合肥市第四十八中學2025屆高三下學期第五次調(diào)研考試英語試題含解析

合肥市第四十八中學2025屆高三下學期第五次調(diào)研考試英語試題注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye2．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot3．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior4．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what5．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．a(chǎn)dequate C．a(chǎn)ccessible D．a(chǎn)ppropriate6．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing7．Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich8．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides9．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore10．Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it11．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone12．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently13．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto14．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult15．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share16．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there17．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare18．HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse19．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished20．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）TheMinistryofConstructionhasreleasedthenamesofthefirstgroupof20nationalparks,including9Suzhouclassicalgardens:ZhuozhengGarden,LiuGarden,WangshiGarden,HuanxiuVilla,LionGrove,YipuGarden,OuGarden,TuisiGardenandCanglangPavilion.Nationalparksrefertothefamouscityparksandgardens.SuzhouclassicalgardensarepartsofChina'spreciousculturalheritage(遺產(chǎn))(allthe9gardensareonthelistofWorldCulturalHeritage)aswellasanecessarypartofthelifeofSuzhoucitizens,nottomentiontheyarealsoworld-famoustourismresorts(勝地).Infact,theiruniquehistoricalandculturalbackgroundservestocontributetotheirrankingamongnationalparks.TheearliestclassicalgardensinSuzhoucandatebacktotheSongDynasty.However,thegardensimpresstheirvisitorsnotonlywiththeirage-oldhistorybutalsowiththeirdelicatescenes,particularlyCanglangPavilion,ZhuozhengGarden,LionGroveandLiuGarden,themostfamousfourthatrepresentdifferentstylesofdynastiesofSong,Yuan,MingandQing.In1978,animitation（仿造物）ofaSuzhouclassicalgardenwassetupbyChenCongzhou(theauthorofthebookSuzhouClassicalGardens)intheCityMuseumofArtinNewYork,US,whichwasthefirsttimeevertodirectlyintroduceChineseancientarchitecturetoWesterners.1、________parksandgardensareselectedasNationalParksinthefirstgroup.A．9 B．8C．20 D．42、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutSuzhouclassicalgardensisNOTtrue?A．TheyarepartsofChina'spreciousculturalheritage.B．Theyareworld-famoustourismresorts.C．TheyareanecessarypartofthelifeofSuzhoucitizens.D．Theycameintobeingatthesametime.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"delicate"?A．a(chǎn)stonishing B．deliciousC．beautiful D．impressive4、ThefirstimitationofaSuzhouclassicalgardenwassetupin________.A．London B．NewYorkC．Paris D．Toky22．（8分）HONGKONG-Cross-borderbusesoperatedbyHongKongcompaniesonFridaystartedtrialrunsontheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge(HZMB)inpreparationforthebridge’supcomingopening.“Thetrialruns,arrangedbythegovernmentsoftheChinesemainland,theHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion(SAR)andtheMacaoSAR,wouldlastforthreedaysandaimedattestingthereadinessofboundarycrossingfacilities(設(shè)施)ofthethreeplaces,”theHongKongSARgovernment’sTransportandHousingBureautoldXinhua.Twomajorcross-boundarycoachtradeassociationsinHongKongwereinvitedtosendbusesandmemberstoparticipateinthetrialruns.FreemanCheung,secretaryofHongKongGuangdongBoundaryCrossingBusAssociation,saidhisassociationwouldrunonebuswithabout10passengersonFridayandSaturdayrespectivelyaspartofthetrialruns.