Question

Much has been said and written about heroes now, mainly because many people think we have too few of them. There are many different kinds of heroes, but they usually seem to have two things. First, heroes show their great power by actions. Second, heroes can be tested by the time. Because of these good points, we need to choose our heroes carefully.

Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard. She hopes that if someone tries to copy her, it will be because she has got success by working hard. She says that a hero should affect another person’s life.

Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourages people to treat others well. A hero should show politeness, courage, patience, and strength all the time. A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions, even though only in small ways.

Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that, “Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.” If a person is truly a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.

We all need heroes. We need to be able to respect (尊重) people around us. 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. The parent who supports our family, the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help students — all these people can be considered as heroes. A hero sets a good example, an example that encourages others to follow.

1.Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ___________.

A. will work hardB. will become heroes

C. will follow herD. will achieve her goal

2.The underlined word “celebrities” in Paragraph 4 means ___________.

A. 志愿者               B. 记者          C. 政客       D. 名人

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 do some great things

4.The best title for this passage is ___________.

A. What Heroes DoB. Who Are Heroes

C. How Heroes LiveD. Where Heroes are

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了英雄这个话题。英雄可以给人带来鼓励，但人们在选择英雄时要认真考虑。奥运冠军希望她的努力能带给人榜样；英雄还应该能引导人们跟随他的行为。在日常生活中，我们身边的平凡人都可以成为我们的英雄，他们的不放弃和对家庭的扶持都可以是我们的榜样。

1.细节理解题。根据文中内容Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard.奥运冠军ackie Joyner-Kersee告诉年轻人要努力工作；故选A。

2.词意猜测题。根据前后文Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.名人出现在报纸上，而英雄创造历史；celebrities名人，故选D。

3.判断推理题题。根据文中内容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很多时候，最伟大的英雄在我们日常生活中都能见到，我们的亲人，朋友，邻居，他们面对困难从不放弃；故选B，很多平凡的人给我们树立了榜样。

4.标题归纳题。这篇文章主要讲述了谁才是英雄这个问题，故选B。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。