2018年是马克思诞辰200周年，为表纪念，习近平主席发表重要讲话，习近平主席通过讲话所表达出的思想是非常重要的。为了使学生能够更加了解并关心国家大事，进一步提高学生对时事热点的掌握程度，拓展知识面。所以以此热点为知识考察切入点是非常有必要的。所以这篇英语阅读理解从节理解题、词义猜测题、推理判断题等题型让大家对于英语知识点更掌握的更加深入。

热点：Xi Commemorates Karl Marx’s 200th Birth Anniversary（纪念马克思诞辰200周年，习近平主席发表重要讲话）

热点链接

President Xi Jinping， the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission，delivers a speech at a grand gathering marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday morning.

This year also marks the 170th anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto（《共产党宣言》）， one of the most prominent（突出的；杰出的） works of Karl Marx. The political pamphlet marks the birth of Marxism， which later became one of the founding philosophies in modern China.

Here are the highlights of the speech：

A conference to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx is held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing， May 4， 2018. Xi Jinping， Li Keqiang， Li Zhanshu， Wang Yang， Wang Huning， Zhao Leji， Han Zheng and Wang Qishan attended the conference.

How to learn Marx

To learn Marx， we should study and practice Marxist thought on the law of the development of human society， said Xi.

To learn Marx， we should study and practice Marxist thought on upholding the people’s position， said Xi.

To learn Marx， we should study and practice Marxist thought on productivity and the relations of production， said Xi.

To learn Marx， we should study and practice Marxist thought on people’s democracy， said Xi.

To learn Marx， we should study and practice Marxist thought on cultural development， said Xi.

To learn Marx， we should study and practice Marxist thought on social construction， said Xi.

To learn Marx， we should study and practice Marxist ideas on relations between humans and nature， said Xi.

To learn Marx， we have to study and practice Marxist ideas on world history， said Xi.

To learn Marx， we have to study and practice Marxist ideas on party building， said Xi.

People stand up to sing the national anthem（国歌）at a grand gathering marking the 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.

知识拓展

卡尔·海因里希·马克思（德语：Karl Heinrich Marx，1818年5月5日-1883年3月14日），马克思主义的创始人，第一国际的组织者和领导者，全世界无产阶级和劳动人民的伟大导师。 他是伟大的思想家、政治家、哲学家、经济学家、革命理论家、社会学家、社会学三巨头之一、千年第一思想家，是无产阶级的精神领袖和当代共产主义运动的先驱。马克思的主要著作有《资本论》《共产党宣言》。

马克思创立的广为人知的哲学思想为历史唯物主义，其最大的愿望是对于个人的全面而自由的发展。 马克思创立了伟大的经济理论。就他个人而言，他的极其伟大的著作是《资本论》。马克思确立他的阐述原则是“政治经济学批判”。 他认为，这是“政治经济学原理”的东西，这是“精髓”，后来人可以在这个基础上继续去研究。

马克思认为资产阶级的灭亡和无产阶级的胜利是同样不可避免的。他和恩格斯共同创立的马克思主义学说，是指引全世界劳动人民为实现社会主义和共产主义伟大理想而进行斗争的理论武器和行动指南。

设题点

通过对时事政治的介绍，使得学生更加了解并关心国家大事，进一步提高学生对时事热点的掌握程度，拓展知识面。所设题型为细节理解题、词义猜测题、推理判断题等

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❶ commemorate v.纪念；庆祝

例句：The Noble Prize is awarded to commemorate Noble，the great chemist.

颁发诺贝尔奖是为了纪念伟大的化学家诺贝尔。

❷ deliver v.发表；递送；交付；使分娩

例句：Her husband had to deliver the baby himself.

她丈夫不得不自己接生孩子。

❸ attend v.出席；参加；致力于

例句：We were made to attend meetings every day.

我们每天都得参加会议。

命题示例1

When did President Xi Jinping deliver a speech to commemorate Marx’s 200th birth anniversary？

A.On Friday afternoon.

B.On Thursday morning.  

C.On Friday morning.

D.On Sunday morning.

【解析】根据文章第一段“...marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday morning. ”可知。

【答案】C

命题示例2 

Where was the conference to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx held？

A. In Nanjing.

B. In Beijing.

C. In Hangzhou.

D. In Shanghai.

【解析】根据文章第一段“...marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing...”可知。

【答案】B

命题示例3

According to the passage，which one of the following is NOT true？

A.To learn Marx， we should study and practice Marxist thought on the law of the development of  human society.

B.To learn Marx， we should study and practice Marxist thought on productivity and the relations of production.

C.To learn Marx， we should study and practice Marxist ideas on relations between humans and nature.

D.To learn Marx， we have to study and practice Marxist ideas on personal benefit.

【解析】通读全文可知，文章未提及D项内容，故D项不符合文章内容。

【答案】D