“OurbusstartedatnoonfromtheHongKongBoundaryCrossingFacilitiesandranallthewaytoZhuhaiinabout40minutes,”hesaid,addingthat“thejourneywassmooth.”AlanChan,secretaryofanothertradeassociationwhoparticipatedinthetrialrunsasapassenger,saidtheclearanceproceduresatboundarycrossingfacilitiesofthethreeplacesallwentonwellandsmoothly.“TheboundarycrossingfacilitiesofZhuhaiandMacao,inparticular,areoperatedinacollaborative(合作的)way,whichhelpsremarkablyshortenthetimeneededfortheclearanceprocedures,”hesaid.TheHZMB,situatedatthewatersofLingdingyangofPearlRiverEstuary,isamega-sizeseacrossinglinkingtheHongKongSAR,ZhuhaicityofGuangdongProvinceandtheMacaoSAR.The55-kmbridgeisthelongestbridge-and-tunnel(隧道)seacrossingintheworld.ThebridgeismeanttomeetthedemandofpassengerandfreightlandtransportamongHongKong,theChinesemainlandandMacao,andtoestablishanewlandtransportlinkbetweentheeastandwestbanksofthePearlRiver.1、Welearnfromthepassagethat________.A．AlanChanparticipatedinthetrialrunsasadriverB．twocoachtradeassociationsinZhuhaitookpartinthetrialrunsC．theHZMBislocatedatthewatersofLingdingyangofPearlRiverEstuaryD．the55-kmbridgeisthesecondlongestbridge-and-tunnelseacrossingintheworld2、Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Therouteofthetrialruns.B．Theeffectofthetrialruns.C．Thepurposeofthetrialruns.D．Theevaluationofthetrialruns.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“freight”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Goodsthataretransportedbytrucks,trains,ships,orplanes.B．Linesofraisedwaterthatmovesacrossthesurfaceofthesea.C．Partsoftheseawherefisharecaughtinlargenumbers.D．Theregularrisingandfallingofthelevelofthesea.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthenewsreport?A．HZMBIstoEstablishNewLandTransportLinkB．Cross-borderBusesStartTrialRunsonHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridgeC．Mega-sizeSeaCrossingLinkingHongKongSAR,ZhuhaiandMacaoSARD．BoundaryCrossingFacilitiesofZhuhaiandMacaoOperatedCollaboratively23．（8分）Amazonisbreakingintophysicalretailinanewway.TheonlineretailgiantrevealedanewkindofphysicalstoreconceptinavideopublishedonMonday.Thestore,calledAmazonGo,doesn'tworklikeatypicalWalmartorsupermarket.Instead,it'sdesignedsothatshopperswilluseanapp,alsocalledAmazonGo,toautomaticallyaddtheproductsthattheyplantobuytoadigitalshoppingcartbyscanningaQRcode(二維碼).TheycanthenwalkoutofthebuildingwithoutwaitinginacheckoutlinebecauseAmazonwillchargetheirAmazonaccountandsendthemareceipt.ThefirstAmazonGostoreislocatedinSeattle,whereAmazonisheadquartered.Foryears,therehavebeenrumorsthee-commercecompanywouldexpanditsdominancefromdigitaltophysicalshopping.Amazonbeganexperimentingwithphysicalbookstoresayearago,butAmazonGomaymarkitsboldestbetonphysicalonesyet.Byremovingmuchofthestaffneededtooperateastore,Amazonkeepscostslowerthantraditionalcompetitors.It'salsoinastrongpositiontobringtogetherdataonitscustomers'shoppinghabitsonlineandofflinetomakebettersuggestionsinallsituations.However,Amazon'smovedeeperintophysicalretailshopscomesinasensitivepoliticalclimate.Thecompanycouldbeperceivedasbeingathreattosomeofthe3.4millionAmericanswhoworkascashiers,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.Onthecampaigntrail,DonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonanditsfounderJeffBezosfor“gettingawaywithmurdertax-wise”andhaving“ahugeantitrust(反壟斷)problem.”WillthePresident­electadd“jobkiller”tothelistofcriticisms?Amazon'sefforttolaunchanewkindofretailstorepredates(在……之前)theriseofDonaldTrump.“Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnolinesandnocheckout?Couldwepushtheboundariesofcomputervisionandmachinelearningtocreateastorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?”ThecompanysaysonaninformationalpageaboutAmazonGo.Fornow,Amazonisstartingslow.TheAmazonGoisonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourBetaprogram,andisscheduledtoopentothepublicinearly2017.1、InAmazonGo,peoplecan________.A．buyproductsbypayingcashB．buycartswithoutscanningaQRcodeC．havenobothertocheckoutandqueueD．useanapptowaitinacheckoutline2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．Amazonhasdominatedthephysicalbookstores.B．Amazoncancontributetoreducingthecostofstaff.C．Amazonmanagestotaketheplaceofphysicalshopping.D．Amazoncanignoreeachcustomer'sadviceinallsituations.3、ThereasonwhyDonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonGoisthatAmazonGo________.A．wouldresultinapoliticalcrisisB．wouldthreatenthecareerofcashiersC．mayresultinahugeantitrustD．isNo.1jobkillerinthelistofcriticisms4、Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．tointroducetheAmazonGostoreB．toexplainhowAmazonGoworksC．toarousepeople'sinterestinAmazonD．toindicateTrump'sattitudetoAmazon24．（8分）Innoparticularorder,herearesomesongsontheMusicappofmyphone:OnaSundayAfternoonbyLighterShadeofBrown—Astudentofmineintroducedthisrapsonglomeallthewaybackintheearly1990s,when1wasteachingSpanishatalocaluniversity.ThestoryinthesongtakesplacenottoofarfromwhereIliveinLosAngeles.It’sagood“driving”song,nothingcomplicatedor“deep”.SaySomethingbyAGreatBigWorld—Amorerecentsongaboutacouplelosingcontactwitheachother.Thepianopartisverylittleplayingbutbeautiful.AmericanPiebyDonMcLean—Anothersongfrommyyouthinthe80s,verypopularwithalmosteveryAmericanofmygeneration.Itretellssomeofthekeyeventsofthemiddle20thcentury,asongofhappymemoriesofthepastandwantingtoreturntothosebettertimes.TheWeightbyTheBand—Anotheroldsong,originallymadepublicin1968,butoneIdidn’thearuntilIwasinhighschoolmorethan10yearslater.Idon’tunderstandthewordstothesongcompletely,butthefeelingofthesongisverycomfortingtome.UndertheBridgebyRedHotChiliPeppers—ThisLosAngelesgroupwroteasongthat1usedtolistentowhenIfirstmovedtoLAmorethan25yearsago.Ididn’tknowanyoneherewhenIfirstarrived.WhenIgotbored,Iusedtodriveupanddownthemajorstreetsthatcrossthecityfromeasttowest,listeningtothissongaboutthe“cityofangel”beingas“l(fā)onelyasIam.(Dontworry!Ihaveplentyoffriendsnow.)1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deep”probablymean?A．withskill B．withcomfortC．withanormalmeaning D．withasignificantmeaning2、WhendidtheauthorprobablyheartheWeightbyTheBand?A．In1968. B．In1970.C．inthe1980s. D．inthe1990s.3、WhentheauthorfirstmovedtoLA,thefirstsongheheardwas.A．SaySomething B．AmericanPieC．TheWeight D．UndertheBridge25．（10分）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”roboticcat.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(癡呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileEliotisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.D．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe________.A．cheaperB．smallerC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.B．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Aman,awomanandachildaretellingatreetheirtroubles.“HowcanIdowhatotherssay,”askedthechild,“and1beme?”saidthetree.“I2inthewind,movedownwardsintherain,yetIalways3myself,atree.”Themansaid,“Ican’t4mylife.”“Lookatme,”saidthetree.“Ichangeevery5fromgreentobrowntogreenagain,fromshootstoflowersto6leaves.YetIalwaysremainmyself,atree.”“Ican’tloveanymore,”saidthewoman.“Withmylove,Ihave7allthatIhave.”“Lookatme,”saidthetree.