All eyes were on Jack Ma. The chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. left his position on Teachers’ Day from leading the e-commerce（电子商务） giant he founded 20 years ago.
“I still have lots of dreams to go after,” Ma wrote in an open letter last year to announce his parting. “The world is big, and I am still young, so I want to try new things.”
The 55-year-old businessman showed that he was ready for new things by arriving at his farewell party dressed up like a rock star.
In fact, his rags-to-riches（白手起家的） story is a good example of doing something different. Visiting the United States in 1995, Ma saw the internet and had the idea of setting up his own trading website. In 1999, he founded Alibaba with a group of friends in a shared apartment, struggling for years to get it off the ground. With all the challenges, the company slowly brought e-commerce to China.
Although his success has inspired a number of Chinese tech businessmen, Ma pointed out that the key is having a dream. “It’s the dreams that keep us full of confidence and never afraid of setbacks（挫折）.” Ma said in a video posted on Sept 9.
Now the experienced businessman is looking to focus on education. What can he offer? “I’m not going to teach English; I’m not going to teach business, But I’m going to teach young people how to face challenges,” he told Bloomberg News.
Skilled sailors were never made on calm waters. As Ma said, “Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueler. But the day after tomorrow is beautiful.”
1.What did Jack Ma announce on Teachers’ Day?
A.His retirement from Alibaba.
B.His plan to enlarge his online business.
C.His dream of becoming a rock star.
D.His plan to return to teaching.
2.What can we infer according to Paragraph 4?
A.Jack Ma was born in a rich family.
B.Jack Ma had the idea of setting up his own trading website in 1999.
C.Jack Ma founded Alibaba alone.
D.Jack Ma went through challenges to found Alibaba.
3.What does Ma think dreams mean to us?
A.Dreams can guide us to further our education.
B.Dreams can give us confidence and courage.
C.Dreams can push us to set up new businesses.
D.Dreams can lead us to offer more to society.
4.What lessons will be offered by Ma?
A.How to operate business.
B.How to learn English.
C.How to face challenges.
D.How to set up a website.
5.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?
A.Practice makes perfect.
B.Confidence is the key to success.
C.Skilled sailors like calm waters.
D.We should face challenges bravely.
The Ocean Awareness Student Contest
We invite middle and high school students from around the world to attend the 2017 Ocean Awareness Student Contest! The theme is Making Meaning out of Ocean Pollution, and it challenges you to research, explore, interpret, and say something meaningful about the connections between human activities and the health of our oceans.
This year, we challenge you to concentrate on one type of ocean pollution and “make meaning” of it through art, poetry or film. We encourage you to connect it with your own life, your own local community, or something else that is personally meaningful to you, but what’s most important is to pick a topic that inspires you.
To take part
(1) Research
Do research on your own. Ask tough and complex questions, and think about the way science and society help you explain the topic.
(2)Create
To explain your topic, create your own work of art, writing, poetry or film.
Submit(提交):
The closing date for entries is on June 13. 2017. at 11:59 pm.
Submit as an individual: This means that you are the only creator of your submission.
Submit as a group: Groups can be of unlimited size, but you must provide the names of each group member. There will be one group leader who will be the contact person for the group and prizes will be awarded to the group as a whole.
Prizes:
The winners will receive scholarships(up to S 1,500), and each year we give out over 140 prizes(totaling up to $80,000)as well as chances to the winners to work with us and to get their works exhibited and published.
1.The purpose of the contest is to____________.
A.encourage more people to explore the ocean
B.direct students to receive more scholarships
C.draw students’ attention to the health of the oceans
D.help students complete their works in various styles
2.The contest is designed for____________.
A.college students B.teenagers
C.art students D.le of all ages
3.To take part in the contest, students are asked to____________.
A.submit their works only in groups
B.experience the life in a local community
C.submit their works before July 13, 2017
D.do research on their own and create their own work
4.Which of the following prizes is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Scholarships will be offered to the winners.
B.The organizers will let the winners work with them.
C.The winners will be admitted to famous universities.
D.The winners can get their works published.
5.Where is the text most likely from?
A.A website B.A diary C.A novel D.A report
When we got ready to go to the rink(溜冰场), Mom always helped me tie up my skating shoes. Then she _______ her own. Mom and I had been coming to the rink every _______ since my lessons began. That was our deal. I went to _______ on Tuesdays, and we skated together on Sundays.
When we were ready to _______ on the ice, Mom took my hand and put an arm around my shoulder. I looked up at Mom and smiled. She seemed _______ but still smiled back. I took a short gliding(滑行)step, and she stepped with me, holding my hand tight We went across the rink very _______. After a few minutes, we _______ in the center of the rink. I gently took my _______ back from Moms and glided away slowly.
While Mom stood still, I _______ the move my teacher taught me this week. I placed one foot on the ________ , leaning (倾斜)forward a little. I slowly raised my back foot as ________ as I could behind me. I stopped and ________ a moment when some bigger kids skated quickly by. At last, I returned to my mother. ''OK, Mom. It’s your ________ now. '' I said. ''In fact, there is ________ to be afraid of. Skating alone is no ________ than skating with me.''
Then I did what my teacher did when he was teaching a ________skater. ''Watch my face, Mom. '' I said. ''Not your feet. Now, step! '' She took a baby step and ________. I waited until Mom skated across the rink three times by herself. ________ she succeeded, she glided over to me and gave me a big hug. ''I ________ you could do it.'' I said.
She smiled and said, ''I couldn't have done it without my excellent ________.''
1.A.took off B.put on C.looked for D.threw away
2.A.year B.day C.month D.Sunday
3.A.lessons B.parties C.churches D.theaters
4.A.dance B.jump C.skate D.run
5.A.nervous B.surprised C.angry D.upset
6.A.quickly B.nicely C.excitedly D.slowly
7.A.changed B.stopped C.started D.fell
8.A.bag B.shoes C.clothes D.hand
9.A.dropped B.ignored C.tried D.forgot
10.A.ice B.floor C.ground D.grass
11.A.long B.high C.low D.near
12.A.waited B.spent C.took D.lasted
13.A.advice B.support C.news D.turn
14.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
15.A.easier B.harder C.better D.happier
16.A.tall B.clever C.young D.new
17.A.continued B.stood C.sat D.cried
18.A.Before B.Though C.After D.If
19.A.remembered B.knew C.agreed D.heard
20.A.neighbor B.student C.teacher D.boss
—Tom, shall we go out for a picnic?
—We’d better not. The weather report says____________.
A.you will have a frog in the throat
B.you can kill two birds with one stone
C.it will rain cats and dogs
D.you should hold your horse
—Would you please____________ that book on the floor?
—OK!
A.pick up B.make up C.take up D.turn up
____________ the advances in technology, students can learn online at home during the epidemic period.
A.In addition to B.Thanks to C.In spite of D.According to
