精英家教网 > 高中英语 > 题目详情
Nelson Mandela is respected and admired across the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa’s white, racist regime(政权)
Mandela, who won the nation’s first all-race elections after the fall of apartheid(种族隔离) in 1944,retired in 1999. But he remains as popular as ever.
“He’s loved by all people, whether you’re white or black, whether you’re young or old,” said Ali Bacher, South Africa’s former cricket(板球) chief.
His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, a metropolitan(首都)area was named in his honor and some business leaders hope to build a massive, rotating statue in his likeness---- the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.
His popular appeal is similar to that of John F. Kennedy wth US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in his times have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, head of the political science department of the University of the Witwatersrand.“ Sometimes it isn’t completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career. He is a very ,very clever man,”However , he is far from perfect.
Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their flowing praises. “Through the ages, the human race has had its icons(偶像)---- men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generation,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.”
小题1:Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa because_____________.
A.he’s as popular as Kennedy and Churchill
B.he spent 27 years in prison
C.he’s a great fighter against the racialism
D.he’s the first all-race elections president
小题2:Which of the following statements about Mandela’s portrait is true ?
A.It helps develop business
B.It appears on the Statue of Freedom
C.It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom
D.It is similar to that of John F. Kennedy or Winston Churchill
小题3:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “_____________”
A.Mandela is as great as a god
B.We are proud to live in Mandela’s time
C.Mandela lives together with us all
D.We are proud to know Mandela
小题4:What can we infer from the text?
A.Mandela is a very skilled politician
B.Most articles specially stressed Mandela’s shortcomings.
C.The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandela’s birthday.
D.The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandela’s birthday.

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D

试题分析:“南非国父”曼德拉逝世,但是他在世界上留下了巨大的影响力。在人们以不同的方式纪念他时,他已经渗透了几代南非人的心灵。
小题1:细节题。由文章第一段的句子:“He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races(种族), despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa’s white, racist government.” 可知南非人民喜爱曼德拉因为他是反对种族主义的斗士。故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。由文章第四段的句子:“His face has appeared on a South African coin, a metropolitan(首都)area was named in his honor and some business leaders hope to build a massive, rotating statue in his likeness---- the Statue of Freedom.可知,商人们想要纪念曼德拉,为他塑像,故推测曼德拉为商业发展做出了贡献。故选 A。
小题3:推测大意题。“在我们这一代,上帝赐给了我们曼德拉”可见“我们为和曼德拉生活在一个时期感到骄傲”。选B。
小题4:推理题:从最后一段的句子:Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. 可以推断出这篇文章在曼德拉生日的时候已经出现在报纸上了,选D
练习册系列答案
相关习题

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

(2013·高考北京卷)Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter,a 13­year­old gymnast,is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills,Lola____for four hours a day,five days a week.At the state championships in March,she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive,____she is legally blind,born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动)constantly.She often sees double and can’t____how far away things are.
When she was little,her mom____that even though she couldn’t see____,she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the____right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more____for her than for some of her teammates,she has never quit.She doesn’t let her____stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest____is the balance beam.Because she has double vision,she often sees to beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eyes.“You have to____your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,”says Lola.
To be a top­level gymnast,one must be brave.The beam is probably the most____for anyone because it’s four inches wide.At the state competition,Lola didn’t fall____the beam.In fact,she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be____differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions,the judges don’t know about her vision____.She doesn’t tell them,because she doesn’t think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her____attitude.
Lola never thinks about____.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her____is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids____she grows up.
Lola is____of all her hard work and success.She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too.Her____for others is “just believe in yourself.”
小题1:
A.runsB.teaches
C.trainsD.dances
小题2:
A.sinceB.unless
C.afterD.though
小题3:
A.tellB.guess
C.assumeD.predict
小题4:A.suspected   B remembered   
C.imagined D.noticed
小题5:
A.deeplyB.well
C.aheadD.closely
小题6:
A.taskB.sport
C.eventD.show
小题7:
A.boringB.enjoyable
C.difficultD.satisfactory
小题8:
A.talentB.quality
C.natureD.condition
小题9:
A.doubtB.advantage
C.challengeD.progress
小题10:.
A.examineB.express
C.openD.trust
小题11:
A.fearfulB.harmful
C.unfairD.inconvenient
小题12:
A.toB.on
C.offD.against
小题13:.
A.greetedB.treated
C.servedD.paid
小题14:
A.pains B.stresses
C.injuriesD.problems
小题15:
A.positiveB.friendly
C.flexibleD.cautious
小题16:
A.defendingB.quitting
C.winningD.bargaining
小题17:
A.standardB.range
C.viewD.goal
小题18:
A.untilB.as
C.whenD.before
小题19:
A.proudB.tired
C.ashamedD.confident
小题20:
A.planB.advice
C.rewardD.responsibility

