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2018年中考英语阅读理解热点预测一 张新峰 （1）马克思诞辰200周年：追忆伟人事迹，感受真理力量。 “Two centuries on, despite huge and profound (深刻的) changes in human society, the name of Karl Marx is still respected all over the world and his theory (学说) still shines with the brilliant light of truth.” This is what President Xi Jinping said at a meeting to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx (1818-1883) on May 4 in Beijing. Xi reviewed Marx’s life and spoke highly of his contributions to human history, CGTN reported. Marx was a German philosopher (哲学家), economist, historian, journalist and revolutionary (革命家). He is widely recognized as the greatest thinker of the past 1,000 years, the BBC noted. But more importantly, Marx was the main founder of Communism (共产主义), which is a theoretical system to set up a society in which all property (财富) and resources are shared equally. Everyone in this society should have equal social status (地位), rights and freedoms. Marx came up with this idea after seeing the poor living and working conditions of European workers in the 19th century. He spared no effort to change society, according to the Xinhua News Agency. One example is his book The Communist Manifesto (《共产党宣言》), published in 1848. It was about class struggle (阶级斗争). It called for all workers to unite together and fight for their rights and freedoms. In the future, Marxism will continue to lead the development of the CPC and China. While the world has come to a crossroads, China is unfazed (坚定的). Marxism is key to China’s stability (稳定) and development, People’s Daily said. 根据短文内容选择正确答案。 1. Which of the following is NOT true about Karl Marx? A. He was born 200 years ago. B. He developed his own theories. C. He is respected worldwide. D. He was once a history teacher. 2. Why did Marx come up with Communism? A. Because he wanted to be a great philosopher. B. Because he needed to improve his social status. C. Because he wanted to make society more fair. D. Because he wanted to create his own scienti