人教版高中英語(yǔ)必修四單元測(cè)試題

必修四Unit1《Womenofachievement》單元測(cè)試1

筆試部分:

I.單項(xiàng)選擇

21.Athome,hekeepssomepets,towhichheailhissparetime.

A.spendsB.offersC.devotesD.provides

22.She'stiredofacting,andshechangingforanewjob,butshehasn'tmadeupher

mindyet.

A.hadconsideredB.hasbeenconsidering

C.consideredD.isgoingtoconsider

23.Michaelisbecausehenevertakesanyexercise.

A.underconditionsB.onnocondition

C.inconditionD.outofcondition

24.Theflowersmymother,butmysisterthoughttheywerefbrherandtookthem.

A.wereintendedfbrB.intendedfor

C.intendedtogiveD.intendedgiving

25.ShewonaNobelPrizefbrherscientific.

A.interestsB.achievements

C.behaviorD.observation

26.Whathesaidatthemeetingmeansthosewhohadcutdowntheforests.

A.toargueagainstB.toarguefor

C.arguingforD.arguingagainst

27.Thoughwespentalot,wethinkitbecausewesucceededintheend.

A.worthB.worthbeingspent

C.worthyofD.worthwhile

28.Don'tapersononlybecausehehasfailedinanexamination.

A.lookupB.lookdown

C.lookdownonD.lookupto

29.You'vedonemuchofthework,andpleaseleavetous.

A.therestB.theotherC.anotherD.theothers

30.1reallywhetherwewinorlose.

A.careaboutB.careforC.careD.careto

31.Onthebus,allthepeopleexceptthedrivertotalkandlaughduringthejourney.

A.encouragedB.wereencouraging

C.wereencouragedD.wasencouraged

32.Don'tspoilthechildren.Can*tyoumakeyourlittleboyhimself?

A.behaveB.believeC.performD.conduct

33.Onlyahumanbeing.

A.whenisithungryalionwillattack

B.whenitishungryalionwillattack

C.whenitishungrywillalionattack

D.whenisithungrywillalionattack

34.Agoodideajustme—Let'sgoswimming.

A.beatB.happenedC.hitD.struck

35.Itatthecrossroadshewaskilledintheaccidenttheotherday.

A.is;thatB.was;that

C.is;whereD.was;where

II完形填空

In1957,JaneGoodallfirstmetthefamousanthropologist（人類(lèi)學(xué)者）DrLouisLeakey,who

laterplayedanimportantroleinherlife.Withthe36ofgaininginsightintohumans'

evolutionary（進(jìn)化的）past,DrLeakey37apioneeringlong-termfieldstudyon38chimps.

EventhoughJanehadnoformal39,herpatienceanddeterminationtounderstand

animals40himtochooseherforthestudy.41itwasunusualforawomantoworkinthe

forestofAfrica,goingthere42thefulfillment（實(shí)現(xiàn)）ofherchildhooddream.Inthesummerof

1960she43inTanzania（坦桑尼亞）onLakeTanganyika'seasternshore.Thismarked

the44ofthelongestcontinuousfieldstudyofanimalsintheir45habitat（棲息地）.Five

years46,sheearnedadoctor'sdegreeatCambridgeUniversityandthen47toTanzaniato

foundtheGombeStreamResearchCenter.Andin1977,toprovideon--going48forchimp

research,DrGoodall49TheJaneGoodallInstitute.

Today,she50mostofhertimetravelingaroundtheworld,givinglecturesonher51at

Gombeand,speakingtoschoolgroupsaboutRoots&&Shoots,herenvironmentaleducationand

humanitarianprogramforthe52.

