Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes. At some point, we all wonder if we need a hero and
what a hero really is.
    Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of
characteristics (特点) which give us courage and make us want to learn from them. A hero does something
worth talking about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just the
person with great fame (声誉).
    A hero has powers (力量) larger than himself. Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to
experience life with new and further meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve.
What do they want to live and die for? If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be
famous persons but not heroes.
    A hero has a vision from the mountaintop. He has the power to move people. He creates new possibilities.
Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans might take
different buses, eat in different restaurants, go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores
because of the different colours of their skin.
    There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather slow. Thanks
to heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly.

1. According to this passage, a hero is a person who always ______.

A. gives us courage
B. thinks highly of others
C. shares great fame
D. stands on the mountaintop

2. If you want to live like a hero, you should ______.

A. experience a new and meaningful life
B. listen to something worth talking about
C. serve your own fame and try to be famous
D. know where and how you want to live and die

3. The underlined word "vision" in the passage means "______".

A. 风景
B. 想象
C. 远见
D. 形象

4. Black people in America used to ______ before Martin Luther King, Jr..

A. shop at the white's stores
B. drive buses with the white
C. take walks in the white's parks
D. eat in restaurants without the white

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A. We don't need heroes anymore at some point now.
B. Heroes are all the same though different in cultures.
C. People get power from heroes to move to a new place.
D. Our society has developed faster because of heroes in history.

     If someone asked you to draw a picture of a robot, how would it look?  Like a person? That's how we
often picture robots in our minds. But real robots look many different ways.
     Some robots have TV cameras for eyes. Some have special parts that help them touch. Many have
computer brains. How robots look depends on the job they have to do. Some can even have their parts
changed,so they can do different jobs.
     Some robots look like huge insects. America sent some robots to Mars (火星) in 1976. They moved on
the surface and did experiments there.
     Robots can do boring jobs. They can do dangerous jobs with fast-moving machine. They can do dirty
jobs, such as painting things with oil colours. They can do jobs no person could do, such as picking up hot
metal. Robots don't get bored. They don't get tired. They don't mind getting dirty.
     Some people are worried because they think robots will take jobs away from people. But that doesn't have
to happen. After all, people are able to control robots. People must remember that robots are good at some
things and humans are good at others.
     Some robots often tell people they don't have to be afraid of robots. These robots help people understand
that robots can do boring, dangerous and dirty jobs and people can do better ones.

1. 判断正误 (“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误)
(     ) All robots look like real persons.

2. In 1976, the robots to Mars moved on the surface and
    ___________________________________________________________________.
3. What jobs do robots do besides jobs people couldn't do?
    ___________________________________________________________________.
4. Why are some people worried about robots?
    ___________________________________________________________________. 
5. 将文中画线句子译成汉语。
    ___________________________________________________________________.

     Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes. At some point, we all wonder if we need a hero and
what a hero really is. 
    Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of
characteristics (特点) which give us courage and make us want to learn from them.
    A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But
a hero is not just the person with great fame (声誉) .
    A hero has powers (力量) larger than himself. Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to
experience life with new and further meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve.
What do they want to live and die for? If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be
famous persons but not heroes.
    A hero has a vision from the mountaintop. He has the power to move people. He creates new possibilities.
Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans might take
different buses, eat in different restaurants, go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores because
of the different colours of their skin. 
    There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather slow. Thanks to
heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly.

1. According to this passage, a hero is a person who always _______.

A. gives us courage
B. thinks highly of others
C. shares great fame
D. stands on the mountaintop

2. If you want to live like a hero, you should  _______.

A. experience a new and meaningful life
B. listen to something worth talking about
C. serve your own fame and try to be famous
D. know where and how you want to live and die

3. The underlined word "vision" in the passage means "_______".

A. 风景
B. 想象
C. 远见
D. 形象

4. Black people in America used to _______ before Martin Luther King, Jr..

A. shop at the white's stores
B. drive buses with the white
C. take walks in the white's parks
D. eat in restaurants without the white

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A. We don't need heroes anymore at some point now.
B. Heroes are all the same though different in cultures.
C. People get power from heroes to move to a new place.
D. Our society has developed faster because of heroes in history.