题目
Mandela, who will be 91 this year,【73】appears in public and increasingly relies on the managers of his foundation to manage his affairs. Now they're facing with a tricky issue:【74】what point does a very famous man become a private brand? And is it possible to copyright history? So far, the foundation has tackled these difficult questions by trying to stop those who would【75】Mandela's name for【76】or political gain either in ways they don't like【77】in ways they are able to prevent.
In August, the foundation【78】out a code of conduct【79】the commercialization of Mandela's name or【80】by his four official charities and asked the other 44 charities【81】which Mandela is a patron to sign【82】as well. Other charitable causes must get the foundation's【83】before using Mandela's name. In the business of protecting【84】, however, the choice of whether to block or【85】a project is often subjective or a matter of taste, and therefore brings【86】criticism.
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第1题
Mandela was educated at University College of Fort Hare and University of Witwatersrand and qulified in law in 1942. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1944, and was sccessfully led the resistance against the apartheid policies. Nelson Mandela thus won the respect of all the blacks in South America.
In June 1961, he became the commander of the military organization of ANC . Because of his political activity, he went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 . In 1962, Mandela was arrested and stayed in prison for five years with hard labor. In 1964, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
(Locked up in his cell during daylight hours, deprived of music, both these simple pleasures were denied him for decades. With his fllw prisoners, concerts were organized when possible, particularly at Christmas time,where they would sing. Nelson Mandela finds music very uplifting, and takes a keen interest not only in European classical music but also in African choral music and the many talents in South African musiC.Even years later, Nelson Mandela' s greatest pleasure, his most private moment, was sill watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky playing.
He stayed in the prison for 27 yeas. During his years in prison, he consistently refused to compromise his political position to obtain his freedom. Mandela' s reputation grew steady. He became a potent symbol ofresistance as the anti-apartheid movement.
Mandela was eventually set free on February 18, 1990. The event was broadcast live all over the worlD.On the day of his release from prison, Mandela made a speech to the nation. He said, "To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." In 1994, Nelson Mandela became the first black President in the history of South Africa.
The years in jail reinforced his habits that were already entrencheD.From the 1940s, he had the disciplined eating regime of an athlete, and did early morning exercise everyday. Still today Nelson Mandela is up by 4:30 am,irespective of how late he has worked the previous evening. By 5 am he has begun his exercise routine that lasts at least an hour. Breakfast is by 6:30, when the day' s newspapers are reaD.The day' s work has begun.
With a standard working day of at least 12 hours, time management is crucial and Mandela is extremely impatient with unpunctuality, regarding it as insulting to those you are dealing with.
In his life time, he won nearly one hundred awards. In 1993, he was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize, which was to commend his contribution in against racial discrimination for half a century. Nevertheless, Mandela accepted it as an accolade to all the people who have worked for peace.
56.Whom did Mandela respect in his childhood?
A.National athletes.
B.National heroes.
C.White people.
D.His parents.
57.Nelson Mandela refused to be the chief of the tribe because_____.
A.he dld not want to be like his father
B.he wanted to go to university
C.he did not want to be a leader of the tribe that was under opression
D.he wanted to become the president of South Africa
58.In Para.2, the word” apartheid" refer to the policies.
A.racial discrimination
B.immigration
C.economic
D.population growth
59.Mandela had great interest in the following music forms EXCEPT______
A.European classical music
B.African choral music.
C.American popular music
D.South American talents' music.
60.How long did Mandela stay in jail?
A.25years
B.27years
C.30 years
D.23 years.
第2题
Which of the following are correct about Nelson Mandela?
A.a president in South Africa
B.an anti-apartheid revolutionary
C.a Nobel prize winner
D.a socialist
第5题
根据所给10个英语单句的意思,从所给的15个词汇中挑选出10个合适的词或短语分别给每个句子填空。
Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was ________. Anyhow, my ________ is to provide humans with a life of high quality, and I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race. Dinosaurs lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans ________ and their future seemed secure at that time. Many young people often dream of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, and, to be honest, a lot of them ________ great importance to becoming rich and famous. If your friend comes to school very upset, tell him that you are ________ him and you will meet after class and talk then. India has a very large number of ________ English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947, and English became the language for government and education. I am fond of my sister Wang Wei but she has one serious ________ — she can be really stubborn. On July 28, 1976, the city of Tangshan in Hebei Province was hit by a terrible earthquake and the number of people who were killed or seriously ________ reached more than 400,000. It was in 1952 that Elias went to Mandela for legal advice, and Mandela was ________ with his time, for which Elias was very grateful. |
第6题
In his 27-year imprisonment , Mandela,a South African leader ,was _____ his political rights .
A.deprived of
B.deprived off
C.deprived from
D.deprived with
第7题
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