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The world lost one of the most respected leaders. Nelson Mandela, the former (前任的) South African president, passed away on Dec. 5, 2013. The whole world felt sorry about the death of Mandela, a great man of history.
Mandela is mostly remembered for his efforts to end apartheid(种族隔离) in South Africa. Mandela was born in 1918. In South Africa, there are both black and white people. But at that time, Black people couldn’t live or travel where they wanted. They didn’t have the right to vote, either. Mandela didn’t think that was right.
He organized many activities against it, but he was sent to prison for 27 years. Under international pressure, the government set Mandela free in 1990. Great changes in the law began to end apartheid. At that time, Mandela chose to forgive his enemies. He shook hands with the people who wanted him dead. He also encouraged black people to forgive the whites.
Because of his forgiveness, Mandela is remembered as a moral model(道德楷模) by the whole world.
In1993,Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize. A year later, he became the first black president of South Africa.
Both black people and white people voted. Apartheid ended. In 1999, Mandela left office at the highest point of his power.
The former South African president was _______years old when he died.

A．80

B．90

C．95

D．85

Mandela was sent to prison for 27 years because he ______________________.

A．chose to forgive his enemies.

B．encouraged black people to forgive whites

C．shook hands with enemies

D．organized many activities against apartheid

In 1993, Mandela won the Nobel Prize for ________________.

A．physics	B．peace
C．chemistry	D．literature

Mandela was remembered by the whole world as ________________.

A．a president	B．a leader
C．a moral model	D．an officer

Which statement is Right according to the passage?

A．The government set Mandela free in 1990.

B．Mandela became the black president in 1993.

C．Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.

D．Mandela left office at the highest point of his power in 1996.

Welcome to Franklin Hotel. To make your stay enjoyable, we hope you will use our facilities（设施）to the full.
Dining Room： You can have three meals in the dining room. (breakfast 8-9 a.m.； lunch 12-2：30 p.m.；
dinner 7：30-9 p.m.)
Room Service： You can dial 0 for Reception(接待处) to make a phone call while you are on bed. There are also pay telephones near the reception desk.
Shop： You can buy presents, gifts and goods from 9 a.m. to 5：30 p.m. here.
Laundry：We have a laundry in the building, and will wash and return your clothes within 24 hours.
You can ask the room staff to collect them.
Bar： The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 11 a.m.
Banking： We can cash cheques (兑现支票)& exchange any foreign money for you.
You would see the notice _____________________________.

A．in a restaurant	B．in a supermarket
C．in a big hotel	D．in a library

There are ________ kinds of service according to the notice.

A．twelve

B．ten

C．five

D．six

You can have a quick meal in the ________ if you arrive at the hotel at 2 a.m.

A．shop	B．bar
C．dining room	D．room

The underlined word “laundry” means __________ in Chinese.

A．洗手间

B．浴室

C．洗衣房

D．茶水间

What can you do if you want to make a phone call to your friend in your room?

A．Phone the reception desk.	B．Go to the reception desk.
C．Phone the room staff.	D．Go to the public phones.

Car Free Day encourages drivers to give up their cars for a day to protect the environment . People from around the world get together in the streets to remind the world that we don’t have to accept the society full of cars . It was first started by 34 cities in France and September 22 is Car Free Day . The first Car Free Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. The slogan for the day is “If we drive for one less day , we can have one more nice day .”
Organized activities are held in many cities on Car Free Day . In Brussels, Car Free Day shall be valid (有效的)for everybody except persons with a special permit (许可证)， but they have to slow down to the speed of 30 kilometers per hour . The public transportation is free on that day. In London, they have special “green areas”. Walking, biking, and public transportation are encouraged. The streets are open only to walkers, bicycles and buses from 7:00a.m. to 7:00 p.m. In Beijing , it asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work . More and more people are joining in the activity. In the first quarter of this year ,Beijing only had 52 blue sky days , and you may see haze(雾霾) almost every day ! We must do more for Car Free Day as a Beijing driver said , “ We may not change the weather, but we can choose not to drive.”
But we do not want just one day and then a return to “ normal ” life . We should go on with Car Free Day.
Where was Car Free Day Started first?
How long should the car drivers not drive in the streets in London on Car Free Day ?
Who’s allowed to drive on Car Free Day in Brussels ?
What does Car Free Day ask Beijingers not to do every month ?
What’s the purpose of Car Free Day?

