45．What makes Peng Weiye, a senior 2 girl, so excited?

A. She is the one who will be met by S.H.E.

B. S.H.E. will perform in Las Vegas over Christmas.

C. Her parents bought her a ticket for S.H.E.’s Shanghai show.

D. S.H.E. will perform on the annual CCTV Spring Festival Evening.

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

[09年10月更新]

Passage 12

(河北省正定中学2010届高三上学期第一次月考)

“S.H.E. is going to sing at the CCTV annual Spring Festival Evening Party, is that true?” cried out Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl in Shanghai and die-hard(铁杆的) S.H.E. fan.

After checking it on the Internet, Peng quickly phoned friends to spread the news. For fans like her, S.H.E.’s performance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to get excited about.

The Taiwanese band is made up of Selina, Hebe and Ella. Their name comes from the first letter of each of the singers’ English names.

Last week S.H.E. announced they will perform in Las Vegas, US, over Christmas and then in Guangzhou on January 15.

At their Shanghai show on October 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the Hongkou Stadium. Thousands of teenagers sang, cried and shouted as the band performed.

“I love their music, healthy image and everything related to them. Thank God that, although my parents don’t understand why I love them so much, they still bought me a ticket for that show,” said Peng about the Shanghai performance.

It is not just on the mainland that the three girls have thrilled (make sb. excited) audiences. In the past year the band has passed through Taiwan, Hong Kong and even Singapore and Malaysia.

When the three high school girls entered a singing contest in Taiwan in 2000, none of them ever dreamed of being a superstar. “We had never met before, and we didn’t talk at all at the beginning,” recalled Ella.

When asked about the secret of their success, she said, “Our average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep us close to our fans. We are happy to be the girl next door, your singing sisters.”

“ It’s really a magical journey, from day- dreaming high school girls to singers performing on the same stage as our idols. Nothing but magical,” she said.

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.

59.What can be inferred from the text?

　 A.Sacagawea is still highly honored by Americans

　 B.Sacagawea’s husband was unfamiliar with the West

　 C.Sacagawea stayed on the Pacific coast for half a year

　 D.Sacagawea’s husband did little for the expedition

答案　 56 .D　 57.C　 58.D　 59.A　　　

Passage 10

(西安交大附中2007-2008学年度下学期高三第四次模拟考试D篇)

Ralph Ellison’s novel, “Invisible(看不见的) Man”, was published in nineteen fifty-two. Ellison was at once called a major new writer. The book won the National Book Award ,a high and rare honor for a first novel.

　　　　 Since then millions of copies have been printed .The book is still used in many universities and other schools. One professor said that he has used the book in his teaching for twenty-five years. He said that each time he returns to “Invisible Man” he finds new ideas in it.

　　　　 After “Invisible Man” was published ,Ralph Ellison taught at a number of universities. He retired from Now York University in nineteen eighty .While he was alive ,he published only two other books .They were books of criticism(批判)and essays ,called “Shadow and Act” and “Going to the Territory”.

　　　　 Ralph Ellison died in nineteen ninety-four ,at the age of eighty. After his death ,a book of his stories, “Flying Home” ,was published .Shortly before his death ,Ellison had told someone that his second novel was almost finished .He had worked on the novel for forty years without finishing it.

　　　　 Parts of the book had appeared in magazines during the nineteen sixties and seventies. Ellison had to rewrite the novel after a large part of it was burned in a fire at his home in nineteen sixty-seven. The novel was said to be two thousand pages long. Finally ,his friend John Callahan put the book together after Ellison died. The novel was published in nineteen ninety-nine. It was called “Juneteenth”.

　　　　 Since “Invisible Man” was published ,many American writers have said how much Ellison influenced them.

　　　　 In nineteen ninety ,another black writer ,Charies Johnson ,was given the National Book Award. In receiving the prize ,Johnson thanked Ralph Ellison for leading the way for black writers. Ellison was present at the ceremony .He thanked Johnson. Then he expressed his belief that black writers should not be influenced only by other black writers. He said:

　　　　 “You do not write out of your skin. You write out of your ideas and the quality of your mind.”