Unit 4 body language reading课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　(2018·山东烟台高三期中考试)

　　Women Nobel Peace Prize laureates(获奖者) are fewer in number than men who have been awarded the Prize,even though it may have been a woman's peace activism(行动主义) which inspired Alfred Nobel to create the award.In recent decades,the percentage of women among the winners has increased.

　　1.Baroness Bertha yon Suttner

　　A friend of Alfred Nobel,Baroness was a leader in the international peace movement in the 1890s,and she received support from Nobel for her Austrian Peace Society.When Nobel died,she bequeathed(遗赠) money for four prizes for scientific achievements,and one for peace.In 1905,she was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

　　2.Jane Addams

　　Jane Addams,best known as the founder of Hull-House,a settlement house in Chicago,was active in peace efforts during World War Ⅰ with the International Congress of Women.Jane Addams also helped to found the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.She was nominated(提名) numerous times,but the Prize went each time to others until 1931.She was,by that time,in poor health,and could not travel to accept the Prize.

　　3.Mother Teresa

　　Born in Skopje,Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in India and focused on serving the dying.She was skilled at publicizing her order's work and thus financing the expansion of its services.She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work in bringing help to suffering humanity.

　　4.Wangari Maathai

　　Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt movement in Kenya in 1977,which has planted more than 10 million trees to prevent soil erosion(流失) and provide firewood for cooking fires.Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to be named a Nobel Peace Prize laureate,honoured for her contribution to sustainable development and peace.

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A.Women contributed less to the world than men.

B.Women were not as active as men in keeping the world peace.

C.Women won more Nobel Peace Prizes than men in recent decades.

D.Women Nobel Peace laureates are still fewer in number than men.

2.What can we learn about Jane Addams?

A.She set up a settlement house.

B.She was a friend of Alfred Nobel's.

C.She accepted the Prize in person.

D.She made the effort to keep the peace during World War Ⅱ.

3.Wangari Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because of 　　　.

A.her fight for freedom

B.the international peace movement

C.her contribution to environmental protection