Question

    Do you know Ma Yun? He is Founder and Chairman of Alibaba(阿里巴巴)Group. Ma was born in Hangzhou. At an early age, Ma wanted to learn English so he rode his bike each morning in order to go to a nearby hotel and talked with foreigners. He would guide them around the city for free in order to practice and improve his English.

Ma is never afraid of failure in his youth. Although he failed the university entrance exam three times, Ma entered Hangzhou Normal University(师范大学).He majored in English and graduated in1988.While at school, Ma was elected student chairman. He later became a lecturer(讲师) in English and International Trade at the Hangzhou Dian zi University.

In the early of 1995,he went to the United States, and with the help of his friend he got introduced to the Internet. In April 1995, Ma, his wife and a friend collected twenty thousand dollars and started an Internet company. He named their company “China Yellow Pages”. Within three years, his company had made 5,000,000 Chinese Yuan. In 1999,he decided to give up his job in the US, and went back to Hangzhou with his team in order to found Alibaba. Alibaba is a China-based business-to-business marketplace site on the Internet, which serves more than 79 million members from more than 240 countries and areas. In September 2014 Alibaba became one of the most valuable companies in the world. Ma Yun becomes one of the most successful businessmen in China.

1.Why did Ma Yun guide foreigners around the city for free?

A.Because he was a volunteer.

B.Because he was a translator.

C.Because he wanted to practice his spoken English.

2.Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?

a. Ma Yun started an Internet company “China Yellow Pages”.

b. Ma Yun founded Alibaba.

c. Ma Yun went back to Hangzhou with his team in 1999.

d. He became a teacher in English and International Trade.

A.a-b-c-d. B.c-d-a-b. C.d-a-c-b. D.b-c-a-d.

3.Which sentence is right according to the passage?

A.Alibaba serves more than 79 million members in China.

B.Alibaba is one of the most valuable companies in the world.

C.Alibaba had made￥5,000,000 in three years.

4.What is the best title of the article?

A.The Story of Ma Yun. B.The story of China Yellow Pages.

C.The Story of Alibaba. D.The story of Hangzhou Dian zi University

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲的是马云的成长经历和主要成就。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三、四行“He would guide them around the city for free in order to practice and improve his English”“为了练习和提高他的英语水平，他会免费带他们在城里转转”，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二、三行“In April 1995, Ma, his wife and a friend collected twenty thousand dollars and started an Internet company. He named their company “China Yellow Pages”“1995年4月，马云、妻子和一个朋友募集了两万美元，创办了一家互联网公司。他把他们的公司命名为“中国黄页”可知，a在1995年四月；根据文章第三段第四、五行“In 1999,he decided to give up his job in the US, and went back to Hangzhou with his team in order to found Alibaba”“1999年，他决定放弃在美国的工作，和他的团队回到杭州，为了建立阿里巴巴”可知，在1999年，马云先回到了杭州（c），然后建立了阿里巴巴（b）；根据文章第二段第三、四行“He later became a lecturer(讲师) in English and International Trade at the Hangzhou Dianzi University”“后来，他成为杭州电子大学英语和国际贸易讲师”可知，d在1988年，所以顺序为d-a-c-b，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三、四行“which serves more than 79 million members from more than 240 countries and areas”“为来自240多个国家和地区的7900多万会员提供服务”可知，A说法是错误的；根据文章倒数第二、三行“Alibaba became one of the most valuable companies in the world”“阿里巴巴成为世界上最有价值的公司之一”可知，B说法是正确的；根据文章第三段第三、四行“He named their company “China Yellow Pages”. Within three years, his company had made 5,000,000 Chinese Yuan”“他把他们的公司命名为“中国黄页”。三年内，他的公司赚了500万元人民币”可知，C说法是错误的；故选B。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要以马云的故事展开，介绍了马云的成长经历和主要成就，所以A项马云的故事符合题意，故选A。