英語閱讀理解（一）

第一組

A

StartSmallandGrowBig

JackMa,FounderandChairmanofe-commerce（電子商務(wù)）giantAlibabaGroupHolding

Ltd.,isoneofthoseself-madebillionairesinthetechnologyfield.Hisrags-to-richesjourneyis

justasspectacularashisInternetEmpire.

JackMa,whoseChinesenameisMaYun,wasborninanormalfamilyin1964.Likemost

Chineseparentsbackthen,Ma'sfatherbeathimgrowingup.Hewaspooratmathbutloved

English.Startingatage12,heawokeat5a.m.towalkorbicycletoHangzhou'smainhotelssohe

couldpracticehisEnglishwithforeigntourists.Hedidthisfornineyearsandactedasafreetour

guidetomany,befriendedseveralandlatervisitedonefamilyinAustralia.Thoseexperiences

openedhiseyes.

Aftertwicefailingthenationalcollegeentranceexams,Maenteredwhathecalled

“Hangzhou'sworstcollege.,,Graduatingin1988,Mamarriedhiscollegesweetheartandtaught

Englishatalocalcollegeforfiveyears,earning$15amonth.Duringthattime,healsoappliedfor

jobsatalocalKFC,ahotelandthecitypolice,andfailedtoland.

Determinedtoenterbusiness,Masetupatranslationcompany,buthestillhadtopeddle

goodsonthestreettogetby.DuringashorttriptotheUSasaninterpreterin1995,Mafirst

experiencedtheInternet.HebelievedintheIntemefsbusinesspotentialwhenfewotherpeople

did.In1999,withthehelpofmorethanadozenfriendswhopooledtheirresources-just

$60,000一hestartedAlibabainhisHangzhouapartment.Atthattime,e-commercewasunheardof

inChina."IcalledmyselfablindmanridingonthebackofblindligersJheoncesaid,according

toTheGuardian.Hisunusualideasearnedhimthenickname“CrazyJackMa”.

Sinceitsfoundation,Alibabahasgrownfrom15employeestomorethan30,000.The

companyfloatedontheNewYorkStockMarketinSeptember2014for$25billion-thelargest

publicofferinginhistory.ThecompanynowmakesmoreprofitthanrivalsAand

e-Baycombined.Alibabahasdirectlyandindirectlycreated40millionjobsforChina.Mahopes

tokeepexpandingAlibabaoutsideofChina（thecompanyisalreadybiginRussiaandBrazil）and

isaimingfor2billionconsumersand10millionsmallbusinessestousethecompanyabroad.

Ma'slifestyleisverysimpleandmodest.Maenjoysmeditation（冥想）inthemountains,

playingpokerwithfriendsandwritinghisownkungfunovels.ForestGumpisJackMa'shero.

"ForestGumpnevergivesupandbelievesinwhatheisdoing,“saidMa.Healsoquotedthe

phrase“Lifbislikeaboxofchocolatesbecauseyouneverknowwhatyou'regoingtoget.^^

1.Whatmadehimintoe-commerceindustry?

A.HisEnglishlearningexperience.B.Hisforesightandambitions.

C.Hissimpleandmodestlifestyle.D.Hisfriendsand$60,000funds.

2.TheunderlinedsentenceinPara.4meansthat.

A.Mahadnoconfidenceinhisbusinessfuture

B.Mawasablindmanridingonablindtiger

C.Mahadnotenoughmoneyatthattime

D.Maknewlittleaboute-commerce

3.What'sthepersonalityofMaYunaccordingtothepassage?

A.Funnyandcompetitive.B.Determinedandcreative.

C.Friendlyandkind.D.Stubbornandcrazy.

4.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thedevelopmentofAlibabaGroupB.JackMa's

personallife

C.thejourneyofJackMa'ssuccessD.JackMa's

workexperience

B

MilitaryGradeFlashlightAvailabletoPublic

Itseemslikeeverydayyouturnonthenewstheworld's

abouttoend.Lately,Americanshavehadenough,andare

searchingforbetterwaystoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesagainstrisingcrime.

