Kai-Fu Lee is one of the most successful of Chinese professional managers.He worked for big companies such as Apple, Microsoft and Google.Now he works for himself and he also writes some books.Behind each of his choices is his belief that you should “lead your life” rather than “live your life”.

He made his first big life decision in 1990.He was then the youngest associate(副的)professor of Carnegie Mellon University.If he had stayed a little longer, he would have become a tenured(终身职位的)professor.But he decided to join Apple.There, he led his team to many hi-tech miracles(奇迹的), such as the iPod and the iPhone which changed the world using hi-tech.In 1998, he left Apple for Microsoft and started up Microsoft Research China which is now called Microsoft Research Asia.Because of his effort, it becomes one of the best labs in the world.In 2005, he moved on again, to Google.In his four years there, Google’s market share in China jumped from 16% to 30%.

Now, he has started his own company “Innovation Works”.He aims to help new Chinese companies in mobile computing and e-commerce(电子商务)and also help China’s young people start up their own business.Young people can send their business ideas to the company.If Lee likes an idea he receives, his company will help to turn the idea into a business.

Lee has written several books.His “Be Your Personal Best” is a bestseller.His autobiography “Making a World of Difference; the Kai-Fu Lee Story” tells the story of Lee’s many successes but also setbacks on the way to becoming a technology and business giant.

49.The article is mainly about_______.

       A.how the belief “lead your life” made Lee’s life different.

       B.how Lee kept changing his jobs to become successful.

       C.how talented Lee is in hi-tech and business.

       D.how Lee started up his own company.

50.How many times has Lee changed his jobs?

       A.Four            B.Five            C.Six            D.Seven

51.Which of the following statements about Lee is TRUE?

       A.He left the University because he had to wait long to be a tenured professor

       B.He hopes his company can help young Chinese people build their own business

       C.He left Microsoft for Google because he wanted more market share

       D.He wants to get more money and fame from his books

52. The writer’s purpose of writing thelast paragraph is________.

       A.to introduce Lee’s books to us 

B.to tell us more about Lee’s talent

       C.to raise our interest to buy Lee’s books

       D.to show another example of Lee’s “leading your life”

Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Australia

10 June—12 August 2009

Venue(地点)   The Ian Potter Centre

Admission     Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates  Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm

Venue  Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date  Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm

Venue  Exhibition Space, Level 3

Topsy- Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm

Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date  Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm

Venue Foyer, Level 3

Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.

A. his admiration for Lewis Carroll                    B. his dream of becoming a famous artist

C. his wish to express his own feelings               D. his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

A. Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World

B. Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C. Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.

D. Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.

A. Exhibition Space. Level 3                             B. Gas Works Arts Park

C. Theatre, NGV Australia                                D. Foyer, Level 3

Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.

A. on June 24, 2009                                         B. on July15, 2009

C. on July 27, 2009                                              D. on August 5, 2009

When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan...”

And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me cheek already two week lone.”

And then, in perfect English I said, “I’m getting rather concerned .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”

Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”

The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.

When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.

61. Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

A. She was unable to speak good English.

B. She was often misunderstood.

C. She was not clearly heard.

D .She was not very polite.

62. From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was          .

A. good at pretending

B. rude to the stockbroker

C. ready to help her mother

D. unwilling to phone for her mother

63. After the author made the phone call, ___________.

A. they forgave the stockbroker

B. they failed to get the check

C. they went to New York immediately

D. they spoke to their boss at once

64. What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

A. It confuses her.

B. It embarrasses her.

C. It helps her understand the world.

D. It helps her tolerate (容忍) rude people.

65. We can infer from the passage that Chinese English         .

A. is clear and natural to non-native speakers

B. is vivid and direct to non-native speakers

C. has a very bad reputation in America

D. may bring inconvenience in America

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