Question

Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?
Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.
A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.
Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.
The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?
Heroes are catalysts (催化劑) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated (隔離的) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.
【小題1】Although heroes may come from different cultures, they __________.

A．generally possess certain inspiring characteristics

B．probably share some weaknesses of ordinary people

C．are often influenced by previous generations

D．all unknowingly attract a large number of fans

【小題2】 According to the passage, heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers in that _______.

A．they have a vision from the mountaintop

B．they have warm feelings and emotions

C．they can serve as concrete examples of noble principles

D．they can make people feel stronger and more confident

【小題3】Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because __________.

A．they are popular only among certain groups of people

B．their performances do not improve their fans morally

C．their primary concern is their own financial interests

D．they are not clear about the principles they should follow

【小題4】The author concludes that historical changes would __________.

A．be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities

B．not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrifices

C．take place if there were heroes to lead the people

D．produce leaders with attractive personalities

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：文章闡述了什么是英雄，什么樣的人才能被稱作英雄，同時也講述了英雄的作用即英雄是改變的催化劑。
【小題1】細節題。從 Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.可知，盡管英雄來自不同的文化，但是他們都表現出某種激勵人的品質，故選A
【小題2】細節題。從文章Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.可知，英雄所表現出的力量和情操比他們本身要大的多，英雄講像高壓變壓器，將電壓逐步降低供給普通人使用，故可知他們能夠作為一種高尚情操的具體的例子，故選C
【小題3】細節題。從Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?可知，他們不被視為英雄，因為他們并沒有使歌迷們的道德上得以提高，只能稱得上著名的人。故選B
【小題4】細節題。最后一段，作者舉了幾個實例進行闡述，從而得出t may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow，沒有激勵別人品質的進步的領導者的話，歷史性的改變將會推遲。故選A
考點：人生百味類議論文
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