Question

【題目】Jack Ma, whose Chinese name is Ma Yun, became the richest man in China, when the company he founded floated on the stock market last year with a value of around ￡140 billion. Here are some interesting stories about him.

1. "Beer" was the first word that Jack Ma searched for on the Internet

In 1995 Ma made his first trip to the US and used the Internet for the first time. After searching for "beer" and then "China", he saw that no results came up relating to China. He decided to set up a Chinese website一the seed for Alibaba had been sown.

2. Jack Ma applied to study at Harvard 10 times and was rejected (拒絕) each time

Ma failed the entry exams for colleges in China three times and was also rejected for many jobs in China, including one at KFC. He was turned down by the Harvard 10 times after applying.

3. Jack Ma learnt English by giving tourists free guides一every day for nine years.

Limited resources meant it was difficult to learn English when Ma was young. However, he found that he could learn the language by giving tourists free tours around his hometown of Hangzhou一something that he did during his teenage years every morning for nine years. He found everything they said and did was so different from what he had been taught at school and by his parents, which opened his mind.

4. Jack Ma named his company Alibaba because it's a globally known story

Ma simply wanted his company to have a global and interesting name, and realised that Alibaba is a story known across the world and it begins with A, appearing top of lists.

The company was founded in 1999 and since then has grown from 15 employees to more than 30,000. Ma hopes to keep expanding Alibaba outside of China.

【1】Ma Yun decided to set up a Chinese website when _______.

A. he applied to Harvard B. he visited America for the first time

C. he began to learn English D. he wanted to make a fortune

【2】Which of the following is not mentioned about Ma Yun in the passage?

A. He took the entry exams for colleges three times.

B. Some employers didn’t offer him a job.

C. Harvard turned down his application for his poor English.

D. He once wanted to work at KFC.

【3】Ma Yun’s experience of learning English tells us that ______.

A. he is a man with strong will B. he made a lot of money as a guide

C. he accepted the values of foreigners D. what he had been taught at school was wrong.

【4】From the passage we can conclude that Ma Yun will______.

A. make more profit (利潤(rùn)) abroad. B. settle in America

C. merge (合并) with other companies D. expand his business in China

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，馬云成為了中國(guó)首富，文章介紹了與馬云相關(guān)的4個(gè)故事。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句“In 1995 Ma made his first trip to the US and used the Internet for the first time. After searching for "beer" and then "China", he saw that no results came up relating to China.”可知1995年馬云去美國(guó)的時(shí)候，使用網(wǎng)絡(luò)搜索“beer”和“China”，他發(fā)現(xiàn)網(wǎng)絡(luò)上沒(méi)有中國(guó)相關(guān)的內(nèi)容，于是他決定設(shè)立一個(gè)中文網(wǎng)站。故B項(xiàng)正確。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“He was turned down by the Harvard 10 times after applying.”可知文章只提及哈佛十次拒絕了馬云，但是并沒(méi)有說(shuō)明拒絕的具體原因。故C項(xiàng)符合題意，選擇C項(xiàng)。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第二句“However, he found that he could learn the language by giving tourists free tours around his hometown of Hangzhou—something that he did during his teenage years every morning for nine years.”可知為了學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)，馬云連續(xù)九年免費(fèi)給外國(guó)游客做導(dǎo)游。這足以這說(shuō)明他是一個(gè)意志堅(jiān)定的人。故A項(xiàng)正確。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一句“Ma hopes to keep expanding Alibaba outside of China.”可知馬云希望能夠把阿里巴巴的業(yè)務(wù)開(kāi)展到國(guó)外，賺外國(guó)人的錢(qián)。故A項(xiàng)正確。