17．Many articles have appeared in recent years，claiming that there are no more heroes in the world．The authors says that the young now refuse to admire anyone and that we are living in a world too well informed，too curious showing us the faults of the public figures who could become today's stars，until we lose faith and start looking for defects in any person who seems worthy of respect．
Is it true that we know too much？Were our ancestors lucky to be only partly informed？Those who read the first biographies of George Washington，Joan of Arc，or other great men and women of the past were not told that their hero had bad breath or disliked his mother； they only found a description of his great accomplishments and their admiration was strengthened．In fact，early biographers didn't hesitate to make up an admirable story or two about their hero．The man who wrote the first biography of Washington，for instance，invented the cherry tree； he admitted later that there was no truth in it，but he said that it would give young men a good example to follow．His readers didn't seem to object； the book was reprinted eighty times-a great success in those days．
Modern biographers do not invent such stories； they respect the facts，as indeed they should．But we pay a price for their truthfulness，for in their efforts to show"the whole person，"they tell us more than we really need to know about private lives，family secrets，and human weakness．The true greatness of a fine man is often forgotten in the display； and people lose not only their admiration for him，but their willingness to trust any other"star"completely．
It may be difficult to be a hero in the world these days，under the searching eyes of the society．But surely excellence has not disappeared completely； there are still individuals who are superior to their fellow men by their wisdom，their courage，or their character．They can be heroes if people are willing to ignore their human imperfection and to admit the respect that their admirable qualities inspire．Heroes are needed everywhere，at any time．It's a sad sky that has no shining stars．

36．Why do the young now refuse to admire anyone？D
A．Because there are fewer heroes than before．
B．Because they themselves are more self-centered．
C．Because they have lost faith in today's life style．
D．Because they rush to find faults with any person．
37．Early biographers of great peopleB．
A．knew little about their heroes
B．were willing to invent stories
C．were disliked by readers
D．hid some achievements of their heroes
38．Which of the following statements about modern biographers is true？C
A．They show no respect to facts．
B．They choose to ignore heroes'greatness．
C．Their writing style has aroused criticism．
D．We benefit from their truthfulness．
39．We can infer from the last paragraph thatB．
A．the standard of being a hero has been raised
B．the author is optimistic about the hero issue
C．our society is lacking in real heroes
D．our society shows enough tolerance
40．What is essential in solving the problem mentioned in the passage？A
A．People's attitude．
B．The true greatness of heroes．
C．The author's arguments．
D．Biographers'truthfulness．

分析 近年來(lái)，尤其在歐美國(guó)家，隨著媒體對(duì)公眾人物缺點(diǎn)的不斷披露，年輕人越來(lái)越覺(jué)得已經(jīng)沒(méi)有英雄可以崇拜了．但事實(shí)真的如此嗎？

解答 36-40  DBCBA
36．D   細(xì)節(jié)理解  根據(jù)第一段…we are living in a world too well informed，too curious showing us the faults of the public figures who could become today's stars，until we lose faith and start looking for defects in any person who seems worthy of respect．可知，我們?cè)谑バ湃�，開始查找值得尊重的任何人的缺點(diǎn)，故答案為D
37．B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)In fact，early biographers didn't hesitate to make up an admirable story or two about their hero．可以得知，早期的自傳往往會(huì)杜撰一些故事，故答案為B
38．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題  根據(jù) But we pay a price for their truthfulness可知，對(duì)于現(xiàn)代的自傳的真實(shí)，我們會(huì)為此付出一些代價(jià)，所以不會(huì)從中受益，這種紀(jì)實(shí)方式的寫作方式引起了批評(píng)，所以C項(xiàng)表述正確，故答案為C
39．B  推理判斷題 根據(jù)But surely excellence has not disappeared completely； there are still individuals who are superior to their fellow men by their wisdom，their courage，or their character．They can be heroes if people are willing to ignore their human imperfection and to admit the respect that their admirable qualities inspire．可以判斷，作者對(duì)于當(dāng)今社會(huì)英雄還是充滿了樂(lè)觀的，故答案為B
40．A 推理判斷題 根據(jù)最后一段They can be heroes if people are willing to ignore their human imperfection and to admit the respect that their admirable qualities inspire．Heroes are needed everywhere，at any time．可知，關(guān)鍵還在于公眾對(duì)英雄的看法與態(tài)度，畢竟人無(wú)完人，我們這個(gè)世界需要英雄，故答案為A

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文閱讀難度較大，達(dá)到大學(xué)四級(jí)閱讀水平，對(duì)學(xué)生在詞匯、復(fù)雜句式及文章理解方面提出來(lái)較高要求．

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6．Singing are the pupils of the remote Beau-Roc primary school in Haiti．One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin．Their headmistress，Emile Jean-Noel，is one of the few women school principals in the country．
Over 70% of Haitian population live below the poverty line with inadequate food，water，schools，or housing．To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school，meals are provided by the World Food Programme．
"We are so cut off we have many difficulties，"comments Emile，adding that finding chalk，school books and other materials is practically impossible．Emile tries to encourage those around her to make use of all available resources．Her efforts are bearing fruit．One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children's schooling and increase their own income by selling embroidery （刺繡） and other handicrafts．
Recent political instability has meant that the country has not invested in education for ten years．Enrolment （入學(xué)） is a mere 44per cent and a little less than a half of those entering primary school finish it．Less than a third of these go on to secondary school．In rural areas it is not rare to find 17-and 18year-olds in primary school．Beau-Roc has only 4teachers for 260pupils．Emile works constantly to improve her pupils'environment．Under her direction，a local worker is now constructing a storehouse for the food delivered regularly by the World Food Programme．
Not only is Emile's salary too little，but she receives it irregularly．For her，transport is a real headache．She lives five kilometers away and has to take a privately-owned bus，costing more than she can afford．
"The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly"，Emile comments．"With all the sacrifices and risks it requires，only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it．"Nevertheless，Emile loves her job．"I always feel at home with the children and，the parents understand what I'm doing．"

51．What theme is presented in this passage？A
A．Devotion to education．        B．Poverty and hardship．
C．Politics and children．        D．Love and beauty．
52．Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau-Roc primary school？D
A．Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts．
B．Persuading local women to care about their children's education．
C．Encouraging those around her to use those available resources．
D．Finding chalk，school books and other materials．
53．The many figures in the 4th paragraph indicateB．
A．political instability in Haiti
B．poor investment in Haitian education
C．challenges in Emile's life
D．Emile's constant efforts
54．In the last paragraph，"those who are really cut out for teaching"are those who areC．
A．dismissed from teaching
B．unfamiliar with teaching
C．qualified for teaching
D．cautious about teaching．

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源： 題型：選擇題

7．Tom ____ be ill，for I saw him playing basketball an hour ago．（　�。�
A．mustn'tB．needn'tC．can'tD．may not

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