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Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and
Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and
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2010-02-20
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问题
Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This 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 people.
A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.
Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like 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 experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A 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 heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their farm find life more abundant?
Heroes are catalysts(催化剂) for change. They have a vision 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 (隔离的) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for large scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the commit tee meetings endless.
According to the passage, heroes are compared to highvoltage transformers in that ______.
选项
A、they have a vision from the mountaintop
B、they have a warm feelings and emotions
C、they can make people feel stronger and more confident
D、they can serve as concrete examples of noble principles
答案
C
解析
细节判断题。本题要求考生对第四段中的明喻这一修辞手法(like highvoltage transformer像一台高压变压器一样)做出正确的理解。根据它所在的那句话“... heroes take energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people”,应选C)。
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大学英语四级
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