“Chimpshavegivenmeso53.Thelonghoursspentwiththeminthe54haveenrichedmy

lifebeyondmeasure.WhatIhavelearnedfromthemhasshapedmy55ofhumanbehavior,of

ourplaceinnature.,,

36.A.wayB.ideaC.knowledgeD.method

37.A.suggestedB.achievedC.arguedD.changed

38.A.modestB.specialC.rudeD.wild

39.A.exerciseB.trainingC.livingD.practice

40.A.devotedB.letC.madeD.led

41.A.IfB.BecauseC.AlthoughD.Once

42.A.meantB.stoppedC.intendedD.inspired

43.A.arrivedB.leftC.reachedD.went

44.A.endB.beginning

C.happeningD.achievement

45.A.newB.oldC.man-madeD.natural

46.A.laterB.beforeC.ago.D.behind

47.A.connectedB.referredC.returnedD.turned

48.A.environmentB.evidence

C.timeD.support

49.A.createdB.builtC.foundedD.set

50.A.costsB.spendsC.paysD.devotes

51.A.braveryB.presence

C.experiencesD.appearance

52.A.animalsB.youthC.humanD.adults

53.A.littleB.manyC.muchD.few

54.A.fieldB.universityC.instituteD.forest

55.A.imaginationB.desire

C.understandingD.protection

III閱讀理解

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

AlargenumberofwomeninWesternEuropeancountrieswishthattheywerebornmen.The

numberissaidashighas60%inWestGermany.

uWomenoftenwish-thattheyhadthesamechanceasmenhave,andbelieveitisstillmen's

world,“saidDrJamesHolden,oneofthescientistswhodidthestudy.

AnneHarperhasaverygoodjobforaninternationaloilcompany.Shealsobelievesin“Women'

sLiberation（解放）

"Idon'twishthatIwereaman,“shesays,"and1don'tthinkmanywomendo.ButIdowishthat

peoplewouldstoplookingdownuponuswomen.Atwork,forexample,weoftendotheworkthat

mendobutngetpaidless.Therearestillalotofjobsthatareusuallythebestonesandopenonly

tomen.Ifyou'reaman,youhaveamuchbetterchanceofleadinganexcitinglife.Howmany

womenpilotsarethere...orengineersorscientists?^^

56.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.60%WestemEuropeanwomenwishthattheywerebornmen.

B.MostwomeninWestemEuropeancountrieswishthattheirbabieswereallboys.

C.60%womeninWestGermanywishthattheywerebornmen.

D.60%WesternEuropeanwomenwhowishthattheywerebornmenarefromWestGermany.

57.“Itisstillmen'sworld.^^means"

A.ThereYemorementhanwomenintheworld

B.There'remoremenscientistsorengineersthanwomenscientistsorengineersintheworld

C.Womencannotlivewithoutmen

D.Womenhavenotbeengiventhesamechanceasmen

58.AnneHarperconsidersthatwomenshould.

A.bereallyliberatedB.liveabetterlifethanmen

C.bewellpaidD.getbetterjobsthanmen

59.AnneHarperdoesn*twishthatshewereamanbecauseshe.

A.hasgotaverygoodjob

B.believesin"Women'sLiberation^

C.doestheworkthatamancan'tdo

D.isn'tlookeddownuponbyanyone

60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Usuallythebestjobsarenotopentowomen.

B.Womenarelesspaidthanmenforthesamejob.

C.There'remoremenpilots,engineersandscientiststhanwomenones.

D.Womenarelookeddownuponbecausethey'rethesecond-classcitizens.

第二節(jié)：閱讀下面短文，并回答問(wèn)題。

DorotheaDixlefthomeatanearlyage-ofherownfreewill-tolivewithhergrandmother.

Atfourteen,DorotheawasteachingschoolatWorcester,Massachusetts.Ashorttimeaftershe

hadbegunleaching,shesetupaschoolforyounggirlsinhergrandparents'home,whichshe

conducteduntilshewasthirty-three.

Shewasforcedtogiveupteachingathergrand-parents'home,however,whenshebecameill,a

fewyearsofinactivityfollowed.

In1841Dorotheabegantoteachagain,acceptingaSundayschoolclassintheEastCambridge,

Massachusettsprison.Hereshefirstcameuponinsanepeople（精神病人）lockeduptogetherwith

prisoners.

Inthosedaysinsanepeopleweretreatedevenworsethanprisoners.Therewereonlyafew

madhousesintheentirecountry.Thereforeprisons,poorhouses,andhousesofcorrectionwere

usedtokeeptheinsane.

DorotheaDixmadeacarefulinvestigation調(diào)查）oftheinhumantreatmentoftheinsane.Itwas

consideredunusualfbrawomantodevoteherselftosuchworkatthattime.Butthisdidnotstop

DorotheaDixfromprovidingpropermedicalcarefbrtheinsane.Gradually,becauseofher

investigations,conditionswereimproved.Morethanthirtymentalinstitutionswerefoundedor

rebuiltintheUnitedStatesbecauseofherhardwork.Dorotheaalsospreadherinvestigationsto

EnglandandtootherpartsofEurope.

DuringtheCivilWar,Dorotheaservedassuperintendent（負(fù)責(zé)人）ofwomenhospitalnursesin

theUnionarmy.Whenthewarwasover,shereturnedtoherworkofimprovingconditionsfbr

insanepeople.

61.WhatkindofschoolwasDorothea'sschoolatWorcester,Massachusetts?

62.HowdidDorotheaDixfirstrealizethemistreatmentofinsanepeople?

63.WhywasDorotheaDix'sworkwiththeinsaneinterrupted（中斷）？

64.HowaretheeventsofDorotheaDix'slifepresentedinthepassage?

65.Whatdoesthisarticlemainlytellusabout?

第四部分：寫(xiě)作

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)卧~拼寫(xiě)。根據(jù)下列句子及所缺單詞的首字母或漢語(yǔ)提示，寫(xiě)出單詞的正確形式。

66.Shebwithgreatcouragewhenherhusbanddied.

67.TheuniversityplanstosetupaniforChinesestudies.

68.Thisisammatter;we'dbetterleaveittothedoctors.

69.All（通.信）withFrancewasstoppedwhentheenemygainedcontrolofthesea.

70.Acinemaisaplaceofe.

71.Henevershowedany（體諒）forhismother'sfeelings.

72.Thebirthristhenumberofbirthscomparedtothenumberofpeople.

73.Whichodoyouworkfor?

74.Thatnewspaperreallyhasgoodaonsports.

75.1wenttoseeaswhofoundIhadtoolittlesugarinmyblood.

第二節(jié)：用所給動(dòng)詞（短語(yǔ)）的適當(dāng)形式填空。（有多余選項(xiàng)）

support,inspire,strike,observe,carefor,devote,

connect,argue,deliver,explain,respect,lookdownon

76.Theexamplesetbytheteacherustoworkstillharder.

77.Herbabybyafamousdoctorinthehospital.

78.Amanwalkingontheoppositesideoftheroad.

79.Heissuchanexperiencedteacherthateveryonehim.

80.1hopeyouwillmeinmydecision.

81.Canyoutomewhyyouarelateforthemeeting?

82.Nobodyenjoysbyothers.

83.Thestrangefevermostofthecountrylastyear.

84.WhenIwasill,mymothermecarefully.

85.Don'twithme,Ihavemadeupmymind;Iwon'tchangemydecision.

第三節(jié)：請(qǐng)用下列單詞或短語(yǔ)的適當(dāng).形式填空。（有多余選項(xiàng)）

condition,lookdownon,evenif,inspire,respect,devote,

behave,organization,carefor,achievement,argue,connection

WhatdoyouthinkaboutancientChinesewomen'sliving86?Now,let'shaveaquicklookatit.

InoldChina,womenwerealways87andwerenotencouragedtogoout.Theymuststayat

hometo88theirchildrenandagedparents.So,whenwomenwereyoung,theirfeetwouldbe

madeverysmall.And,womenmust_89alltheirlivestotheirfamilyand90verywell

towardstheirhusbands.Ifthey91withthemopenly,theymustbepunished92theyhadgood

reasons.Atthattime,thestandardofagoodwomanwasknowingnothing.Theynotonlyhadno

chancetoacceptanykindsofeducation,butalsohadnochancetomake93withtheoutside

world,letalone（更不用說(shuō)）takepartinany94.So,ancientChinesewomenmadeless95than

thosetoday.

