Ma Yun became one of the richest____in China when his company Alibaba went on the stock(股票) market last year with a value of around 140 billion---the largest public offering in history. Here are some stories about him _____the way to success.

Ma made his first trip to the US in 1995 and used the Internet _____the first time. After_____ for “bear”, he saw that no______came up about China. Then he searched for China and still no results. He decided to______ a Chinese website---the seed for Alibaba was sown(播种).

Ma said he was refused ______times in his life. He failed the College Entrance Examination in China three times and______companies offered him jobs, _____ one at KFC. And he was refused by the famous Harvard University 10 times.

It was difficult______English when Ma was a teenager_____ limited resources.(资源) However, he found that he could learn English well by giving tourists free guides around his hometown Hangzhou. And he_____ it for nine years. Ma said that tourists_____a new world for him because everything they said and did was so different from what he had been taught at school and by his parents.

Ma’s hero is Forrest Gump(阿甘正传) who never gives up. When he made a speech about his

____at Davos(达沃斯论坛) in 2015, Ma said, “Life is like a box of chocolates because you never know_____.”

1.A. man B. woman C. men

2.A. with B. on C. in

3.A. for B. at C. on

4.A. searched B. search C. searching

5.A. reasons B. results C. ideas

6.A. set up B. set about C. set off

7.A. a few B. much C. many

8.A. some B. few C. many

9.A. include B. including C. included

10.A. learn B. learning C. to learn

11.A. because B. because of C. since

12.A. kept B. played C. paid

13.A. put up B. opened up C. looked up

14.A. succeed B. successful C. success.

15.A. what you are going to get B. what are you going to get C. how are you going to get

Now there are something new in our life,they make our daily life more colorful

and more convenient.

Google Glass

Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery (电池)hidden inside the frame (边框).It can perform many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing.

The Digital (数字的)Library

Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all the books have turned into computers? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio,Texas. America. Computers will take the place of books soon.

A New Kind of Shirt

Hate washing clothes? You are going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing (熨烫)

An Underwater Hotel

It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build the hotel in the sea which is about 15 meters below the surface . The whole building is underwater, and you can get to it by swimming and diving.

根据表格回答问题

1.The underwater hotel is about _______meters below the surface.

A. 10 B. 15 C. 100

2.You needn’t use ______ when you take photos or video with Google Glass.

A. camera B. a screen C. your hand

3.You can wear the Wool & Prince shirt for about ______ without washing.

A. a year B. two months C. three months

4.The digital Library tells us something about a library without ______.

A. books B. readers C. bookshelves

5.Which one of the following can reduce our housework in our daily life?

A. The underwater hotel B. Google Glass C. The Wool &Prince shirt

Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale and Columbia were opened soon after Harvard.

In the earlier years these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.

In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyer could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.

As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.

Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer all.

1.In the early years, people learned _______ in colleges.

A. medicine B. Latin and Greek C. law

2.Most of college graduates became _______ in the early years.

A. ministers or teachers B. lawyers C. doctors

3.Which of the following is not TRUE according to the passage?

A. In the early years, everyone could go to college.

B. In the early years, different colleges majored in same field.

C. More and more courses were taught in colleges with the improvement of knowledge.

4.Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?

a. law b. French and German c. Latin and Greek d. medicine e. American history

A. d-b-e-c-a B. a-d-b-c-e C. c-d-a-b-e

5.Nowadays college students _______.

A. must learn Latin and Greek

B. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning.

C. learn the same subjects.

Chinese women’s volleyball team once achieved great honor in the last century, their spirit of teamwork and never giving up inspired(鼓舞) so many people. But during the last decade(十年), as the old volleyball players retired and the new ones were not strong enough, the team met too many difficulties. Some people even doubt the abilities of the coach and players. While winning an important match in Rio announced their return.

Chinese women’s volleyball team had a very important match against Brazil team in the Rio Olympic Games. The hope to win was very little, because Brazil team was so strong, they were the champion of last two Olympic Games and Chinese team only won one match for the last 18 records. What’s more, Brazil team was the host this year, so almost all the audiences(观众) supported Brazil team.

It seemed to win the match was not possible for the Chinese team, but the girls were very strong and insisted (坚持)to fight for the last minute. At the beginning, they lost the first game, even the second one. However, with the encouragement from Coach Lang, the tough Chinese girls did not give up, instead, they fought one point by one point. Especially for the last two points, they were so brave and finally won the match with the score 3-2. All of the audiences whoever in the gym or in front of the TV cheered up, some of them turned into tears because of the hard success.

This is the spirit of women’s volleyball team, we saw these girls fight for the last minute, they are the best team.

1.When did Chinese women’s volleyball team once get to the top before Rio Games?

2.Did Chinese women’s volleyball team meet too many difficulties during the last decade?

3.Which team did most of the audiences support?

4.Why did the audiences turn into tears while the game came to an end?

5.What is the spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball team according to the passage?

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