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 former president, hosted his second AIDS­awareness 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, coloured people 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 was 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.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 the government.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了被尊称为“南非国父”的南非总统曼德拉（Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela）。在他任职总统前是积极的反种族隔离人士。曼德拉领导反种族隔离运动时，法院将他定罪，在牢中服刑了27年半，1990年2月11日出狱。曼德拉在40年来获得了超过一百项奖项，最显著的是1993年的诺贝尔和平奖。

1. 推理判断题。根据文章第五段Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990可以推断曼德拉是于1963年被捕的。选A。

2. 细节理解题。根据文章内容Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS. 可知曼德拉正在面对AIDS的问题，故答案选D。

3.推理判断题。根据文章首段His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. 和he fought to unite the country and organize the government 以及文章末段as a skillful fighter,可以判断曼德拉终身都在为人民而奋斗，选A。

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