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. 記者          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】

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習，他們同樣是英雄。

1.細節理解題。根據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�！笨芍�答案，故選A。

2.詞義猜測題。根據這個詞所在句子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.細節理解題。根據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，當面臨困難時從不放棄�！笨芍�，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.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

句意：教育類短文閱讀。