Kendall Ciesemier is the founder of charity K...

Kendall Ciesemier is the founder of charity Kids Caring 4 Kids, an organization she created after seeing a show on the difficult situation of AIDS orphans (孤儿) in Africa. Ciesemier was inspired to try to change the lives of those affected by AIDS and to encourage other children to do the same. She tells us of the power her personal story has in showing others they too can make a difference.

You saw Oprah’s show on AIDS orphans when you were 11 — do you remember how you felt?

When I saw the show I was shocked. I had never heard of AIDS before and was concerned that kids were growing up without parents and no one had troubled to ask for my help.

I wanted to create a place for kids to get involved and a place where their small contributions would be valued and celebrated. I also felt that I needed to take immediate action myself. I found an orphan sponsorship (赞助) program online and an eight-year-old girl from Mauritania who needed my help. I started there and Kids Caring 4 Kids grew from that experience.

How has your own illness inspired you to help others?

Growing up with a rare liver (肝脏) disease made me feel different, which I think attracted me to others who were different and those struggling with something. I knew how I felt and I wanted to help reduce that feeling in someone else. I always wanted to support people. Growing up with an illness gave me empathy (移情) for others.

How does your own story inspire others?

My own personal story is evidence that people can give from anywhere. I started Kids Caring 4 Kids from a hospital room. I started by helping one person and it snowballed from there. When I share my story, I think that’s what affects people the most — the fact that I started all of this during a time of personal struggle and weakness. If I could do that, then they can do something too.

1.According to the text, Kendall Ciesemier.

A. hosted a show on the situation in Africa

B. was affected by AIDS and a liver disease

C. made an effort to help African AIDS orphans

D. earned lots of money from Kids Caring 4 Kids

2.What made Ciesemier create Kids Caring 4 Kids?

A. Her experience in Africa.

B. Living with a liver disease.

C. Watching Oprah’s show on AIDS orphans.

D. Her work with an orphan sponsorship program.

3.Ciesemier’s own illness .

A. caused her to lose some close friends

B. made her discouraged and less enthusiastic

C. kept her away from those who were different

D. helped her easily understand other patients’ feelings

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Kataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of world Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.

“HAPPY-DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January 2000. In Copenhagen, Denmark , more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World records. “World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.

Today, many people fear widespread international terrorism（恐怖主义）. The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion（宗教）. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound over-ambitious (野心太大的), and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep belief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.

Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.

1.The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is ____.

A．to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter

B．to build a common connection between various religions

C．to reduce stress and lighten depression

D．to lower blood pressure

2.The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place ____.

A．on 11th. January, 1998

B．on the first Sunday of May

C．on 9th. January, 1996

D．on 9th. January, 2000

3.The author’s attitude towards laughter movement is ____.

A．positive           B．negative          C．uninterested       D．objective

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

A．World Laughter Day and its significance

B．the worldwide laughter movement

C．a universal language

D．laughter

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Jack Ma is the founder and CEO of Alibaba Group. He was one of the 100 global "future leaders" of the 2001 World Economic Forum and the "commercial leader" of 2001 elected by US Commercial Association of Asia.

Born in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Ma graduated from Hangzhou Teachers Institute in 1988 (he failed the entrance exam twice) and became a lecturer in English and International Trade.

In 1985, a one-month visit to see an Australian pen pal he had met in Hangzhou changed his life. "Everything I'd learned in China was that China was the richest country in the world," he said. "When I arrived in Australia, I realized it's totally different. I started to think you have to use your own mind to judge, to think." After his return, Ma became the chairman of the Students' Union of the whole city.

Jack Ma founded Alibaba.com in 1999, a China based business to business marketplace site. In 2003, Alibaba launched Taobao.com, a consumer to consumer auction (消费者拍卖) website similar to eBay.

Ma said that he got most of his ideas while taking very long, hot showers. He likes to spend time walking his four dogs and playing chess and poker. He said, "I've learned a lot of business philosophy by playing poker."

Looking ahead, Ma said that he dreamed of using his group's resources to improve the lives of all Chinese people, especially the 900 million farmers. "There must be some way of using our experience, our know-how, and make their life easier," he said.

1.We can know from this passage that Jack Ma is ________.

A. the number one of the 2001 global future leaders

B. a great success and very influential in economy

C. the chairman of the Students' Union of Hangzhou Teachers Institute

D. the founder and CEO of eBay

2.It was ________ that changed his mind greatly.

A. his pen pal

B. his experience in China

C. his failure in the entrance exam

D. his experience in Australia

3.We can infer from the third paragraph that ________.

A. Ma loves China very much

B. Ma knew about Australia well before his visit

C. Ma didn’t know the differences between China and Australia before the visit

D. Ma used to judge things with his own mind

4.The underlined word launched in paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A. started            B. bought            C. sold            D. landed

5.From the last paragraph, we can know that ________.

