Unit2MoralsandVirtues閱讀理解ANelsonMandelaisrespectedandadmiredaroundtheworld.AndtoSouthAfricansheisasuperstar.Heisaherowhoshockedtheworldbyfightingforpeacebetweenraces,despitethe27yearshespentintheprisonoftheSouthAfrica'swhite,racistregime(種族主義政權(quán))．Mandelawhowonthenation'sfirstall-raceelectionsafterthefallofapartheid(種族隔離)in1994,retiredin1999.Butheremainsaspopularasever.Hispopularityhasinspiredanentirenationalindustry.Hisportrait(肖像)hasappearedatmanyplaces,includingonsomegoods.HisfacehasappearedonaSouthAfricancoin,andsomebusinessleadershopetobuildastatueinhislikeness—theStatueofFreedom.ItwouldstandtallerthanNewYork'sStatueofLiberty.“HispopularityissimilartothatofJohnF.KennedywithUSorWinstonChurchillinBritain,butfewpoliticiansinhistimeshaveachievedhislevelofadmiration，”saidTomLodge,headofthepoliticalsciencedepartmentoftheUniversityoftheWitwatersrand,“WhataskilledperformerMandelahasbeenthroughouthispoliticalcareer!He'savery,verycleverman.”However,heisfarfromperfect.Mostarticlesforhisbirthday,whichappearedineverymajorSouthAfricannewspaperontheday,brieflymentionedthatMandeladidhavehisshortcomings.Thentheyreturnedtotheirflowingpraises.“Throughtheages,thehumanracehashaditsicons(偶像)—menandwomenwhoroseaboveordinarypeopletoinspiretheirgenerations，”TheMailandGuardianWeeklysaid.“In_our_generation,_the_gods_presented_us_Nelson_Mandela.”本文是一篇記敘文。文章講解并描述了納爾遜·曼德拉的生平事跡，曼德拉是一個(gè)為種族間的和平而戰(zhàn)的震驚世界的英雄，在全世界都受到敬重和敬佩。在世界上留下了巨大的影響力。1．MandelaisaherotoSouthAfricansbecause________.A．he'saspopularasKennedyandChurchillB．hespent27yearsinprisonC．he'sagreatfighteragainsttheracialismD．he'sthefirstall-raceelectionspresident答案：C解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段Heisaherowhoshockedtheworldbyfightingforpeacebetweenraces可知，曼德拉被南非人民酷愛是因?yàn)樗簧荚跒榉N族間的和平而奮斗，故選C。2．WhatcanwelearnaboutMandela?A．Heisnotsopopularasbefore.B．Hisportraithasappearedonsomegoods.C．Heisthegreatestpoliticianinhistory.D．Hedidnotrealizehisownshortcomings.答案：B解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段Hisportrait(肖像)hasappearedatmanyplaces,includingonsomegoods.可知，他的肖像已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)在很多地方，包括一些商品上，故選B。3．Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans________.A．MandelawasasgreatasagodB．weareproudtoliveinMandela'stimesC．MandelaoftengavepresentstoothersD．weareproudtoknowMandela答案：B解析：句意揣測題。文章最終一段的畫線部分為Inourgeneration,thegodspresentedusNelsonMandela.(在我們這一代，上帝將NelsonMandela贈(zèng)給了我們)，因?yàn)镹elsonMandela是人類的英雄與偶像，所以這句話的意思是“我們很驕傲能生活在曼德拉時(shí)代”，故本題答案為B。4．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthearticle?A．TheStatueofFreedominSouthAfricaB．SouthAfrica'swhite,racistregimeC．Mandela,theherotoSouthAfricansD．Mandela,KennedyandChurchill答案：C解析：標(biāo)題推斷題。