必修1 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero 课时作业 高效提能.docVIP

单独成册：对应学生用书第225页 Ⅰ.阅读理解 In this list I chose inspirational young people who have made a positive difference in the world. Joan of Arc(1412－1431)Aged just 16，Joan of Arc made an unlikely journey to the Dauphin of France.Impressed with something inside this young peasant girl，the Dauphin of France was inspired to renew the fight with the English，defeating them at Orleans—as Joan had predicted.She was burnt at the stake，aged just 19，but her predictions of France gaining her freedom proved correct. Anne Frank(1929－1945)While hiding in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation，Anne Frank kept a diary of her experiences.She died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945.However，after the end of the war，her diaries were published by her father.The Diary of Anne Frank became an international best-seller and helped give a young person's view on the holocaust(大屠杀)statistics. Samantha Smith(1972－1985)Samantha was an American schoolgirl.In 1982，she wrote a letter to the leader of the Soviet Union，Yuri Andropov，asking why relations between the US and the Soviet Union were so tense.Her letter was published，and later Andropov replied.Smith was also invited to visit the Soviet Union，which she did.The visit was followed with great interest by the international media.In 1983，she visited Japan acting as America's youngest ambassador.She died，aged just 13，in a plane crash. Nkosi Johnson(1989－2001)Nkosi was born with HIV inherited from his parents.In 1997，he was refused admission to a public school because of HIV status. He became a powerful speaker for treating HIV victims with equality and respect.He received the International Children's Peace Prize after death.Nelson Mandela referred to him as “an icon(偶像)of the struggle for life”． [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了Joan of Arc，Anne Frank，Samantha Smith和Nkosi Johnson四个对世界有积极影响的人。 1．Joan of Arc is famous as a ________． A．foot traveller B．national heroine C．farmer's daughter D．social reformer 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段对Joan of Arc的介绍可知，Joan of Arc鼓舞着法国军队