Question

Nelson Mandela is respected and admired across the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa’s white, racist regime(政權).

Mandela who won the nation’s first all-race elections after the fall of apartheid (種族隔離) in 1994, retired 1999.

But he remains as popular as ever.

“He’s loved by all people, whether you’re white or black, whether you’re young or old,” said Ali Bacher, South

Africa’s former cricket (板球) chief.

His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait(肖像) has appeared at many places, including

on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, a metropolitan area was named in his honour and

some business leaders hope to build a massive, rotating statue in his likeness --- the Statue of Freedom. It would

stand taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.

His popular appeal is similar to that of John F. Kennedy with US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few

politicians in this times have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, head of the political science

department of the University of the Witwatersrand.

“Sometimes it isn’t completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political

career. He’s a very, very clever man.” However, he is far from perfect.

Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, brief

mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings.

Then they returned to their flowing praises.

“Through the ages, the human race has had its icons (偶像) --- men and women who rose above ordinary people

to inspire their generations,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson

Mandela.”

1.Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa because _____.

A. he’s as popular as Kennedy and Churchill

B. he spent 27 in prison

C. he’s a great fighter against the racialism

D. he’s the first all-race elections president

2.Which of the following statements about Mandela’s portrait is true?

A. It helps develop business.

B. It appears on the Statue of Freedom.

C. It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom.

D. It is similar to that of John F. Kennedy or Winston Churchill.

3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “________.”

A. Mandela is as great as a god

B. We are proud to live in Mandela’s time

C. Mandela lives together with us all

D. We are proud to know Mandela

4.What can we infer from the text?

A. Mandela is very skilled politician.

B. Most articles specially stressed Mandela’s shortcomings.

C. The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandela’s birthday.

D. The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandela’s birthday.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：納爾遜曼德拉受到全世界人們的尊敬和愛戴。他是一位與種族主義作斗爭的英雄，是一位出色的政治家。即使在退休以后，他依然在激勵著南非的人民。

1.He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races”可知，曼德拉堅持與種族主義作斗爭，因此贏得了人們的愛戴，故選C。

2.His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait(肖像) has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin”可知，曼德拉的肖像促進了整個國家經濟的發(fā)展，故選A。

3.In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.的意思是，人們認為曼德拉是神派來拯救他們的，能生活在曼德拉時代，他們感到很自豪，故選B。

4.Most articles ...brief mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their flowing praises.”可知，大多數報紙都是在歌頌曼德拉，排除B；根據第四段“some business leaders hope to build a massive, rotating statue in his likeness --- the Statue of Freedom”可知，一些商界的領導想給曼德拉做一個象征自由的雕像，排除C；根據“Then they returned to their flowing praises.”中的“they”可知，這篇文章不包含在慶祝曼德拉生日的文章之列，排除D；第五段“but few politicians in this times have achieved his level of admiration”可知，在這個時代，幾乎沒有政治家能夠比得上曼德拉，故選A。

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