根据短文内容回答问题，并将答案写在答题卷上标有题号的横线上。 On September 19, Alibaba went public (上市) on the New Yor...

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根据短文内容回答问题，并将答案写在答题卷上标有题号的横线上。

On September 19, Alibaba went public (上市) on the New York Stock Exchange(纽约证券交易所). It shows that Ma Yun has done his business successfully. A short Chinese man seems to be the tallest man in the world right now. Ma used to be an English teacher. So far, he has become the richest man on the Chinese mainland.

Ma was born in Hangzhou and grew up as a happy kid. At the age of twelve, he found that English was very interesting. Every morning he got up at 5 a.m., and then ran to a hotel near the West Lake where he could communicate with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years. The experience made him become a fantastic English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wide world. In a 1995 trip to the US, Ma was shown to the Internet for the first time. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website without knowing much about computers. Four years later, Ma set up Alibaba in Hangzhou. People called him “Crazy Jack Ma”. But fifteen years later, Alibaba has developed into the world's largest e-commerce (电子商务) company.

（1）、What did Ma Yun use to be?

（2）、Was Ma Yun shown to the Internet for the first time in 1990?

（3）、When did Ma Yun set up Alibaba in Hangzhou?

举一反三

     One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.
   The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and American, though the British and Americans both speak English.
   The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They're more active and easier to talk with.
The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football ,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post.

A young man was getting ready for graduation. He always wanted a beautiful sports car, and he told his father this. On the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful box. The young man was disappointed when he opened the box and found a book. He shouted angrily,"With all your money you give me a book?"and rushed out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but he realized his father was very old and thought he should go to see him. Before he made a visit, he got a call telling him his father had passed away(去世).He was also told his father had given all his possessions to him. When he arrived at his father's house, sadness filled his heart.
He began to see his father's important papers and saw the still new book. With tears, he opened the book and began to turn the pages. As he read the words, a car key dropped from an envelope in the book. It was the key to a sports car.

Jackie Chan was born on 7th April, 1954 in Hong Kong. His parents left the mainland（大陆） for Hong Kong a short time before he was born. His parents named him Chan Gangsheng, which means “born in Hong Kong”. When Jackie was 7 years old, his family moved to Australia. Later that year, they got back to Hong Kong and Jackie's father sent him to Beijing to study and work. When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous performances（表演） in films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood, but he wasn't successful there. He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success. Finally, in 1985, Jackie Chan became a movie star in the United States. Today Jackie Chan has fans all over the world.

阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

Do you want to travel the countries in Asia? You don't have to travel very far. Follow us, you can find these Asian adventures(探险).

Cycling in Guilin, China

Get around the city by cycling through Guilin, in the Guangxi province of China. Mountains rise straight up, creating the only beauty. Bike paths take you past the villages and farms. Enjoy this beautiful views from your bike, or stop and talk with one of the villagers working in his field.

Adventure advice: When your feet are tired, take a boat trip along the beautiful and famous Li River.

White-water rafting in Nepal

In Nepal, you can experience thrilling rapids(湍流) and the beauty of the Himalayas at the same time. Take a white-water rafting trip down the Sun Koki River, world-renowned for its powerful rapids. At night you'll camp beside the river on white water, enjoy the quiet, lonely Nepalese countryside.

Adventure advice: Don't go rafting in summer. High water levels make it dangerous.

Scuba diving in Malaysia

Go diving in the clear waters around Spaded, an island in Malaysia, and discover an underwater world. You'll see large sea animals swimming along. The colorful coral along the reefs hides tiny fish. The wide kind of tropical life found around Spaded makes it famous for diving.

Adventure advice: You can dive at Spaded, but you can't sleep there. The island is a protected park, but you can stay on one of the nearby islands.

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Countries	Adventures	{#blank#}2{#/blank#}
China	You can {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a bike to travel around Guilin and enjoy the beautiful natural views.	When your feet are tired, take a boat trip.
Nepal	You can experience thrilling rapids and the beauty of the Himalayas at the same time. Take a white-water rafting trip down the Sun Koki River. At night you can go {#blank#}4{#/blank#} beside the river.	You'd better not go rafting in summer.
Malaysia	Go scuba diving in the clear waters around Spaded, a famous Island is famous for {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.	You can dive but can't sleep there.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你所听到的短文内容)

完形填空

Once there was an apple flower. Anyone who saw it1 its beauty, so it became proud. It believed that it was the most beautiful flower in the world.

One day, it noticed a little yellow flower that seemed to grow everywhere. "What's your2 ?" the apple flower asked.

"I'm called the dandelion(蒲公英). "

"Poor plant!" said the apple flower. "You are here and there, but no one admires you. You must feel sad to be so 3 . "

Before the dandelion replied, a sunbeam(阳光) came and said, "All plants are beautiful to me. " He hugged both the apple flower and the dandelion.

Then several 4 came. They picked some dandelions happily and blew the dandelion clock(茸毛头) to make wishes, just like 5 birthday candles.

"Can you see the beauty of dandelions?" the sunbeam asked the apple flower.

"They are6 only to children, " said the proud apple flower.

Later, an old woman came. She dug the roots of the dandelions to 7 tea for the sick.

"You see? Dandelions are also beautiful to the woman, right?" the sunbeam said. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone 8 it. "

The apple flower then bowed its head with 9 . "You' re right. Everything shows its beauty 10 . What we need to do is try to find it, " it said. Hearing this, the sunbeam nodded with satisfaction.

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