Question

Nelson Mandela, the first black President of South Africa, passed away at his home. He is one of the greatest people in the 20th century. The whole world mourned the father of new South Africa. His life is full of stories.

Nelson Mandela’s Life
Time	Events
July18, 1918	Was born in a rich family in South Africa
1944	Became a member of ANC
October15,1962	Was put into prison for opposing the white only government
February10, 1990	Was set free---got out of the prison
1992	Visited China for the first time
1993	Won the Nobel Prize for Peace
May9, 1994	Became the first black president of South Africa
December5, 2013	Died at his home

根据内容选择最佳答案。（每小题1分，共5分）

1.Nelson is the first ______ president of South Africa.

A. white    B. Asian    C. woman    D. black

2.Nelson was born in a_______ family.

A. poor    B. rich    C. kind    D. white

3.How long was Nelson in prison?

A. nearly 28years    B. 18years    C. over 30 years    D. 7 years

4.Nelson won the Nobel Prize for_____  in 1993.

A. Physics    B. Medicine    C. Chemistry    D. Peace

5.Nelson has been dead for about ______.

A. 2 years    B. 5 years    C. 4 years    D. 10years

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】本文介绍了南非第一个黑人总统纳尔逊·曼德拉的生平。

1.D

细节理解题。根据 Nelson Mandela, the first black President of South Africa,可知纳尔逊曼德拉是南非第一个黑人总统，故选D。

2.B

细节理解题。根据Was born in a rich family in South Africa可知纳尔逊出生在南非一个富有的家庭，故选B。

3.A

推理判断题。根据October15,1962 Was put into prison for opposing the white only government和February10, 1990 Was set free---got out of the prison可知纳尔逊在1962年10月15日被关进监狱，在1990年2月10日被释放，1990-1965=28，因此他在监狱里待了几乎28年，故选A。

4.D

细节理解题。根据1993 Won the Nobel Prize for Peace可知纳尔逊在1993年，获得了诺贝尔和平奖，故选D。

5.C

推理判断题。根据December5, 2013 Died at his home可知纳尔逊在2013年去世，现在是2017年，因此他现在去世已经4年，故选C。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，概括归纳和推理判断，选出正确的选项。例如小题3，根据October15,1962 Was put into prison for opposing the white only government和February10, 1990 Was set free---got out of the prison可知纳尔逊在1962年10月15日被关进监狱，在1990年2月10日被释放，1990-1965=28，因此他在监狱里待了几乎28年，故选A。