A. Jack Ma will do what he can to make the farmers life easier

B. Jack Ma will devote a lot of money to help the Chinese farmers

C. they will teach the farmers how to use their resources

D. Alibaba groups resources will be given away to the farmers

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Jack Ma is the founder and CEO of the alibaba.com, 1. is the biggest e-commerce company in China. The website is an English-language site. It aims to offer suppliers and consumers 2. direct means to communicate, and thereby save time and money 3. (efficient). This model of business 4. (refer) to as B2B (business to business), and it has attracted millions of users worldwide. On the back of this success. Jack Ma and his team developed Taobao in 2001. Today, alibaba.com is considered by many to be one of the best B2B 5. (site), with over 7 million users 6. (come) from more than 200 countries and religions. Jack Ma 7. (become) the first Chinese businessman to appear on the cover of the famous magazine Forbes in the past 50 years. Jack Ma is respected by people not just because of his success, but also because of his 8. (person). Although modest, Jack Ma is a very 9. (ambition) man. When asked about his future plan, he once said, ‘I believe that in the next ten years, _ 10. the top three Internet companies in the world, one will be from China—and we want to be that company.’

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Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta, USA.In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her 　　 and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under 　　 in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved 　　 the cars could be on site 　　 the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away! 　　 other local paving company wanted to do the job, 　　 it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”

“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were 　 　 　 to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and　 　　　 　 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also　 　　 them that if we failed,they would be no worse off, 　　 　 　 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”

“We got the job and immediately went into 　 　　　 .Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our　 　　 　　 challenge was to keep the rock mixture　 　 　　 enough. All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one. 　　 ,I got a special 　　 to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I　 　　 held one of those hoses to　 　 　 down the rock.”

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that　 　 　 one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the 　　 company that had cars on the parking lot.”

“The key to our success was having the 　 　　 　 to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

1.A.kindness　　 B. patience　　 C. imagination　　 D.experience

2.A.construction　 B .repair　　 C.control　　 D.development

3.A.after　　 B.as　　 　　 C.for　　 D.so

4.A.while　　 B.since　　 C.where　　 D.when

5.A.Some　　 B.Any　　 C.No　　 D.Every

6.A.stating　　 B.reporting　　 C.telling　　 D.warning

7.A.able　　 B.nervous　　 C.afraid　　 D.willing

8.A.supported　　 B.promised　　 C.continued　　 D.improved

9.A.asked　　 B.surprised　　 C.reminded　　 D.demanded

10.A.though　　 B.but　　 C.as　　　 D.unless

11.A.discussion　 B.action　　 C.practice　　 D.production

12.A.next　　 B.first　　 C.past　　 D.previous

13.A.cold　　 B.wet　　 C.loose　　 D.clean

14.A.Naturally　 B.Obviously　　 C.Meanwhile　　 D.Instead

15.A.excuse　　 B.order　　 C.permit　　 D.reason

16.A.exactly　　 B.personally　　 C.angrily　　 D.hardly

17.A.pull　　 B.knock　　 C.hit　　　 D.water

18.A.required　　 B.mixed　　 C.followed　　 D.formed

19.A.best　　 B.last　　 C.second　　 D.only

20.A.courage　　 B.interest　　 　　 C.hope　　 D.chance

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Mark Zukerberg is the founder and CEO of Facebook, an extremely popular social working website that started in the United States.

Now, millions of student users visit Facebook daily and the website is one of the top ten most widely visited sites on the internet worldwide. College and high school students use Facebook to communicate with friends and share both information and pictures for free. The company earns money through advertising.

Many other companies have been rumored (谣传) to be interested in buying Facebook. Just a few years after Mark started the company, he was approached by Terry Semel, who was the CEO of Yahoo. Terry offered Mark one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to sell Facebook to Yahoo. Mark said no, though. He stands behind his dreams at the very beginning. He knows the value of the company could fall down; however, he is in this to build something unbelievable, not be bought out by another company.

Maybe he was smart. Now Facebook is rumored to be worth billions of dollars and bigger companies, like Microsoft or Google, want a share of the company. Some private firms are also interested. Facebook could sell 15 billion dollars if Mark decides to sell it at all. Perhaps Mark will just keep working from his California office to continue his dream of building something cool.

1.Facebook makes money from ______.

A. members B. advertisements

C. pictures D. students

2.Terry Semel was the CEO of ______.

A. Microsoft B. Facebook C. Google D. Yahoo

3.The underlined word “this” (Paragraph 3) most probably refers to ______.

