Question

His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.

On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.

Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.

But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧視). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law, colored and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.

For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election were held in which everyone could vote.

Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.

“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat”, he wrote in his autobiography.

As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.

1.When was Mandela arrested?

A．In 1963

B．In 1990

C．When he refused to be a chief

D．When he became the president

2.Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following except _______.

A．winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa

B．Uniting South Africa

C．organizing a government in South Africa

D．controlling the spread of AIDS

3.If Nelson Mandela hadn’t fought against racial discrimination, he_______.

A．could have been the president of South Africa

B．could still have lived a happy life

C．could have been in a difficult situation

D．would have been an excellent boxer

4.Which of the following statements can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?

A．struggle is his life

B．sports make his fame

C．fight for equal rights

D．a(chǎn) great fighter against government.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：

1.A 計算題。根據(jù)第五段Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990說明1990年被釋放，在監(jiān)獄里待了27年，說明他是1963年入獄。故A正確。

2.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.說明他是在警告人艾滋病的危險。并沒有說他已經(jīng)控制了艾滋病。ABC三項都已經(jīng)是他的成就，故D正確。

3.B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.說明B正確。

4.A 推理題。曼德拉的一生都在為非洲人民而斗爭。故A符合。

考點：考查人物傳記類短文閱讀

點評：文章介紹了曼德拉的一生，以及他為非洲人民所做的努力。文章難度較小，只要把握文章的細節(jié)即可完成設(shè)置的題目，注意數(shù)字的考查，如55題，要在文章中準確定位Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990�？疾閮�(nèi)容較為全面。