进阶大学英语第四单元理解练习答案解析.docx

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WinstonChurchillledBritaintodefeatGermanyinWWII.NelsonMandelaendedapartheidinSouthAfrica.

TheyoungWinstonChurchillwasamilitaryofficer,awarcorrespondentandawriterbeforebecomingaMemberofParliament.TheyoungNelsonMandelawasalawstudentbeforegettinginvolvedinpoliticaloppositiontowhiteruleinSouthAfrica.

WhenWinstonChurchillwasforcedoutofgovernmenthelearnedtopaintandlaybricks,wrotetirelessly,gavespeeches,andseizedopportunitiestoreturntopolitics.NelsonMandelaspent27yearsinjail,sufferinginhumanpunishment.Yethenevergaveup.HeevenmanagedtoearnalawdegreefromtheUniversityofLondonandencouragedhisfellowprisonerstoseekbettertreatmentthroughnonviolentresistance.

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Iamanaideto

IamanaidetoPremierLiKeqiang.Thismorning,hewasscheduledtomeet

MarciaMcNutt,Editor-in-ChiefofSciencefor30minutes.Beforethemeeting,the

Premier instructed me to collect data to demonstrate China’seffortsin

addressingenvironmentalproblems.Dr.McNuttarrivedearly.Theyhadteaatthe

receptionhall.Thediscussionwentsowellthatneitherrealizedtimehadrun

out.Atonepoint,IhadtointerruptthemwithanurgentnoteforthePremier.

Hedismissedme. Dr.McNutt was clearlyimpressed. And the national media

coverageofthismeetingimpressedherevenmore.Shelatercommentedthatall

thesesentstrongsignalsastohowChinaseesscienceascriticaltoitsfuture

well-being.

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1.Shewasindisbelief,becauseshethoughtPremierLihadtoomanypressing

1.Shewasindisbelief,becauseshethoughtPremierLihadtoomanypressing

issuesofnationalandinternationalconcerntoattendtothantomeether.2.Current/present.

Themeeting would beone-on-one and U.S.reporterswere notallowed.Themeetingwou