A. buying companies 　　 B. managing Facebook

C. sharing information D. fighting rumors

4.Which of the following words best describes Mark Zukerberg according to the passage?

A. Determined. B. Humourous.

C. Gentle. 　　 D. Selfless.

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Mark Zukerberg is the founder and CEO of Facebook, an extremely popular social working website that started in the United States.

Now, millions of student users visit Facebook daily and the website is one of the top ten most widely visited sites on the internet worldwide. College and high school students use Facebook to communicate with friends and share both information and pictures for free. The company earns money through advertising.

Many other companies have been rumored(谣传) to be interested in buying Facebook. Just a few years after Mark started the company, he was approached by Terry Semel, who was the CEO of Yahoo. Terry offered Mark one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to sell Facebook to Yahoo. Mark said no, though. He lives for his dream even at the very beginning. He knows this. Maybe he was smart. Now Facebook is rumored to be worth billions of dollars and bigger companies like Microsoft or Google want a share of the company. Some private firms are also interested. Facebook could sell 15 billion dollars if Mark decided to sell it at all. Perhaps Mark will just keep working from his California office to continue his dream of building something cool.

1.Facebook makes money from ________.

A. members　　 B. students

C. pictures　　 D. advertisements

2.Terry Semel was the CEO of ________.

A. Microsoft　　 B. Yahoo

C. Google　　 D. Facebook

3.The underlined word “this” (Paragraph 3) most probably refers to ________.

A. buying companies　　 B. fighting rumors

C. sharing information　　 D. his dream

4.Which of the following words best describe Mark Zukerberg according to the passage?

A. Determined.　　 B. Humorous.

C. Gentle.　　 D. Selfless.

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Mark Zukerberg is the founder and CEO of Facebook, an extremely popular social working website that started in the United States.

Now, millions of student users visit Facebook daily and the website is one of the top ten widely visited sites on the Internet worldwide. College and high school students use Facebook to communicate with friends and share both information and pictures for free. The company earns money through advertising.

Many other companies have been rumored(谣传）to be interested in buying Facebook. Just a few years after Mark started the company, he was approached by Terry Semel, who was the CEO of Yahoo. Terry offered Mark one billion dollars($1,000,000,000) to sell Facebook to Yahoo. Mark said no, though. He stands behind his dreams at the very beginning. He knows the value of the company could fall down; however, he is in this to build something unbelievable, not be bought out by another company.

Maybe he was smart. Now Facebook is rumored to be worth billions of dollars and bigger companies like Microsoft or Google want a share of the company. Some private firms are also interested. Facebook could sell 15billion dollars if Mark decides to sell it at all. Perhaps Mark will just keep working from his California office to continue his dream of building something cool.

1..Facebook makes money from _____ .

A. members         B. advertisements        C. pictures    D. students

2..Terry Semel was the CEO of _______.

A. Microsoft        B. Facebook             C. Google     D. Yahoo

3..Which of the following words best describes Mark Zukerberg according to the passage?

A. Determined        B. Humorous             C. Gentle     D. Selfless

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Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of the site Facebook , ______ you can have a look at each other’s pictures.

A. where     B. which        C. when           D. as

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Rock Junket is The Original Rock n’ Roll Walking Tour of New York City. Rock Junket founder Bobby Pinn is an author, former rock radio personality, rock historian and he’s spent 17 years as a music executive (总监). Read the reviews, book the best and forget the rest!

Rock Junket Walking Tours are not only the perfect way to dig deep into New York’s rock scene but also learn about art, fashion, rock n’ roll clothing stores and great local bars and restaurants. The East Village Rock Tour is very popular as we demonstrate how the neighborhood went from poor to being the birthplace of punk rock. On The Greenwich Village Rock Tour we’ll look at the influence Bob Dylan had on the Village plus sites about Jimi Hendrix and The Animals. We cover lost of clubs also including Café Wha, Bitter End, and other. The Union Square Rock Tour details the immoral behavior of Max’ Kansas City, Webster Hall. Andy Warhol and his 2nd and 3rd Factory, a famous Clash album cover and much more. The Beatles Tour takes us through Midtown and Uptown as we explore the sites that gave birth to Beatlemania (披头士狂热). Our Customized Rock Tours have been booked and loved by schools, universities, writers, museum curators (馆长) and many others.

1.From the passage, we know Rock Junket is ________.

A. a travel agency　 　　　　　　 B. a famous museum

C. a website for music lovers D. a survey company

2.If you want to join in the Rock Junket’s activities, you must ________.

A. has a gift for music

B. read online reviews

C. wear rock n’ roll clothes

D. buy a ticket in advance

3.Which of the following is most popular among student groups?

A. The East Village Rock Tour

B. Greenwich Village Rock Tour

C. Customized Rock Tours

D. Union Square Rock Tour

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