2023年4月统考大学英语B阅读理解资料必考一篇(全中文翻译)

第二部分阅读理解(2)（2023年09月网考）全翻译版2023年版新大纲9套模拟题18篇阅读理解（必考一篇），出现在考试中阅读部分的第二篇，小抄或硬背，必须掌握，原题出现，答案位置不变，15分不可以丢失。Passage1TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)法国大革命于1789年爆发。当时法国正处在一片混乱中，政府腐败，人民生活凄惨。路易十六世企图控制议会并增长赋税，但最后失败了。他命令军队进入凡尔赛。人民都认为他企图用武力弹压革命。1789年7月14日，人民群众爆发了，攻占了关押政治犯的巴士底狱。从那天以后，7月14日就被定为法国的国庆日。1792年，路易十六企图逃离法国，并从奥地利和普鲁士获得支持，但他被捕了。1792年王室被废除，路易十六被处以死刑。几个月后，他的妻子，玛丽也被处以死刑。法国大革命令欧洲其它国家的国王感到胆怯。奥地利和普鲁士的军队进入了法国。法国人民组织起了共和军来保卫祖国，革命陷入了一个艰苦阶段。成千上万的人牺牲了。最后，权力落入了拿破仑﹒波拿巴手中。6.What’sthispassageabout?这篇文章重要讲了什么？A.France. B.KingLouis. C.TheFrenchRevolution.法国大革命 D.Europe.7.Whichdidnothappenin1789?以下哪件事不是发生在1789年？A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout. B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.国家经济快速发展。C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.8.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?那些政治犯被关押在哪里？A.InVersailles. B.InAustria. C.InPrussia. D.InBastille.巴士底狱9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”mean?划了下划线的“abolished”这个词是什么意思？A.Putoff. B.Established. C.United. D.Ended.废除。10.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?以下哪个不是法国大革命产生的效果？A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.C.Louis’swife,Mariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.国王试图控制议会。Passage2Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.一个外国人对于美国的第一印象很有也许是每个人都在压力下急忙忙忙。城市里的人总是表现得急忙忙忙不知疲倦的，为了尽快做完一件事情，他们会在店里拼命引起店员的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡别人。白天匆忙就餐也是这个国家生活节奏的一个部分。Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.工作时间被认为是很珍贵的。在一些公共饮食场合，其别人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这样大家都可以得到服务，并赶在规定的时间内回去工作。每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方。假如你不这样，侍者会催促你的。Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.你会发现司机也都很匆忙，人们从你身边急忙走过。你会错过一些微笑，简短的交谈和一些与陌生人的小礼节。不要在意，这是由于他们非常爱惜时间，并且他们认为一旦太注重这些社交礼节就是浪费时间。Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐心的理解。在美国价值体系中，耐心并不是首要考虑的。我们中的很多人被称为“脾气火爆”。假如我们觉得时间在毫无意义的溜走，既没有娱乐价值，工作价值，也不在休息，那就会开始不断地徘徊。那些来自时间观念不同的国家的人发现他们在商业和平常生活中最困难的就是对时间节奏的适应。ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)许多刚到美国来的人都会想念他们在商业会谈中一些开场礼节。举个例子，他们会想念欢迎你到来而泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的社交礼仪，这在他们国家是常规礼仪。他们会想念在咖啡屋悠闲的会谈。而通常，美国人不会与来访者在这么悠闲的环境中进行一些冗长的小会谈。对于同事，我们总是看他过去的表现而不是与他的社交礼仪。由于我们一般都是更注重专业性的，而不是社交性的，因此我们总是不久进入正题。11. Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?__________以下哪项陈述是错误的？A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.美国人对他们的同事不礼貌。12. Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means__________.第四段中的“ahighpriority”是什么意思？A.alessimportantthing B.afirstconcern要首要考虑的。C.agoodbusiness D.anattractivegift13. Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague__________.美国人评价他们的同事是根据__________。A.throughsocialcourtesy B.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelations D.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance他们过去的表现。14. Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.本文重要讲了___________。A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime美国人是如何爱惜时间的。 B.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike15. Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis___________.从本文我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是___________。A.critical B.ironical C.appreciative欣赏的。 D.objectivePassage3Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales（称）.Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.Maria，十六岁，她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的机场排队等候。她正要离开自己的祖国去美国和她的姐姐团聚。她的英语讲得很好。虽然她要出国了觉得不久乐，但此时要离开她的家人和朋友也很伤心。正在她想这些的时候，她忽然听到机场的工作人员正在叫她把行李放到称上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，她主线抬不起来。她后面的男人很不耐烦了。他也是等着托运营李的。“What’swrongwiththisgirl?”Hesaid,“Whydoesn’tshehurryup?”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfist.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.“这女孩怎么了？”他说道，“她为什么不快点？”他走到前面，把包放在台上，希望能先登记。