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 (收养) 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 ( 种族歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law (种族隔离法), 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 (反对) to the system Mandela was arrested (被捕) and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and bee 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 (拳击手) 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.
【小题1】Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following except .A．winning the equal rights for the black people in South AfricaB．uniting South AfricaC．organizing a government in South AfricaD．controlling the spread of AIDS【小题2】If Nelson Mandela hadn’t fought against racial discrimination, he .A．could easily have been the president of South AfricaB．could still have lived a happy lifeC．could have been in a difficult situationD．would have been an excellent boxer【小题3】It can be inferred that Nelson Mandela .A．continues to help the black people with the political struggleB．is taking a position in a music groupC．is taking on the world’s greatest fight against AIDSD．is preparing for the next election of president【小题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.D
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解析：
【小题1】事实细节题。根据短文第一段的意思，纳尔逊·曼德拉正在关注着新的敌人——艾滋病。但这并不意味着他成功地控制了艾滋病的蔓延。
【小题2】事实细节题。根据文章第三段He was adopted (收养) by the chief of his tribe (部族) and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.可选出答案。
【小题3】细节推断题。根据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：他正在参与全人类最大的战斗——控制艾滋病。
【小题4】细节推测题。根据全文的意思可知：纳尔逊·曼德拉为南非黑人争取平等的权利奋斗了一生，总统退职之后，他又进行一场新的战斗，向艾滋病宣战。由此推测，“生命不熄，战斗不止”最能描写他的一生。