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(歧视). 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.
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.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 |
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 great fighter against government. |
King's College Summer School
More information is as follows:
Application (申请) date l Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2012. l Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2012 l Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2012 |
Coursesl English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours l American History: 16 hours l American Culture: 16 hours |
Stepsl A letter of self-introduction l A letter of recommendation(推荐) ﹡ The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. |
Costl Daily lessons: $200 l Sports and activities: $100 l Travels: $200 l Hotel service: $400 ﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King' s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@ yahoo, com |
1.You can most probably read the text in ________.
A.a newspaper |
B.a travel guide |
C.a textbook |
D.a telephone book |
2.Which of the following is true about King' s College Summer School?
A.Only top students can take part in the program. |
B.King' s College Summer School is run every other year. |
C.Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program. |
D.Only the teachers of King' s College give courses. |
3.If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school __
A.$200 |
B.$400 |
C.$500 |
D.$900 |
4.What information can you get from the text?
A.The program will last two months. |
B.You can write to Thompson only in English. |
C.As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2012 |
D.You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone. |
—I’m sincerely inviting you to join our chess club, Mr Turban.
—Thanks, but I’m not ________as any of you.
A.as a good player |
B.as good a player |
C.as player a good |
D.as good player |
It’s high time we _______ effective _______to improve your working conditions.
A.take; means |
B.made; measures |
C.took; measures |
D.do; actions |
Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours ______ an agreement.
A.they reached |
B.do they reach |
C.they reach |
D.did they reach |
Tom has admired my daughter for a long time, but the question is ______ she doesn’t love him at all.
A.that |
B.what |
C.whether |
D.whom |