A.It has a large snowfall. B.Snow blesses Sapporo. C.God blesses this place. D.Everyone will love it.B

With the Spring Festival travel rush expected to peak starting this weekend,a report based on data of online train-ticket sales showed that people traveling to Hainan province have the most difficulties purchasing a ticket.

The report,released by 360 Technology Co,said that the findings are based on data collected through its browser plug-in that helps users buy train tickets online.

Using the data—which includes the success rate of buying train tickets;the length of time to be spent traveling; and the percentage of people without seats among the total number of train passengers—the report published an index showing how difficult it is to get home by train ahead of the holiday.

With the index ranging from 1 to 100,Hainan scored 70,while Zhejiang scored 6,meaning those heading to that province face the least difficulty.

Zhang Lanpu,a data analyst for the report,said that the reason it is so difficult to get a train ticket to Hainan is mainly because of its location.

"Hainan is the southernmost island province.The number of train services available is small,and the travel times of train services to Hainan are all very long,"Zhang said,adding that the report found that train services linking Hainan take an average of 33.8 hours.

Lin Hongyuan,a computer engineer in Shenzhen,Guangdong province,spent more than 3,000 yuan ($436) this week on a business-class plane ticket from Shenzhen to Haikou,capital of Hainan,on Jan 26,because he couldn't get a train ticket.

"Train tickets to Haikovia Guangzhoare much cheaper,but there are very few train services.I tried the browser plug-in designed to help purchase train tickets,but even that didn't help,"Lin said.

The report also found that Jan 21 and Jan 24 are the two most difficult days to purchase train tickets for during the holiday season.Train tickets leaving Guangdong province,and Shanghai and Beijing heading to Hunan,Hubei and Hebei provinces are the most sought after.

25.What has mainly led to the difficulty to purchase the tickets to Hainan?

A.Its population. B.Its transportation. C.Its tourism. D.Its location.

26.Which of the province will be the most convenient to reach?

A.Jiangsu. B.Zhejiang. C.Hainan. D.Guangdong.

27.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.All of the workers are all on holiday at their hometown on Jan 21 and Jan 24.

B.Tickets to Hunan,Hubei and Hebei on Jan 21 and Jan 24 are fewer than normal days.

C.Trains to Hunan,Hubei and Hebei must be very crowded on Jan 21 and Jan 24.

D.Many people will buy tickets to Hunan,Hubei and Hebei together on Jan 21 and Jan 24.

28.Which of the following might be the best title of the article?

A.Train tickets to Hainan hardest to purchase B.To purchase the hardest tickets

C.People rush to Hainan to spend their holiday D.Nowhere is harder than Hainan to reachC

The head of the e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd spoke about the future of online trade and globalization during an event called "An Insight,An Idea with Jack Ma" held on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.

Ma first argued that job opportunities in the US were not stolen by other countries but rather due to strategy failure,which was not properly distributing money that was created by the national conglomerates(企业集团).

According to Ma,the nation has spent a lot of money on foreign conflicts and invested heavily in Wall Street, rather than working to benefit its own general public.In the past 30 years,he said,America has been involved in 13 wars and spent over $14.2 trillion.But what if the country had spent some of that money on building infrastructure(基础设施)and helping white-collar and blue-collar workers?

"You're supposed to spend money on your own people,"he said."We should spend money on those who are not good at school." Ma also noted that the financial crisis in 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion and destroyed 34 million jobs globally.

By responding to CNBC anchor and New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin's question about the backlash(强烈反对)on globalization,Ma said that globalization needs to be improved and should be inclusive.

"This is what President-elect Donald Trump wants to solve," he said. "Hundreds of years ago,globalization was controlled by several kingdoms and emperors.In the past 30 years,globalization was controlled by 60,000 big companies.What if we can help to support 20 million small businesses doing cross-border business in the next 30 years?"

Ma also commented on President Xi Jinping's speech,which was delivered during the opening ceremony of the forum,saying that Xi's commitments take responsibility for the world's second largest economy.

29.What is the theme of Jack Ma's speech?

A.An insight,an idea of the future with Jack Ma. B.The future of online trade and globalization.

C.How to increase job opportunities in the US. D.The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.

30.What should American government do according to Ma?

A.Stay away from foreign conflicts. B.Spend more money in wars.

C.Invest more money in Wall Street. D.Spend more money on general public.

31.What does the underlined phrase in the fourth paragraph mean?

A.wore out B.showed out C.led out D.carried outD

Foreign students who have completed their postgraduate degrees in Chinese or overseas institutions are now allowed to find a job in mainland China without any previous work experience.

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs,Education,and Human Resources and Social Security co-released a document on January 12 announcing the move to liberalize the domestic job market to attract international talents.Previously, students had to obtain one of three types of permits to be able to work in mainland China.They were a) high-end talent,b) special talents (an applicant with a master's degree or above and no less than two years working experience) and c) temporary seasonal non-technical jobs.

According to the ministries' joint document,foreign postgraduates who have finished their studies—a master's degree or above-gained a B grade (or 80 out of 100) and left school within a year are qualified.Students must be 18 or above and have no criminal record when they apply for both the Alien Employment License and the Alien Employment Permit.Applications are accepted at any local office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.