V Reading

Ellas’ story

My name is Ellas .I am a poor black worker in South Africa .The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life .I was twelve years old . It was in 1952 and he had opened a black law firm to advise black poor people on their problems .

I began school at six . The school where I studied only two years was three kilometers away. I had to leave, because my family could not continue to pay the school fees and the bus fare .I could not read or write. After trying hard ,I got a job in a gold mine, This was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg. Sadly I did not have this passbook because I was not born there and I was worried about whether I would be out of work.

The day when Nelson Mandela told me what to do and helped me was one of the happiest days of my life .He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg .I never forgot how kind he was and when he organized the ANC Youth League ,I joined it as soon as I could .He said:

“The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.”

It was the truth .Black people has no vote and could not choose who ruled them .The parts of town where they lived were places decided by white people .They could not get jobs they wanted .The places there they were sent to live were the poorest areas in South Africa .No one could grow food there .In fact as  Nelson Mandela said:

“…we were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important ,or fight the Government .We chose to attack the law .We first broke the law in a way which was peaceful ;when this was not allowed… only then did we decide to answer violence with violence.”

As a matter of fact, I do not like violence… but in 1963 I helped him blow up some government buildings .It was very dangerous because if I was caught I could be put in prison for years .But I was happy to help because I knew it was to realize our dream of making black and white people equal.

1 Read the text and answer the following questions.

1) When and where was the writer born?

2) What difficulty did he meet when he worked in a gold mine in Johannesburg?      

3 )why did Mandela organize the ANC Youth League?      

4 )What position were the black in and what did they do

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

1.The government is trying to raise public a___________ about the protection of cultural relics. zxxk

2.What you said is not __________（切题的）to the matter in hand.  

3.Her a____________ of mind during driving nearly caused an accident.

4.Do you know when Britain d_______ war on Germany during the Second World War?

5.Could you do me a f_________ and pick up Sam from school? I won’t be available this afternoon.

6.The past few years have w__________ great changes throughout Eastern Europe.

7.China will continue to _________（坚决，坚定）support the leading role of the United Nations in international affairs. [来源:]

8.Their action was completely v _______________ — nobody asked them to do so.

9.Having _______（考虑）for several days, he decided not to go abroad for further study.

10.Jason signed paperwork two years earlier to d_________ organs upon his death, and the act of concern has saved the lives of four people and helped dozens of others.

第一节：单词拼写. (根据句意在答题卷写出下列单词的正确形式,答案写在答题卡上，共10分)
【小题1】I shouldn’t have been so difficult at school, but it was probably because I l_____ confidence.
【小题2】At first, people a______ of his studies and urged him to continue.
【小题3】These men knew that knowledge and understanding are more v_______ to a man.
【小题4】This p______ sad event left a deep impression on Pliny who had lost an uncle in the erupion.
【小题5】The meaning of love was still not a_______ to Helen but she kept on trying to understand,
【小题6】One can only feel sorrow and deep _______(同情) for these once-living statues.
【小题7】I hate to think what will become of my ______(名声) as an excellent accountant.
【小题8】Pompeii is like a “ time capsule” ______(保存) a frozen moment in history.
【小题9】As Helen’s knowledge and vocabulary  ______(扩大), she asked more and more questions.
【小题10】At that time, the church and many people ______（倾向于）to ignore the facts.

第一节：单词拼写. (根据句意在答题卷写出下列单词的正确形式,答案写在答题卡上，共10分)

1.I shouldn’t have been so difficult at school, but it was probably because I l_____ confidence.

2.At first, people a______ of his studies and urged him to continue.

3.These men knew that knowledge and understanding are more v_______ to a man.

4.This p______ sad event left a deep impression on Pliny who had lost an uncle in the erupion.

5.The meaning of love was still not a_______ to Helen but she kept on trying to understand,

6.One can only feel sorrow and deep _______(同情) for these once-living statues.

7.I hate to think what will become of my ______(名声) as an excellent accountant.

8.Pompeii is like a “ time capsule” ______(保存) a frozen moment in history.

9.As Helen’s knowledge and vocabulary  ______(扩大), she asked more and more questions.

10.At that time, the church and many people ______（倾向于）to ignore the facts.

单词拼写 （满分5分）
【小题1】The restaurants offer a wide v______ of dishes , from Asian to western food.
【小题2】 Susan has had a strong a_______ for music since the age of 8.
【小题3】The house is_______( 看不见的 ) from the road because of the tall trees surrounding it,
【小题4】 At weekends, the buses and underground trains are often c_____ with many people.
【小题5】China has been trying to ______( 加强 ) its economic ties with European countries.
【小题6】 He never complains about anything. He’s always optimistic and p______.
【小题7】The girl had a strong m_____ to learn crosstalk as a child ,but soon he quitted his dream.
【小题8】Last month, an earthquake hit the area, c_______ great damage to it.
【小题9】Having failed twice, the biologist was ____( 决心 ) to continue the experiment on wildlife.
【小题10】The guest was put up in the hotel _______( 暂时地 )，and then stayed with his hostess.