张一鸣:小城“80后”成中国首富
张一鸣:小城“80后”成中国首富

On March 27, 2025, Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance, became the richest person in China.
Zhang was born in 1983 in Longyan, Fujian. His father was a civil servant and later started an electronics (电子器件) factory. His mother was a nurse. His parents loved new things and gave him a free environment for growing up. This made him interested in new things, too. When Zhang got into Nankai University in 2001, he studied Software Engineering. 
At university, Zhang worked hard. He didn’t play computer games or watch DVDs. He wrote code (代码), read books, and fixed computers for others. He worked part time as a web developer (网站开发者). After graduating in 2005, he started his first business, but it failed.
Then, Zhang worked in several companies. At Kuxun, he became a tech manager because he was hard-working. In 2008, he went to work for Microsoft. But after half a year, he left because the pace of progress at Microsoft was too slow for him. Later, he joined Fanfou. There he learned a lot from his bosses. In 2009, he started 99fang, which became a success later.
In 2012, Zhang started Toutiao. It became popular very quickly. In 2016, he started Douyin. It is popular among people of all ages. Douyin’s overseas version, TikTok, is also loved by people around the world.
Zhang Yiming’s success isn’t by chance…
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1.1. What happened to Zhang Yiming on March 27, 2025?

A He became the most famous actor in China.

B He became the richest person in China.

C He founded ByteDance.

D He started a new business.

解析:选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段的“On March 27, 2025, Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance, became the richest person in China.”可知,3月27日张一鸣成为中国首富。故选B。

2.2. Zhang’s parents play a ______ role on his career.

A guiding

B lucky

C happy

D helpless

解析:选A。A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“His parents loved new things and gave him a free environment for growing up. This made him interested in new things, too.”可知,他的父母喜欢新事物并给了他自由的成长环境,这让他也对新事物感兴趣。由此可知,他的父母对他的职业发展起到了引导作用。故选A。

3.3. Which of the following DIDN’T Zhang do at university?

A Work part time.

B Play computer games.

C Fix computers.

D Write code.

解析:选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“He didn’t play computer games or watch DVDs. He wrote code, read books, and fixed computers for others. He worked part time as a web developer (网站开发者)”可知,他在大学期间不玩游戏。故选B。

4.4. Why did Zhang leave Microsoft?

A He wanted to have a rest.

B He didn’t like the colleagues there.

C The working environment was bad.

D The pace of progress was too slow for him.

解析:选D。D 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“But after half a year, he left because the pace of progress at Microsoft was too slow for him.”可知,他离开微软是因为他觉得微软的发展速度对他来说太慢了。故选D。

5.5. What might the passage talk about next?

A Zhang’s daily hobbies.

B Problems TikTok faces.

C Secrets of Zhang’s success.

D History of ByteDance.

解析:选C。C 推理判断题。文章结尾“Zhang Yiming’s success isn’t by chance”表明张一鸣的成功并非偶然,按照逻辑,接下来最有可能探讨他成功的秘诀。故选C。