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Nelson Mandela is respected and admired around the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa's white, racist regime (种族主义政权)．
Mandela who won the nation's first allrace elections after the fall of apartheid (种族隔离) in 1994, retired in 1999. But he remains as popular as ever. His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait (肖像) has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, and some business leaders hope to build a statue in his likeness—the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New York's Statue of Liberty.
“His popularity is similar to that of John F. Kennedy with US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in his times have achieved his level of admiration，” said Tom Lodge, head of the political science department of the University of the Witwatersrand, “What a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career! He's a very, very clever man.”
However, he is far from perfect. Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings.
Then they returned to their flowing praises. “Through the ages, the human race has had its icons (偶像)—men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generations，” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In_our_generation,_the_gods_presented_us_Nelson_Mandela.”
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了纳尔逊·曼德拉的生平事迹，曼德拉是一个为种族间的和平而战的震惊世界的英雄，在全世界都受到尊敬和钦佩。在世界上留下了巨大的影响力。
1．Mandela is a hero to South Africans because ________.
A．he's as popular as Kennedy and Churchill
B．he spent 27 years in prison
C．he's a great fighter against the racialism
D．he's the first allrace elections president
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races可知，曼德拉被南非人民热爱是因为他一生都在为种族间的和平而奋斗，故选C。
2．What can we learn about Mandela?
A．He is not so popular as before.
B．His portrait has appeared on some goods.
C．He is the greatest politician in history.
D．He did not realize his own shortcomings.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段His portrait(肖像) has appeared at many places, including on some goods. 可知，他的肖像已经出现在许多地方，包括一些商品上，故选B。
3．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means ________.
A．Mandela was as great as a god
B．we are proud to live in Mandela's times
C．Mandela often gave presents to others
D．we are proud to know Mandela
答案：B
解析：句意猜测题。文章最后一段的画线部分为In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela. (在我们这一代，上帝将Nelson Mandela赠给了我们)，因为Nelson Mandela是人类的英雄与偶像，所以这句话的意思是“我们很自豪能生活在曼德拉时代”，故本题答案为B。
4．What can be the best title of the article?
A．The Statue of Freedom in South Africa
B．South Africa's white, racist regime
C．Mandela, the hero to South Africans
D．Mandela, Kennedy and Churchill
答案：C
解析：标题判断题。根据全文内容总结，尤其是第一段Nelson Mandela is respected and admired around the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races和最后一段可知，纳尔逊·曼德拉在全世界都受到尊敬和钦佩，对南非人来说，他是一个英雄。故C项是最佳标题。
