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Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero?
Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.
Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.
Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.
Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?
Heroesarecatalysts(催化剂)forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.
11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they________.
A)generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics
B)probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople
C)areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations
D)allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans
12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat________.
A)theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop
B)theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotions
C)theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciples
D)theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident
13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause________.
A)theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople
B)theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally
C)theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterests
D)theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow
14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho________.
A)aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharacters
B)canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches
C)arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardships
D)canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople
15.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould________.
A)bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities
B)nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices
C)takeplacefftherewereheroestoleadthepeople
D)produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities
11.A12.C13.B14.D15.A
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