他急着想要得到一个好的座位。Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan’tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?”Maria很气愤，但她很有礼貌。她用最优美的英语说，“你为什么如此不耐烦？飞机上的每个人都有座位。假如你真的很急，为什么不能帮我搬一下行李？”ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.(224words)这男人听到Maria会讲英语觉得很惊讶。他不久拿起自己的行李退了回去。每个人都很不赞成得看着他。6.Maria’sstoryhappened________.Maria的故事发生在什么时候？A.whenshewasleavingAmerica B.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingoC.beforeshelefttheUSA D.whenshearrivedattheairport她到达机场后。7.Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto_______attheairport.你认为故事中提到的机场工作人员的工作是什么？A.helpcarrypeople’sluggage B.askpeopletopickuptheluggageC.checkpeople’sluggage检查旅客的行李 D.takecareofpeople’sluggage8.“Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe_______.“为什么你如此不耐烦？”Maria对那个男人说。她这么说是要告诉他不要不快乐。A.surprised B.sad C.unhappy D.sorry9.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.”Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt_______.“每个人都很不赞成地看着他”这句话的意思是周边的人为这男人的行为感到很遗憾。A.worriedaboutMaria B.worriedaboutthemanC.sorryforMaria’smanners D.sorryfortheman’smanners10.TheauthormentionedMaria’sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat_________.作者在故事的开头就提到Maria的年龄是为了表达什么？A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly 她很小，但行为很得体。 B.shewouldnothavelefthomealoneC.everyonearoundherwaswrong D.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpherPassage4BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.英国和法国被英吉利海峡阻隔，游泳穿越该海峡只要不到20分钟的时间。但这两个国家的文化有时相差十万八千里。LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年纪念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.上星期四，英国和法国庆祝了《和谐协议》签订100周年的纪念活动。该协议标志着两个国家在经历了几个世纪的战争和爱恨交织的关系后的新篇章。Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（拥抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.但他们的关系在上个世纪也经历了几番起落。仅去年，对伊拉克战争问题进行了剧烈的争论-英国首相布莱尔支持而法国总统希拉克反对。国际会议中，这种别扭在布莱尔和希拉克的身体语言中表现得很明显。当法国领导人屡屡与德国总理格哈特·施罗德拥抱时，布莱尔只得到了握手。然而，有些政治专家说正是伊拉克战争促进了两国的关系。Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys（调查）showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance’scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain’scloselinkswiththeUS.这种历来的分离也许是好的，由于这两个国家对世界的见解完全不同。但是这并没有阻隔1200万的英国人每年到法国度假。而法国仅有300万的人民去英国度假。调查显示大多数法国人对德国人比对英国人亲切。并且在英国进行的调查显示仅有1/3的英国人信任法国人。也许这种坏的感觉是由于英国人不喜欢法国跟德国的密切关系，或者由于法国对英国和美国的密切关系感到不悦。Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here’sone:What’sthebestthingaboutBritain’srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.(320words)不管答案是什么，双方能在一起庆祝这种“不拟定的和谐关系”100周年，至少证明他们会互相开玩笑了。其中一条就是：英国与法国的关系的最佳见证是什么？是英吉利海峡。11. Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis____________.几世纪以来，英国与法国的关系是一种的爱恨交织的关系。A.friendly B.impolite C.brotherly D.amixtureofloveandhate12. ThewarinIraqdoes____________totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.伊拉克战争对英国和法国的关系起到既好又坏的作用。A.good B.harm C.neithergoodnorharm D.bothgoodandharm13. TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto____________andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto____________.英国对德国不是那么和谐，法国对美国也不是那么和谐。A.Germany;America B.America;GermanyC.Germany;Germany D.America;America14. ____________aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin____________.英国人更喜欢到法国度假。A.Americanpeople…Britain B.Britishpeople…GermanyC.Frenchpeople…Britain D.Britishpeople…France15. Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?文章的最后一句的意思是什么？A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.C.FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.法国和英国是一衣带水的邻邦，这会帮助两国平衡他们之间的关系。D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.活剧。 Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they’reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960’s,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.其实，肥皂剧不仅仅是大学生最爱慕的节目，也是年轻人最爱慕的。放学后，中学生都挤在电视机前观看节目。有一个年轻的职业妇女坦诚说起曾经拒绝了一份薪水不错的工作而不愿放弃观看最爱慕的系列剧。20世纪60年代年轻人很少看肥皂剧。那时的情况与现在很不相同。那是很严厉的时期，人们所谈的都是关于很重要的社会大事。 Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople’slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.现在，严厉已被娱乐取代。年轻人想寻找快乐。假如他们想看表现生活烦恼的肥皂剧就会显得很奇怪。但肥皂剧是令人快乐的。年轻人可以模仿肥皂剧里的人物，这些人物像大学生观众同样，在寻找快乐的爱情，也许还没找到。肥皂剧给年轻人一个贴近人们的机会但对于他们的问题却不必承担责任。11.Whatissoapopera?什么是肥皂剧？A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories. B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV. 白天的电视系列剧。D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.12.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?这篇文章的最佳题目是什么？A.Collegestudentviewers. B.FavoriteTVserials.C.Soapoperafans. 肥皂剧迷 D.College-ageviewers.13.WhichisNOTthereasonwhythesoapoperahassuddenlybecome“in”amongAmericanyoungpeople?根据这篇文章，哪一项不是肥皂剧忽然火起来的因素？A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.由于年轻人得承担问题的责任。14.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?这篇文章让我们知道了什么？A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikesoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.C.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.年轻人已经使自己从60年代人的严厉转向了现在的快乐。D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.15.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?作者想向我们表达什么信息？A.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.B.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.人们对戏剧作品的爱慕随着时间而改变C.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.D.Thepeople’sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.Passage9 ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.很多在伦敦工作的人喜欢住在伦敦郊外，然后天天乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学。这也就意味着他们不得不早出晚归。 OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown. 住在伦敦郊外的一个好处就是房子便宜。在伦敦即使是没有花园的小公寓也需要一笔不菲的租金，用同样的钱，你可以在郊区买一个带花园的小房子了。 Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone’sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature. 然后，他在乡村就可以远离喧嚣和忙碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的时间乘火车或公交车，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受乡村清新干净的空气。要是他喜欢花园，在花园里干一些想挖土、种植、浇水等许多园艺的活，那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候，他就与其他分享大自然秘密的人们同样得到奖赏。 Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight. 然而有些人对乡村并不感爱好。对他们来说，幸福就在市区里，那里有电影院、剧院、美丽的商店、繁忙的街道、舞厅和饭店。假如不得不住在伦敦郊外的话，这些人就觉得生活没意义了。（对于那些热爱都市生活的人来说）他们所需要的乡村生活，就是偶尔去公园散步，每个夏天去海边过上两个星期，其他跟乡村有关的东西，让那些天天晚上都急于离开伦敦的人们（住在郊外的人们）去享受吧。6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?下列哪个陈述是不对的？A.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B.AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.所有在伦敦工作的人都喜欢住在伦敦市郊C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.D.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutsidethecity.7.Withthesamemoneyneededfor_______,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.用同样的钱_______,他可以在乡村买到一套有花园的小房子。A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden B.havingasmallflatwithagardenC.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden 租一套没有花园的小公寓 D.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden 8.Whenthegardenisinblossom,theone_______hasbeenrewarded.当花园里开满鲜花的时候，那个_______的人就得到了奖赏。A.livinginthecountry B.havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden花时间在花园里工作C.havingagardenofhisown D.havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering9.Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthat_______iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon. 那些认为幸福就在城市里人会感到_______假如他们不得不住在郊外。A.theirlifewasmeaningless 他们的生活毫无意义 B.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn’tdeserveahappylife D.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife10.Theunderlinedphrasegetawayfrominthe3rdparagraphrefersto_______.在第3段中，划线的词组getawayfrom指_______。A.dealwith B.doawaywithC.escapefrom 逃脱某个地方 D.preventfromPassage10 Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation’sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus–anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunher