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　　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?
[　　]
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?
[　　]
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?
[　　]
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．
[　　]
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?
[　　]
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．

A nine-year-old girl named Arwa lives with her parents and six brothers and sisters in an old, two-roomed house. She knows nothing of wealth and power but, in her own way, she has helped make history.
Arwa was the youngest of three Yemeni girls who recently went to court complaining they were married against their will and asking for a divorce（离婚）. It forced the government to change its law on early marriage.
Her father Abdul Ali described how a stranger asked him in the market if he knew some marriageable girls. After visiting their home and seeing Arwa and her 15-year-lold sister, he chose the younger child. Abdul Ali said the man had promised he would wait for the girl to reach puberty（青春期）before calling her to his house but then changed his mind.
So why did he sell his daughter to a stranger? “He gave me $150 and promised another $2,000. I was really in need of money and thought it was a solution for the family,” he explained.
When Arwa fought against her husband, she was beaten. The pain only came to an end when her husband and father quarreled and Abdul Ali allowed her to seek outside help. Then she went looking for a neighbor to lend her money for the journey to court. The judge at court took pity on her and gave her freedom.
Yemen’s Minister for Social Affairs, Professor Amat al-Razak Hammed, recognizes that the government needs to make a change and will personally decide on a legal age of 16. She says that both fathers who marry their children off early and officials who sign the marriage contracts should be punished.
Arwa’s courage to seek a divorce was inspired by another young girl from the capital, Sana’a who has become a national famous person.
60. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Arwa’s behavior influenced the government to change the law on early marriage.
B. Arwa was the first girl to fight for the right of women to have freedom of marriage.
C. Arwa worked together with the government to draw up new marriage laws.
D. Arwa set a good example to other girls who have similar problems.
61. How much money did Arwa’s father probably get in total by selling her?
A. $150. B.$2,000. C.$2,150. D.$3,000.
62. Which of the following statements about Arwa is NOT true?
A. She is too young to know anything about wealth and power.
B. She got the money for the journey to court from her father.
C. She was one of the Yemeni girls who used the law to seek a divorce.
D. Her husband treated her very badly.
63. According to the new marriage law in Yemen, _______.
A. girls can’t get married until they are 20 years old
B. girls can get married without their parents’ permission
C. officials are forbidden to sign marriage contracts
D. fathers who marry their children off early will be punished

A nine-year-old girl named Arwa lives with her parents and six brothers and sisters in an old, two-roomed house. She knows nothing of wealth and power but, in her own way, she has helped make history.

Arwa was the youngest of three Yemeni girls who recently went to court complaining they were married against their will and asking for a divorce（离婚）. It forced the government to change its law on early marriage.

Her father Abdul Ali described how a stranger asked him in the market if he knew some marriageable girls. After visiting their home and seeing Arwa and her 15-year-lold sister, he chose the younger child. Abdul Ali said the man had promised he would wait for the girl to reach puberty（青春期）before calling her to his house but then changed his mind.

So why did he sell his daughter to a stranger? “He gave me $150 and promised another $2,000. I was really in need of money and thought it was a solution for the family,” he explained.

When Arwa fought against her husband, she was beaten. The pain only came to an end when her husband and father quarreled and Abdul Ali allowed her to seek outside help. Then she went looking for a neighbor to lend her money for the journey to court. The judge at court took pity on her and gave her freedom.

Yemen’s Minister for Social Affairs, Professor Amat al-Razak Hammed, recognizes that the government needs to make a change and will personally decide on a legal age of 16. She says that both fathers who marry their children off early and officials who sign the marriage contracts should be punished.

Arwa’s courage to seek a divorce was inspired by another young girl from the capital, Sana’a who has become a national famous person.

60. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A. Arwa’s behavior influenced the government to change the law on early marriage.

B. Arwa was the first girl to fight for the right of women to have freedom of marriage.

C. Arwa worked together with the government to draw up new marriage laws.

D. Arwa set a good example to other girls who have similar problems.

61. How much money did Arwa’s father probably get in total by selling her?

A. $150. B.$2,000. C.$2,150. D.$3,000.

62. Which of the following statements about Arwa is NOT true?

A. She is too young to know anything about wealth and power.

B. She got the money for the journey to court from her father.

C. She was one of the Yemeni girls who used the law to seek a divorce.

D. Her husband treated her very badly.

63. According to the new marriage law in Yemen, _______.

A. girls can’t get married until they are 20 years old

B. girls can get married without their parents’ permission

C. officials are forbidden to sign marriage contracts

D. fathers who marry their children off early will be punished