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【题目】 All eyes were on Jack Ma. The chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced(宣布) that he decided to step down from leading the famous company he founded 20 years ago on Teachers’ Day.

“I still have lots of dreams to go after,” Ma wrote in an open letter last year to announce his leaving. "The world is big, and I am still young, so I want to try new things.”

The 55-year-old businessman showed that he was ready for new things by arriving at his good-bye party dressed up like a rock star.

In fact, his rags-to-riches(白手起家的) story is a good example of doing something different. Visiting the United States in 1995, Ma saw the internet and had the idea of setting up his own trading website. In 1999, he founded Alibaba with a group of friends in a shared apartment, working really hard for years to develop his ideas. With all the challenges, the company slowly brought online shopping business to China.

Although his success has encouraged a number of Chinese tech businessmen. Ma pointed out that the key is having a dream. “It’s the dreams that keep us never afraid of difficulties,” Ma said in a video posted on Sept 9.

Now the successful businessman is looking to focus on education. What can he offer?

“I’m not gonna teach English; I’m not gonna teach business. But I’m gonna teach young people how face challenges,” he told Bloomberg News. Skilled sailors(水手) were never made on calm waters. As Ma said, “Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueler, But the day after tomorrow is beautiful.”

【1】What did Jack Ma announce on Teachers’ Day?

A.His retirement(退休) from Alibaba.B.His plan to enlarge his online business.

C.His dream of becoming a rock star.D.His plan to return to teaching.

【2】What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A.The important role of Alibaba.

B.How Ma got the idea for his business.

C.How Ma encourages others to do something different.

D.Difficulties Ma went through to found Alibaba.

【3】What does Ma think dreams mean to us?

A.Dreams can guide us to get further education.

B.Dreams can give us confidence and power to face the challenges.

C.Dreams can push us to set up new businesses.

D.Dreams can lead us to help others more.

【4】Jack Ma wants to focus on education because _________.

A.he wants to teach more people how to do business

B.he was tired of being in control of the big company

C.he hopes to encourage more young people to go for their dreams

D.he wants to make money in education field(领域)

【5】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph could possibly mean _________.

A.Practice makes perfectB.Confidence is the key to success

C.Good conditions can’t help people grow and learnD.Challenges help us to develop new abilities

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了著名人物马云教师节宣布离开阿里巴巴，讲述了马云的历程，马云辞职之后准备教年轻人如何面对挑战。

【1】细节理解题。根据第1大段“All eyes were on Jack Ma. The chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced(宣布) that he decided to step down from leading the famous company he founded 20 years ago on Teachers’ Day.”马云在教师节宣布他将退出20年前创建的阿里巴巴公司。可知，他计划从阿里巴巴退休。故选A。

【2】主旨大意题。根据第4大段“With all the challenges, the company slowly brought online shopping business to China.”面对重重挑战，这个公司才慢慢将网上购物业带到了中国。可知，主要在讲述创建阿里巴巴的困难。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据第5大段“It’s the dreams that keep us never afraid of difficulties,”是梦想让我们永不害怕困难。可知，梦想给我们面对挑战的勇气和自信。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据第7大段““I’m not gonna teach English; I’m not gonna teach business. But I’m gonna teach young people how face challenges,””教育能教人们梦想，教人们如何面对挑战。故选C。

【5】词句理解题。根据第7大段““But I’m gonna teach young people how face challenges,” he told Bloomberg News. Skilled sailors(水手) were never made on calm waters.”平静的水面不能创造出优秀的水手。可知水手要敢于面对水面上的挑战，这样才能成长。这也是马云教年经人如何面对挑战的说明。故选D。