10．Heads of states from around the world gathered in South Africa on Dec.10，2013 for a farewell to Nelson Mandela，the respected statesman against racial inequality．
Born in 1918 in a country where blacks and other non-whites were racially separated in every manner possible：education，hospital，public transport，even beaches，Mandela fought a lifelong battle for freedom and justice for all．
In the 1940s，Mandela and the Youth League of the Africa National Congress（ANC非国大青年联盟） were active to help organize strikes and demonstrations（示威） against the country's system of racial inequality-Some blacks were forcibly removed from homes and they had no right to vote．As a result，he and several other ANC leaders were arrested in 1963．
Despite facing the death penalty，Mandela told the court that his action had been for the ideal of a free，democratic （民主的） society with equal opportunity for all races．"It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die，"Mandela said at the time．Later he and his fellows escaped the death and were sentenced to life in prison，where he spent the next 27 years．Even in prison，he never stopped fighting．
On Feb.11，1990，having endured great hardships，and after nearly two years of secret negotiation，Mandela walked to freedom through the gate of Cape Town's Victor Verster prison，watched by cameras and broadcast live around the world．Four years later，he was again in the international spotlight when he celebrated the outcome of South Africa's first democratic elections，becoming the country's first black president．
The nation，thanks in large part to Mandela，is no longer a victim of racial inequality but is able to participate freely in the global economy，sports and other areas．www．sdzxlm．com
36．What might be the purpose of writing the passage？B
A．To ask us to learn from Mandela
B．To memorialize Mandela．
C．To give a description of Mandela
D．To seek help for people in South Africa．
37．In the 1960s in South Africa，black peopleC．
A．lived in a democratic society
B．enjoyed the same rights with whites
C．had no rights to take part in elections
D．fought together with whites for freedom
38．What is Mandela's attitude toward his lifelong fighting for racial equality？C
A．Sceptical．B．Disappointed．C．Optimistic．D．Pessimistic（悲观的）．
39．All the following statements about Mandela are true EXCEPT thatD．
A．he passed away when he was 95
B．he went on fighting for racial equality even in prison
C．people of all races in South Africa have equal rights，thanks to him
D．he was the first black president in the world
40．How did the author develop the passage after the opening paragraph？D
A．By asking questions
B．By making comparison．
C．By arising debates
D．By following time order．
分析 本文主要介绍了来自世界各地的各国首脑聚集在南非告别黑人领袖曼德拉，并介绍了曼德拉的生平事迹，由此纪念伟大的黑人领袖曼德拉．
解答 36．B．推理判断题．仔细阅读全文不难看出本文是为了纪念伟大的黑人领袖曼德拉．故选B．
37．C．细节理解题．根据文中第三段中"they had no right to vote．"可知，那时黑人没有权利参加选举．故选C．
38．C．推理判断题．根据文中倒数第一段"The nation，thanks in large part to Mandela，is no longer a victim of racial inequality"可知，作者对曼德拉是一种肯定的态度，是一种积极的态度．故选C．
39．D．细节理解题．根据文中倒数第二段"becoming the country's first black president．"可知，曼德拉成为这个国家的第一位黑人总统，而非全世界第一位．故选D．
40．D．结构判断题．仔细阅读全文不难看本文是按照时间的顺序来进行介绍这位伟大的黑人领袖．故选D．
点评 本文是新闻报道类阅读理解文章，阅读此类文章主要是要了解：
①新闻报道了什么事件；②事件是因为什么而发生的，相关背景如何；③文段中指出的事件发生过程中的突出细节是 什么；④事件造成的后果是什么；⑤事件的本质是什么，透过事件的表面现象，我们看到了什么社会问题．通过这样的梳理，我们就可以把新闻的脉络理清楚．这类材料命题点往往落在事实细节上
