13．The Iron Lady
Margaret Thatcher，known as the Iron Lady，was one of the toughest political women in the world．
As the daughter of a businessman and mayor of Grantham，Margaret was educated at a very famous grammar school．（71）AUpon graduation，she worked for four years as a research chemist．She then became a lawyer，doing an excellent job in taxation law，in 1954．Miss Margaret stood twice in elections for the Conservative Party （保守党） before being elected to the House of Commons （下议院） in 1959．（72）FAfter that she quickly became a spokesman for her party，and member of the Shadow Cabinet （影子内阁）．
（73）CThatcher spent quite a lot of time visiting schools and universities，who encouraged people to be creative．After the Conservatives lost power in 1974，she was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet．She was elected leader of the Conservative Party in the following year．In May 1979，she became Britain's first female prime minister，after the Conservatives regained power from Labor．
（74）EShe fought against labor organizations．According to a figure reported by her government，traditional industries were reduced to around 15，000 in total and she also made social housing and public transport private．
She left office on November 28，1990 after she failed to carry out a fixed rate local tax，which led to huge popular protest from within her party．In 1992，she was appointed to the House of Lords，as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven．In the last few years of her life，she has been busy with writing and public speech．This caused her increasingly poor health．（75）D
A．She got a degree in chemistry at Oxford University．
B．Also she built strong association with US President Raegan．
C．In June 1970，she became secretary of state for education and science．
D．Therefore，she had to give up many chances of attending public activities．
E．In power，she was best known for her reducing Britain's traditional industries．
F．Thatcher was appointed as a Minister in 1961．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Margaret Thatcher，世界上最严厉的政治女性之一，一生的经历．
解答 71．A．推理判断题．根据前文As the daughter of a businessman and mayor of Grantham，Margaret was educated at a very famous grammar school可知她在牛津大学获得了化学学位；故选A．
72．F．推理判断题．根据前文Miss Margaret stood twice in elections for the Conservative Party （保守党） before being elected to the House of Commons （下议院） in 1959可知Thatcher于1961被任命为部长；故选F．
73．C．推理判断题．根据后文Thatcher spent quite a lot of time visiting schools and universities，who encouraged people to be creative可知1970六月，她成为教育和科学国务秘书；故选C．
74．E．推理判断题．根据后文She fought against labor organizations．According to a figure reported by her government，traditional industries were reduced to around 15，000 in total and she also made social housing and public transport private可知因在权力方面，她最出名的是她减少了英国的传统工业；故选E．
75．D．推理判断题．根据前文In the last few years of her life，she has been busy with writing and public speech．This caused her increasingly poor health可知因此，她不得不放弃参加公共活动的许多机会；故选D．
点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子．解题时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词（选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词），选出最符合语境的句子．
