5．“骑在羊背上的国家”是(　　 )

A．美国 　　 B．印度　 　　 C．巴西　 　　 D．澳大利亚

4．下列自然资源属于非可再生资源的是(　　 )

A．水资源 　 B．煤炭资源 　 C．土地资源　 　D．森林资源

3．被称为“地球之肺”的是(　　 )

A．热带草原　　　 B．热带沙漠　　　 C．温带草原　　　 D．热带雨林

2．下列“世界之最”连线错误的是(　　 )

A．最大高原――青藏高原　 　 B．最大盆地――刚果盆地

C．最大平原――亚马孙平原 　 D．最长山脉――安第斯山脉

1．我国陆地面积居世界(　　 )

A．第一位　　 　B．第二位　　 C．第三位　　 D．第四位

60. According to the text, which remarks following is NOT reasonable?

A. Jack Ma believes an employee’s talent is less important than the acceptance of the company’ principals.

B. Alibaba is an online commerce company started eight years ago.

C. Alibaba has become the biggest e-commerce company in China.

D. Alibaba’s shares rocketed after they made their first public appearance on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last week.

答案　 57.C　 58.C　 59.A　 60.D

59. What does Ma take the most pride in?

A. His employees.　　　　　　 B. His website.

C. Alibaba Group’s Shares.　　 D. His efficient management.

58. What is Jack Ma’s characteristic in terms of his management?

A. Trusting his employees fully.

B. Putting his employees ahead of himself before performing and trade.

C. Promoting company values of honesty, passion and team work.

D. Pursuing his dream is the magnet that draws talents in.

57. What did Jack Ma do before he founded Alibaba?

A. He was a waiter.　　　　　　　　 B. He was a technician.

C. He was a teacher.　　　　 　　　D. He was a manager of a small company.

56．We can see from the passage ,when Ellison’s first novel appeared ,he was in his　　 .

　　　 A．twenties　　　　　　　 B．thirties　　　　　　　　 C．forties　　　　　　　　 D．fifties

答案　 53.A　 54.B　 55.C　 56.B

Passage 11

(浙江省金华一中2008年5月高考模拟E篇)

When Jack Ma founded the Alibaba Group in 1999, he had 500,000 yuan in his hand and the support of 17 friends. Now eight years later, Alibaba has become China’s largest online commerce company, earning a profit of 1.36 billion yuan in 2006.

But when asked what makes him proud, Ma surprised many people by putting his employees way ahead of his legendary e-commerce websites.

“I feel most proud of my team, and the least of the websites,” Ma said. “The secret of my success is relying on team work and having a sense of mission(使命)”

Ma made the remarks on the eve of Alibaba Group’s shares becoming available for trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last Tuesday. On the first day of trading, the shares more than doubled in value.

Eight years ago, when Ma created Alibaba, he envisioned(预想)that the Internet would change people’s lives. But the former English teacher knew little about computer science. “So I decided to hire someone who knows technology and respected his decisions,” he said.

Ma said he trusts his employees fully as long as they are diligent and have a sense of purpose.

“When people apply to work for Alibaba, I talk with them for two hours to lower their expectations. I tell the applicants not to expect a pay raise or promotion, but to prepare to work long hours and to be criticized by the boss, “ Ma said.

But Ma is not a rigid(严厉的)boss. He is like a friend in the eyes of most his employees. Unlike traditional companies where most of the people do just what their boss asks, he treats them as partners and encourages them to present their own ideas.

“I have confidence in the online commercial service in China and encourage my more than 4,000 staff to remain united to make Alibaba the biggest ecommerce supplier for China, Asia and even the world,” said Ma.

He promotes company values of honesty, passion and teamwork. Those who don’t accept these principals will find it hard to work there, no matter how talented they are.

“I have seen many who are more clever and hardworking than my team and me,” Ma said. But “we have a loyal team which has stayed on the same course, no wavering(摇摆).” And Ma pursuing his dream is the magnet(磁铁)that draws talents in.