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1、四级2002年12月PassageOne Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero? Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundthewor
2、ldgenerallyshareanumberofcharactersticsthatinstructandinspirepeople. Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingaabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame. Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehighvoltagetransformers,
3、heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople. Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwouldbeheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?Whataretheywillingtoliveanddie
4、for?Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant? Heroesarecantalysts(催化剂)forchange.theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecha
5、rmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlargescalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonali
6、ties,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless. 11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they_____________________.A)generallyprocesscertaininspiringcharacteristicsB)probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople C)areofteninfluenc
7、edbypreviousgenerationsD)allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans 12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat_______. A)theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintopB)theyhaveawarmfeelingsandemotions C)theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciplesD)t
8、heycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident 13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsidered