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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.
1. 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
2. When did Ma and his team found Alibaba?
A. In 1995. B. In 1998.
C. In 1999. D. In 2014.
3. Which is the world’s largest e-commerce company?
A. Alibaba. B. Taobao. C. Amazon. D. e-Bay.
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A short Chinese man seems to be tallest in the world right now. Jack Ma (Ma Yun) is executive chairman(董事局主席)of Alibaba Group, a business –to-business online platform. On September 19, 2014,Alibaba went public on the New York Stock Exchange (纽约证券交易所), raising $25 billion through an IPO, 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 awoke 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.
The experience made him a fluent English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wider world. In a 1995 trip to the US, Ma was shown 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. People called him “ Crazy Jack Ma”. But 15 years later, 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 online than Amazon and E-Bay combined.
No one thinks he’s mad now. Ma’s favourite line has been printed on Alibaba’s souvenir T-shirts. It reads: “Everybody should have a dream. What if that dream comes true?”
1.Why did Ma cycle to a hotel near the West Lake?
A. To work as a guide. B. To chat with foreigners.
C. To work part time. D. To do morning exercises.
2.When did Ma and his team found(建立) Alibaba?
A. In 1995. B. In 1998. C. In 1999. D. In 2014
3.Which is the right order?
a.Ma became the richest man on the Chinese mainland.
b.Ma became executive chairman of Alibaba Group.
c.Ma worked as an English teacher in Hangzhou.
d.Ma set up a website called China Pages.
A. c-b-d-a B. b-c-a-d C. d-c-b-a D. c-d-b-a
4.The title of the passage can be “_____________”.
A. Alibaba’s First IPO B. The World’s Largest E-commerce Company
C. Crazy Jack Ma D. The Internet Business Potential
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A short Chinese man is one of the biggest man in the world right now. He is Ma Yun, the Chairman of Alibaba Group. On Sept,19,2014 Alibaba went public(上市) and raised 25 billion dollars. Ma, a former English teacher, has become the richest man in China.
Bora in 1964 in Hangzhou, Zhejian, 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 foreigner 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 heard about Internet for the first time. And on a trip in 1995 to the US, Ma was shown in 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, developed into the world’s largest e-commerce company(电子商务公司)，owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall.
| Title | Ma Yun, the 1._______ man in China |
| Journey to success | In order to 2._____English, he got up at 5 a.m After he come back from the US, he set up a website called 3._____ Alibaba has owned popular shopping websites like4.___ and Tmall. |
| Conclusion | 5.______ favors(青睐)only the prepared mind. Or no pain, no gain. |
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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.
1.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
2. 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
3. Alibaba was set up in the year ___________.
A. 1994 B. 1995 C. 1999 D. 2004
4.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.
5.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
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A short Chinese man is one of the biggest men in the world right now. He is Jack Ma（Ma Yun），the Chair-man（董事局主席）of Alibaba Group. On Sept. 19，2014，Alibaba went public（上市）and raised＄25billion（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 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 ， rainy or shine。
The experience made him an excellent English speaker and 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 year 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.
1.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
2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A. The first website Ma Yun set up was Yahoo.
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 that lnternet business world have a bright future.
3.What does the 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.
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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.
1.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
2.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
3.Alibaba was set up in the year______.
A. 1994 B. 1995 C. 1999 D. 2004
4. 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.
5.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.
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Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain isdamagedwhen they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he/ she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.
1.How many people in the world are left-handed now?
A.Less than one sixth.
B.More than a half.
C.About 40%.
D.The passage doesn’t tell us.
2.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “damaged” in this passage?
A.knocked B.changed C.broke D.harmed
3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
B.Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
C.Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
D.Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.
4.The best title for this passage is _______.
A.Scientists’ New Inventions
B.Left-handed People
C.Which Hand
D.Different Brains, Different Hands
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Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1500 BC to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, 'so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always. been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world's population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person's two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain(大脑). The right side of the brain, which makes a person's hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and working out problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed.
Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged(损害) when they are born However, this doesn't happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因)for right-handedness, he/she may become either right-handed or left handed according to the chance(偶然性) and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don't have to.
1.How many people in the world are left-handed now?
A.Less than one sixth B.More than a half.
C.About 40%. D.The passage doesn't tell us.
2.What is the left hand for most people used to do?
A.It's used to find or hold things.
B.It's used to work with things.
C.it's used to make a person's hands and eyes work together.
D.it's the centre for thinking and working our problems.
3.The best title for this passage is "_______"
A.Scientists' new inventions B.Left-handed people
C.Which hand D.Different brains, different hands
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Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799， scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1，500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed， so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today， only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people， the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain， which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together， controls the left hand. The left side of the brain， which controls the right hand， is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed， and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However， this doesn’t happen to everyone， so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness， he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness， people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago， left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children， but today they don’t have to.
1.What did the scientists find after studying works of art made at different times in history?
A. Most people shown in the works of art are left-handed.
B. The works of art ended in the 1950s.
C. Most people shown in the works of art are right-handed.
D. The art began from 1，500 B.C.
2. For most people ， what is the left hand used to do?
A. It’s the center for thinking and doing problems.
B. It’s used to find or hold things.
C. It’s used to make people work together.
D. It’s used to work with things.
3.According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true?
A. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-hand
B. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
C. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
D. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
4.The best TITLE for this passage is _______.
A. Which Hand
B. Left-handed People
C. How Brains Control bodies
D. Scientists’ New Inventions
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Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works(作品) of art made at different times from 1, 500 B. C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world's population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person's two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain (大脑). The right side of the brain, which makes a person's hands and eyes work together, controls(控制) the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists than among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged(损害) when they are born. However, this doesn't happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason (原因) why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene (基因) for right-handedness, he/she may become either right-or left-handed according to the chance (偶然性) and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don't have to.
1. After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists found________ .
A. the art began from 1, 500 B. C.
B. the works of art ended in the 1950s
C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
2. How many people in the world are left-handed now?
A. Less than one sixth.
B. More than a half.
C. About 40%.
D. The passage doesn't tell us.
3. What is the left hand for most people used to do?
A. It's used to find or hold things.
B. It's used to work with things.
C. It's used to make a person's eyes work together.
D. It's the centre for thinking and doing problems.
4. According to (根据) the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.
5.The best title(标题) for this passage is________ .
A. Scientists' New Inventions
B. Left-handed People
C. Which Hand
D. Different Brains, Different Hands.