According to the British “Daily Mail” reported on May 22nd, the United States of America “Forbes” magazine recently released the 2013 annual "most powerful women list".
German Chancellor( * * ，首相) Angela Merkel for three consecutive（连续的） years reelected top. There are 9 Chinese including Chinese first lady—Peng Liyuan. Brazil President Dilma Rousseff ranked second. “Bill and Melinda Gates foundation” co-chairman, Gate’s wife Mi Linda (Melinda Gates) was third. The United States first lady Michel (wife of Obama) in 2010 in the first, from 2012 second drop to fourth. Former American Secretary of state Hillary Clinton as a fifth. The queen of England fell 12,drop to fortieth. another list of British women's female writer JK Rowling, ranked ninety-third.
The list of Chinese women, including Chinese President Xi Jinping's wife Peng Liyuan, intelligent mobile phone maker HTC founder Wang Xuehong, chief executive of Chongqing Longhu real estate development limited company chairman Wu Yajun, SOHO China Ltd and co-founder Zhang Xin, the World Health Organization Director-General Chen Fengfuzhen (Margaret Chan), Huawei chairman Sun Yafang, the Li Jiacheng Foundation Director Zhou triumph, Baidu Inc chief financial officer Li Xinzhe, Sun Media Klc Holdings Ltd chairman Yang Lan.
“Forbes” magazine said, this year the list of people are political, business, media, the humanitarian field, entertainment and technology industry elite（精英）, but also some women were selected because of the huge wealth, including funds, media exposure and influence. The entertainment industry representatives include Beyonce Knowles, actress Anngelina Jolie and Lady Gaga. The list of women from 26 countries, there are 153000000 of them in Twitter "fans", 16 of them own Create Company. There are 15 new this year, including South Korean President Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠).
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小题1:How many times has German Chancellor Angela Merkel won the first place according to the passage?
A．Once
B．Twice
C．Three times
D．four times小题2:According to the passage, ______rank 93th on the list of 2013 annual "most powerful women list".
A．Peng Liyuan
B．Lady Gaga
C．JK Rowling
D．Park Geun-hye小题3:Which is true according to the passage?
A．The United States first lady Michel in 2012 ranked second.
B．Peng Liyuan ranks 9th on the 2013 annual "most powerful women list".
C．Hillary Clinton is the present Secretary of state of America.
D．The great women come from sixty-two countries.小题4:According to the passage, if we want to get more information ,we can _________.
A．reading a sports newspaper
B．reading a book about United Nations
C．Watch CCTV news
D．Visit the website of China Daily.小题5:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Peng Liyuan was elected as one of the 2013 annual most powerful women
B．“Forbes” released the 2013 annual “most powerful women list”.
C．The United States first lady Michel is no longer ranks NO.1.
D．Chinese people are becoming stronger and more influential than before.
