2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：43（含解析）
<p> 重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（43）（附解析）</p><p> 【2016模拟题】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inventing">inventing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 180 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="linguists">linguists</span> (语言学家) <span word="have">have</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="German">German</span>, <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Basic">Basic</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> 1923 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>. <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Kay">Kay</span> <span word="Ogden">Ogden</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="linguist">linguist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="bookshops">bookshops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Meaning">Meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Meaning">Meaning</span> (1923), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="praise">praise</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="Ogden">Ogden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="language">language</span> — <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1930 <span word="Ogden">Ogden</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="Basic">Basic</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Introduction">Introduction</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Rules">Rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Grammar">Grammar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="published">published</span>.</p><p> <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>. <span word="Ogden">Ogden</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Basic">Basic</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> 850 <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="educators">educators</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Roosevelt">Roosevelt</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ogden">Ogden</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="Ogden">Ogden</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="lists">lists</span>.</p>
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