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.
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.
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.
小題1:How old was Lady Thatcher when she became prime minister?
A．64B．53C．87D．45
小題2:Why did Lady Thatcher get the nickname “the Iron Lady”?
A．Because she was the first female prime minister in Britain.
B．Because she took strong measures to deal with the crisis.
C．Because she was strong enough to live a long life.
D．Because her supporters credited (歸功于) her with developing the British economy.
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true about Lady Thatcher?
A．She died of a heart attack on 8 April 2013.
B．She left behind many ideas about the role of the state.
C．Not all the people are in favor of her policies.
D．She governed Britain for 11 years.
小題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.
A．e-c-b-d-aB．c-e-d-b-a
C．b-c-e-d-aD．c-e-b-d-a

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D

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。
小題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)選英國首相的，選B
小題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
小題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
小題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)語法學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)，然后做律師的，可以排除AC，再從第四段的內(nèi)容，可知她先當(dāng)了教育科學(xué)部的秘書長，然后做了保守黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。選D
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During the next two years I sold dozens of  45  , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I   46  from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks（剪貼簿） filled with my published works. I  47   mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and  48  people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their   49  .
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It  50  nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped  51  and without making a copy of the manu script.
A month later I received a（n）  52  , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars.   53  years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live  54  , but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I   55  , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is： “None. ” I just write. I’m not a genius.
小題1:
A．wholeB．otherC．mostD．rest
小題2:
A．generals B．statesmenC．geniuses D．spies
小題3:
A．delighted B．a(chǎn)nxiousC．a(chǎn)shamed D．upset
小題4:
A．sad B．innocentC．disappointing D．puzzled
小題5:
A．delight B．a(chǎn)stonishmentC．comfortD．happiness
小題6:
A．borrowed B．lent C．paid D．cost
小題7:
A．cried B．a(chǎn)greed C．swore D．laughed
小題8:
A．failureB．successC．coldness D．squeeze
小題9:
A．fineB．mixed C．compared D．full
小題10:
A．books B．poets C．novels D．poems
小題11:
A．dropped out B．leftC．graduated D．laid off
小題12:
A．ever B．never C．seldom D．even
小題13:
A．if B．unless C．until D．before
小題14:
A．teachers B．familyC．friendsD．dreams
小題15:
A．spent B．costC．tookD．wasted
小題16:
A．letter B．envelopeC．writer D．cover
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)greementB．editionC．tradeD．patent
小題18:
A．RecentB．MemorableC．Most D．Several
小題19:
A．with B．onC．by D．in
小題20:
A．deservedB．introducedC．founded D．a(chǎn)ttended

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