2.　　　 说明这两个成语的用法；

Passage 1

(09·上海)

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

某海外学校举办英语夏令营，开设了如下课程：园艺(gardening)，烹饪(cooking),防身术(self-defence)，护理(nursing)。假如你是王跃华(不可以用自己的真实姓名)，写一封申请信，报名参加其中一门课程的学习。信的内容必须包括：

你感兴趣的课程

你期望从这门课程中学到什么

为什么想学这些内容

[参考范文]

略

Passage 2

(09·湖北)

假设你是华华，与英国网友汤姆约定用对方的母语通信，以提高各自的外语水平。最近你收到汤姆的电子邮件(附后)，发现有一个成语使用不当。请根据下列要点，用英文回一封电子邮件。

要点：

1.　　　 不应使用“无所不为”，应使用“无所事事”；

60. According to the text, which remarks following is NOT reasonable?

A. Jack Ma believes an employee’s talent is less important than the acceptance of the company’ principals.

B. Alibaba is an online commerce company started eight years ago.

C. Alibaba has become the biggest e-commerce company in China.

D. Alibaba’s shares rocketed after they made their first public appearance on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last week.

答案　 57.C　 58.C　 59.A　 60.D

59. What does Ma take the most pride in?

A. His employees.　　　　　　 B. His website.

C. Alibaba Group’s Shares.　　 D. His efficient management.

58. What is Jack Ma’s characteristic in terms of his management?

A. Trusting his employees fully.

B. Putting his employees ahead of himself before performing and trade.

C. Promoting company values of honesty, passion and team work.

D. Pursuing his dream is the magnet that draws talents in.

57. What did Jack Ma do before he founded Alibaba?

A. He was a waiter.　　　　　　　　 B. He was a technician.

C. He was a teacher.　　　　　　　 D. He was a manager of a small company.

56．We can see from the passage ,when Ellison’s first novel appeared ,he was in his　　 .

　　　 A．twenties　　　　　　　 B．thirties　　　　　　　　 C．forties　　　　　　　　 D．fifties

答案　 53.A　 54.B　 55.C　 56.B

Passage 11

(浙江省金华一中2008年5月高考模拟E篇)

When Jack Ma founded the Alibaba Group in 1999, he had 500,000 yuan in his hand and the support of 17 friends. Now eight years later, Alibaba has become China’s largest online commerce company, earning a profit of 1.36 billion yuan in 2006.

But when asked what makes him proud, Ma surprised many people by putting his employees way ahead of his legendary e-commerce websites.

“I feel most proud of my team, and the least of the websites,” Ma said. “The secret of my success is relying on team work and having a sense of mission(使命)”

Ma made the remarks on the eve of Alibaba Group’s shares becoming available for trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last Tuesday. On the first day of trading, the shares more than doubled in value.

Eight years ago, when Ma created Alibaba, he envisioned(预想)that the Internet would change people’s lives. But the former English teacher knew little about computer science. “So I decided to hire someone who knows technology and respected his decisions,” he said.

Ma said he trusts his employees fully as long as they are diligent and have a sense of purpose.

“When people apply to work for Alibaba, I talk with them for two hours to lower their expectations. I tell the applicants not to expect a pay raise or promotion, but to prepare to work long hours and to be criticized by the boss, “ Ma said.

But Ma is not a rigid(严厉的)boss. He is like a friend in the eyes of most his employees. Unlike traditional companies where most of the people do just what their boss asks, he treats them as partners and encourages them to present their own ideas.

“I have confidence in the online commercial service in China and encourage my more than 4,000 staff to remain united to make Alibaba the biggest ecommerce supplier for China, Asia and even the world,” said Ma.

He promotes company values of honesty, passion and teamwork. Those who don’t accept these principals will find it hard to work there, no matter how talented they are.

“I have seen many who are more clever and hardworking than my team and me,” Ma said. But “we have a loyal team which has stayed on the same course, no wavering(摇摆).” And Ma pursuing his dream is the magnet(磁铁)that draws talents in.

55．What can we infer from the passage?

　　　 A．Ellison was a great white writer.

　　　 B．“Flying Home” is one of Ellison’s novels.

　　　 C．It took half of Ellison’s life time to write “Juneteenth”.

　　　 D．Ellison didn’t live to see the publication of “ Shadow and Act” and “Going to the

Territory”.

54．According to the passage, “Juneteenth”　　　　 .

　　　 A．is written by John Callahan

　　　 B．is Ellison’s second novel

　　　 C．was published in Ellison’s seventies

　　　 D．was published 10 yours after his death

53．Which of the following statements about “Invisible Man” may NOT be right?

　　　 A．It was written when Ellison was a professor New York University.

　　　 B．It was Ellison’s first novel.

　　　 C．It was still in use when the above passage appeared.

　　　 D．It was so successful that it won itself a place in American literature.