第四節(jié)：根據(jù)英文提示翻譯下列句子。

96.如果這些孩子的母親死了，誰(shuí)來(lái)照顧他們呢？（carefor）

97.病人的情況非常危險(xiǎn)。（condition）

98.我們?nèi)胰硕枷矚g體育運(yùn)動(dòng)。（family）

99.只有當(dāng)他空閑時(shí)他才來(lái)看我。（Only...）

100.觀察黑猩猩的習(xí)性需要耐心。(observation;behavior)

第五節(jié)：書(shū)面表達(dá)

假如你是李華，在美國(guó)留學(xué)。你母親今天下午要從國(guó)內(nèi)來(lái)看你，但你湊巧要去做個(gè)講座，

故給你的朋友Peter留下字條請(qǐng)他下午三點(diǎn)半去機(jī)場(chǎng)接你母親。因Peter未見(jiàn)過(guò)你母親，請(qǐng)

根據(jù)下表在字條中描述你母親的特征以便他辨認(rèn)。

agearoundsixty

appearancefat,short,grayhair,alongface

clothesawhiteblouse,browntrousers

luggageayellowsuitcase

注意：1.開(kāi)頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；2.詞數(shù)：100左右。

?Sumday

Peter,

1amverygladthatmymotheriscomingthisafternoonbyair...

參考答案:

1-5AACBA6-10BBBCB

11-15AABBB16-20ACABA

21-25CBDAB26-30CDCAC

31-35CACDB36-40BADBD

41-45CAABD46-50ACDCB

51-55CBCDC56-60CDABD

61.Itwasaschoolforyounggirls.

62.WhenshetaughtSundayschoolinaprison,shegottoknowthemistreatmentofinsanepeople.

63.HerworkwiththeinsanewasinterruptedbecauseoftheCivilWar.

64.Itwaspresentedintimeorder.

65.ThisarticlemainlytellsusabouthowDorotheaDixdevotedherselftotheworkofimproving

conditionsforinsanepeople.

66.behaved67.institute68.medical

69.communication70.entertainment

71.consideration72.rate73.organization

74.articles75.specialist76.inspired(inspires)

77.wasdelivered78.wasobserved79.respects

80.support81.explain82.beinglookeddownon

83.struck84.caredfor85.argue

86.conditions87,lookeddownon

88.carefor89.devote90.behave91.argued

92.evenif93.connections94.organization95.achievements

96.Whowillcareforthechildreniftheirmotherdies?

97.Thepatientisinaverydangerouscondition.

98.Myfamilyallenjoy/likesportsandgames.

99.Onlywhenheisfreewillhecometoseeme.

100.Theobservationofchimpbehaviorneedspatience.

Onepossibleversion:

Sunday

Peter,

Iamverygladthatmymotheriscomingthisafternoonbyair.ButIhavetogivealecture

andhavenotimetomeether.Iamwritingtoaskyoutomeetmymotherattheairportat3:30for

me.Asyouhaveneverseenherbefore,Iwillsaysomethingabouthertohelpyourecognizeher.

Sheisaroundsixtyyearsold,fatandshort,withalongfaceandgrayhair.Ihavebeentoldsheis

dressedinawhiteblouseandbrowntrousersandshewilltakeayellowsuitcasewithher.

Iwillbegratefultoyouforyourhelp.

Yours,

LiHua

必修四Unit1《Womenofachievement》單元測(cè)試2

筆試部分：

I.單項(xiàng)選擇

l.Tomisthebestfootballerinourschool.

A.regardedB.consideredC.lookedonD.treated.

2.Thoughhavinglivedabroadforyears,manyChinesestillthetraditionalcustoms.

A.performB.possessC.observeD.support

3.Hewasnolongerthiscompany.

A.connectedtoB.connectedwith

C.connectingtoD.connectingwith

4.—Howdidyoulikethemusicsheplayedattheconcert?

—Wonderful.Itisworth.

A.very;listeningB.well;tobelistenedto

C.very;listeningtoD.well;listeningto

5.Aftersomanyyears1hardwork,themanhispurpose.

A.reachedB.wonC.gainedD.achieved

6.ThechiJdrenwereallaftertheysawthefilm.

