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（十亿）. 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 5a.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. 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 underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to（指的是）______.
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．the Internet |
| C．Chinese Pages | D．e-commerce |
Alibaba was set up in the year ___________.
| A．1994 | B．1995 | C．1999 | D．2004 |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．The experience that he talked with foreign tourists in English made Ma Yun an excellent English speaker. |
| B．Alibaba is set up in 1964 |
| C．Ma Yun used to be a Chinese teacher. |
| D．Ma Yun went to the US in 2014 for the first time. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Something about Ma Yun |
| B．The history of Alibaba Group |
| C．How Ma Yun learned English. |
| D．The development of e-commerce in China |
His famous parents might be worth(:身价)￡165 million，but it seems Brooklyn
Beckham decides not to depend on them．Instead，the 15-year-old boy is learning the real meaning of money…by making his own．
Brooklyn Beckham，Victoria and David Beckham’s eldest child，has started a weekend job at a West London coffee shop where he is paid￡2.68 an hour．A member of staff said that Brooklyn did start working in the shop and got on OK with other members．News of his decision to make his own money and not depend on his rich parents made him a good model for other teenagers．
Last year, Beckham，who had retired from football，said，“We try to lead by example，by showing them it’s important to work hard．”And one friend of his family said that Brooklyn would have been encouraged to take the job by his parents．
Children who grow up in different cultures have different views on money．
In many western countries，children are usually taught to believe that money is made instead of being given．They usually buy things with their own pocket money．They take up part-time jobs in their free time．However，most of the Chinese children don’t have any conscious(意识)of making money through their own hard work．Some children think that their parents will support them forever．Whenever they meet difficulties，they will turn to their parents or friends for help．Why can’t they solve these problems by their own? The main reason is that they are always depending on others．In fact，they have got the ability to work out these easy problems．
Children in western countries show their independence(独立性)．They take pride in themselves by making their own decisions．Many Chinese children，however，are still looking to their parents or even their grandparents to tell them what to do or which job they should choose．
As secondary school students，we should learn to be more independent．We should find some new ways to solve old problems．What we are learning in schol or after school now will be very helpful some day．To us students who want to make great achievements in the future，it is the most important to learn how to be independent．
| A．is Victoria and David Beckham’s youngest son |
| B．is a good model for other teenagers |
| C．depends on his parents and grandparents |
| D．gets on badly with other members in the coffee shop |
| A．their parents want them to study very hard |
| B．their family is not rich enough to support them |
| C．they think money is given instead of being made |
| D．they think money is made instead of being given |
| A．don’t depend on their parents at all |
| B．can make their own decisions easily |
| C．think their parents will support them forever |
| D．often take up part-time jobs in their free time |
| A．Be More Independent |
| B．David Beckham’s Good Son |
| C．Children in Western Countries |
| D．Different Ways to Use Money |
These days the hit South Korean TV drama“My Love from the Stars”attracts thousands of Chinese TV viewers．It’s about a love story between a woman and a 400-year-old alien．The heroine(女主角) Cheon Song-yi likes to have“fried chicken and Beer”，especially on snowy days，which made fried chicken and beer become one of the most popular kinds of food on Valentine’s Day this year．However，it is reported that overeating them is bad for our health．
As the saying goes，“Hunger breeds discontent．”It means food is the most important to people．In today’s society，many hotels where they stand，rush from all kinds of food，in Fujian，Sichuan，Guangdong，Shandong…even dishes of Italy，Japanese cuisine，Korean food and so on．We all know that health is closely connected with the food．Today，We take a look at the food on the table now．Food is divided into many kinds such as vegetables and fruit，beans，meat，cereals，dairy and so on，and they all influence our health．Therefore．in order to achieve a reasonable meal，We have to remember that eating till 80％full，not being choosy food anorexia，not overeating and eating clean food are very important．
we all hope to be happy, so we should take good care of our health．Health is much more important than anything else．Money can do many things，but it can’t buy happiness． However，if man has good health，he can enjoy the pleasures of human life．Therefore，we must pay attention to three things to make sure of good health．They are healthy food，fresh air and enough exercise．That’s why we have to stay away from fried chicken and beer from now on．
| A．a new movie | B．a TV drama |
| C．a new book | D．a hit CD |
| A．饥饿让人开心 | B．人们喜欢饥饿 |
| C．民以食为天 | D．人们不满意食物 |
| A．eat 80％of the food on the table |
| B．be choosy food anorexia |
| C．eat things we like as much as possible |
| D．never eat too much |
| A．Fried chicken and beer became popular on Valentine’s Day this year． |
| B．Our health is influenced by different kinds of food． |
| C．Healthy food，fresh air and enough money can keep us in good health． |
| D．Health is much more important than money． |
It was a winter morning，just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were warming up their cars，Peter，my husband，had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．When he arrived，he parked his bike outside the backdoor as he usually does．After 10 hours’work，he returned to find his bike gone．
The bike，a black Kona 18 speed，was our only transport．Peter used it to get to work and daily life．Our life depends on this bike．1 was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help．One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，and then called my husband to pick it up．Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job．
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so．No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone cares．And the results can be everlasting．
| A．in summer | B．after Christmas |
| C．on Christmas Day | D．in winter |
| A．the man’s job was bike racing |
| B．the family has nothing but this bike |
| C．it was a nice Kona 18 speed |
| D．Peter used it for work and daily life |
| A．radio broadcasts | B．a newspaper |
| C．TV news | D．a stranger |
| A．strangers are usually of little help |
| B．one should take care of their bike |
| C．news reports make people famous |
| D．an act of kindness can mean a lot |
2014 Billboard Music Awards(美国公告牌音乐奖)was broadcast live from the MGM grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. on Sunday，May 18．Here is the list of awarded.
| A．in Los Angeles | B．in Las Vegas |
| C．on Friday | D．on May 8 |
| A．Lorde | B．Katy Perry | C．Luke Bryan | D．Eminem |
| A．5 | B．6 | C．7 | D．8 |
“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.
Time proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, “A big boy called me a freak(畸形物).”
The boy’s father asked the family doctor, “Could nothing be done?”
“I believe I could graft(移植)on a pair of outer ears if they could be gotten,” the doctor said. They tried to find a person who would be helpful to the boy.
One day, his father said to the son, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have found someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is.”
The operation was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.
He would ask his father, “Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her.”
“I can’t tell you,” said the father. “The agreement says that you are not allowed to know…not yet.”
It was kept a secret for years, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.
“Mother said she was glad she never had her hair cut,” his father said in a low voice, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they?”The mother was surprised at the first sight of her baby because the baby __________.
| A．had no outer ears | B．was born without hair |
| C．was in her arms | D．could not hear her |
The sentence “…, and a new person appeared” means _____________.
| A．a new baby was born in the hospital |
| B．a stranger came into the hospital |
| C．a new doctor took care of the baby |
| D．the boy came to live a new life |
Why did the boy’s mother never have her hair cut?
| A．Because she liked her thick, brown hair. |
| B．Because her work didn’t allow her to do that. |
| C．Because her hair was good for her health. |
| D．Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret. |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The boy couldn’t hear without ears at first. |
| B．The boy didn’t know the truth until his mother died. |
| C．His parents often encouraged him to work hard. |
| D．His classmates were always making fun of him. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．A Clever Boy | B．Kind Parents |
| C．Great Love | D．An Ear Operation |