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【题目】Some Great Women

Malala Yousafzai

On Oct.10, 2014, at age 17, Pakistani female education activist Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel winner. When she was only 11, she wrote a blog for BBC, talking about her life under Taliban occupation. In 2012, Yousafzai survived a shooting. She went on to become an advocate for human rights movement and fighting Taliban forces to promote education for women in Pakistan.

Liya Kebede

Ethiopian-born model Liya Kebede is a famous name in the fashion industry. But it’s her work as a maternal（母亲的）health advocate that has positively affected the lives of thousands around the world. Kebede has served as WHO’s ambassador for maternal, newborn and child health since 2005. That year, she also founded the Liya Kebede Foundation, which works to reduce maternal, newborn and child deaths in Ethiopia and other parts of the world.

Jamila Bayaz

As Afghanistan’s first female police chief, Jamila Bayaz is appointed to run security details in District 1of Kabul, Afghanistan, which houses the presidential palace, government ministries and the central bank. Apart from facing a conventional society, the policewomen of Afghanistan are under constant threat from insurgents（叛乱者）. Bayaz is also the mother of five children.

Zainab Bangura

In 2012, Zainab Bangura, from Sierra Leone, was appointed special representative of the United Nations secretary general on sexual violence in conflict. Stressing the point that sexual violence needs to stop, Bangura helped bring about a U.N. declaration in which 140 member states committed to ending abuse during conflict.

【1】What is Liya Kebede famous for in the world?

A. Her way to reduce deaths.

B. Her work as a maternal health advocate.

C. Her efforts to become an ambassador.

D. Her contribution to the fashion industry.

【2】Who made a contribution to the civil-rights movement in Pakistan?

A. Liya Kebede.

B. Jamila Bayaz.

C. Zainab Bangura.

D. Malala Yousafzai

【3】Which of the following can describe Jamila Bayaz’s work?

A. Boring. B. Conventional. C. Dangerous. D. Controversial.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 C

【解析】

本文属于记叙文，介绍四位杰出的女性。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段But it’s her work as a maternal（母亲的）health advocate that has positively affected the lives of thousands around the world.可知，她作为母亲健康宣传大使影响了全世界成千上万的女性的生活，因而被世界所知，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第一段She went on to become an advocate for human rights movement and fighting Taliban forces to promote education for women in Pakistan.可知，这位女性为巴基斯坦的民权运动做出了贡献，故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据第四段Apart from facing a conventional society, the policewomen of Afghanistan are under constant threat from insurgents（叛乱者）.可知，Jamila Bayaz经常受到反叛分子的威胁，故其工作很危险，故选C。