A.inspired;inspiringB.inspired;inspired

C.inspiring;inspiredD.inspiring;inspiring

7.Theparkaswellasthesurroundinghillstheyoncespentsomuchtimeonanewlook

recently.

A.onhastakenB.tohavingtakenC.hastakenD.havingtaken

8.Theteacher,with6girlsand8boysofherclass,______visitingamuseumwhenthe

earthquakestruck.

A.wasB.wereC.hadbeenD.wouldbe

9.Threehourswithyouroldfriends_____tobeashorttime.

A.seemB.seemsC.isseemingD.hasseemed

10.WhatsubjectdidMrSmith______?

A.specializeB.specializeinC.achieveD.achievein

11.Manywomenfortheequalityofmenandwomeninnewspaper.

A.struggleB.argueC.fightD.discuss

12.Hekeptsendinggiftstoherinordertowinher.

A.admirationB.favourC.respectD.happiness

13.Thebuswasinthesnowandcouldn'tmove.

A.struckB.stuckC.hitD.put

14.Ourschoolheryouthandshowsgreatconcernfortheirgrowth.

A.looksupB.caresforC.looksoverD.caresof

15.Hewasofhiswallettheotherday.

A.stolenB.stealingC.robbedD.robbing

IV.根據(jù)所給句子完成畫(huà)線(xiàn)部分

1.Thefilmbeganat2:00pmandendedat4:30pm.

Thefilmtwoandahalf.

2.ThatladyismynewEnglishteacher.Sheiswearingredclothes.

TheladyismynewEnglishteacher.

3.1spentfourhundredyuaninbuyingthatrecorder.

Thatrecorderfourhundredyuan.

4.“CanIborrowyourbike?”heaskedme.

HeaskedmeIhimthebike.

5.TherearemorepeopleinAmericathaninEngland.

TheinAmericaisthaninEngland.

V.根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示及重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)將下列句子譯成英語(yǔ)

1.長(zhǎng)城值得參觀。(worthy)

2.錯(cuò)過(guò)這趟火車(chē)就意味著要等一個(gè)小時(shí)。(mean)

3.隨著社會(huì)的發(fā)展，人類(lèi)必定會(huì)使地球養(yǎng)活更多的人。(support)

4.他昨晚沒(méi)有向我道別就離開(kāi)了。(move。⑴

5.我們必須尊重讀者的需要。(respect)

VI.完形填空

Thepoorarewonderfulpeople.Oneeveningwewentoutandfoundfourdyingpeopleonthe

street.Oneofthemwasinareallyseriouscondition,andItoldthesisters,“Youtakecareofthe

other1,andI'lltakecareofthisladywholooksvery2

SoIdidallIcouldforher.Iputherinanicecleanbed,andtherewassuchabeautifulsmileon

herface.Shetookholdofmyhandasshesaid,uThankyou”andwiththatshedied.I3

myconscience（良知）andwonderedwhatI4havesaidinherposition.Andmyanswerwas

verysimple.Iwouldhavetriedtodraw5attentiontomyself.Iwouldhavesaid,thatIwas

hungryanddying,thatIwascoldandinpain,butshegaveme6more-shegavemeher

gratefulthanks.Andshediedwithasmileonherface.Thesamethinghappenedtothemanwhom

wepickedupfromadrain（陰溝），7eatenbyworms.Whenwebroughthimtothehomehe

said,“Ihavelivedlikeananimalonthestreet,butIamgoingtodielikeanangel,lovedand8

for."Anditwassowonderfultoseethegratitude（感恩）ofsuchamanwhocouldspeaklikethat

anddie9complaining.Hetrulybehavedlikeanangel一thisisthegreatnessofour

people.

Inourfamilywedon'twantbombsandgunstodestroyothers.Wewanttobringpeace,sowhynot

letusallgettogether,loveoneanother,bringpeaceand10toeachother?Asaresultwe

willbeabletoovercomealltheevilthings（邪惡）intheworld.

TheprizeIhavereceivedisaPrizeofPeace.Iamgoingtotryanduseittomakeahomeformany

peoplewhohavenohome.BecauseIbelievethat11beginsathome,andifwecancreatea

homeforthepoorIthinkthatlovewill12.Todaythereissomuchsufferingintheworld!

