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. |
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The year of 2014 was very important for Chinese pop star Lu Han. In 2014, he decided to leave EXO, a band(乐队) from S-Korea(韩国) and also played a role in his first movie.
Lu first became popular in 2012 as a member of EXO. With his good looks and singing talent, the 24-year-old man soon got a lot of fans.
However in October, Lu left EXO and came back to China. His best friend told people that Lu did it because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
“Lu is in S-Korea for many years but he can’t go back home very often because he is very busy” , said his best friend, “As his parents are getting older, he wants to look after them more.”
Back home, he played a role in a movie called Miss Granny(《重返20岁》). In the movie, a 70-year-old grandma goes back to her 20s. Lu plays her grandson, a rock band singer. Lu said he felt nervous and excited when he made this movie. He worked hard and in one scene(场景), he had to ride a bike and fall off the bike. He fell off the bike over and over again and didn’t know his nose was bleeding(流血).
What will the future be like for the young star? Let’s wait and see. Good luck to him.
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My little brother Jimmy is four and a half years old. He falls in love with cartoons these days. When he is watching his favorite cartoon shows, it becomes really difficult to move him from his seat. After watching his favorite shows like One Piece, Boonie Bears, Armor Hero and Pleasant Goat and so on, he tells the characters and stories to me. He even asks me to watch them with him. When watching cartoons, he doesn’t cry or ask for anything, because he puts all his heart into them. Why do kids love cartoons so much? Let us find out.
First, most of the cartoon shows become quite popular, because they help children to learn many things. They can bring funny and interesting things to kids. Second, the color, the sound, the voice and the story of their favorite characters can attract(吸引) the children’s interest. The sound effects(音效) of the cartoon is very important. Kids can always remember all the songs of their favorite cartoon shows. Third, cartoons create a world for kids. These have nothing to do with the problems of real life. Children love the super powers(超能力) the cartoon characters have. Also, the main cartoon character can always have a way to solve all problems and the good people can beat the bad ones. Most of the stories always have a happy ending.
So just enjoy your favorite cartoon shows.
| A．he is a quiet boy |
| B．his parents ask him to keep quiet |
| C．he puts all his heart into them |
| D．he wants to be polite |
| A．the bad people in the cartoons |
| B．the good people in the cartoons |
| C．the happy ending of the story |
| D．all the songs of their favorite cartoon shows |
| A．two | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．Jimmy is a five-year-old boy |
| B．Jimmy likes watching cartoon shows very much |
| C．The writer is Jimmy’s father |
| D．Cartoon shows can’t help children to learn anything |
I’m Betty. Last Sunday I celebrated my 14th birthday. My parents planned a big party for me and my friends.
My mother was like a best friend when inviting my friends home. She made a list of all the friends that I wanted to invite. Then she helped me make cards and sent them to each of my friends. The contents(内容) of each card were not the same.
Next, she took me to the supermarket and we bought balloons(气球) and streamers(飘带), masks(面具), hats and so on to make the room nice. We ordered a cake and the cake was a white house with colorful chocolate.
When we got home, we began to work. We put up the streamers and hung the balloons around the walls, doors and windows. We arranged(设计) the masks and hats. In this way, each friend could pick a different one.
My mother spent all the day in the kitchen cooking a lot of delicious food. In the evening, my friends came. After the dinner, my father organized some games for us and he became the referee(裁判) for all our games. My friends all had fun playing the games.
At night, my bedroom was filled with gifts. I went to bed with the happiness of having the best birthday party of my life.
| A．in the park | B．in a hotel |
| C．at school | D．at home |
| A．masks | B．birthday cards |
| C．hats | D．balloons |
| A．Betty | B．Betty’s mother |
| C．Betty’s father | D．Betty’s friends |
| A．My friends and I |
| B．How to Invite Friends to a Party |
| C．My Best Birthday Party |
| D．Who Are My Parents |
Fruit salad is a delicious dessert and you can make it in less than ten minutes. What’s more, you can enjoy it without becoming fatter. Fruit salad can also be a great dish at a party, or the wonderful snacks during any time of a day. If you want to know how to make fruit salad, just follow the steps.
Things you need
1 cup of strawberries
1 cup of cherries(樱桃)
1/2 red apple
1/2 peach(桃子)
1 pear
2 spoons of juice
Steps
1. choose your fruits
2. wash all of your fruits
3. cut the strawberries, cherries, red apple, peach, and pear into small pieces
4. put 2 spoons of juice in a bowl
5. put all the fruits in the bowl
6. serve and eat
| A．1/2 cup | B．1 cup | C．1 spoon | D．2 cups |
| A．wash your hands | B．wash them |
| C．cut them | D．put them in a bowl |
| A．one | B．three | C．five | D．eight |
| A．fruit salad is very delicious |
| B．people should eat fruit salad more |
| C．how to make fruit salad |
| D．when we can make fruit salad |
What do your parents do? What do you think of them? Let’s learn something about the following students’ parents and their jobs.
Alice
My father is a driver. He drives carefully and works hard every day. He loves his job and never gets bored with it. I’m going to go to university soon. I will miss him.
Vicky
I think my mother is the busiest person. A lot of people come to see her in the hospital every day. She spends most of her time helping sick(生病的) people. She is great and kind.
Jack
My father is a knowledgeable(有知识的) scientist. It seems that he knows everything in the world. I like my father very much. I want to be like him when I grow up.
Toby
My mother is strict with me. I must try my best to do well in every subject. I have to keep my room clean. Are all musicians as strict as her? Poor me!
| A．university | B．take a vacation |
| C．go hiking | D．have a party |
| A．a teacher | B．an engineer |
| C．a doctor | D．a musician |
| A．hard-working | B．kind |
| C．busy | D．strict |