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.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述英雄是什么，作者想要通过这篇文章告诉人们，英雄不一定就是那些做大事为我们带来影响的人，很多我们周围的普通人也在为我们做榜样。他们坚忍不拔的精神值得我们学习，他们同样是英雄。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句话Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard.“奥林匹克冠军杰西乔伊娜告诉年轻人要努力工作。”可知答案，故选A。

2.词义猜测题。根据这个词所在句子Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.“名人是出现在报纸，但是英雄是制造历史的人。”可知celebrities意思是“名人”，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第二句话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.“许多时候，伟大的英雄就是我们每天都能看到的人，我们的亲属、朋友和邻居，当面临困难时从不放弃。”可知，文章想要告诉我们很多普通人都在给我们做榜样，故选B。

4.标题归纳题。作者通过本文主要想向我们介绍什么是英雄，不是只有伟人才算英雄，很多普通人同样是英雄。故选B

句意：教育类短文阅读。