“Therearebirdsinmy8,moss(苔蘚)andladybugs9onmybark(樹皮).TheymaytakewhatI10,butnotwhatIam.”Whetherweknowitornot,wearelikethetree.Onlyourpridehangsontoa11senseofself,wantingtokeepeverything,refusingto12adviceorspiritualdirection.Whatwedodoesn’tmatter;howwedoitiswhat13.Changeandgrowthisas14asthesuncomingupeverymorningandsinkingeverynight.15whatisinsideyouandlistentowhatyour16tellsyou.Whynotjustfortoday,17oncemoretoaplacethatexistsoutsideyourselfwithoutyourownorothers’18?Wecaneasily19achildwhoisafraidofthedark;buttherealtragedy(悲劇)oflifeisthatmenareafraidofthe20.1、A．a(chǎn)lreadyB．thusC．stillD．instead2、A．trembleB．bendC．waveD．fight3、A．remainB．polishC．changeD．determine4、A．promoteB．a(chǎn)dvanceC．improveD．transform5、A．timeB．seasonC．dayD．term6、A．rottenB．goldenC．brokenD．fallen7、A．givenawayB．givenoutC．takenawayD．gotthrough8、A．rootsB．branchesC．spiritD．world9、A．relyingB．focusingC．livingD．placing10、A．bearB．produceC．haveD．desert11、A．transparentB．specialC．falseD．a(chǎn)uthentic12、A．understandB．evaluateC．provideD．follow13、A．caresB．countsC．helpsD．distinguishes14、A．naturalB．funC．splendidD．fantastic15、A．GowithB．GooverC．LookafterD．Lookup16、A．dreamB．futureC．pastD．heart17、A．setoutB．putoutC．holdupD．putoff18、A．criticismB．testC．judgementD．a(chǎn)pplause19、A．forgetB．encourageC．rescueD．forgive20、A．darkB．truthC．growthD．light第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）IgaveoneofmyfavoritesunhatsrecentlytoafriendJackwhohadbeenlookingforonelikemineforseveral1．(week).Ifounditonlineandhaditsenttohimforhisbirthday.Later,I2．(lose)myownandIwasupset!Thathathadtraveledeverywherewithme.Butthena3．(difference)friendcamebackfromhistriptothePhilippines.4．didhegivemeasagift?Asunhat!Iwanttohostmyfriendsandcookadinnerforthelargegroupthisweek.5．(fortunate),Ihavethechancetocookforalargegroupofpeopleinmylife.Ienjoy6．(learn)afewnewrecipes(食譜)onmyown,shoppingforthefood,andcookingforthem.Justtoday,IhikedwithJackandwhenwesaidgoodbye,hetookaboxoffoodoutandhewantedme7．(have)them.Therewereallkindsofpotatoes,onions,pears,applesandpeaches.Thosefoodscanbereadyforthelargegroupofmyfriends.Jackdidn’tattendmypartynordidhekn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每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Smartphoneshadbecomepartofourdailylife.Nomatterwhoweare,wecanseepeoplebusyplaywiththeirsmartphones.Smartphonesbenefitthem.Theyhelpusescapethepressureoflifeandgetinformations.However,ifwespendtoomuchtimeonthem,wewon’thavetimetocontactfacetofaceourfriendsorfamily.Andourlife,studyandworkwillhurt.Inmyview,weshouldlimittoourusingsmartphonesexceptforapurposeoflearning.Meanwhile,it’sabsolutenecessaryforustotakepartinmoreoutdoorsactivities.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假如你是明啟中學的學生李華。為豐富學生的在校生活，你校學生會計劃開設(shè)一個活動室，向?qū)W生征詢?nèi)绾尾贾玫慕ㄗh。請你給學生會主席王平寫一份電子郵件，郵件必須包括:你的建議或設(shè)想你的理由__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、A5、C6、C7、B8、D9、D10、A11、A12、B13、B14、C15、D16、D17、C18、D19、D20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、C4、B22、1、C2、C3、A4、B23、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗禮)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,CastrobeganstudyinglawattheUniversityofHavana,wherehebecameinvolvedinstudentactivism,andtheviolentgangsterismculturewithintheuniversity.Passionateaboutanti-imperialismandopposingU.S.interferenceintheCaribbean,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformof“honesty,decencyandjustice”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresidentRamonGrau’sgovernment,deliveringapublicspeechonthesubjectinNovember1946thatreceivedcoverageonthefrontpageofseveralnewspapers.In1947,CastrojoinedthePartyoftheCubanPeople,foundedbyEduardoChibás.Chibásadvocatedsocialjustice,honestgovernment,andpoliticalfreedom,whil