If you think GM food sounds far away from you, you are totally wrong. In fact, you may eat GM food every day. Four of every five people in the world are eating GM food, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
According to Xinhua News Agency, in China, the only GM plants that are grown for sale are cotton and papaya. Also, China buys some GM plants from other countries, such as soybeans and corn. The GM plants are used to make other products.
A reporter once said, “In China, more than half of cooking oil is soybean oil. And 90 percent of that oil is made from GM soybeans.” So it’s possible that we eat GM food every day!
Scientists have changed GM plants’ DNA in a laboratory. Scientists usually do this to protect plants against bugs and diseases and have more harvests. Many people think it’s against nature. Also, they worry that eating such food might be bad for their health.
Is GM food safe? There’s no agreement. Some people say that GM food causes tumors. But there are no long-term safety studies about GM food. If you want to stay away from GM food, you can start by checking the cooking oil in your home.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, _____people in the world aren’t eating GM food.

A．20%

B．40%

C．60%

D．80%

In China, people grow GM plants for sale like ______.

A．cotton and papaya	B．soybeans and corn
C．cotton and corn	D．soybeans and papaya

What does the underlined word “harvest” mean in Chinese?

A．损失

B．种子

C．收成

D．疾病

Which of the following is NOT TURE according to the passage?

A．In fact, GM food isn’t far away from us.

B．People use the GM plants to make other products.

C．In China, about a quarter of cooking oil is soybean oil.

D．Some people say that the GM food causes tumors.

What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．It’s about GM plants grown in the laboratory.

B．It’s about cooking oil made from GM soybeans.

C．It’s about some facts about GM food around us.

D．It’s about studies about the safety of GM food.

Nelson Mandela was regarded as one of the greatest leaders in the world. He died at the age of 95. He became his country’s first black president after 27 years in prison. Do you want to know why he spent so many years in prison? Read more and find more facts.
When Nelson Mandela was a young man, white and black people in South Africa lived separate lives. White people, who were a small part of the population, were in charge of the country. At that time, it was illegal for black people to use the same schools, hospitals, and even beaches as white people. Mandela was lucky. He was one of the few black people in the 1950s of South Africa to receive education and become a successful lawyer.
Nelson Mandela believed that everybody should be treated equally. He joined some different demonstrations to fight against a system called apartheid.
Sometimes the demonstrations turned violent and in 1962 Mandela was sent to a prison which was on Robben Island. But many people around the world campaigned for his release. Songs were written and big concerts were held in protest. Finally in 1990 the South African President FW de Klerk--a white man--allowed him to go free. Mandela had spent 27 years in prison and was greeted as a hero on his release.
After reading the passage, we can know apartheid is ______.

A．a party	B．a demonstration
C．a song	D．a system

FW de Klerk is the person ________.

A．who was in prison with Nelson Mandela.

B．who allowed Nelson Mandela to go free.

C．who helped to Nelson Mandela organize the demonstrations.

D．who wrote some songs about apartheid.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Nelson Mandela died when he was 90 years old.

B．Nelson Mandela received education and became a lawyer.

C．Nelson Mandela was sent to a prison on Robben Island in 1946.

D．Nobody was willing to help Nelson Mandela out of prison.

_______ were in charge of South Africa at that time?

A．Nelson Mandela

B．Black people

C．White people

D．British people

Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Nelson Manlenda

B．Some demonstration in the past.

C．Black people and White People

D．People in South Africa