重庆市合川二中高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解统练16.docx

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重庆市合川二中高考英语二轮复习阅读理解统练16

重庆市合川二中2020高考英语二轮阅读理解统练（16）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Whilesomedictionariesdefinetheword“right”as“aprivilege”whenusedinthecontextof“humanrights”,wearetalkingaboutsomethingmorebasic.Originally,peoplehadrightsonlybecauseoftheirmembershipinagroup,suchasafamily.Then,in539BC,CyrustheGreat,afterconqueringthecityofBabylon,didsomethingtotallyunexpected—hesetallslavesfreeandletthemreturnhome.Moreover,hedeclaredpeopleshouldchoosetheirownreligion.Cyrus’statementsareaboutthefirst“humanrights”declarationinhistory.

Everypersonhascertainbasicrights,simplybythefactofbeinghuman.Thesearecalled“humanrights”ratherthanaprivilege,whichcanbetakenawayatsomeone’ssuddendesire.Theyare“rights”becausetheyarethingsyouareallowedtobe,todoortohave.Theserightsarethereforyourprotectionagainstpeoplewhomightwanttoharmorhurtyou.Theyarealsotheretohelpusgetalongwitheachotherandliveinpeace.

Yetmanypeople,whenaskedtonametheirrights,willlistonlyfreedomofspeechandbeliefandperhapsoneortwoothers.Thereisnoquestionthattheseareimportantrights,butthefullscopeofhumanrightsisverybroad.Theymeanchoiceandopportunity.Theymeanthefreedomtogetajob,adoptacareer,selectapartnerofone’schoiceandraisechildren.Theyincludetherighttotravelwidelyandtherighttoworkwithouttrouble,abuseandthreatofarbitrary（霸道）dismissal.Theyevenembracetherighttoleisure.

Inagespast,therewerenohumanrights.Thentheideaturnedupthatpeopleshouldhavecertainfreedoms.Andthatidea,inthewakeofWorldWarII,resultedfinallyinthedocumentcalledtheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsandthethirtyrightstowhichallpeopleareentitled.

1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatAreHumanRights?

B.WhyDoWeHaveHumanRights?

C.HowDoHumanRightsComeIntoBeing?

D.WhatToDoWithHumanRights?

2.Howdidthefirsthumanrightscomeintobeing?

A.ByCyrusconqueringthecityofBabylon.

B.ByCyrussettingtheslavesfree.

C.ByCyrusmakinghisstatementabouthumanrights.

D.Bychoosingonesownbeliefs.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Humanrightscanbetakenawayforsomereason.

B.Humanrightshavethesamemeaningasprivileges.

C.Humanrightscanhelpyouliveapeacefullife.

D.Humanrightscanbeusedtohurtothers.

4.Theunderlinedword“embrace”inthethirdparagraphmeans　　　.

A.toseek　　　　B.toinclude　　　　C.toenjoy　　　　D.toshare

5.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat　　　.

A.peoplewouldhavefreedomratherthanhumanrights

B.atthebeginningof20ththemorecompleterightsappeared

C.thirtyhumanrightshaveexistedforabout70years

D.WorldWarIIdecidedhumanrights

【参考答案】1—5、ACCBC　　

A

AyoungmanreturnstohishometwonofAractataca,Colombia.Hevisitsthehousewherehelivedasachild.Here,heremembersthemostimportantmemoriesofhischildhood.Standinginfrontofhisoldhouse,theyoungmanmakesanimportantdecision.Hesaystohimself,“Iwillstartmylifeoveragain.Iwillbecomeawriter.”

Thismanistheworldfamouswriter.GabrielGaricaMarquez.

GabrielGarciaMarquezwasbornonMarch6,1928.Duringhisearlylife,GarciaMarquez’sgrandmotherandgrandfathertoldhimmanystories.Hisgrandmotherwouldtellhimlegendsasiftheywerereal.GarciaMarquezsaysthathisgrandmother’swayofstorytellinglaterinfluencedhisownmethods.

WhenGarciaMarquezwasabout20yearsold,heleftAracatacaandattendeduniversityinBogota.Hebeganstudyinglawbecausethiswaswhathisfatherwantedhimtostudy.However,GarciaMarquezwasnothappy.

DuringthistimeGarciaMarquezreturnedtoAracataca.Itwasonthisvisitthatherealizedhemuststopstudyinglaw.Andherecognizedthathemustreturntothedreamofhischildhood-writing.Forthenextfewyears,GarciaMarquezwroteformanydifferentnewspapers.Andin1955,hepublishedhisfirstbookcalled“LeafStorm”.

Formanyyears,GarciaMarquezknewhewantedtowriteabouthisgrandfather’shouseinAracataca.Towritethisbook,GarciaMarquezandhiswifehadtosellalmostalloftheirpossessionstosurvive.Buttheiractwasworthit.Thebook,“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”wasimmediatelysuccessful.AndthisbookcreatedapathforGarciaMarquez’sfuturesuccess.

In1982,GabrielGarciaMarquezwasgiventheNobelPrizeinLiteratureforhisbook“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”,makinghimthefirstColombianandthefourthLatinAmericantowinaNobelPrizeinLiterature.

21.WhoinfluencedGarciaMarquez’swritingstyle?

A.Hisgrandfather.B.Hisgrandmother.C.Hisfather.D.Hiswife.

22.Garciadecidedtotakeupwriting.

