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20．UNITED NATIONS，December 19，2013 （Xinhua）--The United Nations held a special meeting to honor great Nelson Mandela，the former South African president who passed away on December 19，2013 at the age of 95，because Nelson Mandela is respected 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，although he spent 27 years in prison．
     Nelson Mandela，winning the nation's first all-race elections in 1994，stopped working completely in 1999．But he remains as popular as ever．His being popular has promoted the whole national industry．His picture has appeared at many places，including on some goods．His face has appeared on a South African coin，a business area was named in his honour and some business leaders hope to build a great statue in his honour---the Statue of Freedom．It would stand taller than New York's Statue of Liberty．
    His being popular is similar to that of John F．Kennedy in US or Winston Churchill in Britain，but few politicians in this times have achieved his level of being popular．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，mainly 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 encourage their generations，"The Mail and Guardian Weekly said．"In our generation，the gods presented us Nelson Mandela．"
56．Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa becauseC．
A．he's as popular as Kennedy and Churchill
B．he spent 27 years in prison
C．he's a great fighter against the racialism
D．he's the first all-race elections president
57．Which of the following statements about Mandela's picture is true？A
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．
58．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means"B．"
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
59．What can we infer from the text？A
A．He contributed a lot to the development of peace between races．
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

分析 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读，主要讲的是为种族和平而斗争的英雄人物曼德拉．

解答 56-59．CABA
56题答案：C考查细节推理，根据文章第一段的He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races，although he spent 27 years in prison．
他是一个因为了种族之间的和平而斗争从而震惊世界的英雄．可知本题答案为C选项．
57题答案：A考查细节推理，根据文章第二段的His being popular has promoted the whole national industry．His picture has appeared at many places，including on some goods．他的受欢迎促进了全国的产业，他的照片出现在很多地方，包括一些商品上．可知本题答案为A选项．
58题答案：B考查细节推理，文章最后一段的划线部分为In our generation，the gods presented us Nelson Mandela．（在我们这一代，上帝将Nelson Mandela赠与给了我们）因为Nelson Mandela是人类的英雄与偶像，所以这句话的意思是"我们很自豪能生活在曼德拉时代"，故本题答案为B选项．
59题答案：A考查细节推理，根据文章第一段的because Nelson Mandela is respected 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，although he spent 27 years in prison．因为曼德拉受全世界的尊敬，而且对于南非人而言他是一位超级巨星．他是一个因为了种族之间的和平而斗争从而震惊世界的英雄．可知A选项正确．

点评 本文是新闻阅读类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．