The smartphone company Xiaomi Technology was set up in Beijing in 2010. Now it has become one of China’s leading mobile phone companies. Some people skip work and school to wait in line to buy its main product: Mi phones.
The man behind this craze is Lei Jun. The 49-year-old is the co-founder and CEO of Xiaomi.
Lei was born in Xiantao, Hubei, in 1969. At the age of 18, he entered Wuhan University to study computer science. A book that he read there changed his life. It was Fire In the Valley, which tells the story of the co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs. Encouraged by the book, the 21-year-old set up a company. But it soon failed because he lacked(缺乏) a long-term plan.
After graduation(毕业), Lei joined Kingsoft, a software company. In 16 years, he became one of the top IT company leaders. But that’s not the only thing he wanted. “I had my dream not realized and it was calling me every night,” said Lei. At the age of 38, he left Kingsoft and started his own company.
Lei is a big fan of the iPhone. But instead of creating a copy of it, he kept thinking about how to make it better.
At the age of 41, he co-founded Xiaomi. Now, there are more than 14 million Mi phone users. Lei helped make online buying popular in China.
1.Lei Jun’s first company failed because _____.
A. he was too young to run a company
B. he didn’t have a long-term plan
C. he lacked money
D. he had no knowledge about computers
2.Encouraged by a book, Lei Jun set up his first company in _______.
A. 1991 B. 1992 C. 1998 D. 1990
3.According to the passage, we can learn that Mi phone _____.
A. is the most popular phone in China
B. has the most users in China
C. is a copy of the iPhone
D. is a smart phone with many innovations (创新)
4.Which is the right order of the following events?
① Lei Jun joined Kingsoft.
②Lei Jun co-founded Xiaomi.
③Lei Jun graduated from college.
④ Lei Jun left Kingsoft and started his own company.
A. ③①④② B. ③②④① C. ②④③① D. ②③④①
5.Lei Jun’s story of success tells us that we should _____.
A. read the book about Steve Jobs
B. study computer science in college
C. have our own dream
D. set up our own company
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year: the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things. After high school, many students go to colleges. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their studies.
1.In America, summer holidays begin in ?
A. September B. July C. May D. February
2.When a boy is six years old, he ?
A. has to stay at home B. can go to high school
C. is old enough to go to school D. always plays at home
3.In American high school, students after class.
A. do homework B. go to work
C. play basketball D. do many interesting things
4.In order to , many American college students work after class.
A. help their parents B. get money for their studies
C. help others D. learn some useful things
5.Which of the following is right?
A. American students usually have a two-month summer holiday.
B. American students have three terms in a year.
C. A ten-year-old child usually has six subjects at school.
D. American students don’t like to go to school.
Bob and Milly are chatting online. What are they talking about?
1.What’s Milly’s last name?
A. Miller. B. Brown. C. Green. D. Smith.
2.Milly thinks volleyball is _________________.
A. easy and relaxing. B. easy and interesting.
C. difficult but relaxing. D. difficult but interesting.
3.What’s Bob’s favourite colour?
A. Yellow. B. Red C. Blue. D. Black.
4.Bob is _________ years old.
A. 11. B. 13. C. 15. D. 16.
5.From the passage, we know that __________________.
A. Milly and Bob are tidy. B. Milly and Bob like volleyball.
C. Milly doesn’t have a friend. D. Bob doesn’t like ping-pong.
Why do students have exams? If exams can make students feel bad, shouldn't schools just stop them? In fact, it's ______ for schools and teachers to give students exams. First, exams can help teachers know how ________ students learn. At school, you learn Maths, History, English and other ________. Giving exams is a way for teachers to know which students' have trouble in learning. And they can give some ________ to these students. Second, exams can help teachers see if they're doing a good job. So they can find a ______ way of teaching. ________, by giving exams, the teacher can work out what ______ you can get. The exam is also a way to show your parents how you're doing at school. Fourth, you may work ________ if you know there is an exam. Exams help make sure that you can finish your classwork and homework _______. Therefore, you have to face exams in a _______way and then try your best to prepare for them.
1.A. important B. easy C. difficult
2.A. good B. happily C. well
3.A. sports B. subjects C. books
4.A. help B. prizes C. presents
5.A. slow B. fast C. good
6.A. Third B. Fourth C. Fifth
7.A. class B. school C. grade
8.A. hard B. slowly C. early
9.A. by time B. on time C. in time
10.A. delicious B. bad C. right
It’s _________ for us ________ a trip in autumn.
A. exciting; take B. exciting; to take C. excited; take
They want three _______.
A. cup tea B. cup of tea C. cups of tea
