Question

【题目】The Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady, was one of the toughest political women in the world.

As the daughter of a businessman and mayor of Grantham, Margaret was educated at a very famous grammar school. 【1】 Upon graduation, she worked for four years as a research chemist. She then became a lawyer, doing an excellent job in taxation law, in 1954. Miss Margaret stood twice in elections for the Conservative Party before being elected to the House of Commons(下议院) in 1959. 【2】 After that she quickly became a spokesman for her party, and member of the Shadow Cabinet(影子内阁).

【3】 Thatcher spent quite a lot of time visiting schools and universities, who encouraged people to be creative. After the Conservatives lost power in 1974, she was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet. She was elected leader of the Conservative Party in the following year. In May 1979, she became Britain’s first female prime minister, after the Conservatives regained power from Labor.

【4】 She fought against labor organizations. According to a figure reported by her government, traditional industries were reduced to around 15,000 in total and she also made social housing and public transport private.

She left office on November 28, 1990 after she failed to carry out a fixed rate local tax, which led to huge popular protest from within her party. In 1992, she was appointed to the House of Lords(上议院), as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. In the last few years of her life, she has been busy with writing and public speech. This caused her increasingly poor health. 【5】

A. She got a degree in chemistry at Oxford University.

B. Also she built strong association with US President Reagan.

C. In June 1970, she became secretary of state for education and science.

D. In power, she was best known for her reducing Britain’s traditional industries.

E. Therefore, she had to give up many chances of attending public activities.

F. Thatcher was appointed as a Minister in 1961.

G. Thatcher was well-known as a female leader.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】F

【3】C

【4】D

【5】E

【解析】本文对Margaret Thatcher的生平进行了简单的介绍。

【1】根据后文Upon graduation, she worked for four years as a research chemist. 可推知，前一空格是讲她在牛津大学获得了化学学位，故选A。

【2】根据后文After that she quickly became a spokesman for her party, and member of the Shadow Cabinet(影子内阁). 可推知，前一句是讲Thatcher被任命为部长，故选F。

【3】根据Thatcher spent quite a lot of time visiting schools and universities, who encouraged people to be creative. 可推知，前一句是说她成为国家教育科学部的部长，所以才会有后面频繁访问学校和大学的活动。故选C。

【4】根据后文According to a figure reported by her government, traditional industries were reduced to around 15,000 in total and she also made social housing and public transport private. 可知，她当权时，最出名的就是减少了英国的传统工业和推行私有化，故D项概括本文主要内容，符合语境，本段其他内容是对D项的进一步说明。

【5】根据In the last few years of her life, she has been busy with writing and public speech. This caused her increasingly poor health. 可知，她忙于写作和公共演讲使得她的身体健康状况越来越差，因此她不得不放弃许多参加公共活动的机会。E项是前面她的活动的自然结果，故选E。