A.whenheworkedforanewspaperB.undertheinfluenceofhisfamily

C.whenhegraduatedfromcollegeD.afteravisittohishometown

23.Garcia’sbook“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”.

A.waswritteninthe1950sB.enjoyedaquicksuccess

C.helpedGarcialeadabetterlifeD.wasaboutGarcia’sgrandfather

24.WhatdoweknowfromthetextaboutGarciaMarquez?

A.HeisthefirstLatinAmericantowinaNobelPrizeinLiterature.

B.Hisbook“LeafStorm”markedhisgreatsuccessinliterature.

C.Hewrotefornewspapersbeforepublishinghisownbooks.

D.Hefollowedhisfather’swishtobecomeawriter.

参考答案21—24、BDBC

B

Asisknown,itisarespectfuljobtobeateacherservingstudentsheartandsoul.Andmostpeoplealsocompareateachertoagardenerwhotakesgreatcareofvariousplants.Eversincemyhighschooldays,myhearthasbeensetonbecomingateacher.Iamnowstudyingatateacher’scollege,andIammakinggreateffortstostudy,becausetherearesomanythingstolearnabouteducation.ButIthoroughlyenjoymystudies,andeverydayIamamazedatthegreatinfluenceeducationhasonthehumansoul.

IthinkitisonlynaturalthatIhavealwaysaspiredtobecomeateacherbecausemyfatherandhisfatherwerealsoteachers.Myfatherisnowretired,followingabrilliantcareer,andithasalwaysbeenhisdreamtohaveme,hisonlyson,followinhisfootsteps.Althoughitsoundslikemyfather’sdreamthatIwillbecomeateacher,itisalsomydreamandIamquitewillingtorealizethedream.Istillhaveonemoreyeartogoatuniversity,andafterIgraduate,IwillgotothewesternpartofChinatobecomeateacheratavillageschool.

Iunderstandateacher’sjobwillnotmakemeamillionaire,butitisnottheprospectofmakingalotofmoneythathaspropelledmyambitiontobecomeateacher.Rather,itismysinceredesiretoassumearesponsibleroleinsociety,andmakeasmanypeoplewell—educatedaspossiblethroughmyhardendeavors.Educationplaysanessentialandimportantroleinoursociety.Ifeveryonecanreceiveagoodeducation,itwillnotonlydogoodtoourcountrybutalsobenefitindividuals’lives.

Tenyearsfromnow,therefore,Ihopetobeestablishedasanexcellentteacherwithhundredsofthousandsofstudentswhohavebenefitedfrommeandcarryonthefamilytraditionwithefficiencyandhonour.

25.What’stheauthornow?

A.Adoctor.B.Anactor.C.Astudent.D.Aresearcher.

26.Whichisnotthereasonwhytheauthorwantstobeateacher?

A.Tobeateacherishisowndream.B.Hisfatherhopesthathecanbecomeateacher.

C.Hewouldliketobearesponsibleman.

D.Histeacherencourageshimtobeanexcellentteacher.

27.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“aspired”?

A.Inspired.B.Desired.C.Required.D.Complained.

28.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowcanIbeanexcellentteacher?

B.WheredoIseemyselftenyearsfromnow?

C.WhydoIfollowinmyfather’sfootsteps?

D.HowcanImakemydreamcometrue?

参考答案25C26-3-28、DBB

C

TaykaHotelDesal

Where:

Tahua,Bolivia

Howmuch:

About$95anight

Whyit’scool:

You’vestayedathotelsmadeofbrickorwood,butsalt?

That’ssomethingfewcanclaim.TaykaHoteldeSalismadetotallyofsalt—includingthebeds（thoughyou’llsleeponregularmattresses（床垫）andblankets）.ThehotelsitsontheSalardeUyuni,aprehistoricdried—uplakethat’stheworld’sbiggestsaltflat.Buildersusethesaltfromthe4,633一square—mileflattomakethebricks,andgluethemtogetherwithapasteofwetsaltthathardenswhenitdries.Whenrainstartstodissolvethehotel,theownersjustmixupmoresaltpastetostrengthenthebricks.

GreenMagicNatureResort

Where:

Vythiri,India

Howmuch:

About$240anight

Whyit’scool:

RiddingaPulley（滑轮）—operatedlift86feettoyourtreetoproomisjustthestartofyouradventure.Asyoulookoutofyouropenwindow—thereisnoglass!

一youwatchmonkeysandbirdsintherainforestcanopy.Lateryoumighttestyourfearofheightsbycrossingthehandmaderopebridgetothemainpartofthehotel,orjustsitonyourbamboobedandread.Youdon’tevenhavetocomedownforbreakfast—thehotelwillsendituponthepulley—drawn“elevator”.

DogBarkParkInnB&B

Where:

Cottonwood,Idaho

Howmuch:

$92anight

Whyit’scool:

Thisdoghouseisn’tjustforthefamilypet.SweetWillyisa30-foot-talldogwithguestroomsinhisbelly.Climbthewoodenstairsbesidehishindlegtoenterthedoorinhisside.Yoncanrelaxinthemainbedroom,goupafewstepsoftheloftinWilly’shead,orhangoutinsidehisnose.Althoughyouhaveafullprivatebathroominyourquarters,thereisalsoatoiletinthe12-foot-tallfirehydrantoutside.

GamirasuCaveHotel

Where:

Ayvali,Turkey

Howmuch:

Between$130and$475anight

Whyit’scool:

Thisiscavemancool!

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