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Passage 2

In the twentieth century there was a British punk rock song that repeated over and over again the claim that there were "no more heroes anymore". Calmer critics have agreed that the age of the hero is over. In the past people had heroes. They were the most famous figures, who had achieved great things and had done great deeds.

The myth of the hero, though, could not survive when public life came to the controlled by the mass media. The mass media killed off the heroes and replaced them with celebrities. To become a celebrity that matters is not so much the greatness of what you have done but the exposure you are given in the media.

The mass media is not solely responsible for the death of the hero. A democratic culture also weakens the idea that certain individuals carry a divine spark and are therefore superior to the rest of us. No one deserves to be worshiped and there is a revulsion at the idea of bending the knee and kissing the hand of another individual.

Having killed the hero we have replaced him with a distinctively modern public figure: the celebrity, a person who is known for being well-known. Any exposure in the media helps to increase someone's status as a celebrity. For many people, the heroes of the past were an inspiration, they broadened our horizons by giving us an example of a course of action that could be considered noble. Celebrities, on the other hand, with the string of stories about their hardships and their lucky breaks, their affairs and their break-ups, prove to be nothing out of the ordinary. Reading about their lives does not inspire us or fill us with purpose.

21.They claim a British punk rock song that ______.

A. heroes are no longer famous

B. heroes no longer exist

C. heroes are not needed anymore

D. heroes no longer achieve great things

22.From paragraph two we know that the mass media ______.

A. saved heroes' lives

B. replaced celebrities with heroes

C. controlled public life

D. produced celebrities and heroes

23.A democratic culture involves the idea of ______.

A. worshiping other individuals

B. bending the knee to others

C. having the equal status

D. carrying noble signs

24.In the last paragraph, the author suggested that stories of celebrities ______.

A. are just amusing

B. are just ordinary

C. broaden our horizons

D. fill our life with purpose

25.What is the tone of the passage?

A. pitiful B. annoying C. humorous D. entertaining.