LikemanyofmygenerationIhaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepointhoweverweallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero?Despiteimmensedifferencesinculturesheroesaroundthe

　　LikemanyofmygenerationIhaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepointhoweverweallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero?

　　Despiteimmensedifferencesinculturesheroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.

　　Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandcommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.

　　Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformersheroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.

　　Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepthenthusiasmandmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfametheymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamousbutwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?

　　Heroesarecatalysts(催化剂)forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhiIndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKingJr.wemightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)busesrestaurantsandparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalitiesbutthepaceofchangewouldbeslowthevisionuncertainandthecommitteemeetingsendless.

　　【小题1】Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentculturesthey__________.

　　A．generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristicsB．probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeopleC．areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerationsD．allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans【小题2】Accordingtothepassageheroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat_______.A．theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintopB．theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotionsC．theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnob