is under the table. Where is Tom? Oh, he is over there, behind the door! They are all very happy.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案
girls andboys are in the room.
A、Three; four
B、Four; three
C、Two; three
.The boys and girls are not.
A、at the bus stop
B、in the room
C、students
Where are Ann and Mike?
A、They are behind the teacher’s desk.
B、They are near the window.
C、They are at the door.
Who is Jim’s siser?
A、Ann. B、Jane. C、Kate.
Sam is.
A、Mike’s sister
B、Mike’s brother
C、Kate’s sister
Found Thing:Watch Color:Black Name:Cindy Telephone number:359-5934 |
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Lost I’m Linda I lost a yellow ring. Please call Bill or me. My phone number is 485-3982. Bill’s telephone number is 683-5912 |
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Found Is this your jacket? It’s a red jacket. And an ID card is in it. My name is Mike. My telephone number is 239-5178. |
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根据表格内容,选择正确答案
Cindy found a(n).
A、watch B、ring C、jacket
lost a ring.
A、Cindy B、Linda C、Bill
What’s Mike’s telephone number?
A、359-5934 B、485-3982. C、239-5178.
What color is the jacket?
A、Black. B、Red. C、Yellow.
Which of the following is TRUE?
A、Bill lost an ID card.
B、The watch is yellow.
C、Mike found a jacket and an ID card.
Mary 09∶47∶05 Hi! Nice to meet you, too! I’m a girl. My name is Mary Hand. My favorite color is yellow. And my telephone number is 965-4236. |
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Tom 09∶46∶11 Hi! Mary! Nice to meet you?I’m a boy. My name is Tom Brown. My favorite(最喜欢的) color is red. My telephone number is 783-6528. |
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根据表格内容,选择正确答案
Tom likes.
A、red B、yellow C、blue
The girl’s last name is.
A、Mary B、Brown C、Hand
The boy’s first name is.
A、Brown B、Tom C、Mary
Tom’s telephone number is.
A、783-5682 B、965-4236 C、783-6528
The boy and the girl are online(上网).
A、in the morning
B、in the afternoon
C、in the evening