English teacher and Internet entrepreneur (企业家) Jack Ma founded Alibaba 18years ago in his tiny apartment in Hangzhou, China. Now, Ma has become the richest man in China. Every current entrepreneur and business leader should learn from how a Chinese English teacher became such a great success.
Start here, go anywhere. Recognizing the importance of English, young Ma would ride his bike to a nearby hotel and guide foreigners around the city just to learn and practice the language.
He has vision and he had help. Ma saw the Internet’s enormous potential to bridge businesses across China’s huge population early on. So he and his wife brought 17 friends together and pooled ＄60,000 to start the company. That formed the basis for the company’s dynamic partnership structure and unique culture.
Big problems lead to big opportunities. China’s lack of infrastructure (基础设施) has always been a problem for the enormous nation’s small businesses. Alibaba solved that and now accounts for 80% of the country’s e-commerce.
Innovation comes from unique individuals who think and act differently. Everyone talks about changing the world and making tones of money these days, but those who actually do it are exceptional individuals with breakthrough ideas, uncommon vision and a passion to do great work.
What’s is in a name? Jack Ma was sitting in a San Francisco coffee shop when he thought of how Alibaba overheard the secret of the 40 thieves in his story —“open sesame (芝麻)”—and unlocked untold riches. He simply wanted his company to have a global and interesting name, and realized that Alibaba was a story known across the world. As an additional bonus, Ma said that because it begins with A, it also appears at the top of lists.
1.The article is about ______.
A. Jack Ma’s life story B. the secrets to Jack Ma’s success
C. Jack Ma’s business team D. the development of Alibaba
2.According to the article, the first step in Jack Ma’s success came from ______.
A. mastering the English language B. the unique culture of his partnership
C. innovation from his team D. the foundation of his company
3.Jack Ma named his company after Alibaba because ______.
A. it begins with an A
B. his team worked out such a good idea.
C. inspiration came to him when he was listening to a story.
D. it came from a story that is well-known around the world.
4.Which of the following words best describe Jack Ma?
A. Ambitious and creative B. Humorous and innovative
C. Strict and intelligent D. Passionate and considerate
假定你是李华。从学校通告栏上看到某公司招聘海外游学团领队的广告，你很感兴趣。请写一封英文电子邮件咨询此职位的工作职责、资历要求及报酬等相关信息。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：通告栏 notice board；游学团 study tour
注：请各校自行制作答题卡，书面表达内容可参考如下：
Dear Sir/Madam,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Several days ago, Mother brought home little cat. I named her “Mimi”. She is black all over. Can you imagine how she looks like? Every morning she gets up early than anyone else. Then she climbs on my bed and wake me up. When we are having our meal, she is often runs under the table and even climbs onto our knees. She seems to be saying, “Let me join you. I want nothing to eat.” Mimi likes to lie on the sunshine. She feels comfortably that way. She looks lovely when doing that. I like Mimi very much so she brings our joy.
Are you thirsty? How about some green tea? It tastes good and it’s very healthy. The Chinese
1. (know) about the benefits of green tea since ancient times, and they use 2. to treat everything from headaches to depression. They have 3. (actual) been using green tea as a medicine for over 4,000 years.
Today, there is scientific evidence of the health benefits of green tea. According to one study
4. (publish) in a cancer research journal, drinking green tea 5. (reduce) the risk of some types of cancer in Chinese men and women 6. nearly sixty percent. USA researchers have also found that green tea may prevent the 7. (grow) of cancer cells. There is also new evidence 8. green tea can help to destroy bacteria in our bodies. It is especially effective at getting rid of the bacteria on your 9. (tooth) and keep them healthy!
According to the Chinese proverb, “It is 10. (good) to go without food for three days, than without tea for one.” So, in short, you should definitely try a cup of green tea. It seems that it can only do you good.
My family spent one summer vacation enjoying the beaches of beautiful Gulf Shores, Alabama. We bought a boat thinking this would make for a really ______ day at the beach for my two little girls.
I probably became too ______ with my younger daughter on the sand. When I looked up I became ______. The little boat with my older daughter in it had ______ far out from the shore. I called to her to come in ______ to shore and, although she seemed frightened, she was doing all she could to ______ just that. But there were no oars (桨) and her little ______ were too short to reach across the boat and into the ______.
Others on the beach seemed to be doing nothing to help except ______. I was standing as far out ______ the water as I could — ______ instructions to her, but with no ______. At last I thought to myself, “I know I’m a ______ swimmer but my daughter needs my help. I have no
____.” I jumped into the water.
At first my arms started moving very ______. I couldn’t believe I was doing this. I swam until I was breathless. I just kept hoping and ______ her. Finally, I reached the edge of the
____, grabbed the rope and began making my way back to shore. My child was crying so I tried
____ her, even though everything inside me was _______.
My life was forever changed by that ______. I learned if I believe in myself and dive right in I will have all the strength I need.
1.A. lucky B. fun C. moving D. peaceful
2.A. busy B. patient C. angry D. pleased
3.A. excited B. angry C. concerned D. amused
4.A. sunk B. stayed C. lost D. moved
5.A. closer B. faster C. earlier D. safer
6.A. avoid B. accomplish C. claim D. behave
7.A. legs B. fingers C. arms D. clothes
8.A. water B. shore C. board D. sand
9.A. applauding B. noticing C. swimming D. watching
10.A. off B. among C. in D. on
11.A. reading B. taking C. following D. shouting
12.A. hope B. reason C. end D. success
13.A. skillful B. poor C. brave D. new
14.A. choice B. way C. reason D. support
15.A. gently B. slowly C. confidently D. casually
16.A. keeping an eye on B. getting in touch with C. looking back at D. waving over to
17.A. strength B. oar C. boat D. beach
18.A. scolding B. calming C. praising D. helping
19.A. overjoyed B. changed C. missing D. trembling
20.A. point B. story C. experience D. scene
You wait in a long queue in the supermarket, but when it’s finally your turn to pay, you can’t find enough money in your purse. 1. While you are bending down to look for them, the people behind you are getting angry. The cashier is pounding her fingers impatiently on the counter.
2. But the good news is: scientists have thought of a way to make queues shorter and paying for things easier. They have invented an eye scanner. In the future, when you pay for food at the supermarket, an eye scanner will take a picture of your eyes and a computer will identify you. 3.
Students at Venerable Bede School, England, have already got an eye scanner in their cafeteria. After the students choose the food they want, the scanner looks for their information and sends a list of the food to their parents. 4. Also, parents pay for the meals at the end of the week, so the students don’t have to take money to school and wait in long queues to pay for their lunch.
If all shops had eye scanners, shopping would be easier. 5. So, it seems that it will be a while before most of us get our eyes scanned at the cashier.
A. Sometimes shopping can be unpleasant.
B. You take out your credit cards, but they fall on the floor.
C. If students aren’t eating a healthy diet, their parents will know.
D. Stores are trying several new ways to get shoppers to spend more.
E. Parents are urging the government to introduce better security safeguards.
F. However, eye scanners are very expensive and many shops can’t afford them.
G. As soon as the machine finds your information, it will send it to your bank which pays for your food automatically.
