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On September 19, Alibaba went public (上市) on the New York Shock Exchange. It shows that Ma Yun does his business successfully. A short Chinese man seems(似乎) to be the tallest man in the world right now. Ma was an English teacher in the past. Now he becomes 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. There he could communicate with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years.The experience(经验) made him become a fantastic English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wide world. In a 1995 trip to the US, he knew 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 does Ma Yun look like? __________________________________________

2.What did Ma Yun do in the past? ______________________________________

3.Where was Ma Yun born?   ________________________.

4.When did Ma Yun find English interesting?______________________.

5.When did Ma Yun set up Alibaba in Hangzhou? _____________________________

Answer

1.He is short

2.He was an English teacher.

3.In Hangzhou./ He was born in Hangzhou

4.At the age of twelve.

5.In 1999

【解析】

试题分析：本题讲述的是马云及其阿里巴巴的故事。生于杭州的马云，酷爱英语，成为了一名英语老师。1995年的美国之行，让他认识了互联网。回国后他开创了自己的网站，最后成立了阿里巴巴。而阿里巴巴在美国的上市，更使马云一举成为中国首富。

1.He is short细节理解题。题意：马云看起来怎样？由第一段里的： A short Chinese man seems(似乎) to be the tallest man in the world right now. 可知马云矮。故回答：He is short。

2.He was an English teacher.细节理解题。题意：马云过去是做什么的？由第一段倒数第二句可知：他过去是一位英语老师。故回答：He was an English teacher.

3.In Hangzhou./ He was born in Hangzhou细节理解题。题意：马云出生于哪儿？由第二段第一句：Ma was born in Hangzhou and grew up as a happy kid.可知马云出于于杭州。故回答：In Hangzhou.或He was born in Hangzhou

4.At the age of twelve.细节理解题。题意：马云什么时候发现了英语有趣？由第二段第二句： At the age of twelve, he found that English was very interesting. 可知在十二岁时，他发现英语有趣。故回答：At the age of twelve.

5.推理判断题。题意：马云什么时候在杭州成立的阿里巴巴？根据短文第二段，他是1995年去的美国接触了网络，四年后，他在杭州成立了阿里巴巴。即，在1999年成立。故回答：In 1999。

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