填空题

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The American idea of respecting human rights came from several sources. First, the colonists had been (36) of their fights in the Old World. They realized that people’s rights must be (37) . Moreover, the Bible and literature from Greece and Rome taught that people are born with basic rights. As a result, the U.S. Constitution included 10 (38) to guarantee citizens basic rights. This "Bill of Rights" promised freedom of religion, freedom of speech and of the press, the right to bear arms and the right to a fair (39) .
Throughout American history, the belief in (40) human rights has influenced government policies and laws. Slavery (41) argued that even slaves had fights as human beings. Finally, after the Civil War, slavery was (42) . As industries developed, many people protested the poor working conditions. Eventually, laws were passed (43) workers fair wages and working hours and prohibiting child labor. The Civil Rights Movement used human rights arguments in the fight against discrimination.
Human rights have become a global concern. (44) . Three years later, the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (45) . Later, groups like Amnesty International were formed to keep an eye out for human rights abuses wherever they occur.
Most nations in the world today would agree that human beings have basic rights. Of course, different countries have different perspectives about the issue. (46) .