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(歧視). 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.

53. When was Mandela arrested? 

A. In 1963                                                       B. In 1990

C. When he refused to be a chief                D. When he became the president

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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. k`

                                

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　　James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves．His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9．There, a school teacher asked the youth his name．

　　“J．C．,”he replied．

　　She thought he had said“Jesse”, and he had a new name．

　　Owens ran his first race at age 13．After high school, he went to Ohio State University．He had to work part time so as to pay for his education．As a second year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later．

　　A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs．His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet．He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event．He did try, and the results are in the record book．

　　The stage was set for Owens victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic but also political．Hitler did not congratulate any of the African American winners．

　　“It was all right with me,”he said years later．“I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway．”

　　Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either．In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death．

　　Owens Olympic victories made little difference to him．He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles and dogs．

　　“Sure, it bothered me,”he said later．“But at least it was an honest living．I had to eat．”

　　In time, however, his gold medals changed his life．“They have kept me alive over the years,”he once said．“Time has stood still for me．That golden moment dies hard．”

(1)

Owens got his other name“Jesse”when ________．

[　　]

A．

he went to Ohio State University

B．

his teacher made fun of him

C．

his teacher took“J．C．”for“Jesse”

D．

he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet

(2)

In the Big Ten meet, Owens ________．

[　　]

A．

hurt himself in the back

B．

succeeded in setting many records

C．

tried every sports event but failed

D．

had to give up some events

(3)

We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because ________．

[　　]

A．

he was not of the right race

B．

he was the son of a poor farmer

C．

he didn't shake hands with Hitler

D．

he didn't talk to the US president on the phone

(4)

When Owens says“They have kept me alive over the years”,he means that the medals ________．

[　　]

A．

have been changed for money to help him live on

B．

have made him famous in the US

C．

have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in life

D．

have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs

(5)

What would be the best title for the text?

[　　]

A．

Jesse Owens, A Great American Athlete

B．

Golden Moment－A Life time Struggle

C．

Making A Living As A Sportsman

D．

How To Be A Successful Athlete

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The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10．The winner will win a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of about $l million．

1.How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news?

A．Excited and proud．                     B． Happy and surprised

C．Worried and cautious                    D． Uncertain and shocked

2.Mo Yan developed his ability for writing when he was        ．

A．on a farm         B．in a factory        C．in a school         D．in the army

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B．focuses on social problems in the country

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A．Mo Yan published his first book when he was 20 years old.

B．The movie Hong Gaoliang was made in 1987.

C．Mo Yan only writes novels.

D．Mo Yan’s works are mostly about city life.

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C．Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature        D．A World Famous Writer, Mo Yan

 

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Roger Conner is a modern­-day Horatio Alger hero. Roger started out as an unpaid worker in a small flower shop. He has become the owner of a florist company whose sales are well over $100 000 a year.

One day when Roger was only twelve, he stopped at a local flower shop. He asked the owner if he could work for him, without pay, in order to learn the business. Roger started working every day after school and on weekends. After two years on the job, he finally asked for a small salary. The owners told him he “wasn't good enough to be paid.” So he quit, and found a paying job at another local flower shop. He worked hard there, but after six months they laid him off because business was slow.

Not discouraged, Roger decided to do it alone and started his own flower store in a basement in his town. He started his business with only sixty­-five dollars. He bought old refrigerators at garage sales and knocked the shelves out. This turned them into coolers for his fresh­-cut flowers. His business grew rapidly as he built up a reputation for top quality and fine service.

In 1977, Roger bought out the flower store where he had worked without pay for over two years. The people who said he “wasn’t good enough to be paid” were astonished to find that they were being taken over by a teenager. He had plans to renovate (振興) the whole store.

One of the reasons the owners sold out to Roger was that the store wasn't doing well. But after Roger took over ownership and redid the store, business started booming. In fact, business was so good that after one year, he celebrated by buying out the other store where he had worked. Roger then combined both stores and moved to a location in the center of his town.

The new store has 2 000 square feet and seven employees. And he did it all before he reached the age of twenty.

1.The author is wants to show us that people who want to succeed in business should ________.

A．work without pay

B．own a flower shop

C．work hard and never give up

D．work as teenagers

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

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B．He needed luck to be successful.

C．He opened his first flower business in a basement.

D．He became successful before the age of twenty.

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A．newspaper report                       B．humorous story

C．television play                          D．scientific story

4.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

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B．didn’t let him work there

C．paid him money

D．were proud of him

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A．works hard in the flower business

B．was born into a rich family

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President Barack Obama set out his plans for the nation on January 27. At the top of his to-do list: his jobs for Americans, health care and education.

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C．was given to ask for foreign help

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B．Jobs.

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