Question

His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.

On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.

Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.

But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law, colored and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.

For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election were held in which everyone could vote.

Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.

“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat”, he wrote in his autobiography.

As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.

1.When was Mandela arrested?

A．In 1963

B．In 1990

C．When he refused to be a chief

D．When he became the president

2.Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following except _______.

A．winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa

B．Uniting South Africa

C．organizing a government in South Africa

D．controlling the spread of AIDS

3.If Nelson Mandela hadn’t fought against racial discrimination, he_______.

A．could have been the president of South Africa

B．could still have lived a happy life

C．could have been in a difficult situation

D．would have been an excellent boxer

4.Which of the following statements can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?

A．struggle is his life

B．sports make his fame

C．fight for equal rights

D．a great fighter against government.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.A 计算题。根据第五段Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990说明1990年被释放，在监狱里待了27年，说明他是1963年入狱。故A正确。

2.D 细节题。根据第二段内容hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.说明他是在警告人艾滋病的危险。并没有说他已经控制了艾滋病。ABC三项都已经是他的成就，故D正确。

3.B 细节题。根据第三段He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.说明B正确。

4.A 推理题。曼德拉的一生都在为非洲人民而斗争。故A符合。

考点：考查人物传记类短文阅读

点评：文章介绍了曼德拉的一生，以及他为非洲人民所做的努力。文章难度较小，只要把握文章的细节即可完成设置的题目，注意数字的考查，如55题，要在文章中准确定位Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990。考查内容较为全面。