In the ancient Arabic story called Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the young hero Ali Baba said "Open Sesame" and a door to hidden treasures was opened to him.The old story had a special meaning for Ma Yun.He drew inspiration from it for Alibaba.com - Chinese largest e-commerce(电子商务)website.

In 1995, Ma Yun was working for a US trading company(公司)when he was introduced to the Internet."I know nothing about computers and has never touched a keyboard," he said.He searched the word "beer" and nothing came up about Chinese products.

Ma Yun had an idea.Why not build a large Internet market to connect customers with companies from all over the world? They could do business online in that way.That was how Alibaba began.His company grew quickly.But that didn't mean everything went smoothly.In 2000, many Internet companies failed including Alibaba.But later, he was successful because he managed to attract(吸引) investment(投资)into his company."You should stick to your dream," he said."Everyone thought I was daydreaming when I started.But the most important thing is that we believe in our dream from past to today and tomorrow.Of course we made many mistakes, but we never give up."

Ma Yun is also smart.For him, success in business is like trying to catch a rabbit.If there are nine rabbits, focus on catching one - don't try to catch them all," he said."Change your ways if you need to, but don't change the rabbit.Get one first, put it in your pocket and then catch the others."

1.What does the word "it" mean in Paragraph l?

A.The young hero Ali Baba. B.The phrase "Open Sesame".

C.The website. D.The old story.

2.From Paragraph 2, we know that Ma Yun ______.

A.was introduced to the Internet in 1995

B.was working in America

C.decided to buy and sell Chinese beer

D.bought a keyboard from Internet

3.What happened to Ma Yun in 2000?

A.He founded his own company.

B.His company grew quickly and smoothly.

C.His company failed like many others.

D.He was successful though he had no investment.

4.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A.We should always daydream like Ma Yun.

B.We should never give up hope like Ma Yun.

C.Ma Yun seldom made mistakes.

D.People should try to put nine rabbits in their pockets at the same time

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Ma Yun's treasures.

B.The importance of working hard.

C.The secrets of Ma Yun's success.

D.Ma Yun's hobby - catching rabbits

What is the hottest English word these years? “Selfie" may be one of them. It was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. The word was first used in an Australian online forum in 2002. Now, almost everybody knows it.

Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself. People usually take selfies with a smart phone and send them to a social media website. Nowadays, more and more people are taking selfies. From your best friend to your favorite pop star, selfies are taking over Renren and Sina Weibo.

What makes people love selfies? Selfies can help to remember what's going on in their personal life. "Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone. These photos record my happy and sad moments." said Huang Xu, 16, from Hunan. Another usual reason for taking a selfie is to share online. They hope to make friends and share their feelings with others. "During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Through these photos, we got to know each other's holidays and feelings," said Wang Lin, 15, from Henan. "I'm too shy to ask someone to take pictures of me, but it's easier to do it by myself."

Although taking selfies is popular among young people around the world, they should be careful at the places where they take selfies. People are warned(警告)not to take light-hearted selfies in serious places, such as in some traffic accidents. In order to protect art works, selfie is banned in some museums and galleries, too.

1.The word "selfie" has a history of about .

A.2 years B.13 years

C.15 years D.20 years

2.Which could be the best picture to match(搭配)"selfie" ?

3.In Paragraph 3, the writer mentioned (提到) 2 young people to .

A. talk about their school lives

B. introduce the development of selfie

C. help people take a clear and beautiful selfie

D. explain the different reasons why people love selfies

4.The underlined word "banned" means .

A. not visited B. not stopped

C. not allowed D. not watched

5.We probably see the passage in a (an) .

A. science book B.magazine for teenager

C. instruction book D. English dictionary

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