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After spearheading a revolution in e-commerce, the founder of Alibaba Group, billionaire Jack Ma, is setting his sights on China’s education system by establishing a private bilingual(双语) school.

He and other partners of Alibaba co-founded the Yungu School, or Cloud Valley, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, where the e-commerce empire is headquartered. The school will carry out fifteen years of education, offering classes from kindergarten through high school.

Yungu aims to give its students an opportunity to make the best of themselves, according to a written reply from the company. Compassion, independence, social responsibility and lifelong learning are among the key characteristics that the school believes are important for students to become global citizens.

In a revised law in November, China banned profit-centered private schools from the nine-year compulsory education system, which covers the years from primary school to junior high school, because it is a public service to be provided by the government.

Alibaba said its school is registered as a nonprofit organization and will observe the law. It refused to disclose tuition fees.

At full capacity, Yungu is expected to have 3,000 students. For the upcoming September term, it plans to enroll 60 students in first grade, and another 48 in seventh grade.

After submitting(提交) online applications, candidates will be assessed based on their materials and face-to-face interviews with the student and parents. Prospective candidates do not need to hold a Hangzhou household registration.

1.How long will a child study in the Yungu School?

A Eight years.

B Nine years.

C Twelve years.

D Fifteen years.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段的The school will carry out fifteen years of education, offering classes from kindergarten through high school.可知孩子可以在云谷学校学习15年，故选D。

2.What does the school think is the most important to students?

A Devotion, success, speaking fluent English.

B Freedom, equality, happiness and opportunity.

C Cooperation, gratitude, hard work and achievement.

D Compassion, independence, social responsibility and lifelong learning.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段的Compassion, independence, social responsibility and lifelong learning are among the key characteristics that the school believes are important for students to become global citizens.可知学校认为，同情心、独立感、社会责任和终身学习对学生是最重要的，故选D。

3.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A The Yungu School is unprofitable.

B The Yungu School is free of charge.

C The Yungu School has earned a lot of money.

D You will spend a lot of money if you study in the Yungu school.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第五段的中关键词“nonprofit”可知这所学校是一家非营利机构，故选A。

4.What should you do first if you want to study in the Yungu school?

A Telephoning the school.

B Going to the school directly.

C Submitting online applications.

D Writing a letter to the school.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段的After submitting online applications可知要想去云谷学校上学，首先要在网上提交申请，故选C。