Theirsolution?Militarygradetacticalflashlights.

Powerfultechnologyusedbylawenforcementtoblindanddisorientbadguys,Americansare

nowgearingupandbuyingtheirown.

TheG700TacticalFlashlightiscurrentlythemostpopulartacticalflashlightofchoicefor

mostAmerican'sduetoitspowerfullydisorienting"strobemode“thatallowstheusertoflasha

blindinglightintotheattackerseyes,leavingthem“disorientedbeyondbelief.”

Howeffectivearetacticalflashlights,really?

Ifyou'veeverhadsomeonetakeapictureofyouatnightwiththeflashon,you'llknowhow

ittakesaminuteortwofbryoureyestore-adjust.NowimaginethatflashislOOxbrighterandis

strobingdirectlyintoyoureyes.Youwouldn'tbeabletoseeathing,andwouldmostlikelylose

yoursenseofbalance.

ThafswhatyougetwithatacticalflashlightliketheG700TacticalFlashlight.Thestrobe

featureisdesignedtoruinanattacker'seyesight,sotheycan'tseewhatthey,redoing,lettingyou

safelyrunaway一orifneedbe,gaintheadvantageandattackthem.

Thetruthis,mostpeopleunderestimatetheimportanceofowningatacticalflashlight.

Whetheryou'rewalkingaloneatnight,drivingsomewhereandbreakdown,orjustwantalight

brightenoughtopreventanimalswhileyou'recamping,tacticalflashlightsaresobrightthatthey

giveyoutheadvantage.

Nottomentionifyou'reinanemergencysituation,whatbetterwaytocallattentionto

yourselfthanwithapowerfulG700TacticalFlashlightthatcanbeseenforupto2milesaway.

TheseS200lightsarecurrentlysellingfbr75%offtheirnormalprice!Soit'sagoodtimeto

getthematadiscountedprice.Ifyouwanttomakesureyouandyourlovedonesarealways

preparedfbrtheworst,thisflashlightisagreatstart.Ithasourvotesomuchthatwemadesure

everyoneonourstaffhadatleast4.

ObtainevenmoreinformationconcerningG700MilitaryGradeFlashlightat:

5.TheG700TacticalFlashlighthelpsyou.

A.protectyourselfagainstcrimeB.blindandattackbadguys

C.walkaloneatnightfreelyD.protectanimalswhilecamping

6.Theunderlinedphrase"disorientedbeyondbelief'inpara.4probablymeans.

A.disappointedB.dizzyC.unconfidentD.annoyed

7.Thisadvertisementismademorepersuasivemainlyby.

A.usingrecommendationsB.providingreasons

C.offeringstatisticsD.makingcomparisons

NoGrammarErrors

IpreferLynneTruss'swords:Iamagrammar“sticker”.And,likeTruss—authorofEats,

shoots&Leaves—Ihavea“zerotolerance^^approachtogrammarmistakesthatmakepeoplelook

stupid.

Now,TrussandIdisagreeonwhatitmeanstohave“zerotolerance”.Shethinksthat

peoplewhomixupbasicgrammar"deservetobestruckbylightning,andburiedinanunmarked

grave”,whileIjustthinktheydeservetobepassedoverforajob-eveniftheyareotherwise

qualifiedfortheposition.

Everyonewhoappliesforapositionateitherofmycompanies,iFixitorDozuki,takesa

compulsorygrammartest.Iftheycan'tdistinguishbetween"to"and"too”,theirapplicationsgo

intothebin.

Ofcourse,wewriteforaliving.iFistheworld'slargestonlinerepairmanual

（指南），andDozukihelpscompanieswritetheirowntechnicaldocumenialion（證明文件），like

workinstructionsandstep-by-stepusermanuals.So,itmakessensethatwe'vemadeastrong

strikeagainstgrammarerrors.

Butgrammarisrelevantforallcompanies.Yes,languageisconstantlychanging,but

thatdoesn'tmakegrammarunimportant.Goodgrammariscredibility,especiallyontheInternet.

