Question

As the first woman Chancellor(總理) in German’s history, Angela Merkel topped Forbes magazine’s list of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.She has even been compared to Margaret Thatcher and many people called her  “Iron Lady”．

Merkel was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on July 17, 1954.Six weeks after she was born, her family moved to Templin. As a small child, Merkel quickly learned to speak but took longer to walk. “I was a stupid person when it came to moving？” Merkel said. “A normal person could do something naturally, but I had to think about it in my mind and practice.” As a teenager, she was the top student and graduated from high school with perfect marks. In 1973, Merkel went to the University of Leipzig, where she studied physics. At 32, she got her doctor’s degree in physics.

She stepped_into_politics in 1989.In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994, her scientific background and strong will proved very useful. In 2005 she became Germany’s Chancellor. She has been reelected to a second term as German Chancellor on September 27, 2009.

Through her political career, Merkel’s persistence (堅(jiān)持) and patience helped her a lot. “She’s bright and open­minded,” said Hubert Markl. “She is the person who wants to know exactly what is going on, and how never giving up will influence our society and future.”

1.As a small child, Merkel was slow in ________.

A．speaking          B．walking           C．learning           D．thinking

2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”．

A．fought the government                   B．began her scientific career

C．offered political guidance                 D．became a government official

3.We can infer from the passage that Angela Merkel ________.

A．is a powerful woman with a strong will and determination

B．got her doctor’s degree in politics in University of Leipzig

C．has worked as German Chancellor since Sep.27, 2009

D．showed her best talent as Minister for the Environment

4.In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express ________.

A．one must be brave in the political career

B．one should be patient when making decisions

C．persistence can help one’s dream come true

D．one can have a strong will when others haven’t

5.What’s the author’s attitude toward Angela Merkel?

A．Admiring.         B．Thankful.          C．Pitiful .            D．Dull.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A　

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了德國第一任女總理默克爾的生平事跡。

1.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章中 Merkel quickly learned to speak but took longer to walk說明 Merkel 走路學(xué)得很慢。

2.D 詞義猜測題。聯(lián)系畫線部分后面的 In her first big political job as Minister for theEnvironment in 1994 我們知道，1989 年她涉足政界，所以 D 項(xiàng)最符合。

3.A 推理判斷題。由文章中我們可以知道默克爾是一個有理想和決心的女性。

4.C 推理判斷題。文章的最后一段主要說明堅(jiān)持的作用，它可以使一個人成功。

5.A 推理判斷題。文章中作者用了許多褒義詞來稱贊默克爾，因此作者對默克爾充滿了贊美之情。

考點(diǎn)：考查人物傳記類短文

點(diǎn)評：本文講述了德國第一任女總理默克爾的生平事跡。本文集中考查了細(xì)節(jié)題，推理題，題目設(shè)置較為合理，在推理的時候，要結(jié)合人物的對話進(jìn)行準(zhǔn)確理解，確定考點(diǎn)，準(zhǔn)確判斷。要求考生仔細(xì)閱讀這篇文章，耐心審題，結(jié)合題目做出準(zhǔn)確的定位判斷。必要的時候要進(jìn)行推理，透過句子表面看作者的真正意圖。