阅读理解 A free, accessible exhibition about Nelson Mandela, marking what would have been his 100th birthday, is such an indisputably good thing, it seems mean-spirited to even try to assess it critically, as if to do so were to take issue with the South African figurehead himself.
Mandela is the model of a wise, benign, dignified statesman, and the world could certainly do with more of those right now. Barack Obama pointed this out last week in Johannesburg. Giving the annual Mandela lecture, he contrasted the progressive democratic triumphs of the 1990s—such as South Africa and the collapse of the Soviet Union—with the present climate of tribalism, resentment and " strongman politics ". Addressing Mandela by his clan name, he said: " We have to follow Madiba's example of persistence and of hope. "
Those looking to do so will find ample inspiration and ammunition at this show, even if the presentation is somewhat dry and dutiful. This is primarily a two-dimensional exhibition of text and photographic images, neatly designed and laid out across six walk around clusters of wall-sized panels, huddled together in the cavernous semi-cafe space of the Purcell Room.
Distilling a life as storied as Mandela's into digestible chunks is a daunting task, but it has been done judiciously, combining biography with political context, plus personal episodes and anecdotes. Each set of panels addresses a phase of Mandela's life and persona: character, comrade, leader, prisoner, negotiator, statesman.
It is a story of rags to riches. The beginning " character" section includes Mandela's recollection of donning his first pair of trousers—a novelty for a 1920s South African village boy—to go to school. His father simply put him in a pair of his own trousers, cut them at the knee and tied them with string.
From there, the story progresses through Mandela's political awakening, his organised resistance to the apartheid regime and deepening involvement with the African National Congress, imprisonment for 27 years, and eventual release and election as South Africa's first black president.
单选题 31.According to Barack Obama, how is today's world different from that in the 1990s?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节题。根据题干中的关键词Barack Obama以及1990s定位到第二段，分析奥巴马的讲话“今年他将20世纪90年代进行民主的胜利——例如南非崛起、苏联崩溃——与目前的部落主义、敌对怨恨情绪和‘强人政治’气氛进行了对比。”因此当今世界和20世纪90年代有何不同呢?[A]“有民主胜利”，[C]“南非崛起、苏联崩溃”，[D]“要学习马迪巴坚持的信念，永怀希望”都不符合题意，答案应该为[B]“充斥着部落主义，敌对怨恨情绪和‘强人政治’气氛。”
单选题 32.What does the exhibition consist of?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】细节题。根据关键词exhibition找到关于展览的介绍，定位到第三段。然后寻找关键句“这主要是一个由文字和照片组成的二维展览”，因此可以得出结论，展品主要由文字和图片组成，[A][B]都不全面，[D]“文字、图片和展板”冗余，答案为[C]。
单选题 33.Which of the following title is NOT accurate to describe Nelson Mandela?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】细节题。本题要从选项入手，通过观察选项定位到第四段最后一句：“每个板子都讲述了曼德拉生活和人格的一部分：性格、战友、领袖、囚犯、谈判者、政治家。”这里出现了很多对于曼德拉的描述，通过观察选项可以排除的是[D]“发号施令的人”，因此答案为[D]。
单选题 34.The underlined sentence "It is a story of rags to riches. " most probably means that______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意理解题。本句话位于第五段段首，可以在分析完第五段的内容之后再分析这句话的意思。第五段主要讲述了曼德拉儿时贫困的生活状况，再往后读，第六段讲述了他是如何一步步走向成功的，而题干中提问的这句话中也有对应的词riches，因此可以分析出本句的大致意思，rag字面意思是破布，因此最符合这句话意思的是[D]“曼德拉由贫穷走向了富裕”即“白手起家”。
单选题 35.What is this passage mainly about?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】推理判断题。关于文章整体意思的把握，通读文章我们可以看出，本文主要讲的就是曼德拉的展览，这在开篇第一句就进行了总述，后面也是从各个方面介绍了展览，因此答案为[B]，其他选项均不恰当。