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1、一年来,虽然作了一些工作,但与上级要求和职工期望还有较大差距,现根据民主生活会的要求,结合本次民主生活批评与自我批评这一主题Unit 1 Art.阅读理解（共两小节，第一节15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AThe majority of the worlds most powerful and influential positions remain in mens hands. But the imbalance is gradually tilting - and it shows. In 2015, some of the biggest news and successes resu
2、lted from the actions of women. Here are the new faces who inspired, guided or moved the world.Loretta LynchTraditionally, the top U.S. law-enforcement official is not well-known outside of the United States, but Attorney General Loretta Lynch not only made headlines around the world, she also broug
3、ht a particular kind of change that billions of people had hoped for but thought was out of reach.Lynch surprised the world by taking on the entrenched(根深蒂固的), corrupt officials of FIFA, the governing body of the worlds most popular sport, soccer. She had the bravery to do what nobody else had dared
4、. FIFA officials, she declared, had engaged in rampant(猛烈的), systematic and deep-rooted corruption, and it was time to bring wrongdoers to justice.Ellen Johnson SirleafWhen Ebola took on alarming proportions in West Africa, it was tough for Liberia, one of the centers of the crisis.Ellen Johnson Sir
5、leaf, the leader of Liberia, pleaded for international help. One reason the world responded is because the unbeatable President has international moral status. She played a key role in guiding her country after cruel civil wars and received the Nobel Peace Prize for her effort.Johnson Sirleaf not on
6、ly helped bring an end to the epidemic, she did something just as remarkable: She revealed her emotions and admitted her faults. When it was all over she said she had been afraid, and admitted she had made big mistakes as a result of her fear. Then she showed gratitude. Instead of collecting honors,
7、 she thanked all the people and countries who made victory against Ebola possible.Aung San Suu KyiThe Burmese leader, also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, put the skeptics and the cynics(愤世嫉俗) to shame. To those who said nonviolent resistance could not defeat a vicious armed opponent, she seemed to say
8、just watch.Following the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King , she endured a long struggle against the pitiless military rulers of Myanmar. She gained international support for economic sanctions(制裁) that helped persuade the generals to loosen their control, leading to elections in 20
9、15 and an overwhelming victory for her National League for Democracy. She remains a global icon of peaceful resistance.Tu YouyouIts a tough challenge to find a single human being who may be responsible for saving as many lives. The Chinese pharmacologist Tu Youyou, one of three winners of this years
10、 Nobel Prize for Medicine, took a different route in attacking one of the worlds biggest killers, malaria.Research into ancient Chinese texts led her to discover the compounds that help prevent a disease that still kills about half a million people every year, transmitted by mosquitoes in water-logg
11、ed jungles. The discovery has resulted in medication that has saved millions of lives.1. The main purpose of the passage is to _. A. tell us that mens status in the world was becoming less important in 2015 B. show readers the importance of several great women who were powerful in 2015 C. analyze th
12、e reasons why some great women became the 2015 biggest news D. introduce several great women and their achievements in 20152. Among the women mentioned above, who did not win the Nobel Prize? A. Aung San Suu Kyi. B. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf C. Loretta Lynch. D. Tu Youyou3. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was reg
13、arded as remarkable for the following EXCEPT_. A. that she played a key role to end Ebola, but she didnt owe everything to herself alone. B. that she guided her country to win the civil wars and received the Nobel Prize. C. that she bravely acknowledged her fear and her mistakes. D. that she express
14、ed her gratitude to those who fought Ebola together4. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. some great womens successes are shaking the mens control of the world. B. thanks to Tu Youyous discovery, the patients attacked by malaria will undoubtedly be saved. C. Aung San Suu Kyi won the victo
15、ry with the guidance of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. D. many people have dealt with the corruption of FIFA, but failed.BA decade ago, secondary and higher education was prized above all else. Apprenticeships (学徒工作) were viewed as an option for dropouts rather than a daring career choice. And the y
16、oung men and women who didnt fit into the school system, preferring to create start-ups and focus on making a living in the business world, were dismissed as wheeler-dealers. (投机者) Now therere no birds of this year in last years nests. Young people are being encouraged to think carefully about whether academia is right for them- this trend has bee
