The annual World Economic Forum took place in Davos, Switzerland, in Jan. 23-26, 2018. What did Chinese entrepreneurs speak in the forum? Are there some quotable quotes for you?
★Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group
“I think globalization cannot be stopped — no one can stop globalization, no one can stop trade. If trade stops, the world stops. Trade is the way to dissolve (结束) the war not cause the war,” said Ma in Davos, “Google, Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba — we are the luckiest companies of this century. But we have the responsibility to have a good heart, and do something good.”
★Richard Liu, founder and chief executive officer of JD
“Business is not only a way to make money but also a way to contribute yourself, to help people,” Liu said in a speech in Davos. “How can we face the fractured (分化的) world? That’s the topics of the Davos this year. I think a very important thing in business is cooperation. If we can unite, work together, if we work very closely, I think we can bring more hope to the people and we can build more trust between the people, countries and companies and partners,” he said.
★Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip
“Tourism is a sunrise industry. Since I entered Ctrip, every year there are new comers, which, first of all, shows that tourism is booming.” Sun told Sina.com in Davos. “We invested heavily in ABC. A refers to AI, B is big data, and C is cloud computing. As we continue to expand overseas, these three will be very good weapons for us. So we think those mean opportunity,” she said.
★Hu Xiaoming, president of Aliyun
“In 2018, people will see the development in various countries more closely connected with cloud computing. More manufacturing enterprises and financial institutions will start to use ‘cloud’, and cloud computing will increase the efficiency of technology and finance,” Hu told Xinhua in Davos.
1.What do Chinese entrepreneurs like Jack Ma and Richard Liu focus more on?
A. More huge jumps in profits. B. The joined efforts of mankind.
C. Reducing production costs. D. The role of science in business.
2.What is the main business of Ctrip?
A. Tourism. B. The creation of AI.
C. Computer. D. Financial service online.
3.What does Hu think will promote global economic development?
A. Economy recovery. B. The World Economic Forum.
C. Cloud computing. D. Financial efficiency.
假定你是李华，你在某贴吧上看到美国孔子学院(Confucius Institute)的学生Henry发帖，希望通过网络视频互动学习中国诗词。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1．表示愿意帮助他；
2．说明你想帮助他的原因。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I like the Spring Festival，during that I usually enjoy myself greatly．All the family members will get together to have a big dinner．We also visit our relatives or friends．To my great joy，my grandparent always give me some lucky money．Last year，I spent the spring Festival happily as usual，but one thing made me surprising．My grandparents didn’t give me 1ucky money at the first! It seemed that they had forgotten about them．Seeing I was puzzled，my grandpa laughed．Several minutes late，my mobile phone received a message．It was my grandpa sent lucky money to me secret through WeChat！What modern and humorous my grandpa was!
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China creates Harvest Festival for farmers
Recently China has set up a special day for farmers to celebrate the yearly harvest．It is the first festival 1. (create)by China specially for the country’s farmers．
“The country will celebrate the Chinese Farmers’Harvest Festival on the autumnal equinox(秋分)of China lunar calendar from this year，”said Han Changbin，minister of agriculture and rural affairs，at 2. press conference．Autumnal equinox usually 3.(fall)between September 22 and 24， 4. the country’s agricultural harvest season．
The festival will give greater 5. (important)to rural work and push for 6. (fast) development of agriculture and rural areas．
A variety of celebrations will be organized 7. (display)the agricultural harvest，rural technology achievements and farmers’creativeness．Farmers 8.(encourage)to involve in activities related to their work and life，9. waste should be avoided in the celebrations．
The rural economy is a key part of China’s efforts to develop a modernized economy．By 10. (develop)its vast rural areas，China expects to see a strong agricultural sector，a beautiful countryside and wealthy farmers．
My friend and I were at a restaurant in Berkeley for an evening fast food．All of a sudden we decided to do a small act of _______ —to use the smile card to．_______ someone’s day．
Being at a restaurant，we intended to pay for someone else anonymously(匿名)and see what _______．We got all excited with the _______ and set about doing that．
We looked around for which table we should pay for，and then _______ a table—it seemed like an immigrant family with a few children，_______ their meals at that time．I could sense a family _______ in them and that they were having a nice time together．We called on our waitress to _______ the idea to her．
As soon as we told her we wanted to pay for another table and showed her the _______，she got super thrilled! We told her about it and made sure she knew we wanted to be anonymous，which made us further _______．After a while．she came back and told us the waitress for that table was _______ to tears when hearing about our idea．
Soon after，we left，feeling delighted and grateful to get all opportunity to _______ smiles．It is hard to explain how it felt in the moment，but it _______ felt special，not because I was“helping”someone．but because I felt _______ to people I didn’t even know—the waitresses and the family．It also，in some form，melted me to see how people _______ to generosity，which has become so _______ in today’s commercial lifestyle．I felt something inside me _______．
I don’t know what happened next，how the family felt and _______ or how the waitresses _______ the situation，but I am sure it brought a few _______ to a few people including myself．
1.A. adventure B. kindness C. entertainment D. difficulty
2.A. spend B. manage C. spare D. make
3.A. occurred B. changed C. mattered D. disappeared
4.A. order B. idea C. request D. news
5.A. turned down B. put forward C. settled on D. took up
6.A. preparing B. expecting C. cooking D. enjoying
7.A. bond B. argument C. conflict D. pressure
8.A. prove B. explain C. announce D. report
9.A. card B. gift C. phone D. menu
10.A. desperate B. enthusiastic C. sympathetic D. embarrassed
11.A. confused B. scared C. depressed D. moved
12.A. wear B. copy C. spread D. force
13.A. slightly B. hardly C. frequently D. obviously
14.A. connected B. separated C. addicted D. accustomed
15.A. refer B. lead C. respond D. stick
16.A. curious B. regular C. awful D. rare
17.A. changed B. happened C. realized D. gained
18.A. refused B. reacted C. complained D. criticized
19.A. experienced B. avoided C. analyzed D. compared
20.A. suggestions B. promises C. smiles D. worries
Challenges are regular visitors in our life，and nobody is immune(不受影响)to them．1.However，we can use these challenges to make positive changes in our life．For instance：
Develop your passion．2. When you are setting your goals，you always want to be passionate about those goals，because if you love what you do，you will be driven by the desire to achieve success．
3.When you have doubts about yourself，you are doing damage to your progress．Therefore，you are supposed to see yourself as a winner，and trust yourself．Feeding your mind with positives will reinforce your beliefs and sweep any doubts out of your system．
Track your progress．It is important that you take note of every improvement you make．4. Every step forward will give you a boost，and accelerate your efforts to the achievement of your ultimate goal．
Learn how to control your emotions．It is important that you use your emotional intelligence when you encounter problems in your life．You are a product of your thoughts and feelings．Any negative emotions that show up can negate(否定)the positive forward movement you enjoyed earlier．So approach any challenge with a positive attitude． 5. Instead，strongly believe that you have all the tools you need in order to make positive changes in your life．It is in your hands to make the changes necessary and to take your life to new heights．
A．Practice makes perfect．
B．Consider confidence as a must for Success．
C．This will motivate you to work even harder．
D．They can make us lose hope and even give up．
E．Don’t feel negative when you meet with difficulties．
F．There is nothing to be gained from delaying decisions and thoughts．
G．Having an enthusiasm for something will inspire you to achieve your goals．
