As the first woman Chancellor( * * ) in German’s history, Angela Merkel topped Forbes magazine’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 called her “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 small child, Merkel quickly learned to speak but took longer to walk. “I was a stupid person when it came to moving？” Merkel said. “A normal person could do something naturally, but I had to think about it in my mind and practice.” As a teenager, she was the top student and graduated from high school 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 in 1989.In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994, her scientific background and strong will proved very useful. In 2005 she became Germany’s Chancellor. She has been reelected to a second term as German Chancellor on September 27, 2009.
Through her political career, Merkel’s persistence (坚持) and patience helped her a lot. “She’s bright and openminded,” said Hubert Markl. “She is the person who wants to know exactly what is going on, and how never giving up will influence our society and future.”
小题1:As a small child, Merkel was slow in ________.
A．speaking
B．walking
C．learning
D．thinking小题2:The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”．
A．fought the government
B．began her scientific career
C．offered political guidance
D．became a government official小题3:We can infer from the passage that Angela Merkel ________.
A．is a powerful woman with a strong will and determination
B．got her doctor’s degree in politics in University of Leipzig
C．has worked as German Chancellor since Sep.27, 2009
D．showed her best talent as Minister for the Environment小题4:In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express ________.
A．one must be brave in the political career
B．one should be patient when making decisions
C．persistence can help one’s dream come true
D．one can have a strong will when others haven’t小题5:What’s the author’s attitude toward Angela Merkel?
A．Admiring.
B．Thankful.
C．Pitiful .
D．Dull.
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
题目分析：本文讲述了德国第一任女 * * 默克尔的生平事迹。
小题1:B 细节理解题。由文章中 Merkel quickly learned to speak but took longer to walk说明 Merkel 走路学得很慢。
小题2:D 词义猜测题。联系画线部分后面的 In her first big political job as Minister for theEnvironment in 1994 我们知道，1989 年她涉足政界，所以 D 项最符合。
小题3:A 推理判断题。由文章中我们可以知道默克尔是一个有理想和决心的女性。
小题4:C 推理判断题。文章的最后一段主要说明坚持的作用，它可以使一个人成功。
小题5:A 推理判断题。文章中作者用了许多褒义词来称赞默克尔，因此作者对默克尔充满了赞美之情。
点评：本文讲述了德国第一任女 * * 默克尔的生平事迹。本文集中考查了细节题，推理题，题目设置较为合理，在推理的时候，要结合人物的对话进行准确理解，确定考点，准确判断。要求考生仔细阅读这篇文章，耐心审题，结合题目做出准确的定位判断。必要的时候要进行推理，透过句子表面看作者的真正意图。