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【题目】 Benin-born musician Angelique Kidjo has won a major human rights award, along with three African youth activist movements. The groups are Y’en a marre (Fed Up), le Balai Citoyen (The Citizen’s Broom), and Lutte pour Changement (LUCHA).

The organization Amnesty Internationalannounced the winners on Wednesday. It praised Kidjo and the groups for their work in Africa and around the world. Amnesty says the award honors those who have shown unusual courage in standing up to unfair. It says winners also influence others to act the same.

The Amnesty International honor is called the Ambassador of Conscience Award. Past winners include leaders Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi. Artists who have been honored including U2 band leader Bono and singer Joan Baez.

Angelique Kidjo fled Benin in the 1980s after being pressured to perform for the country’s repressive government. She has since gained worldwide fame both for her music and her activism(行动主义). She has worked to support free expression, education for young women and birth certificates for children. She has lived in New York City for many years. She has also won a Grammy award for her music. She said, “Music helps her spread her messages of freedom and human dignity. I can’t be in everyone’s home physically but my music will be there. And that’s the power of an artist, compared to a politician. Because no one can give a speech as brilliant as what we can put on a CD. I have hope that African nations struggling with corruption can solve their problems through democratic(民主的) methods.” Kidjo said the honor will help her stay active in human rights issues.

【1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.Angelique Kidjo belongs to the group Y’en a marre (Fed Up).

B.Angelique Kidjo is a singer born in Benin.

C.Angelique Kidjo is a natural musician.

D.Angelique Kidjo is the organizer of Lutte pour Changement (LUCHA).

【2】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “repressive” in Paragraph 4 ?

A.Cruel.B.Humorous.

C.Peaceful.D.Uncontrolled.

【3】What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A.The most world famous musician-Angelique Kidjo.

B.The only human rights fighter-Angelique Kidjo.

C.The winner of the Grammy award-Angelique Kidjo.

D.The winner of the Ambassador of Conscience Award-Angelique Kidjo.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了良心大使奖获得者，贝宁出生的音乐家Angelique Kidjo的主要贡献及成就。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中Benin-born musician Angelique Kidjo has won a major human rights award...可知贝宁出生的音乐家Angelique Kidjo赢得了一项重要的人权奖……由此可知，Angelique Kidjo是出生在贝宁的音乐家。故选B。

【2】词义猜测题。根据最后一段的第一句Angelique Kidjo fled Benin in the 1980s after being pressured to perform ...中的 fled 和being pressured to perform 可以推出那国家的政府不可能是一个幽默的、和平的、自由的政府，而应是一个残酷的政府。故划线单词意思为“残酷的”。故选A。

【3】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中Benin-born musician Angelique Kidjo has won a major human rights award, along with three African youth activist movements.可知出生于贝宁的音乐家Angelique Kidjo和三个非洲青年活动家运动一起获得了一项重大人权奖。以及通读全文可知本文主要介绍了良心大使奖获得者，贝宁出生的音乐家Angelique Kidjo的主要贡献及成就，尤其是在维护人权和争取自由方面的贡献。故选D。

词义猜测题是高考阅读理解中常考题型之一，可以大致分为

① 定义猜词，可以根据定义信息和举例猜测词义。如文中常用refer to,be called或that's to say,such as等。

② 逻辑猜词可以根据同义词、反义词、因果关系词等猜测词义，例如similarly, the same as, but, however, while, on the other hand, since ,because等，所猜词与这些提示词前/后面部分的含义一样、相反或是前因后果。

③ 语法猜词，可以根据构词法，再结合上下文进行猜词。

④ 语境猜词，猜测词义离不开上下文的语境，通过上下文提供的情景和线索进行合理的分析，同时还要关注其所在的整段及整篇文章。

⑤ 指代猜词即找出人称代词、指示代词、关系代词或关系副词等所指代的内容，做题时要注意指代词的位置，以便于判断，然后用所找的指代内容替换划线代词，核实其逻辑、意义、位置等是否一致，最后比较所找部分与选项，确定意思最接近的选项。

如第二小题，根据最后一段的第一句Angelique Kidjo fled Benin in the 1980s after being pressured to perform ...中的 fled 和being pressured to perform 可以推出那国家的政府不可能是一个幽默的、和平的、自由的政府，而应是一个残酷的政府。故划线单词意思为“残酷的”。故选A。