19．Much has been said and written recently about heroes，mainly because many people think we have too few of them．There are many different kinds of heroes，but they all seem to have two things in common．First，heroes，by their actions，show the great possibilities of human nature．Second，heroes can also stand the test of time，and their achievements will not be easily forgotten．Because of these good points，we need to choose our heroes carefully．
Olympic sportstar Jackie Joyner-Kersee，who is believed to be a hero，warns young people to be careful of making athletes heroes．She hopes that if someone tries to copy her，it will be because she has achieved her goals by working hard．Joyner-Kersee says that a hero should be someone who has an influence on another person's life．
Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourages people to treat others well and to be concerned about the greater good．A hero should show politeness，courage，patience，and strength all the time．A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions that improve the world，even if only in small ways．
Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that，"Celebrities are people who make news，but heroes are people who make history．"Thus，if a person is truly worthy to be called a hero，he or she will not be soon forgotten．
We all need heroes．We need to be able to respect people who have been there，done that，and succeeded．Many times the greatest heroes are the people we deal with every day-relatives（親戚），friends，and neighbours-who will keep going when it is easier to give up．The parent who puts her or his family ahead of herself or himself，the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help others-all these people can be considered as heroes．A hero quietly and continuously sets a good example，an example that inspires others to follow．
84．Joyner-Kersee hopes that young peopleA．
A．will work hard
B．will become heroes
C．will follow her
D．will achieve her goal
85．The underlined word"celebrities"in Paragraph 4meansD．
A．volunteers
B．reporters
C．sport players
D．famous people
86．From the passage we know thatB．
A．there are fewer heroes than before
B．many common people set examples to us
C．heroes should be polite，patient and famous
D．heroes have to reach the standard required for them
87．The best title for this passage isB．
A．What Heroes Do
B．Who Are Heroes
C．How Heroes Live
D．Where Heroes are．
分析 文章大意：這是一篇人物故事類閱讀，短文主要講述了英雄這個話題．英雄可以給人帶來鼓勵，但人們在選擇英雄時要認真考慮．奧運冠軍希望她的努力能帶給人榜樣；英雄還應(yīng)該能引導(dǎo)人們跟隨他的行為．在日常生活中，我們身邊的平凡人都可以成為我們的英雄，他們的不放棄和對家庭的扶持都可以是我們的榜樣．
解答 84．答案：A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard．奧運冠軍ackie Joyner-Kersee告訴年輕人要努力工作；故選A．
85．答案：D．詞意猜測題．根據(jù)前后文Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers，but heroes are people who make history．___出現(xiàn)在報紙上，而英雄創(chuàng)造歷史；可知，celebrities應(yīng)該是名人，故選D．
86．答案：B．判斷推理題．根據(jù)最后一段第一行Many times，the greatest heroes are the people we can see every day-our relatives，friends，and neighbours-who will never give up when facing difficulty很多時候，最偉大的英雄在我們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪卸寄芤姷�，我們的親人，朋友，鄰居，他們面對困難從不放棄．可知，很多平凡的人給我們樹立了榜樣．選B．
87．答案：B．標(biāo)題歸納題．根據(jù)第一句Much has been said and written recently about heroes，mainly because many people think we have too few of them．最近有很多關(guān)于英雄的說法和描述，主要是因為很多人認為我們的英雄太少了．可知，這篇文章主要講述了誰才是英雄這個問題，故選B．
點評 閱讀題型，要注重句子與句子之間、段落與段落之間邏輯關(guān)系以及對篇章的整體理解．根據(jù)所給問題選擇正確選項完成試題．