WhenIfindapersononthestreetwhoishungryIgivehimbreadtoremovethat13.But

whatshouldIdoforapersonwhofeels14andunlovedandwhohasbeenthrownoutof

society?Letusalwaysgreetthatpersonwithasmile,forasmileisthebeginningoflove,and

oncewebegintoloveeachother,itwillbe15towanttodosomethingtohelpthoseless

fortunatethanourselves.

1.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

2.A.nicerB.badC.poorerD.worse

3.A.questionedB.punishedC.adjustedD.separated

4.A.wouldB.shouldC.hadtoD.must

5.A.afewB.alittleC.fewD.little

6.A.manyB.somethingC.quite?D.too

7.A.totallyB.deepC.hardlyD.half

8.A.lookedB.caredC.waitedD.paid

9.A.withB.inC.aboutD.without

10.A.joyBupsetC.depressionD.fortune

11.A.sacrificeB.loveC.mercyD.dignity

12.A.absorbB.participateC.applyD.spread

13.A.hungerB.coldC.loveD.thirst

14.A.unmovedB.unwantedC.unexpectedD.unemployed

15.A.naturalB.continuousC.terribleD.fortunate

vn.閱讀理解，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案

A

DorisLessingisanimportantwriterwhowontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein2007,whenshe

was88yearsold.SheisfamousforherbooksaboutAfrica.Theyreflectthelifethatsheknew

whenshewasgrowingupinSouthernRhodesia(nowknownasZimbabwe).HerfirstbookThe

GrassIsSingingwasabouttherelationshipbetweenawhitefamefswifeandherblackAfrican

servant.Doriswasconcernedallherlifeaboutwomenandtheirlives.

Dorisleftschoolearlyandwasself-taught.Shewasunhappyinherfamilylifeandleftherhome

tomovetoLondonin1949.Itwastherethatshewasabletobeginherwritingcareer.Afterthat

sheneverlookedback.Herbookswerepopularwithwomenbecauseshewroteabouttheir

psychology,politicsandrelationshipswithinthefamilyandhowtheirviewschangedastheyaged.

HermostfamousbookisTheGoldenNotebook,inwhichsheexaminestheproblemsofawoman

writer.Sheunderstoodtheproblemsofunknownwomenwritersandpublishedtwonovelsundera

differentname.Theywerebothignoreduntilshetoldeveryonewhothetrueauthorwas!

Shewrotemorethanfiftybooksanditwastherangeofherwriting(novels,essaysand

biographies)thatledhertobeinggiventheNobelPrize.Whensheheardthenewsfromagroupof

reporterswhowerewaitingoutsideherhouse,DorisLessingwasamazed.Shesaid,“Iam

genuinelysurprisedbecausetheyhaverefusedtoacceptmealltheseyears.MEvensoshewas

veryhappytowintheNobelPrizeattheendofhercareer.Itseemedagoodrewardaftersomuch

effort!

1.WhatisthebookTheGrassIsSingingabout?

A.Childhoodexperiences.B.Culturaldifferences.

C.Awomanandherlife.D.Wivesandhusbands.

2.FromwhomdidMsLessinggetthenewsthatshehadwontheNobelPrize?

A.Somecampers.B.Somenurses.

C.Somereporters.D.Someeditors.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.MsLessinghasasharpsenseofhearing.

B.MsLessingreadalotofbookswhenshewasincollege.

C.MsLessingdidnotexpecttowinthe2007NobelPrizeforLiterature.

D.MsLessingputherchildhoodmemoriesintoTheGoldenNotebook.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatwastheconditionoftheunknownwomenwritersatthattime?

A.Difficult.B.Fairlygood.

C.Thesameastheknown.D.Notmentioned.

5.Ifthispassagewereinanewspaper,inwhichsectiondoyouthinkyoumightfindit?

A.Thefrontpage.

B.AnadvertisementforLessing'sbooks.

C.Aspartofareviewofherlatestnewnovel.

D.Socialandpoliticalevents.

