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Alibaba founder Jack Ma has become China's richest person according to a wealth survey by the． Hurun Report． Mr．Ma tops its annual rich list with a fortune of $25bn,．followed, by Wanda Group chairman Wang Jianlin．
Internet billionaires account for five of China's 10 richest people this year, beating property giants（房地产巨头） who have traditionally dominated（占优势） the list, which also includes the head of Tencent, Pony Ma．Other technology giants on the list include the co-founder of Chinese search group Baidu, Robin Li, and the founder of online retailer （零售商） JD．com, Richard Liu．
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Hurun Report chairman and chief researcher Rupert Hoogewerf said, "Jack Ma is the 11th Number One we have had in China in the last 16 years, showing the dynamism（活力） of the Chinese economy, and an outstanding reminder of the growth potential that is being realized in the new markets"．
The Hurun Report's rich list is one of the most closely-watched and accurate assessments of wealth in China． The annual report has been published for the past 16 years． Individuals or families required at least $2．3bn this year to make it onto the list, which is more than 15 times the amount needed a decade ago． There are a record 354 so-called "dollar billionaires" in China this year, Hurun said, which is a 13% increase from last year．Overall, the total wealth of the l,271 people on the list is worth $1．4tn this year
Hurun said it had been "an amazing year" for the online retail and other IT sectors and a “good year” for entertainment, investments, cars, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals（药业） and manufacturing． On the other side, Hurun said it had "been a bad year for steel and shipping" and that real estate（不动产） "could have done a lot worse, bearing in mind the state of the market"．
The world's second-largest economy has been slowing down． Its property industry may
have 'overheated and that levels of local debt are too high． As a result, the government has taken measures to cool the housing market, which has slowed down for several quarters．Perhaps reflecting this shift, four of the six property giants in last year's top 10 list have dropped down the rankings．
1.According to Rupert Hoogewerf, Jack Ma's being the 11th richest in China in the last 16 years indicates that ．
A． China will surely have the 12ffi Number One next year
B． the growth of China's economy in the last 16 years is incredible
C． new markets are providing China with great potential for economic growth
D． China has successfully sailed through the global financial crisis started in 2008
2.What is true about the Hurun Report's rich list?
A． Accurate assessments lend credit to the rich list．
B． Only individual billionaires can make it onto the list．
C． The list has been published every other year for 16 years．
D．It favors investments and cars rather than steel and shipping．
3.What can be inferred from the changes in the top 10 list during the past two years?
A． Property giants are no longer rich due to the shift．
B． China has become the world's second-largest economy．
C． Internet billionaires traditionally dominated the top 10 list．
D． The Government has played a role in the changes of house prices．
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Jack Ma, the founder and chairman of China’s Alibaba Group, has a $28.6 billion fortune, ______making him the richest person in China.
A. it B. one C. that D. which
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Fortune China released a ranking of business leaders in 2020, Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, _______ the list with outstanding leadership.
A.topping B.topped C.to top D.having topped
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Alibaba co-founder and chairman Jack Ma on Monday announced in an open letter that he would step down, with the company CEO Daniel Zhang taking over as the chairman of the board. Zhang, is known as a key architect of Alibaba’s “Singles Day”, the Nov. 11 event that has become the world’s largest online shopping event. In the letter entitled “Happy Teachers’ Day,” Ma said he would retire as the chairman of the board on Sept. 10, 2019. Ma said he would work closely with Zhang to ensure a smooth transition and stay on the Alibaba board of directors until the annual shareholders meeting in two years. After he steps down, he will continue to be part of the “Alibaba Partnership”, which has the ability to nominate the majority of directors on the company’s board. He also wants to return to education and charity, which gives him excitement and blessings.
“There’s only Bill Gates who has done the same. No other tech founder in the world has just resigned like that at the top,” said Rupert Hoogewerf, which publishes an annual influential list of China’s richest people. Hoogewerf added that in China, Ma was a figure like no other, with friends ranging from movie stars to billionaires, though he often outshone them all. “He’s the big one, he’s the one that brings them together.”
The company was founded at a time when the industry was still dominated by state-owned firms and entrepreneurship was seen as a risky career path. Alibaba, previously recognized as an on-line shopping company, also has investments in sports content, microchips and facial recognition technology and has been positioning itself as a serious player in cloud computing. Mr. Ma said in the letter, “The one thing I can promise everyone is this: Alibaba was never about Jack Ma, but Jack Ma will forever belong to Alibaba.”
1.What do we learn about Abibaba from this passage?
A.It was founded by Jack Ma alone.
B.It is nothing more than an on-line shopping company.
C.It was founded at the time when private-owned firms was in a minority.
D.Its shareholders meeting holds twice a year.
2.What can we infer from paragraph 2?
A.Hoogewerf speaks highly of Jack Ma’s firm.
B.Bill Gates and Jack Ma have a lot in common.
C.Other than stars and billionaires, Jack Ma makes few friends.
D.Jack Ma is an influential person to unite his friends.
3.Jack Ma will do the following things after stepping down except________.
A.Helping people in need.
B.Ensuring the company’s transition.
C.Education career.
D.Suggesting candidates for the board.
4.What’s the best title for this passage?
A.The Brief Introduction of Jack Ma
B.Daniel Zhang to Take Over Alibaba
C.Alibaba’s Development
D.Jack Ma to Step Down as Alibaba’s Head
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The co-founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma 1. (retire) on his 55th birthday on 10 September, 2019, 2. (make) him the first founder among a generation of Chinese Internet entrepreneurs to step down from his company.
Born 3. Hangzhou, Mr. Ma had begun his career as an English teacherbefore he became one of the billionaires. Mr. Ma struggled at school and 4. (reject) for 30 different jobs, including one at KFC. He bought his first 5. (person) computer at the age of 33. With no background in computing,Mr. Ma confounded Alibaba with 6. (create) in his apartment two decades ago. Known as the “Steve Jobs of China”, Mr. Ma owns 7. (near) 9% of e-commerce giant Alibaba. “I want to return to what I love to do — education,” Mr. Ma said recently in 8. interview. “There are a lot of things for me 9. (learn) from Bill Gates.” He is not only a fan of martial arts 10. has been practicing t’ai chi for more than 30 years.
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Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, earning _____ a profit of 6.42 billion yuan in 2011.
A．earns B．earning C．earned D．to have earned
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Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, _____ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.
A. earns B. earning C. earned D. to have earned
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Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company，______ a profit of 1．47 billion yuan in 2010．
A．earns B．earning
C．earned D．to have earned
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Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, _____ a profit of 6.42 billion yuan in 2011.
A. earns B. earning C. earned D. to have earned
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Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, ______ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.
A. earns B. earning C. earned D. to have earned