And,forbetterorworse,peoplejudgeyouifyoucan'ttellthedifferencebetween“their""there”

and“they're".

Goodgrammarmakesgoodbusinesssense——andnotjustwhenitcomestohiring

writers.Writingisn'tintheofficialjobdescriptionofmostpeopleinouroffice.Still,wegiveour

grammartesttoeverybody,includingoursalespeople,ouroperationsstaff,andourprogrammers.

Grammarsignifiesmorethanjustaperson'sabilitytorememberhighschoolEnglish.

I'vefoundthatpeoplewhomakefewermistakesonagrammartestalsomakefewermistakes

whentheyaredoingsomethingcompletelyunrelatedtowriting.Applicantswhodon'tthink

writingisimportantarelikelytothinklotsofotherthingsalsoaren'timportant.

8.TheauthoragreeswithLynneTrussinthat.

A.grammarmistakescan'tbetoleratedB.booksongrammarmakepeoplestupid

C.peopleneedtolearnbasicgrammarD.grammarmistakesareunavoidable

9.Whafstheauthor'sattitudetowardsthejobseekerswhomixupbasicgrammar?

A.Theyaren'tqualifiedfortheirjobs.B.Theymustbeseverelypunished.

C.Theyshouldbeleftoutforajob.D.Theyhavetocorrecttheirmistakes.

10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofiFixitandDozuki?

A.Grammarisquiteimportantfortheirexistence.

B.Theyarecompanieswhereonelearnsgrammar.

C.Theydependongrammarcorrectionforaliving.

D.Onlyoneofthemhasacompulsorygrammartest.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A."Zerotolerance^^approachtogrammarerrorsseemsunfair.

B.Grammarbecomesunimportantaslanguageisconstantlychanging.

C.Companiesgivinggrammartestsmayhavenogoodbusinesssense.

D.Peoplewhoattachimportancetogrammarmaypayattentiontootherthings.

Theymayhavetext,email,FacebookandTwitter,butyoungpeoplearestilllonelierthanany

otheragegroup.TheLonelinessinNewZealandReport,publishedbyStatisticsNewZealand,

showsunder30saremorelikelytofeellonelythanolderpeoplebecauselonelinessdecreaseswith

age.Lonelinessandpoormentalhealthwerestronglyrelatedacrossallages.Youngpeoplewere

notaslikelytofeellonelybecauseoffinancialhardship,butamongolderpeople,lackofmoney

wasasignificantinfluenceonloneliness.Womenweremorelikelytofeellonelythanmen.

PhilipWalker,spokesmanfortheGeneralSocialSurvey,saidbecauseitwasrelativelynewit

washardtoknowwhetherlonelinessamongyoungpeoplewasanewtrend.Butoverseasresearch

hasfoundthatlevelsoflonelinessinyouthtodayaregrowing.

Mr.Walkersaidthefindingneededmoreexploration,includinglookingattheroleof

technologyandsocialmedia.uItcouldbethatpeople'sexpectationsofconnectionhavegoneup,

soweexpectincreasedlevelsofconnection,“hesaid."Whiletechnologylikecellphonescould

helpyoungpeoplestayconnected,ontheotherhandforthosewhodogetbullied（欺辱）,

especiallybulliedonline,it'squiteisolating.Alotofthetimepotentiallyitisabigcontributorto

loneliness.”

FiguresfromonlinedatingwebsiteFindSomeonealsoconfinnedmoreyoungpeoplewere

lookingforlove.ManagerRickDavies,saidyoungerdatinghopefulswerethefastestgrowing

grouponthesite.

Mr.Daviesnotedthatsincethereportdatawascollectedin2010therehadbeenhugegrowth

insmartphones,whichmeantpeoplewereonlineevenmore.Hebelievedonlinetools,suchas

Skype,couldhelppeoplestayconnected.^Peoplecankeepintouchwithawiderangeoffriends

fromallovertheworldmuchmoreeasilynow.It'slikeyou'resittinginyourlivingroomhavinga

chatwiththem.”

