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四级2002年12月PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero?Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharactersticsthatinstructandinspirepeople.Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingaabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likestepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestwillingtoliveanddiefor?Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?Heroesarecantalysts(催化剂)forchange.theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlargescalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they_____________________.A)generallyprocesscertaininspiringcharacteristicsB)probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeopleC)areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerationsD)allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat_______.A)theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintopB)theyhaveawarmfeelingsandemotionsC)theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciplesD)theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause_________.A)theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeopleB)theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorallyC)theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterestsD)theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho___________.A)aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharactersB)canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeechesC)arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardshipsD)canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople15.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould________.A)bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualitiesB)nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrificesC)takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeopleD)produceleaderswithattractivepersonalitiesPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover利他主义的)thanatanytimeinthe17yearsoftheNotsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent'smajorobjectiveistobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthealtruisticfieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandThat'snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob-evenbeforeshecompletedherWhileit'struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions-betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenWeeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany:nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingonthe对讲机)：MissBaxter,hesays,couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?ew,that'swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.16.Accordingtotheauthor'sobservation,collegestudents__________.A)haveneverbeensomaterialisticastodayB)haveneverbeensointerestedintheartsC)haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastodayD)haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense17.Thestudents'criteriaforelectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith________.A)theinfluencesoftheirinstructorsB)thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlifeC)theirowninterpretationsofthecoursesD)theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers18.BysayingWhileit'struethat...betheyscientificorartistic(Lines1-3,Para.5),theauthormeansthat_____.A)businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprogramsB)humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeedC)humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheightsD)theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked19.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan________.A)createvaryingartisticinterestsB)helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspectiveC)helpimproveconne