His first 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 (收養(yǎng)) by the chief of his tribe (部族) 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 ( 種族歧視). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law (種族隔離法), 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 (反對) to the system Mandela was arrested (被捕) and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and become the president of the country after the first elections were held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer (拳擊手) 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 (撤退),” he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skilful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.
小題1: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2:If Nelson Mandela hadn’t fought against racial discrimination, he _____.
A．could easily 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3:It can be inferred that Nelson Mandela _____.
A．continues to help the black people with the political struggle
B．is taking a position in a music group
C．is taking on the world’s greatest fight against AIDS
D．is preparing for the next election of president
小題4:Which statement can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?
A．Struggle is his life.
B．Sports make his fame.
C．Fight for equal rights.
D．Great fighter against government.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

小題1:事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)短文第一段的意思，納爾遜·曼德拉正在關(guān)注著新的敵人——艾滋病。但這并不意味著他成功地控制了艾滋病的蔓延。
小題2:事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段He was adopted (收養(yǎng)) by the chief of his tribe (部族) and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.可選出答案。
小題3:細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)短文第一段和最后一段，尤其是“he chose music as his weapon against AIDS”一句可知：他正在參與全人類最大的戰(zhàn)斗——控制艾滋病。
小題4:細節(jié)推測題。根據(jù)全文的意思可知：納爾遜·曼德拉為南非黑人爭取平等的權(quán)利奮斗了一生，總統(tǒng)退職之后，他又進行一場新的戰(zhàn)斗，向艾滋病宣戰(zhàn)。由此推測，“生命不熄，戰(zhàn)斗不止”最能描寫他的一生。
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