题目内容
Controlling water-pollution is necessary_____ it will be expensive.
- A.so that
- B.as if
- C.even though
- D.ever since
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.
【小题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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A.struggle is his life |
| B.sports make his fame |
| C.fight for equal rights |
| D.a great fighter against government. |
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Anger is a natural reaction which comes out when we feel that we have not been given a fair treatment. The positive side of this negative emotion is that it has helped us to evolve(逐步形成)as humans and cope in a better manner with our surroundings. However, it tends to become a problem when we fail to control it. Many a time it happens that your anger has hurt others or has spoiled one of your relationships for which you regret later. It has some bad effects on the health, too.
We should control anger so that it does not cause harm to us or to those around us whom we love. One of the best ways to control anger is to get help from others. If you feel that you are unable to manage your anger, it can make you more upset. So tell someone that is close to you, a friend or your father and mother, about your problem. When you discuss a matter with others, there is a better chance of finding a solution to your problem. Besides, there are no better stress relievers than humor. When you feel that it is because of stress that your anger is becoming unmanageable, you can use humor. It can help you look at difficult things in a lighter way and you will feel better about the things around you.
Anger tends to make us have a lot of negative thoughts. Therefore, we have to change the negative thoughts into positive ones. For this you have to first turn all the negative thoughts down that are in your mind one by one. This can be done with a lot of practice. Once you are successful in that, you have to maintain your focus only on the positive things of life.
Meditation (冥想) is an excellent anger management technique. In addition, what we do is disconnect ourselves from the outer world and focus all our attention into the inner world. This helps us develop a sense of controlling our thoughts that tend to cause anger.
| (1) ________ | Anger is a natural reaction which comes out when we have been treated (2) ______. | |
| (3) sides | Help us evolve as humans. Help us deal with our surroundings (4) ______. | |
| Negative sides | (5) others. Spoil your relationships. (6) your health badly. | |
| How to manage your anger | Get help from others | Discuss your problems with your friend or a (7) ______ member. |
| Use (8) | It can help you look at difficult things in a lighter way. | |
| Think positively | (9) all the negative thoughts and focus only on positive things. | |
| Practice meditation | Help us (10) our thoughts which tend to cause anger. | |