2016-2017学年高一年级英语新人教版必修1课后训练：Unit 5《Nelson Mandela-a modern hero》Period I Warming upReading（含解析）.docVIP

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela a modern heroPeriod One Period One　Warming Up Reading Ⅰ.阅读理解 Known as “Mahatma”(great soul)，Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule，and was widely considered the father of his country.His belief of non-violent(非暴力的)protest to achieve political and social progress has been very influential. He was born on October 2，1869 in India.After university，he went to London to train as a lawyer.He returned to India in 1891 and in 1893 accepted a job at an Indian law firm in Durban，South Africa.Gandhi was appalled at the treatment of Indian imm