6．A short Chinese man seems to be tallest in the world right now．Jack Ma （Ma Yun） is executive chairman（董事局主席）of Alibaba Group，a business-to-business online platform．On September 19，2014，Alibaba went public on the New York Stock Exchange （纽约证券交易所），raising 25billion through an IPO，the biggest in US history．Ma，a former English teacher，has become the richest man on the Chinese mainland．
Born in Hangzhou，Zhejiang，Ma grew up as a happy kid．At the age of 12，he wanted to learn English．Every morning，he awoke at 5am，cycled 40minutes to a hotel near the West Lake where he could chat to foreign tourists．He did it for nine years，rain or shine．
The experience made him a fluent English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wider world．In a 1995trip to the US，Ma was shown the Internet for the first time．He searched Yahoo using the word"Beer"，and found that there was nothing in there about China．Seeing the chance，Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers．
Four years later，18people including Ma，his wife and his friends founded Alibaba in Hangzhou．He believed in the Internet business potential（潜力）when few other Chinese did．People called him"Crazy Jack Ma"．But 15years later，Alibaba has developed into the world's largest e-commerce（电子商务）company，owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall．It makes more profit online than Amazon and E-Bay combined．
No one thinks he's mad now．Ma's favourite line has been printed on Alibaba's souvenir T-shirts．It reads："Everybody should have a dream．What if that dream comes true？"
38．Why did Ma cycle to a hotel near the West Lake？B
A．To work as a guide．
B．To chat with foreigners．
C．To work part time．
D．To do morning exercises．
39．When did Ma and his team found（建立） Alibaba？C
A．In 1995．
B．In 1998．
C．In 1999．
D．In 2014
40．Which is the right order？D
a．Ma became the richest man on the Chinese mainland．
b．Ma became executive chairman of Alibaba Group．
c．Ma worked as an English teacher in Hangzhou．
d．Ma set up a website called China Pages．
A．c-b-d-a
B．b-c-a-d
C．d-c-b-a
D．c-d-b-a
41．The title of the passage can be"C"．
A．Alibaba's First IPO
B．The World's Largest E-commerce Company
C．Crazy Jack Ma
D．The Internet Business Potential．
分析 本文主要向我们介绍了马云的一些学习和创业经历．马云带领阿里巴巴成功从美国纽约上市，此时这个小个子男人看起来却像世界上最高大的人．
解答 38．B细节理解题．由第二段的a hotel near the West Lake where he could chat to foreign tourists 可知，马云骑自行 车去西湖附近的宾馆，在那里他可以和外国游客聊天．故选B．
39．C细节理解题．由第三段的In a 1995 trip to the US及第四段第一句"Four years later，18 people including Ma…in Hangzhou．"可推断，在1999年马云和他的团队创办了阿里巴巴．故选C．
40．D细节理解题．根据Jack Ma （Ma Yun） is executive chairman（董事局主席）of Alibaba Group，a business-to-business online platform．On September 19，2014，Alibaba went public on the New York Stock Exchange （纽约证券交易所），raising 25billion through an IPO，the biggest in US history．Ma，a former English teacher，has become the richest man on the Chinese mainland．和The experience made him a fluent English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wider world，Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers．可知，正确的顺序应为：在杭州马云当英语老师→马云创立了名为"中国黄页"的网站→马云成为阿里巴巴集团的执行总裁→马云成为中国大陆的首富．故选D．
41．C主旨大意题．通读全文可知，文章主要介绍的是马云的个人经历．故C项为最佳答案．
点评 做题时要在理解好文意的基础上，与题目有机的结合，从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对，进行选择或推理判断，选出符合文章内容的正确选项．做题注意灵活，有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案．
