【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ke highvoltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people. The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero __52__ life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for wouldbe heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they __53__ to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would __54__ that their fans find life more abundant? Heroes are catalysts (催化劑) for change. They have a __55__ from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated (隔離的) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for largescale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the __56__ of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the mittee meetings endless. 注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。 A) inspire I) relatively B) worth J) beyond C) reluctant K) vision D) experience L) immense E) declare M) generally F) pace N) insight G) above O) willing H) claimKey: 47. L 48. M 49. A 50. B 51. J 52. D 53. O 54. H 55. K 56. F6．03年6月四級真題改編Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. Henry Ford, the famous . inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “The business of America is business.” By this he meant that the . way of life is based on the values of the business world. Few would argue with Ford’s statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper __47__ shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily __48__ by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the __49__ places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry” or “show business”. The positive side of Henry Ford’s statement can be seen in the __50__ that business has brought to . life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world e to live in the united States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the . economic system is __51__ by petition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a __52__ better way of life. The __53__ side of Henry Ford’s statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business—referring to the biggest panies, is seen in __54__ to labor. Throughout . history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing—the __55__ off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high—creates feelings of __56__ for many. 注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。 A) prosperity I) insecurity B) hazard J) constantly C) laying K) rewarded D) parison L) affected E) opposition M) materially F) vividly N) negative G) remote O) drivenH) unlikliestKey(6. 03/6): 47. F 48. L 49. H 50. A 51. O 52. M 53. N 54. E 55. C 56. I7．04年1月四級真題改編（樣章） Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. I’m usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove __47__. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today’s children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children ages 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of __48__ today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago. Why are Amer