Unit5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero.docx

Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernhero
NelsonMandelaisoneofthegreatestpeopleintheworld.Formanyreasonsheisahugehero.Heisapersonallofuscanlearnmanylessonsfrom.Hehasseenalmosteverythinginhislife，frombeingtreatedbadlytobecomingpresidentofthecountryheloves.Heretiredin2019butcontinuestotraveltheworldhelpingpeople.
Nelsonwasbornin1918inSouthAfrica．Hefirstbecamealawyer.ThisledtohisinvolvementintheAfricanNationalCongress(ANC)，whichhelaterbecametheleaderof.
TheSouthAfricangovernmentdiditsbesttokeepMandelafromspreadinghismessageofequalityforblacks.Itputhiminprisonfor27years.Hebecamefamousaroundtheworld.Mandelawasreleasedfromprisonin1990.Hisnever－endinghopewonhimtheheartsofmillions.HereceivedtheNobelPeacePrizein1993.Ayearlater，hewaselectedtobehiscountry'sfirsteverblackpresident.Hediedon5thDecember2019attheageof95.Bythetimeofhisdeath，Mandelahadcometobewidelyconsideredboth“thefatherofthenation，”and“thefoundingfatherofdemocracy”withininSouthAfrica．
【词海拾贝】
1．involvementn．卷入；牵连；参与
2．equalityn．平等，相等
3．releasevt.释放；让与；准予发表；发射
4．electvt.选举；选择
5．leadto导致
【问题思考】
1．WhyisNelsonMandelaregardedasoneofthegreatestpeopleintheworld?
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答案：Hedevoteshiswholelifetohelpingblackpeopleenjoyequalrights.Hetravelsaroundtheworldhelpingpeople.
2．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
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答案：BriefintroductiontoNelsonMandela．
Ⅰ.将单词与其正确释义配对
1．mean A．法律的；依照法律的
2．selfish B．投票；选举
3．lawyer C．暴力；暴行
4．legal D．联盟；同盟
5．fee E．律师
6．league F．学费；会费；酬金
7．violence G．不公正的；不公平的
8．vote H．乐意的；自愿的
9．willing I．自私的
10．unfair J．吝啬的；卑鄙的
答案：1.J2.I3.E4.A5.F6.D7.C8.B
9．H10.G
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示写出单词
1．________n．品质；质量；性质
2．________adj.吝啬的；自私的；卑鄙的
3．________adj.积极的；活跃的
4．________adj.慷慨的；大方的
5．________n．自我；自身
________adj.自私的
________adj.无私的；忘我的
________adv.无私地；忘我地
6．________vt.献身；专心于
________adj.忠实的；深爱的
7．________n．法则；原则；原理
8．________adj.和平的；平静的；安宁的
________n．和平
9．________adj.法律的；依照法律的
________adj.非法的
10．________n．舞台；阶段；时期
11．________vt.&vi.投票；选举n．投票；选票；表决