依據(jù)全文內(nèi)容總結(jié)，尤其是第一段NelsonMandelaisrespectedandadmiredaroundtheworld.AndtoSouthAfricansheisasuperstar.Heisaherowhoshockedtheworldbyfightingforpeacebetweenraces和最終一段可知，納爾遜·曼德拉在全世界都受到敬重和敬佩，對(duì)南非人來說，他是一個(gè)英雄。故C項(xiàng)是最佳標(biāo)題。BOneofthegreatestsourcesofunhappiness,inmyexperience,isthedifficultywehaveinacceptingthingsastheyare.Whenweseesomethingwedon'tlike,wewishitcouldbedifferent.Wecryoutforsomethingbetter.Thatmaybehumannature,orperhapsit'ssomethingingrained(根深蒂固的)inourculture.Therootoftheunhappinessisn'tnecessarilythatwewantthingstobedifferent.However,it'sthatwedecidedwedidn'tlikeitinthefirstplace.We'vejudgeditasbad,ratherthansaying,“It'snotbadorgood,anditjustisit.”Inoneofmybooks,Isaid“Youshouldexpectpeopletomessupandexpectthingstogodifferentlythanyouplanned”.Somereaderssaidit'stoosorrowfultoexpectthingstogowrong.However,it'sonlynegativeifyouseeitasnegativeandjudgeitasbad.Instead,youcouldacceptitasthewaytheworldworksandtrytounderstandwhythatis.Thiscanbeappliedtowhateveryoudo:howotherpeopleactatwork,howpoliticsworksandhowdepressingthenewsmediacanbe.Acceptthesethingsastheyare,andtrytounderstandwhythey'rethatway.Itwillsaveyoualotofsadness,becauseyou'llnolongersay,“Oh.Iwishbadthingsdidn'thappen！”Doesitmeanyoucanneverchangethings?Notatall.Butchangethingsnotbecauseyoucan'tacceptthingsastheyare,butbecauseyouenjoytheprocessofchanging,learningandgrowing.Canwemakethisworldabetterplace?Youcansaythatyou'llcontinuetotrytodothingstohelpothers,togrowasaperson,tomakeadifferenceinthisworld.That'sthecorrectpathyouchoosetotake,becauseyouenjoythatpath.Therefore,whenyoufindyourselfjudgingandwishingfordifference,tryadifferentapproach：accept,andunderstand.Itmightleadtosomeinterestingresults.本文是一篇爭論文。文章講解并描述的是“接受能讓我們的生活更歡樂、更美妙”。5．Theauthorbelievesthatwefeelunhappymaybebecause________.A．itisournaturalemotioninthelifeB．cultureasksustobedifferentfromothersC．everyonehastheirownopinionsonthingsD．wedislikesomethinginthebeginning答案：D解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段Oneofthegreatestsourcesofunhappiness,inmyexperience,isthedifficultywehaveinacceptingthingsastheyare.可知，作者認(rèn)為，我們感到不歡樂可能是因?yàn)槲覀円黄鹣染筒幌矏勰硺訓(xùn)|西。故選D。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”InParagraph4refersto?A．Actingwellatworkandinpolitics.B．Feelingdepressedforthenewsmedia.C．Acceptingandunderstandingwhathashappened.D．Sayingsomethingnegativewhenbadthingscome.答案：C解析：代詞指代題。依據(jù)第四段Acceptthesethingsastheyare,andtrytounderstandwhythey'rethatway.Itwillsaveyoualotofsadness,becauseyou'llnolongersay,“Oh.Iwishbadthingsdidn'thappen！”接受這些事情的原來面目，試著去理解它們?yōu)槭裁磿?huì)這樣。它會(huì)幫你省去很多哀痛，因?yàn)槟悴粫?huì)再說“哦”。我希望壞事不要發(fā)生！由此推知It指的是“接受并理解發(fā)生了什么?！惫蔬xC。7．Whatareyouadvisedaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Helpothersandmakeadifference.B．Enjoywhatyouhavetodointhework.C．Judgeyourselfandmakeawishforyou.D．Tryanewwaywhenmakingtheworl