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

A Lesson in Caring
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora    . She wasn’t even four, but she      at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my    . But I do remember a sudden     feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her    , whether it was birds flying or children playing. But now she was noticing     and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and     it to an elderly person. I signed us up. Nora was     about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how     our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to     myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought a(n)     to turn back. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?    , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She    us right over.
The building was in a bad state. A silver-haired woman in an old dress received us. Nora ran inside. I     followed. However, when we talked, I was moved by her struggle against the hard life and realized what our little help meant to her. When the time came to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home    , touched.
Professionals call such a     “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see.     else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something     that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and     clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve     her grow over these past four years, I still wonder – which of us has benefited more?
小题1:
A.didB.wasC.hasD.had
小题2: 
A.pulledB.staredC.pointedD.aimed
小题3:
A.debateB.replyC.explanationD.expression
小题4:
A.lightB.funnyC.heavyD.magical
小题5:
A.image  B.dream   C.memoryD.world
小题6:
A.coldnessB.kindnessC.sufferingD.sharing
小题7:
A.sent  B.appliedC.devoted  D.posted
小题8:
A.concernedB.curiousC.satisfiedD.excited
小题9:
A.attractiveB.valuableC.creativeD.lucky
小题10:
A.encourageB.expectC.allow   D.push
小题11:
A.urgeB.effortC.hurryD.must
小题12:
A.ThereforeB.But  C.Anyhow  D.Instead
小题13:
A.requestedB.promisedC.invitedD.thanked
小题14:
A.happilyB.cautiouslyC.eagerlyD.unwillingly
小题15:
A.in tearsB.in disappointmentC.with tirednessD.with anxiety
小题16:
A.stayB.visitC.receptionD.challenge
小题17:
A.HowB.WhereC.WhenD.What
小题18:
A.reliableB.fairC.difficult D.enjoyable
小题19:
A.collectB.orderC.makeD.design
小题20:
A.hadB.feltC.watched  D.noticed

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Most of us lose life’s tough battles by starting an unexpected attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win.   the case of a young friend of mine, who was     in a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving a warning about being late for the job.     there was a good reason for Sam’s being late—serious illness at home—he    that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t     any longer. His boss was probably already pacing     preparing a speech to fire him.
Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as     as a locker room;     was hard at work. Sam’s boss came up to him angrily. Suddenly, Sam    and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Sam Maynard. I’m applying for a    , which, I understand, became    just 35 minutes ago. Does the     bird get the worm?”
The room exploded in laughter. The boss     a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had    his job—with the only    that could win-–a laugh.    is a most effective, yet frequently neglected ,means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for making up differences, apologizing, criticizing and     the other fellow to do what you want     his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so   that serious dialogue may start a quarrel.   , many believe that comedians(喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious problems than people in any other field.
小题1:
A.ThinkB.ImagineC.SupposeD.Consider
小题2:
A.dugB.trappedC.eruptedD.aimed
小题3:
A.IfB.BecauseC.UnlessD.Although
小题4:
A.decidedB.saidC.talkedD.urged
小题5:
A.workB.useC.countD.make
小题6:
A.here and thereB.in and outC.up and downD.now and then
小题7:
A.silentB.cleanC.noisyD.quiet
小题8:
A.somebodyB.everybodyC.nobodyD.anybody
小题9:
A.criedB.shoutedC.staredD.smiled
小题10:
A.prizeB.patentC.punishmentD.job
小题11:
A.availableB.fragrantC.possibleD.reasonable
小题12:
A.lazyB.lateC.diligentD.early
小题13:
A.sentB.hidC.forceD.had
小题14:
A.protectedB.savedC.holdD.took
小题15:
A.toolB.techniqueC.measureD.instrument
小题16:
A.UnderstandingB.ApologyC.HumorD.Communication
小题17:
A.makingB.havingC.lettingD.getting
小题18:
A.withoutB.forC.toD.with
小题19:
A.constantB.easyC.sensitiveD.heated
小题20:
A.After allB.For exampleC.At lengthD.Even so

