2016届四川省蓬溪县高考英语阅读理解及书面表达练习（11）
<p> 四川省蓬溪县2016高考英语阅读理解及书面表达练习（11）</p><p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dictionaries">dictionaries</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="right">right</span>” <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="privilege">privilege</span>” <span word="when">when</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>”, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="basic">basic</span>. <span word="Originally">Originally</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 539 <span word="BC">BC</span>, <span word="Cyrus">Cyrus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="conquering">conquering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Babylon">Babylon</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span>—<span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>. <span word="Cyrus">Cyrus</span>’ <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> “<span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>” <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="human">human</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>” <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="privilege">privilege</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="desire">desire</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="rights">rights</span>” <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="broad">broad</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span>, <span word="select">select</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>, <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arbitrary">arbitrary</span> (霸道) <span word="dismissal">dismissal</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span>.</p>
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