As the first woman Chancellor in German’s history, Angela Merkel topped Forbes m

As the first woman Chancellor(总理) in German’s history, Angela Merkel topped Forbesmagazine’s list of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” in 2006, 2007, 2008,and 2009.She has even been compared to Margaret Thatcher and many people calledher  “Iron Lady”．

Merkel was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on July 17,1954.Six weeks after she was born, her family moved to Templin. As a smallchild, Merkel quickly learned to speak but took longer to walk. “I was a stupidperson when it came to moving？” Merkel said. “A normalperson could do something naturally, but I had to think about it in my mind andpractice.” As a teenager, she was the top student and graduated from highschool with perfect marks. In 1973, Merkel went to the University of Leipzig,where she studied physics. At 32, she got her doctor’s degree in physics.

She stepped_into_politics in1989.In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994,her scientific background and strong will proved very useful. In 2005 shebecame Germany’s Chancellor. She has been reelected to a second term as GermanChancellor on September 27, 2009.

Through her political career, Merkel’s persistence (坚持) and patience helped her a lot. “She’s bright andopen­minded,” said Hubert Markl. “She is the person who wants to know exactlywhat is going on, and how never giving up will influence our society andfuture.”

1.As a small child, Merkel was slow in ________.

A．speaking          B．walking           C．learning           D．thinking

2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 most probablymeans “________”．

A．fought thegovernment                   B．began herscientific career

C．offeredpolitical guidance                 D．became agovernment official

3.We can infer from the passage that Angela Merkel________.

A．is a powerfulwoman with a strong will and determination

B．got herdoctor’s degree in politics in University ofLeipzig

C．has worked asGerman Chancellor since Sep.27, 2009

D．showed herbest talent as Minister for the Environment

4.In the last paragraph the author mainly wants toexpress ________.

A．one must bebrave in the political career

B．one should bepatient when making decisions

C．persistencecan help one’s dream come true

D．one can havea strong will when others haven’t

5.What’s the author’s attitude toward Angela Merkel?

A．Admiring.         B．Thankful.          C．Pitiful .            D．Dull.

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1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A　

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