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.
小題1:When was Mandela arrested? 
A．In 1963B．In 1990
C．When he refused to be a chiefD．When he became the president
小題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
小題3: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
小題4: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(chǎn) great fighter against government.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A  

小題1:推理判斷題。從第五段“. . . spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990. . . ”可以推出。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。曼德拉為南非黑人爭取到了平等的權(quán)利，作為第一位黑人總統(tǒng)，重組南非政府，統(tǒng)一南非。他只是為預(yù)防與防治艾滋病進(jìn)行宣傳，并沒有具體參與控制艾滋病的傳播。
小題3:推理判斷題。從第三段可以看出，如果曼德拉不去反對種族歧視，他會(huì)是部落首領(lǐng)，因此不會(huì)受牢獄之災(zāi)。
小題4:推理判斷題。從文章信息看，D項(xiàng)顯然是不正確，B項(xiàng)文章沒有提到， C項(xiàng)太片面，沒有涉及文章后幾段的內(nèi)容。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he  16  his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always  17  his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree,  18  to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the  19  made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the  20  customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for  21 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 22  for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a  23  fake. When he was 24  of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 25  cost nearly 100,000, into pieces  26  hearing Glen’s words. Glen was  27  before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined  28 . For many times of entry-exit  29  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and   30   him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if  31  reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be  32  according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep  33  on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of  34 , which he would remember as the  35  of his success forever.
小題1:
A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up
小題2:
A．honors B．mentions C．bringsD．owes
小題3:
A．decided B．refused C．objected D．a(chǎn)sked
小題4:
A．books B．thingsC．savingsD．pounds
小題5:
A．ordinaryB．routine C．regular D．common
小題6:
A．lookB．inspectionC．testD．experiment
小題7:
A．one B．it C．them D．these
小題8:
A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)fraid B．proudC．a(chǎn)shamed D．hard
小題10:
A．that B．whatC．a(chǎn)s D．which
小題11:
A．on B．a(chǎn)t C．whoD．in
小題12:
A．disappointed B．delighted C．a(chǎn)mazed D．satisfied
小題13:
A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously
小題14:
A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances
小題15:
A．stoppedB．hoped C．warned D．urged
小題16:
A．came outB．found outC．sent outD．set out
小題17:
A．hitB．blamedC．praisedD．charged
小題18:
A．expressionB．ideaC．thoughtD．impression
小題19:
A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery
小題20:
A．secretB．lessonC．choiceD．Belief

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