These young men were a different kind of prisoner from those we had seen before. They- were brave, hostile(懷敵意的)and_1__ they would not take orders, and shouted "Amandla!”at every opportunity. Their instinct was to confront(對(duì)抗)rather than cooperate.
The authorities② did not know how to handle them, and they turned the island upside down. During the Rivonia Trial, I remarked to a security policeman that if the government did not reform itself,
the freedom fighters who would take our place③would some-day make the authorities miss us. That day had indeed come on Robben Island.
In these young men we saw the angry revolutionary spirit of the times. I had had some warning. On a visit with Winnie a few months before, she had managed to tell me through our coded conversation that there was
a rising class of discontented youths④ who were violent and Africanist in beliefs. She said they were changing the nature of the struggle and that I should be aware of them.
The new prisoners were shocked by what they considered the inhuman conditions of the island, and said that they could not understand how we could live in such a way. We told them that they should have seen the island in 1964. But they were almost as sceptical of us as they were of the authorities. They chose to ignore our calls for discipline and thought our advice weak and unassertive(不果斷).
It was obvious that they regarded us, the
Rivonia Trialists⑤,
as moderates⑥(溫和派). After so many years of being branded a radical(激進(jìn)的)revolutionary, to be seen as a moderate was a novel and not altogether pleasant feeling. I knew that I could react in one of two ways:I could scold them for their disrespect or I could listen to what they were saying. I chose the latter.
'then some of these men, such as Strini Moodley of the South African Students' Organization and Saths Cooper of the Black People's Convention, came into our section, I __2____
Shortly after their arrival on the island, the commanding officer came and asked me as a favour to address the young men. He wanted me to tell them to behave themselves, to recognize the fact that they were in prison and to accept the discipline of prison life.I told him that I was not prepared to do that. Under the circumstances, they would have regarded me as a follower of the authorities.
(-adapted from "Long walk to freedom: The autobiography of Nelson Mandela')
小題1:Which of the following words fits best in Blank 1?
A.mild | B.a(chǎn)ggressive | C.friendly | D.optimistic |
小題2:We may infer from the passage all of the following EXCEPT that_
A.a(chǎn)n angry massive revolution was probably on its way |
B.the author's activities were strictly monitored |
C.many were concerned about the influence these young men could make |
D.these young men were willing to cooperate in face of difficulties |
小題3:Sentences are missing in Blank 2 regarding the author's following reactions. Which of the following reactions do you think he would have?
A."I" asked them to tell us about their movement and beliefs. |
B."I" reported to the officers about their dissatisfaction. |
C."I" tried to calm them down and talked them into behaving. |
D."I" just turned a deaf ear to the young men. |
小題4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Conditions of the prison were far more unsatisfactory in 1964. |
B.Officers of the prison turned the island upside down to discipline the young men. |
C.The Rivonia Trialists felt honored to be regarded as moderates. |
D.The young men regarded the author as a follower of the authorities. |
小題5:Several phrases have been underlined and numbered in the passage; which two of them actually refer to the same people?