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A free, accessible exhibition about Nelson Mandela, marking what would have been his 100th birthday, is such an indisputably goo
A free, accessible exhibition about Nelson Mandela, marking what would have been his 100th birthday, is such an indisputably goo
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2020-01-09
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A free, accessible exhibition about Nelson Mandela, marking what would have been his 100th birthday, is such an indisputably good thing, it seems mean-spirited to even try to assess it critically, as if to do so were to take issue with the South African figurehead himself.
Mandela is the model of a wise, benign, dignified statesman, and the world could certainly do with more of those right now. Barack Obama pointed this out last week in Johannesburg. Giving the annual Mandela lecture, he contrasted the progressive democratic triumphs of the 1990s—such as South Africa and the collapse of the Soviet Union—with the present climate of tribalism, resentment and " strongman politics ". Addressing Mandela by his clan name, he said: " We have to follow Madiba’s example of persistence and of hope. "
Those looking to do so will find ample inspiration and ammunition at this show, even if the presentation is somewhat dry and dutiful. This is primarily a two-dimensional exhibition of text and photographic images, neatly designed and laid out across six walk around clusters of wall-sized panels, huddled together in the cavernous semi-cafe space of the Purcell Room.
Distilling a life as storied as Mandela’s into digestible chunks is a daunting task, but it has been done judiciously, combining biography with political context, plus personal episodes and anecdotes. Each set of panels addresses a phase of Mandela’s life and persona: character, comrade, leader, prisoner, negotiator, statesman.
It is a story of rags to riches
. The beginning " character" section includes Mandela’s recollection of donning his first pair of trousers—a novelty for a 1920s South African village boy—to go to school. His father simply put him in a pair of his own trousers, cut them at the knee and tied them with string.
From there, the story progresses through Mandela’s political awakening, his organised resistance to the apartheid regime and deepening involvement with the African National Congress, imprisonment for 27 years, and eventual release and election as South Africa’s first black president.
The underlined sentence "It is a story of rags to riches. " most probably means that______.
选项
A、Nelson Mandela wore rags a lot
B、Nelson Mandela wore rags to become rich
C、Nelson Mandela is very rich now
D、Nelson Mandela rose from poverty to wealth
答案
D
解析
句意理解题。本句话位于第五段段首,可以在分析完第五段的内容之后再分析这句话的意思。第五段主要讲述了曼德拉儿时贫困的生活状况,再往后读,第六段讲述了他是如何一步步走向成功的,而题干中提问的这句话中也有对应的词riches,因此可以分析出本句的大致意思,rag字面意思是破布,因此最符合这句话意思的是[D]“曼德拉由贫穷走向了富裕”即“白手起家”。
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