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 |
The widespread number of food scandals(丑闻)in China is making many people pause before they put their chopsticks in their mouths．They are wondering if the food they are eating is clean，healthy and nutritious(营养) or does it contain（包含） something harmful that will cause disease?
Most of the food we eat today is processed food(加工食品)．That means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets，especially packaged foods，are prepared in factories．Chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to make them look better，taste better and last longer on the shelf．The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that regulate(控制) which chemicals can and cannot be used．Unfortunately，some producers do not obey the laws．
A producer of steamed buns(馒头)in Zhejiang Province was recently discovered to be breaking the law．He was adding yellow dye and other banned chemicals to the buns．He was also taking old buns and using them to make new buns．Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students…like you!
Why did he do it? Why did he break the law and endanger people’s health? The answer is simple：he wanted to make more money．It was a moral failing，and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China．Too many people focus on making money and not on the effects their actions can have on others．Chemicals are added to the foods in the factories because
| A．they want to make the foods look better，taste better and last longer | |
| B．they want to make the foods contain something harmful | |
| C．chemicals will cause disease | D．chemicals are harmless |
According to the passage，which is NOT true?
| A．Most of the food we eat today is prepared in factories． |
| B．There are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used． |
| C．The food scandals in China are making many people worry about the food safety． |
| D．Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students in Zhejiang Province． |
It was a moral failing，and this is at the heart of the foodscandals in China．Here what’s the Chinese meaning of“moral failing”?
| A．精神崩溃 | B．道德滑坡 | C．质量下降 | D．心理失衡 |
What is the main reason of the food scandals in China ?
| A．Some products do not obey the laws. |
| B．The processed food is clean, healthy and nutritious. |
| C．Too many people pay attention to making money. |
| D．The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and can be used. |
According to the passage, most of the buns were sold to_______ .
| A．factories | B．schools | C．hospitals | D．companies |
Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying ,‘Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friend and keep it?
A Chinese writer Bai Xun tells young students some smart ways to find friends. She says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks .A good friend should be kind and patient .For example , if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you can not be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should they do when you have a fight with your friend ? You have to talk to him or her .When there is no one around , have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.
There are three steps to being friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend has done wrongly, and explain why you did this or that . Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.Bai Xue wants to tell students the ways to ______ .
| A．find friends | B．plant trees | C．get happy | D．keep fit |
What makes a good friend ?A good friend should ________ .
| A．be lovely and cool | B．be kind and patient |
| C．have lots of money | D．have good looks |
According to the text, you can ______ your friend after a fight.
| A．buy a present for | B．never say a word to |
| C．have a dinner with | D．write a letter to |
. Which of the following is NOT told in the text?
| A．Tell your friend how you are feeling. | B．Say what your friend has done wrongly. |
| C．You will make new friends soon in a new place. | |
| D．Explain why you did this or that. |
.What is the best title for the text?
| A．Teenagers and friendship. | B．The good friends around you. |
| C．The trouble of growing up. | D．The care and keeping of friendship. |
A Chinese couple forced their 4- year- old son to run naked (裸体的)during a snowstorm with the temperature dipping to -13℃ in New York, where they were enjoying a holiday.
The boy's father calls himself "Eagle Dad". He says he follows the parenting style of eagles, which are known to push their babies off cliffs（悬崖）so that they learn to fly by themselves.
Different people have different ideas about it. Some people think it is proper to do like "Eagle Dad". The 4- year- old boy, Duoduo, was weak since he was born, so his father tried to help him train to keep strong. But others disagree, they think we should concentrate more on the best ways to teach children in these fast changing times.
Different families use different methods to teach children, but all of them should be allowed by the law. Parents should pay full attention to children's physical and metal conditions, and make sure the ways can help their children think and act positively.
As long as parents know this, they can use different methods to educate children. Every child has different character. Some children grow up to be success under the guidance of (在......指引下)"eagle dads" or "tiger moms". Others are also successful growing up under more considerate elders.Duoduo was made toon a snowy day.
| A．stay at home | B．exercise | C．jump from a cliff | D．go to school |
Duoduo's father was inspired by .
| A．the ways eagles train their babies | B．how eagles feed their babies |
| C．how baby eagles fell from the cliffs | D．the place where eagles live |
The third paragraph mainly tells us .
| A．the best way to train children | B．Duoduo was weak when he was born |
| C．modern society has influenced on children | D．two different opinions to the event |
The writer thought parents should .
| A．be strict with children | B．be kind to children |
| C．choose proper ways to educate children | D．tell children to obey the laws |
Which of the following is WRONG?
| A．The event happened in America. | B．Duoduo was only four years old. |
| C．The writer didn't agree "eagle dad’s” educating method. | |
| D．Different children have different characters. |
When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of "Good luck!" from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.
Have you heard the saying “when you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn't happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.
Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit's foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit's feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, "Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit!"
People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year ,theywill need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole year of good luck!_______is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.
| A．A rabbit's foot | B．A falling leaf |
| C．A cheerful wish from friends | D．A shooting star |
From Paragraph3, we know that _______ . .
| A．shooting stars can often be seen |
| B．people can see a shooting star on a rainy night |
| C．your wish may come true if you see a shooting star |
| D．people believe that it's unlucky to see a shooting star |
British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because.
| A．the leaves fall in autumn |
| B．there are so many leaves to catch |
| C．the leaves can bring them a lucky month |
| D．they want to have a whole year of good luck |
In paragraph5, the underlined word "they" refers to"(指) ".
| A．trees | B．people | C．leaves | D．years |
The passage is mainly about.
| A．how to wish upon a star |
| B．things that bring good luck |
| C．British people love leaves |
| D．which of the rabbit's feet is the luckiest |
The story below is a true story that happened in September.
During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident. The tragedy was a great shock to everyone.
This accident was sudden and certainly unexpected. It made me realize the fact that you just don’t know when a loved one is no longer going to be with you. We sometimes take our loved ones for granted(当然)，and we expect that they will be with us all the time. However, as we all know, life does not work that way and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us stand back and realize how short life is.
To cheer her up, I tried to imagine if I were in her shoes how I would feel. It was impossible to imagine what she was going through. What words could I say to help her?Sometimes words just can’t express our feelings. Sometimes our actions are much more meaningful than words. So I gave her a hug(拥抱)…
Life is too short, and we should treasure(珍惜) every day staying with our loved ones.The writer’s friend lost her husband _______.
| A．in spring | B．in summer | C．in autumn | D．in winter |
What does the underlined word “ tragedy” mean in Chinese?
A机会 B. 生存 C．悲剧D. 闹剧 To cheer her friend up, the writer ______.
| A．gave her some flowers | B．said some words | C．did nothing | D．gave her a hug |
In the writer’s opinion, life for us is ______.
| A．short | B．serious | C．unexpected | D．meaningless |
According to Paragraph 3, what did the writer realize from the accident?
| A． We don’t know when we will lose our loved people. |
| B． Sudden and unexpected accidents happen everywhere. |
| C． Her friend was unlucky to meet the accident. |
| D． Accidents usually took place in September. |