Unit 5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero【美文阅读】 曼德拉曾在牢中服刑 27 年，在其 40 年的政治生涯中获得了超过一百项奖项，其中最显著的是 1993 年的诺贝尔和平奖。他是南非首位黑人总统，被尊称为“南非国父”，而且是一位当代英雄。让我们细读下文，了解他不平凡的一生吧。Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei，South Africa on July 18,1918.He was educated at University of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand and qualified(符合资格) in law in 1942.He joined the African National Congress in 1944.In June 1961，the ANC considered his proposal(建议，提案) on the use of violent(猛烈的，暴力的) actions and agreed that those members who wished to involve(卷入，参与) themselves in Mandela's campaign would not be stopped from doing so by the ANC.Mandela was arrested( 逮 捕 ) in 1962 and sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour.In 1963，Mandela was brought to stand trial for plotting(密谋，策划) to overthrow the government by violence.On June 12,1964 ， Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment.From 1964 to 1982，he was kept at Robben Island Prison，off Cape Town.During his years in prison ， Nelson Mandela's reputation( 名 声 ) grew steadily.He was widely accepted as the most important black leader in South Africa.Nelson Mandela was released on February 18,1990.After his release ， he devoted himself to his life's work，trying to achieve the goals he and others had set out almost four decades earlier.In 1991 ， at the first national conference of the ANC Mandela was elected President of the ANC.【诱思导学】 1．How old was Mandela when he was elected President of the ANC?________________________________________________________________________2．Why was Mandela put into prison?________________________________________________________________________【答...
