英语四六级阅读真题及答案

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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.Likehighvoltagetransformers,

3、heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.　　Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwouldbeheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?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