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

Artie Shaw was born in New York City in 1910. His name was Arthur Arshawsky. His parents were poor immigrants who had come to the United States from Eastern Europe. His family later moved to New Haven, Connecticut.
At the age of fourteen, he began to play the saxophone and then the clarinet. From a very young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone. He wanted his sound and music to be perfect. He worked at this task much of his life.
He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He left home and began playing in bands across the United States.
In 1928, young Artie Shaw traveled to Chicago, Illinois to hear the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong. He immediately understood that Armstrong's great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a growing interest in jazz music. Soon after, he moved to New York City.
He got work playing the clarinet for the Columbia Broadcast System radio network. In 1936, he was given a chance to form a small group and play at New York's famous Imperial Theater on Broadway. His group was not the top band in the show. But the crowd loved his music. This proved to be a major step in his career.
Artie Shaw was always trying something new, something different. He heard a young black woman sing and hired her for his band. This was the first time that a black woman sang with white musicians. Racial separation was the rule in many states. Artie Shaw did not care.
Artie Shaw wrote several books in his later years. He wrote stories for magazines. He spoke about music at colleges and universities. But he had very little to do with the world of recording or music. During those years however, he received many awards and honors for his music. These included a Hall of Fame award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
小题1:When he was very young, Artie Shaw was ________.
A.born to a wealthy family
B.a famous singer
C.a man with a great dream
D.was in love with music when he was a baby
小题2:To achieve his music dream, Artie Shaw ________.
A.first began to play the clarinet
B.wanted to be the most famous musician around the world
C.began playing in bands across the United States
D.became a famous musician when he was fifteen
小题3:When Artie Shaw became an adult, ________.
A.he showed a growing interest in jazz music
B.he worked for Columbia Broadcast System radio network as a singer
C.he formed a small band when he was twenty three
D.he thought that racial separation should be the rule of the society
小题4: In his later years, Artie Shaw ________.
A.almost stopped playing music
B.worked for a magazine as an professional writer
C.he made many speeches about his life at colleges
D.he received many awards and honors for his books
小题5:Which one can be the title of the passage?
A.Artie Shaw’s Life StoriesB.Artie Shaw — A Crazy Musician
C.Artie Shaw — A Great WriterD.Artie Shaw’s Music Life

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

Jerry was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get it! You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, ‘Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. The bottom line: It’s your choice how you live life.” I reflected on what Jerry said. Later, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life.
Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gun point by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, he forgot the password, nervous. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local hospital. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments(碎片) of the bullets still in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, “The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door,” Jerry replied. “Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live.” “Weren’t you scared? Did you lose consciousness?” I asked. Jerry continued, “The doctors and nurses were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. I knew I needed to take action.”
“What did you do?” I asked. “Well, there was a big, strong nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked if I was allergic (过敏的)to anything. “Yes,” I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, “Bullets!” Over their laughter, I told them. “I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.”
Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.
小题1:The author left Jerry’s restaurant because he___________.
A.wanted to start business on his own
B.was afraid of another robbery later
C.was not equal to the job any longer
D.didn’t get along well with others
小题2:Why was Jerry shot?
A.Because he left the back door open.
B.Because he opened the safe too slowly.
C.Because he pretended to forget the password.
D.Because he didn’t open the safe in time.
小题3:What was Jerry really afraid in the emergency room?
A.The doctors and nurses gave him up.
B.He decided to take action to live again.
C.He saw the expressions of the doctors and nurses.
D.He might not be saved by doctors and nurses.
小题4:From the passage we can learn that Jerry was _________.
A.no longer positive to his life after the operation
B.optimistic even when things were at their worst
C.Jerry influenced all his colleges in many ways
D.badly injured and stayed in hospital for six months
小题5:Which of the following is conveyed in this article?
A.Where there is life, there is hope.
B.Everything comes to him who waits.
C.Humor is the best medicine that creates miracle.
D.Attitude determines everything.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his       and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a       trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the       of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place        him. The material between his bones became      .
In less than one week after his return, he could not      . Every move that he       was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never       over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up      . Mr. Cousins thought that       thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself.      , he felt that happy thoughts or       might cure his illness.
He began to       on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the       gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.       the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into (登记住宿) a hotel room where he could       his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping __   he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well       to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for      . After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to      .
小题1:
A.timeB.holidayC.sleep D.work
小题2:
A.boringB.tiring C.dangerous D.pleasant
小题3:
A.top B.degree C.problemD.limit
小题4:
A.fromB.around C.insideD.beside
小题5:
A.weakB.illC.false D.strong
小题6:
A.speakB.breatheC.stand D.see
小题7:
A.madeB.didC.putD.ran
小题8:
A.lookB.getC.turnD.think
小题9:
A.effortB.hopeC.treatment D.arrangement
小题10:
A.foolishB.unusualC.funny D.unhappy
小题11:
A.InsteadB.HoweverC.Therefore D.Otherwise
小题12:
A.sleepB.travel C.laughterD.television
小题13:
A.beatB.operateC.tryD.experiment
小题14:
A.dayB.weekC.month D.year
小题15:
A.PromisingB.TellingC.Imagining D.Guessing
小题16:
A.invent B.beginC.continue D.prove
小题17:
A.untilB.wheneverC.unlessD.so that
小题18:
A.soonB.veryC.slowlyD.enough
小题19:
A.exerciseB.illnessC.restD.pleasure
小题20:
A.powerB.senseC.healthD.happiness

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

Since I was a child, I called my father my Kong, after King Kong. I believed that he was just as strong as the giant ape(猿猴). As he faced death, I did my best to help release him to the next life.
Two months after he passed away, my sister called to ask if I would like to go see Lisa Williams, a well-known witch(巫婆). I was familiar with Lisa from her show on Lifetime, and since I was eager to get a sign from my father, I agreed to go.
I took my father’s gold watch and listened as Lisa helped audience members communicate with their loved ones. “I have a grandfather-like figure with me and he is speaking about his granddaughter Jilly,” she announced. The audience was quiet; no one raised a hand. I nudged(用肘轻推) my sister and whispered to her that this was Dad ,for my third child and my father had a deep bond(关系,纽带) and he called her Jilly.
Although I sensed his presence, I wasn’t confident enough to raise my hand. I needed something a bit more concrete, something undoubted.
“This man is letting me know he had cancer,” she continued. I nudged my sister harder and assured her this was our father. Lisa went on to say that this person died in June (my father had died June 8th). There was swelling of the legs.
“Important information,” she called out. My heart beat fast . I jumped up when she asked, “Who is holding his watch?” I waved the watch in the air.
“He wishes you congratulations.” My fourth child was born three weeks after my father died. I was in shock and could not believe I was getting a chance to hear from him, yet I knew our bond was strong enough that he could come to the world. She banged on her chest like an ape and apologized, saying, “I don’t know why but he wants me to do this like Tarzan.” It didn’t resonate(共鸣) with me until my sister called out “King Kong!” I was convinced. No way could this woman have ever known a detail unless Dad was communicating through her.
Each bit of information she gave us was just as meaningful. She ended our session by informing us that he would send us coins. The very next day I found six coins in various places; they seemed to have come out of nowhere. Even in death he is my Kong, and he remains important in my life.
小题1:What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Information from Lisa Williams
B.Miraculous Messages from Heaven
C.Strange Things in the Party.
D.Unforgettable memories
小题2:What’s the meaning of underlined sentence?
A.I tried my best to make my father feel relieved in another world .
B.I wanted to help my father live a better life in future.
C.I tried to set my father free next time.
D.I wanted to help my father in everything.
小题3:What do we know about Lisa Williams? 
A.She may be a learned teacher.
B.She may be a woman knowing witchcraft
C.She may be is a scientist researching Lifetime.
D.She may be a fairy.
小题4:From the passage we know that father _________________.
A.cared little about our life
B.withdrew from the society and lived alone
C.liked to live with giant ape
D.was still concerned about my family after his death .
小题5:What kind of writing style did the author use in the passage?
A.NarrationB.IllustrationC.Discussion D.Description

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

 Once a great boxer (拳击家), Tom Brown, went to a restaurant(饭馆)for dinner. He put his bag near the door, but he was afraid that someone would take it. So he got out a pen and a piece of paper and wrote on it: “The great boxer, Tom Brown, left his bag here. He’ll come back in a few minutes. ” He put the paper on his bag and went to have his dinner. When he came back, his bag wasn’t there. But he found a piece of paper on the ground. It said: “A great runner took away your bag, and he will not come back. ”
小题1:Tom Brown went to the restaurant ________.
A.for his bagB.to see the runner
C.to have his mealD.for his pen
小题2:Mr Brown was afraid ________.
A.to put down his bag near the door
B.he couldn’t find his pen
C.thieves would take his bag away
D.he couldn’t get enough food himself from the restaurant
小题3:Mr Brown wrote the words on the paper because he ________.
A.thought the thief would not steal (偷) his bag when he read the words
B.was a boxer
C.wanted to catch the thief
D.wanted to get to know the runner
小题4:When Mr Brown came back he ________.
A.found another piece of paper on the ground
B.found his bag wasn’t there
C.both A and B
D.saw the runner running after him
小题5:Which is not right?
A.Mr Brown was foolish.
B.The runner was a thief.
C.The runner made a joke on Mr Brown.
D.The boxer didn’t know the runner at all.

查看答案和解析>>

同步练习册答案