2003年1月大学英语四级试题2阅读理解及注释(1)

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1、2003年1月大学英语四级阅读理解2003年1月大学英语四级阅渎理解第1篇Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Likemanyofmygeneration，Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero?Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures，heroesaroundthewo

2、rldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.Aherodocssomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformers,heroestakethe

3、energyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth，enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?Whatarctheywillingtoliveanddiefor?Iftheanswerorevidence

4、suggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame，theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarcfamous，butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?Heroesarecatalysts(催化剂)forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibi

5、lities.WithoutGandhi，IndiamightstillbeparioftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing，Jr”wemightstillhave(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,buthepaceofchangewouldbeslow，thevisionuncertain，andth

6、ecommitteemeetingsendless.11.Althoughheroesmayconicfromdifferentcultures,they.A)generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristicsB)probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeopleC)arcofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerationsD)allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans12.Accordingtothepassage,hero

7、esarccomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat.A)theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintopB)theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotionsC)TheycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciplesD)theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarcnotconsideredheroesbecause.A)theyarcpopular

8、onlyamongcertaingro