Ⅰ.课文阅读理解

1.Why did the name of Robben Island make them afraid?

A.Because Robben Island was an island that was not beautiful.

B.Because they spent the hardest time of their lives there.

C.Because Robben Island was a bad man's name.

D.Because Robben Island was not their home.

答案　B

2.Mr Mandela began a school to .

A.make some money

B.spend his spare time

C.teach some prisoners

D.make friends with the prisoners

答案　C

3.Why did Mr Mandela allow the prison guards to study too?

A.Because he needed the guards' help.

B.Because he thought the guards had their rights to study.

C.Because the guards were black people too.

D.Because the guards could pass their exams.

答案　B

4.How long was Elias in prison named Robben Island?

A.Four years. B.Four months.

C.Four weeks. D.Four days.

答案　A

5.Elias lost his job because .

A.he wasn't well educated when he was in prison

B.the boss knew he had been in prison

C.he was not fit for his work

D.he didn't get on well with the other workers

答案　B

Ⅱ.课文阅读填空

Elias'life in prison Elias had his hardest time in the prison 1.from which no one 2.escaped.But Mandela began to teach him knowledge.He read books under the 3.blankets and made 4.candles to see the words.He felt good about himself. Elias' life 5.out of prison Since he was better 6.educated，he got a job but soon lost.His family had to 7.beg for food and help from 8.relatives or friends.When Mandela came to 9.power in 1994，he got a job taking tourists around his old prison.All his work for equal rights for the Blacks was 10.rewarded.Finally，he felt happy.