BemardineReid,operationscommitteechairwomanforSamaritans,whichoperatesafree

helpline,saidmanyoftheircallscamefrompeoplewhowerelonely.uItmightbethatthey'vegot

someproblem,justlikeallthethingspeoplewouldnormallytalktoafriendabout,butpeople

whoarealonelackthosenormalcontacts.”

TheStatisticsNewZealandreportalsoshowedpeoplewhodidn'thaveface-to-facecontact

withfamilyandfriendsweremorelikelytofeellonely,aswerethosewholivedalone.

12.WhichofthefollowingmayMr.Walkeragreewith?

A.Hightechnologymaybecomeareasonforloneliness.

B.Peopleshouldn'tusetheInternettogettoknowstrangers.

C.It'shardforpeopletogetenoughconnectiononlineasexpected.

D.Socialmediashouldplayanimportantroleinhelpinglonelypeople.

13.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.FindSomeoneisawebsitewhereyoucanfindoldfriends

B.withouttechnology,youngpeoplewouldnotfeellonely

C.hightechnologyresultsintheolderbeinglonely

D.thosecheatedorhurtonlinetendtofeellonely

14.Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecanconcludethat.

A.Internetcankeeppeoplefreefromloneliness

B.peoplechattingalotonlinetendtobeoptimistic

C.peoplelivingalonetendtohavemoreconnectiononline

D.peoplecommunicatinglessintherealworldriskloneliness

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.LonelinessAroundYouB.YoungPeopleOnline

C.YoungbutLonelyD.E-timesandYoungPeople

第二組

A

In2013,EricandWinniefoundedtheircompanyDyelicious,thefirstkitchentrashworkshop

inthecity.

Theirofficeisactuallyasmalllaboratory.Sometimes,theyspendawholedayboilingor

“cooking”,addingsugar,vinegar,andsaltamongotheringredients（組成部分）.Indoingso,an

orangepeelcanbeturnedintoorangedyeandarottenpineapplemightbeturnedintoa

beautifulyellowcolor.

Atthebeginning,EricandWinniewerealwayslaughedatbylocalvegetablesellerswhen

theyaskedfortheirwaste.Butwhenthesellerssawtheresultsoftheirup-cycling,theybecame

moresupportive.Overthepastfiveyears,Dyelicioushasturnedmorethansixtonsoffoodwaste

intodyesfordresses,scarvesandhandicrafts,turningtheoldsayingof“oneman'strashis

anotherman'streasure“intoareality.Turningthefoodintodyeisasmallstepinalleviating（緩解）

foodwastewoes,butit'satleastabeginning.

DyelicioussellsthedyedproductsandteachespeoplehowtoDIYtheirownniceclothesand

handicrafts.Whilerunningthebusinessisdefinitelynoteasy,thegroupsaysit'sworthwhile.

Thewasteproblemisapressingissueinthecity,asitslandfillsareexpectedtobefullin

twotothreeyears.EricandWinniearetryingtomakeasmallsteptochangesocietyandare

hopingtogainbigimprovementsforenvironmentalprotectioninthecity.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trash“inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Cookingequipment.B.Foodwaste,rubbishoffood.

C.Atrap,adevicetocatch.D.Aboilingandcookingcontainer.

2.Whenwasthispassagewritten?

A.In2008.B.In2009.C.In2013.D.In2017.

3.Fromthefourthparagraph,wecaninferthat.

A.Dyeliciousmaybestilllosingmoney

B.thejobofdyingclothesandhandicraftsmaybenoteasy

C.thecompanymaybeproducingclothesandhandicraftsinquantitynow

D.runningthebusinessishardnowbecausemanypeoplehavelearnedtheskills

4.Fromthepassage,wecanseethewritermaythinkthat.

