After the very active and successful tenure (任职) of office by the Senegalese President as the head of the Organization of African Unity, it was highly logical to think that the successor, whoever he might be, would have a difficult task in doing a better job.
The Congolese president set to work as soon as he was elected. His first step was to suggest to the dean of heads of State present in the Ethiopian capital, President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, to summon a meeting of the leaders of countries that lie close to South Africa. Its aim: to define a strategy in order to overcome the reprisals (报复行为) that the racist regime of Pretoria is likely to take against its neighbors in case sanctions (制裁) are imposed by the international community.
President Sassou Ngueso has already undertaken a number of trips abroad. He thus went to Harare (Zimbabwe) where he delivered a speech, on September 1, on behalf of Africa before the summit meeting of non-aligned (不结盟的) nations.
At the end of September, he was in New York, for a statement before the General Assembly of the United Nations, and then in Washington, for talks with high-ranking members of the Reagan Administration. He then went to Ottawa, for consultations with leading members of the Canadian government.
The Congolese president’s aim, in all these endeavors, is to convince still reluctant countries of the imperious necessity of imposing sanctions against the racist regime of Pretoria.
1. In the first paragraph, the word “successor” refers to ______.
2. According to the passage, Denis Sassou Ngueso ______.
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
4. We may draw the conclusion that President Sassou Ngueso has been working really hard to ______.
5. This piece is most probably taken from ______.
问题1选项
A.a person who enjoyed a successful career in politics
B.a person who was very popular in the political arena
C.the person who was to lead the organization
D.the former head of the organization
问题2选项
A.is Congolese
B.knew that it was very difficult for him to be elected
C.was elected without any opposition
D.has held a meeting in the Ethiopian capital
问题3选项
A.President Sassou Ngueso has decided to visit as many African countries as possible.
B.President Sassou Ngueso made a suggestion to President Kenneth Kaunda that a meeting be held of the leaders of countries that lie close to South Africa.
C.President Sassou Ngueso went to Harare and delivered a speech there.
D.If sanctions are imposed against South Africa by the international community, the racist regime of Pretoria will probably take revenge on its neighbors.
问题4选项
A.prove himself a trustworthy president
B.convince some reluctant countries that it is highly necessary to impose sanctions against the racist regime of Pretoria
C.show to the whole world the strength and power of the Organization of African Unity
D.seek financial support from some advanced countries to promote African economy
问题5选项
A.a newspaper report
B.a biography
C.a history book
D.a Who’s Who
第1题:C
第2题:A
第3题:A
第4题:B
第5题:A
第1题:
语义推测题。由题干关键词“successor”可以定位到文章第一段After the very active and successful tenure of office by the Senegalese President as the head of the Organization of African Unity, it was highly logical to think that the successor, whoever he might be, would have a difficult task in doing a better job.（在塞内加尔总统非常积极和成功地担任了非洲统一组织的首脑之后，认为无论继任者是谁，都将面临一项艰巨的任务，要做得更好的想法是非常合乎逻辑的。），说明“successor”在文中指的是“即将接任该组织领导职位的人”。因此C选项“将要领导该组织的人”正确。A选项“一个在政治上享有成功事业的人”，B选项“一个在政治舞台上非常受欢迎的人”，D选项“该组织的前负责人”均不符合题意，所以A、B、D错误。
第2题:
客观细节题。由题干可以定位到文章第三段第一句President Sassou Ngueso has already undertaken a number of trips abroad.（萨苏·恩格索总统已经多次出访国外。），上一段提到The Congolese president set to work as soon as he was elected.（刚果总统一当选就开始工作。），说明萨苏·恩格索是刚果总统。因此A选项“刚果人”正确。B选项“知道他很难当选”，C选项“在没有任何反对意见的情况下当选”，D选项“已经在埃塞俄比亚首都举行了一次会议”在文中均没有提及，所以B、C、D错误。
第3题:
客观细节题。B选项“萨苏•恩格索总统向肯尼思•卡温达总统提出了一个建议，即召开一个靠近南非的国家的领导人会议”，由原文His first step was to suggest to the dean of heads of State present in the Ethiopian capital, President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, to summon a meeting of the leaders of countries that lie close to South Africa.（他的第一步是向出席埃塞俄比亚首都会议的国家元首领袖、赞比亚总统肯尼斯•卡温达建议召开一次与南非毗邻的国家领导人会议。）可知，B选项表述正确，排除B。C选项“萨苏•恩格索总统去了哈拉雷并在那里发表了讲话”，由原文He thus went to Harare (Zimbabwe) where he delivered a speech, on September 1, on behalf of Africa before the summit meeting of non-aligned nations.（因此，他前往津巴布韦的哈拉雷，并于9月1日在不结盟国家首脑会议前代表非洲发表了讲话。）可知，C选项表述正确，排除C。D选项“如果国际社会对南非实施制裁，比勒陀利亚的种族主义政权可能会对其邻国进行报复”，由原文Its aim: to define a strategy in order to overcome the reprisals that the racist regime of Pretoria is likely to take against its neighbors in case sanctions are imposed by the international community.（其目的是确定一项战略，以便在国际社会实施制裁时，克服比勒陀利亚种族主义政权可能对其邻国采取的报复。）可知，D选项表述正确，排除D。A选项“萨苏•恩格斯总统已决定尽可能多地访问非洲国家”在文中没有提及，所以本题选A。
第4题:
客观细节题。由题干可以定位到文章最后一段The Congolese president’s aim, in all these endeavors, is to convince still reluctant countries of the imperious necessity of imposing sanctions against the racist regime of Pretoria.（这位刚果总统所有的努力是为了让仍不情愿的国家相信，对种族主义的比勒陀利亚政权实施制裁是绝对必要的。），说明萨苏•恩格索总统一直非常努力工作的目的是说服一些不情愿的国家，对比勒陀利亚的种族主义政权实施制裁是非常必要的。因此B选项“说服一些不情愿的国家，对比勒陀利亚的种族主义政权实施制裁是非常必要的”正确。A选项“证明自己是一个值得信赖的总统”，C选项“向全世界展示非洲统一组织的实力和力量”，D选项“寻求一些先进国家的财政支持以促进非洲经济发展”在文中均没有提及，所以A、C、D错误。
第5题:
推理判断题。结合全文可知，本文语言平直通俗，笔调比较客观，符合新闻报道的文体。因此A选项“一篇报刊报道”正确。B选项“一本传记”，C选项“一本历史书”，D选项“一本名人录”均不符合题意，所以B、C、D错误。
