【正文】 第一篇：四級(jí)閱讀真題13Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for leads us to ask: What is a hero?Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire hero does something worth talking hero has a story of adventure to tell and a munity who will a hero goes beyond mere serve powers or principles larger than highvoltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary hero lives a life worthy of who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and sure test for wouldbe heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?Heroes are catalysts(催化劑)for have a vision from the have the skill and the charm to move the create new Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated(隔離的)buses, restaurants, and may be possible for largescale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the mittee meetings heroes may e from different cultures, they )generally possess certain inspiring characteristicsB)probably share some weaknesses of ordinary peopleC)are often influenced by previous generationsD)all unknowingly attract a large number of fans to the passage, heroes are pared to highvoltage transformers in that )they have a vision from the mountaintopB)they have warm feelings and emotionsC)they can serve as concrete examples of noble principlesD)they can make people feel stronger and more confident and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because )they are popular only among certain groups of peopleB)their performances do not improve their fans morallyC)their primary concern is their own financial interestsD)they are not clear about the principles they should follow and Martin Luther King are typical examples of outstanding leaders who )are good at demonstrating their charming charactersB)can move the masses with their forceful speechesC)are capable of meeting all challenges and hardshipsD)can provide an answer to the problems of their people author concludes that historical changes would )be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualitiesB)not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrificesC)take place ff there were heroes to lead the peopleD)produce leaders with attractive personalities B)According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 students, today’s traditionalage college freshmen are “more materialistic and less altruistic(利他主義的)” than at any time in the 17 years of the surprising in these hard times, the student’s major objective “is to be financially well important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life.” It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but in teaching, social service and the “altruistic” fields is at a the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and puter science is way ’s no surprise friend of mine(a sales representative for a chemical pany)was making twice the salary of her college instructors her first year on the job—even before she pleted her twoyear associate it’s true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of these other contributions m be they scientific or is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to important, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of pany。no shortsighted in the long run!But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table。one of them is talking on the inter(對(duì)講機(jī)): “Miss Baxter,” he says, “could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from wrong?”From the longterm point of view, that’s what education really ought to be to the author’s observation, college students )have never been so materialistic as todayB)have never been so interested in the artsC)have never been so financially well off as todayD)have never attached so much importance to moral sense students’ criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with )the influences of their instructorsB)the financial goals they seek in lifeC)their own interpretations of the coursesD)their understanding of the contributions of others saying “While it’s true that...be they scientific or artistic”(Lines 13, ), the authormeans that )business management should be included in educational programsB)human wisdom has accumulated at an extraordinarily high speedC)human intellectual development has reached new heightsD)the importance of a broad education should not be overlooked the diverse wisdom of others can )create varying artistic interestsB)help people see things in their right perspectiveC)help improve connections among peopleD)regulate the behavior of modern people of the following statements is true according to the passage?A)Businessmen absorbed in their career are )Managers often find it hard to tell right from )People engaged in technical jobs lead a more rewarding )Career seekers should not focus on immediate interests 第