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 |
On May 23, six pandas left an important panda base (基地) in Wolong, southwest China’s Sichuan Province(四川省), because of damaged (损坏的) shelters and food shortages（短缺）after the May 12 earthquake（地震）, The pandas took trucks(卡车) to Ya’an,a local official（官员） said.
Eight other pandas left the Chengdu Research Base on May 18. They will take China Southern Airlines (CSA) to Beijing. They will travel on a Boeing 747-700 plane with bamboo and water. and they will stay at the Beijing Zoo, said Wolong director Zhang Hemin.
“There is enough water now, but food is still a big problem. The pandas need bamboos and apples.” Zhang Hemin said.
After the earthquake, the center needed lots of bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and medicine, she said.
There are about 1,590 pandas living in the wild in China, mostly in Sichuan and the northwestern provinces of Shanxi and Gansu. How many pandas left for Ya’an?
| A．6 | B．8 | C．14 | D．1590 |
How will eight other pandas go to Beijing Zoo from the Chengdu Research Base?
| A．By plane | B．By train | C．By truck | D．By bus |
In China,what place has the most giant pandas?
| A．Beijing |
| B．Sichuan and the northwestern provinces |
| C．northeastern provinces |
| D．Jiangsu |
Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Some pandas left an important panda base in Wolong after the earthquake. |
| B．Eight other pandas will stay at Beijing zoo. |
| C．Pandas eat bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and so on. |
| D．Water is still a big problem for the pandas after the earthquake. |
This passage is probably(很可能) from ________________.
| A．a novel(小说) | B．a storybook | C．a newspaper | D．a diary（日记） |
One day, Jack's wife was in their bedroom. She found many things in an old box. “look at all these umbrellas,” Jack's wife said to him, “There are eight and they are all broken.” “I'll take them all to the umbrella shop and mend them,” Jack said, “They are too good to throw away.” Jack took the eight umbrellas to the shop and left them there. “They'll be ready tomorrow, ” the shopkeeper said.
That evening Jack went home from the office by bus as usual. he sat next to an old woman. She had an umbrella on the floor near her. When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her umbrella and stood up. “Hey!” the woman said, “That's my umbrella.” “ I'm so sorry,” Jack said And gave it back to her, “ I took it by mistake. Please forgive(原谅) me. ”
The next day he got the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and got on a bus. As he sat down, a voice (声音)behind him said, “ You have certainly had a successful (成功的) day ! ” He turned around and saw the same woman again. He almost (几乎) took her umbrella the day before.Jack's wife found the umbrellas in _______.
| A．an old box | B．a bus | C．a shop | D．the street |
On the bus, Jack returned the old woman _______ .
| A．one of his old umbrellas | B．a new umbrella |
| C．her own umbrella | D．his wife's umbrella |
The next day, on the bus, Jack met ______.
| A．his wife | B．the shopkeeper | C．an old friend | D．the same woman |
At the end of the story, the woman thought that ______ .
| A．Jack took others' umbrellas away |
| B．Jack sold many umbrellas |
| C．Jack had her umbrella in his hand |
| D．Jack had a nice day |
Which sentence ( 句子 ) is NOT true ?
| A．Jack's wife found some umbrellas in their bedroom. |
| B．Jack took the umbrellas out to throw them away. |
| C．Jack took the old woman's umbrella by mistake. |
| D．The old woman thought Jack was not a good man . |
One day, in an English class, the students are having their lessons. Their teacher, a young woman is very happy. She sings some nice songs with them and then she goes to the blackboard and writes “SMILES” on it. “This is the longest（最长）word in English,” she says to the class.
A girl stands up and says, “It has only six letters. How can it be the longest word in English?”The teacher smiles and says, “Oh, look! There is a mile（英里）between the first letter and the last one.”One day, the students are having _________.
| A．a good time | B．a big meal | C．a long meeting | D．an English lesson |
The young woman sings some nice songs with __________.
| A．her children | B．her students | C．the teacher | D．a girl |
What does the teacher write on the blackboard?
| A．A letter. | B．A word. | C．A song. | D．Her name. |
A girl _________ what the teacher says.
| A．asks | B．believes (相信) | C．don’t believe | D．doesn’t believe |
Why is the word “SMILES” the longest in English?
| A．Because the teacher tells a joke(玩笑) to the students. |
| B．Because there are many letters in the word. |
| C．Because there is a mile between the first letter and the last one. |
| D．I don’t know. |
I am Bill Jones. I am a teacher of English. My wife is Linda Jones. She is a nurse. We have a daughter and a son. We have many friends.
Look! These are my friends. This is Mr. Black. He is a worker. He works in a shoe factory He makes shoes there. That’s Mrs. Black. She is a worker on a farm near here. The girl is their daughter. She is a student. She is thirteen. The boy is their son. He is a young soldier（战士）. His name is Carl Black.What is Bill Jones?
| A．He is Mr. Black’s friend. |
| B．He is Linda’s husband. |
| C．He is an English teacher. |
| D．He has a daughter and a son. |
What does Linda do?
| A．She is a nurse. |
| B．She is a worker. |
| C．She is an English teacher. |
| D．She is a farmer. |
Where does Mr. Black work?
| A．He works in a school. |
| B．He works on a farm. |
| C．He works in a shoe factory. |
| D．He works in a shoes shop. |
What is Mr. Black’s daughter?
| A．She is a university student. |
| B．She is a middle school student. |
| C．She is a nurse. |
| D．She is a young soldier. |
Who is Carl？
| A．Carl is a young worker. |
| B．Carl is Mr. Black’s son. |
| C．Carl is Mr. Jones’ son. |
| D．Carl is a friend of the Black family. |
Amy is an American student in Des Moines, Iowa. She is nine years old and she is in Grade Four this year. Now she and her friends are pen pals of the students in India.
In their letters, Amy learns that life of Indian children is difficult. And they don’t have money to buy desks for school. She is surprised and wants to help them.
She and her friends collect ＄711. A charity(慈善) group helps them buy 75 desks. “We have many good things in our country,” said Amy. “We should help others.” She also hopes to raise(募捐) money to build a well for them. Then the students can get clean water from it. It may be a good gift for the Indian children.Where are Amy’s pen pals from?
| A．America | B．India. | C．England. | D．China. |
How is the students’ life in India?
| A．It’s hard. | B．It’s boring. | C．It’s happy. | D．It’s rich.(富饶的) |
How much is each(每一个) of the desks according to(根据) the passage?
| A．＄711. | B．＄75. | C．＄9.48. | D．＄6.36. |
What does “well” mean in the last paragraph in Chinese?
| A．玩具 | B．房子 | C．好 | D．水井 |
Which is TRUE(正确的) according to the passage?
| A．Amy is an Indian boy. |
| B．The Indian children will be happy to get Amy’s gift. |
| C．Amy buys 75 desks for his pen pals. |
| D．The Indian children want to help others. |