A.Dyeliciousisabittoosmallasakitchentrashworkshop

B.Dyeliciouswillmaketheclothesandhandicraftsnice

C.Dyeliciouswillmakegreatcontributiontotheenvironment

D.Dyeliciouscanmakealotofmoneybysellingitsdyedproducts

B

NewrulesfromtheChinaNationalTourismAdministrationprohibitguidesfromsteering（操

縱）theirclientstoillegalorimmoralactivities,suchasgamblingordrugs.

Guidesarealsoprohibitedfromforcingclientstoshopatbusinessesduringatour,orto

chargeextramoneyagainstaclient'swishes,throughintimidation,restrictingaperson'sfreedom

orusingphysicalforce.Thosewhoviolatetheruleswillhavetheirlicensesrevoked（吊銷）,and

incomegeneratedthroughsuchmisbehaviorwillbeconfiscated（沒"攵）.Inaddition,violatorswill

befinedbetween2,000and20,000yuan（$300to$3,000）.

Theadministrationsaidthequalityoftourguidesandtheservicestheyprovidearekeyto

thewaytheindustryisperceivedinChinaandabroad.Throughtherules,whichwilltakeeffect

onJan1,theadministrationhopestoensurehealthydevelopmentofthedomestictourism

market.

Mr.Wang,aprofessoroftourismadministrationatBeijingInternationalStudiesUniversity,

saidthenewrulesactasasupplementtoexistingtourismlaw."Theyelaboratetourguides/

responsibilitiesandwilLbeveryhelpfulforthenationaltourismadministrationinstrengthening

itsgovernanceofthisgroupofprofessionals/Wangsaid.

The2001regulationslistedsomeprohibitedbehaviors,andguideswhowerefoundin

violationwouldhavepointstakenawayfromtheirannualscores.In2015and2016,manymedia

reportsappearedaboutmisbehavingtourguidesatpopulardestinations.Guideservicesstart

with10pointseachyear.Pointsarerequiredtomaintainalicense,soifall10arelost,theguide

serviceisshutdown.

Thenewrulesdescribesituationsbeyondwhatwereinthe2001regulations,andcover

circumstancesinwhichatourguidewouldbeinviolationandpunishmentsarelaidoutindetail,

notingthatsomeoftheexamplesreflectsituationsthathavebeenreporteddomesticallyin

recentyears.Forcedshopping,verbalabuseofclientsandevenabandoningclientshalfway

throughatourwereamongthemisdeeds.

5.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Anewspaper.

B.Atourguide'sdiary.

C.The2001regulations.

D.ChinaNationalTourismAdministration.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"inthefourthparagraphreferto?

A.Thetourists.B.Thenewrules.

C.Thetourguides.D.The2001regulations.

7.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthenewrulesistrue?

A.Theywillreplacethe2001regulations.

B.Theyarereplacementsoftheexistingtourismlaw.

C.Theycovermore^detaileddescriptionasasupplement.

D.Theywillactasnewtourismstandardsreplacingtheoldones.

8.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.

A.therewillbemoremisbehavingtourguides

B.manytravelagencieswillgooutofbusiness

C.moremisdeedswillappearatpopulardestinations

D.thedomestictourismmarketwill.bemorenormal

C

TherearemainlyfourgreattraditionalcuisinesthatareviewedasdemonstrativeofChinese

culinary（烹飪的）skills.

Shandong

Itisallaboutlocal,freshingredientsandthestarsaretheseafood,includingscallops,

prawns,clams,seacucumbers,andsquid.Othercommonlyusedingredientsincludemaize,

penanuts,millet,wheat,oat,andadistincttypeofvinegar.Quick-fry,stir-fried,stewedand

braiseditemsareamongthemorethanthirtycookingtechniquesofShandongcuisine.

Cantonese

AuthenticCantonesecuisineisamongthemostadventurousinChinaintermsofvarietyof

ingredientsastheCantonesearefamous,evenamongtheChinese,fortheirextremelywide

definitionofwhatisconsiderededible（可食用的）.Sauces,likeHoisin,oyster,plumorsweetand

sourarepredominantinCantonesecuisinewhichproduceslight,sweet,tenderandcrispdishes.

