Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s greatest post-war prime minister, died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke (a disease related to blood vessels in the brain), her family announced on 8 April 2013. Her son, Sir Mark, and daughter Carol confirmed her death that morning. zxxk
Margaret Thatcher, daughter of a businessman and mayor of Grantham, was educated at the local grammar school, and at Oxford, where she got a degree in chemistry, and upon graduation she worked for four years as a research chemist. She then qualified as a lawyer in 1954.
As Miss Margaret Roberts, she stood twice in parliamentary (國(guó)會(huì)的) elections for the Conservative Party (保守黨), before being elected (after her marriage) to the House of Commons in 1959.
When the Conservatives returned to office in June 1970, she was appointed secretary of state for education and science. After the Conservatives lost power in 1974, she was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet (內(nèi)閣), and was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1975.
Baroness Thatcher became prime minister on 4 May 1979 and went on to earn the nickname “the Iron Lady”, becoming known for her strong responses to the political and economic crisis, which Thatcher’s supporters think are good for Britain, while her opposers argue that her policies destroyed British manufacturing.
Lady Thatcher governed Britain from 1979 to 1990. She will go down in history not only as Britain’s first female prime minister, but as the woman who changed Britain’s economy in addition to being an awesome rival on the international stage. zxxk
Lady Thatcher was the only British prime minister to leave behind a set of ideas about the role of the state which other leaders and nations try to copy and apply

  1. 1.

    How old was Lady Thatcher when she became prime minister?

    1. A.
      64
    2. B.
      53
    3. C.
      87
    4. D.
      45
  2. 2.

    Why did Lady Thatcher get the nickname “the Iron Lady”?

    1. A.
      Because she was the first female prime minister in Britain
    2. B.
      Because she took strong measures to deal with the crisis
    3. C.
      Because she was strong enough to live a long life
    4. D.
      Because her supporters credited (歸功于) her with developing the British economy
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true about Lady Thatcher?

    1. A.
      She died of a heart attack on 8 April 2013
    2. B.
      She left behind many ideas about the role of the state
    3. C.
      Not all the people are in favor of her policies
    4. D.
      She governed Britain for 11 years
  4. 4.

    Which is the correct order of what happened in Thatcher’s life?
    a. She became prime minister.
    b. She was appointed secretary of state for education and science.
    c. She was educated at a local grammar school.
    d. She was elected leader of the Conservative Party.
    e. She qualified as a lawyer

    1. A.
      e-c-b-d-a
    2. B.
      c-e-d-b-a
    3. C.
      b-c-e-d-a
    4. D.
      c-e-b-d-a
BBAD
試題分析：文章介紹了撒切爾夫人去世的消息，然后給讀者講述了撒切爾夫人的生平，包括收到的教育和政治生涯。
1.計(jì)算題：從第一段的句子：Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s greatest post-war prime minister, died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke (a disease related to blood vessels in the brain), her family announced on 8 April 2013.可知撒切爾夫人出生于1926年，再由第五段的句子;Baroness Thatcher became prime minister on 4 May 1979 可知她是53歲當(dāng)選英國(guó)首相的，選B
2.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：went on to earn the nickname “the Iron Lady”, becoming known for her strong responses to the political and economic crisis, which Thatcher’s supporters think are good for Britain, 可知因?yàn)閷?duì)于危機(jī)的強(qiáng)硬的態(tài)度，她被人稱為“鐵娘子”，選B
3.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s greatest post-war prime minister, died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke (a disease related to blood vessels in the brain),可知撒切爾夫人不是死于心臟病，選A
4.排序題：從第二段的內(nèi)容；可知撒切爾夫人先是在一個(gè)語(yǔ)法學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)，然后做律師的，可以排除AC，再?gòu)牡谒亩蔚膬?nèi)容，可知她先當(dāng)了教育科學(xué)部的秘書長(zhǎng)，然后做了保守黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。選D
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A．Baroness Tarot agrees websites cause small children's small attention span
B．Jane Healy believes computer games can do good to children's reasoning
C．Susan Greenfield's warnings have been brought to wide public attention
D．Sue Palmer's book Toxic Childhood discusses the development of networking
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B．To present some negative opinions on social networking websites．
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    A．Baroness Tarot agrees websites cause small children's small attention span

    B．Jane Healy believes computer games can do good to children's reasoning

    C．Susan Greenfield's warnings have been brought to wide public attention

    D．Sue Palmer's book Toxic Childhood discusses the development of networking

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    A．To tell us the conflict between neuroscientists and psychologists on websites．

    B．To present some negative opinions on social networking websites．

    C．To offer advice on the problem of brain damage caused by social networking．

    D．To analyse how social networking websites cause damage in the brains of teenagers．

 

 

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