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【題目】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 sports star 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 neighbors — 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.

【1】Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ______.

A. will work hard B. will become heroes

C. will follow her D. will achieve her goal

【2】 The underlined word “celebrities” in Paragraph 4 means ______.

A. volunteers B. reporters

C. sports players D. famous people

【3】From the passage we know that ______.

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

【4】 The best title for this passage is ______.

A. What Heroes Do B. Who Are Heroes

C. How Heroes Live D. Where Heroes are

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述英雄是什么，作者想要通過這篇文章告訴人們，英雄不一定就是那些做大事為我們帶來影響的人，很多我們周圍的普通人也在為我們做榜樣。他們堅忍不拔的精神值得我們學(xué)習(xí)，他們同樣是英雄。

【1】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句話Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard.“奧林匹克冠軍杰西喬伊娜告訴年輕人要努力工作。”可知答案，故選A。

【2】D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)這個詞所在句子Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.“名人是出現(xiàn)在報紙，但是英雄是制造歷史的人。”可知celebrities意思是“名人”，故選D。

【3】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第二句話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.“許多時候，偉大的英雄就是我們每天都能看到的人，我們的親屬、朋友和鄰居，當(dāng)面臨困難時從不放棄。”可知，文章想要告訴我們很多普通人都在給我們做榜樣，故選B。

【4】B標題歸納題。作者通過本文主要想向我們介紹什么是英雄，不是只有偉人才算英雄，很多普通人同樣是英雄。故選B