Sichuan

SayingSichuancuisineishotandspicyisanunderstatement.Mouth-numbing（麻嘴的）and

sweat-inducing,onecaneasilybecomeaddictedtotheSichuanpeppercornanddrypeppers.

Alsosweat-inducingbutinadifferentwayistheSichuan（aswellasChongqing）hotpot-perfect

forthewinteryetbelovedbylocalsinthesummer.Theuniquenessofitscuisinealsoresidesinits

twocookingmethods,thedry-braising（炯）andthedry-stewing.

Huaiyang

Consideredasub-regionalstyleoftheJiangsuregion,whichalsoclaimsShanghaiand

Hangzhoucuisineasdescendants,Huaiyangcuisineisrenownedforthedelicatenessofthe

dishesaswellastheliberaluseofsugar.ChefsofHuaiyangcuisinearemoreconcernedwiththe

presentationofthedishesasopposedtothe“l(fā)argeplatestirfryeverything"mentalitytypicalof

northernChinesecuisine.Representativedishesincludetofunoodles,beggar'schicken,congee,

Yangzhoufriedriceandbraisedmeatballs.Anotherstandoutisthecrabsoupdumplings.

9.WhichisthecharacteristicofSichuancuisine?

A.Themostadventurous.B.Quick-fryfreshseafood.

C.Sweet,usingmuchsugar.D.Spicyandmouth-numbing.

10.WhafstypicalofnorthernChinesecuisine?

A.Delicateandslightlysweet.B.Largeplatestirfryeverything.

C.Usingadistincttypeofvinegar.D.Sweat-inducingforresistingcold.

11.Whichofthefollowingistypicalofoneofthefourtraditionalcuisines?

A.Drypeppers;Beggar/schicken.B.Seafood;crisp;sweetandsour.

C.Seacucumbers;peanuts;wheat.D.dry-braising;braisedmeatballs.

D

IloveiPhone.IstillremembertheexcitementIfeltpeelingbacktheprotectiveplasticfrom

myshinynewiPhoneX.Whatagorgeouspieceoftechnology!Thatfeelingdidn'tlast.

Icouldpointoutalistofcomplaints,likehowFaceIDisinconsistent,thebrightmetalcasing

（易擦傷的），

isscratch-proneandthepricetagisastronomical.Burtthere'sreallyoneshortcoming

thatmatterstome.

ThoughthephoneisonlyabitbiggerthantheiPhone6,iPhone7,andiPhone8,thebigger

screendramaticallychangeshowyouinteractwiththedevice.TJnenewgesturesrequiredbythe

notch（選擇圖標）atthetopofthephonemeanthere'snowaytolookatmynotifications（通知）

withonlyonehandoraccessthecontrolcenter.Itconsiderablylimitstheusabilityofthephone

whenI'monthegoorwhenIhaveonlyonehandfree.Thetoptworowsofappsonthehome

screenarebasicallyinaccessiblewithoutaslidingmove,anditmakesmeparanoid（妄想的）I'm

goingtodropthe$1,000device.Thefearofdroppingthephonecomesfromthe$549billto

repairthecrackedglassonitsback.Ihatetheideaofriskingthatjusttryingtoseemy

notifications.WithmypreviousiPhone,the6,Icouldusemypinky（小手指）asakindofshe.Iffor

thephonetositonasItappedaway,texting,checkingemail,orchangingsongsonSpotify.The

X'ssizedoesn'tletthathappen.IenviedmyfriendwhensheshowedmehernewiPhone8.

Atfirst,Ithoughtitwasjustanadjustmentperiod.Iexperiencedsomethingsimilarwithmy

previousphone.LiketheX'snewshape,theiPhone6representedadramaticdepartureinform

frompreviousiPhones.WhenIupgradedtothe6frommyiPhone4S,Ihadsimilardoubtsabout

one-handeduse.Iendedupfallinginlovewiththephone.Thatsamethingdidnothappenwith

theXamonthintousingit.Determined!

12.Accordingtothewriter,whatisexactlywrongwithiPhoneX?