B

Itwasattheendof2005thatLiberiaelecteditsfirstwomanpresident一MrsEllen

Johnson-Sirleaf.The67yearoldgrandmotherwaselectedonlyafewyearsaftertwoterriblecivil

wars.

Duringthe2005election,Johnson-Sirleafinspired51%ofthewomeninLiberiatovote—up

from15%intheyearsbefore.PresidentJohnson-Sirleafencouragedeachpersoninhercountryto

takepartinrebuildingtheircountry.Sheknewthatoneoftheimportantrequirementsforlong-L

ermdevelopmentandprogressisthateachpersonshouldplaytheirpartinbuildingaharmonious

andprosperoussociety.

Asayounggirl,EllenJohnsonprovedtothosearoundherthatshecouldplayherpart.Attheage

of8shestartedplayingsoccerontheallboys*teamatherLiberianelementaryschool.From1948

to1955shestudiedaccountancyandeconomicsintheLiberiancapitalofMonrovia.Afterher

marriageat17,shetravelledtoAmericain1961andcontinuedherstudies,obtainingabachelor's

degreefromtheUniversityofColorado,andin1971,amaster'sdegreeingovernment

managementfromHarvardUniversity.Whenshereturnedshetookajobinthegovernmentof

Liberia,thenwiththeUnitedNationsandtheWorldBankbeforefinallybecomingthepresident.

Nowsheisaherotomanybecauseofhereffortstoworkforjusticeandequality.Sheevenspent

timeinprisonwhileworkingtoimprovehercountry.Aspresidentshehasaverydifficultjobto

bringlifetoasufferingnation.Shewillhavetouseagreatdealofheart,creativityandenergy.But

thewomanknownasthe“IronLady“isconfidentthatshehastheabilitytouchangetroubles

intoopportunities.

Oneofheraimsistomakesureeveryoneiseducatedinordertobringpositivechangeand

happinesstothecountry.Shehasworkedhardtoimproveschoolsbybringingteachersand

learningmaterialstohernation.Aswellaseducation,sheisalsocreatingjobsbybuildinghomes

andprovidingbasichealthcareandfoodforallthepeopleofLiberia.Thisincludesasspecial

programtoeliminateoneoftheirbiggestkillers:malaria.Sheisalsoworkingwithformerchild

soldierstohelpthemlearntoliveinpeacewiththeirneighboursandfamilies.WithPresident

Johnson-Sirleafsguidinghand,peopleareworkingtogetherforpeaceanddevelopment.

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthecountryofLiberia?

A.In2005,Liberiaelecteditsfirstwomanpresident.

B.TwocivilwarsbrokeoutinLiberiabefore2005.

C.Womenstilldon'thavetherighttovoteinLiberia.

D.MalariaisoneofthegreatestkillersinLiberia.

7.WhatisthemostimportantaimEllenJohnson-Sirleafhasforhercountry?

A.Peopleplaytheirpartinrebuildingthehealthcaresystem.

B.Thecountrywillnolongersufferfromwarordisease.

C.Everyoneshouldplayhisorherpartinbuildingaharmoniousandprosperoussociety.

D.Morepeople,especiallywomen,shouldparticipateinnationalelections.

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutEllenJohnson-Sirleaf?

A.WhenshewaselectedpresidentofLiberia,shewasalready67.

B.Shetookamaster'sdegreeinaccountancyandeconomicsfromHarvardUniversityin1971.

C.SheworkedintheUnitedNationsandtheWorldBankbeforebecomingpresident.

D.Shespentsometimeinprisonbeforebecomingpresident.

9.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.EllenJohnson-SirleafwaselectedthefirstwomanpresidentinLiberia.

B.Johnson-Sirleafshowedgreattalentandabilityinherearlyyears.

C.Johnson-Sirleafisconfidentofleadinghercountrytoharmonyandprosperity.

D.Johnson-Sirleafistryingtobringpositivechangeandhappinesstohercountry.

10.Whichgroupofword’sbestdescribesJohnson-Sirleaf?

A.Clever,activeanddetermined.

B.Creative,easy-goingand