This year's Noble peace prize has been awarded jointly to three women- Liberian President Ellen Johnso Sirleaf, Liberian Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen．
They were recognised for their “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work”．Mrs Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state, Ms Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist and Ms Karman is a leading figure in Yemen's pro-democracy movement．
“We cannot achieve democracy(民主)and lasting peace in the world unless women achieve the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all levels of society, ” said Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland in Oslo．He said the committee hoped the prize would “help to bring an end to the suppression(压制)of women that still occurs in many countries, and to realise the great potential for democracy and peace that women can represent”．
But Mrs Sirleaf's main competitor this coming Tuesday, Winston Tubman, told the BBC she did not deserve the prize and was a “warmonger(好战者)”。
Mrs Karman was recognised for playing a leading part in the struggle for women's rights in Yemen's pro-democracy protests “in the most trying circumstances” and is the first Arab woman to win the prize．
As the head of Yemeni organisation Women Journalists without Chanis, Mrs Karman has been imprisoned several times．
Mrs Karman told BBC she was dedicating(献给) it to “all the dead and the wounded of the Arab Spring”- the wave of unrest which has swept the Middle East and North Africa in the past year-and to “all the free people who are fighting for their rights”．
(1)
What is the text mainly about?
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A．
Mrs Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state．
B．
The Nobel Committee helped to bring an end to the suppression of women．
C．
Three great women have been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize．
D．
Three women fighting for peace and their rights．
(2)
What can we learn from Mrs Sirleaf?
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A．
She was recognised for playing a leading part in Yemen's pro-democracy protests．
B．
She told the BBC she did not deserve the prize．
C．
Winston Tubman is her loyal supporter．
D．
She made great contributions to Africa's women's rights．
(3)
Which of the following about Mrs Karman is NOT true?
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A．
Mrs Karman has been imprisoned several times for her fighting．
B．
Mrs Karman is the first Arab woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize．
C．
Mrs Karman was a warmonger．
D．
Mrs Karman was thought the prize shouldn't belong to herself．
(4)
From what the Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland said, we can infer that．
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A．
women has achieved the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all levels of society．
B．
the Nobel Peace prize would help to bring an end to the suppression of women．
C．
the democracy and lasting peace in the world depends on whether women are equal to men．
D．
men are not better than women in winning the Nobel Prize．
(5)
What do the three women have in common?
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A．
They all come from Africa．
B．
They are all heads of state．
C．
All of them were once in prison．
D．
They are all fighting for women's rights in a peaceful way．
