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(政权).

Mandela who won the nation’s first all-race elections after the fall of apartheid (种族隔离) 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】

试题分析：纳尔逊曼德拉受到全世界人们的尊敬和爱戴。他是一位与种族主义作斗争的英雄，是一位出色的政治家。即使在退休以后，他依然在激励着南非的人民。

1.He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races”可知，曼德拉坚持与种族主义作斗争，因此赢得了人们的爱戴，故选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，曼德拉的肖像促进了整个国家经济的发展，故选A。

3.In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.的意思是，人们认为曼德拉是神派来拯救他们的，能生活在曼德拉时代，他们感到很自豪，故选B。

4.Most articles ...brief mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their flowing praises.”可知，大多数报纸都是在歌颂曼德拉，排除B；根据第四段“some business leaders hope to build a massive, rotating statue in his likeness --- the Statue of Freedom”可知，一些商界的领导想给曼德拉做一个象征自由的雕像，排除C；根据“Then they returned to their flowing praises.”中的“they”可知，这篇文章不包含在庆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，在这个时代，几乎没有政治家能够比得上曼德拉，故选A。

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