A.Itspriceistoohigh.B.Itsscreenisabittoobig.

C.ItsFaceIDisinconsistent.D.Itsmetalframeiseasytobescratched.

13.Howdoyouthinkthewriterwilllookatthenotificationsforsafe?

A.Usethepinkyasashelf.B.UsetheXwithaslidingmove.

C.UsetheXwithbothhands.D.UsetheXwithonlyonehandfree.

14.HowmuchhasthewriterspentontheX?

A.$451.B.$549.C.$1,000.D.$1,549.

15.Whatdoyouthinkthewriterwilldoaccordingtopassage?

A.DowngradetheX.B.Changetheusinghabits.

C.StopusingiPhone.D.Goonwiththeadjustmentperiod.

第三組

A

AbraveAlibabaemployeewhosavedfourpeoplefromdrowninginQiandaoLakehasbeen

rewardedwithalifetimesupplyoffishheads.

LiuXinting,42,tookaction,afterhesawacarcarryingtwomenandtwowomendashed

intoQiandaoLakeataroundnoononSunday.HewastravellingbacktoHangzhouwithcolleagues

andtheirfamilymembersinagroupofcarsafteralunchoffishheads-alocaldelicacy-in

neighbouringQuzhou.Torewardhisbravery,HangzhouQiandaoLakeDevelopmentGroup,which

operatesseveralfishrestaurants,announcedonitsWeChataccountonMondaythatitwould

provideLiufreefishheadsforlife.

Liusaidhewastravellingintheoppositelanewhenhesawabluetruckrear-end（追尾）a

redcarattemptingtochangelanes,causingthecartolosecontrolanddashdownhillabout10

metersintothelake.Liurandownthehillwiththedriverofthebluetruckandshoutedtohis

colleaguestocallthepolice.Theredcarwasfloatingabout20metersoffshorewithitswindows

openwhenLiureachedit,anditsanksoonafterLiupulledthefourpeopleout./zltwasactually

reallydangerousbecauseIjumpedintothelakewithmyclothesandshoeson,“Liusaid,“butit

wasanemergency.Itwastoodangeroustoleavetheminthewater//

ThefourweretouristsfromShanghaiwhohadcometovisitQiandaoLake.Localtraffic

policetoldHangzhouDailythatthetouristshadallreturnedhomeingoodcondition.u\never

thoughtmycolleaguesandIwouldexperiencesomethinglikethat/LiuwroteonWeChat

Moments./zltwasarelieftosavethefourvisitors.Iheardthatthedriveroftheredcarfeltguilty,

butitwasnotherfault.Ihopetheycangetoverthehurt.”

Liu,aproductmanagerforAlibabaCloud,receivedathumb-upfromJackMa,chairmanof

AlibabaGroup,throughthecompany'sinternalnetworkafterlearningofhisbravery.

1.WhywasLiuXintingrewardedwithalifetimesupplyoffishheads?

A.Hesavedfourpeoplefromdrowninginshanghai.

B.HesavedfourpeopleandtheirfamilyfromdrowninginaHangzhoulake.

C.Herandownthehillandshoutedtohiscolleaguestocallthepolice.

D.HesavedfourvisitorsinQiandaoLake.

2.Thecauseoftheaccidentisthat.

A.abluetrucktriedtochangelanes

B.abluetruckhitaredcarfrombehind

C.aredcardroveinthewronglane

D.aredcarranintheoppositelane

3.LiuXintingis.

A.braveandselfishB.braveandselfless

C.cleverandrudeD.cleverandcareless.

B

MyFavoriteBuilding

TheTajMahal

TheTajMahalinIndiaismyfavorite!Ivisiteditwhiletravellingrecently.It'sconsideredoneoftheSeven

WondersoftheWorld.Thegreatwhitedomesofthemausoleum(largetomb),standingoutagainstthesky.It'san

amazinglyromanticbuilding.Itwasbuiltbytheheartbrokenemperor,ShahJahan,afterthedeathofhisthird

wife,asanexpressionof