题型：任务型阅读 题类：常考题 难易度：普通
浙江省湖州市吴兴区2018-2019学年八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷
Have you ever shopped in a Virgin Megastore? Have you ever flown on Virgin Atlantic Airways? If so, you may have put a few more dollars in Richard Branson's pocket.
Born in England in 1950, Richard Branson is a world-famous businessman, billionaire, and adventurer. He's kind, nice, and exciting-and he's never been afraid to take any risk. "You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and falling over." He syas.
However, when Branson was a student, he had problem with reading and writing. Even so, he started a national magazine called Student when he was only 16 years old. At 17, he decided to set up a student center to help young people who had problems in their teenage life.
Branson was just 19 years old when he started a mail0order company to sell records that were cheaper than in many other music stores. At 20, he opened a record shop on Oxford Street in London. Two years later, in 1972, he built the recording studio where the first musical artist under the Virgin label was recorded. Branson even took chances on new bands that no other record company would like to sign.
Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started in 1984, is now the second largest British international airlines.
Today, Richard Branson has about 150 companies and more than 5,000 people work for him. He's busy, but he still enjoys his time off from the business world. One year his boat crossed the Atlantic Ocean faster than any other boat at that time. The next year, he was the first person to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon. He simply knows how to enjoy life to its fullest.
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16 years old |
started a national magazine, Student |
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19 years old |
started a mail-order company |
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opened a record shop |
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started Virgin Atlantic Airways |
Anne Zhang is a 21-year-old girl from Hangzhou, China. Now she studies in Britain. One day, when she was taking a train from London to Oxford, she heard loud noises on the train.
Before, the train had been very quiet. Some people were resting while others were reading books or listening to music. Suddenly, a group of Chinese people laughed loudly as they played a game of cards.
As it becomes easier for Chinese people to get visas(签证) to foreign countries, more and more of them are traveling abroad. However, their bad manners have given them a bad reputation (名声).
Chinese always talk loudly in places like cafes and museums. They also spit (吐痰) and litter whenever they want and jump queues. Some Chinese tourists also like to write or draw pictures on famous buildings. In Singapore, Chinese tourists are fined(罚款) because they were smoking in Non-smoking areas.
Some people may say that they can do everything that they want because they spend money in the country. In fact, this is not true. Besides enjoying ourselves, we should respect local customs and take care of the environment.
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