题目内容
To save class time, our teacher has ______ students do half of the exercises in class and complete the other half for our homework
A. us B. we C. our D. ours
A
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As the world watched the twin towers of the World Trade Center come under attack, a common phrase was repeated:” It looks like a movie.”
But this time there was no superman to save the people or the famous building. The attack destroyed one of the world's highest skyscrapers and left 5,000 people dead or missing.
Movie fans have become used to such events after years of Hollywood films showing disasters, terrorism and danger. The Empire State Building, the White House, New York City and even the American president himself have all been threatened(威胁) by terrorist attacks in these exciting films. The film” True Lies”, released in 1994, is considered to be a good example of this kind of movie. The special effects, including explosions and missiles, make the action look like a real thing.
“Independence Day” in 1996 took this type of movie one step further by blowing up the White House. This science fiction(科幻) movie is about a war between human beings and aliens from another planet. In the movie, the World Trade Center towers are destroyed.
Violence has become a major part of Hollywood movies. And this is what people enjoy. Soon after the attacks, many famous film companies stopped the planned releases of some of their new movies, especially if their films showed terrorist attacks or plane crashes. “Swordfish” was top of the American box office in June. But the movie's story was frighteningly similar to the Sept. 11 disaster. The film would have been stopped in American and British cinemas after the attack. But it's unlikely that Hollywood will stay quiet for long. It is already waiting for the feeling in America to calm down.
【小题1】What is the main subject of the newspaper article?
A.The relationship between the Sept. 11 attack and Hollywood films. |
B.The effect of the Sept. 11 attack and Hollywood films. |
C.The response Hollywood made to the Sept. 11 attack. |
D.The result of Hollywood films showing violence and disasters. |
A.Hollywood made a lot of money out of the film “Swordfish” in June. |
B.Hollywood stopped making films showing terrorism and disasters after the Sept. 11 attack. |
C.“Swordfish” was not allowed to be shown after the Sept. 11 attack. |
D.The World Trade Center was destroyed because no superman came to save I t. |
A.Hollywood is a film making center making films of violence and disasters. |
B.too many Hollywood films showing terrorism and disasters resulted in the Sept. 11 attack. |
C.people who were used to the Hollywood films were not shocked at the Sept. 11 attack. |
D.in fact, the Sept. 11 attack had nothing to do with Hollywood films. |
“Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped outside the house. There was full of thick smoke.
I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.
I saw a doorway in fire, then I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terrible, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry, I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly.
She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had saved her baby.
【小题1】When the fire arose in the middle of the night, the author was _______.
A.at home | B.sleeping | C.sitting in bed | D.both A and B |
A.because he was very brave. |
B.because he liked the baby very much. |
C.but he just happened to save it. |
D.because it was the Mayor’s baby. |
A.was a stranger there | B.could see nothing |
C.was not completely awake | D.Both A and C |
A.save the baby | B.call for help |
C.protect his face | D.run quickly |
A.old and wooden house, a bundle |
B.crashed to, fell down |
C.terrible, half-awake |
D.bare feet, a borrowed man’s coat |
A 37-year-old man in Australia’s Northern city Darwin ,Norm Pethrick, was praised for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.
Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater. Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free. Ms Pethrick was later taken to Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.
“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report. He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three more days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.
【小题1】 This passage is most likely to be found in _____.
A.a newspaper | B.a travel guide | C.a textbook | D.a novel |
A.swimming in the river | B.watching the crocodile |
C.standing on the river bank | D.fishing in the water |
A.brave | B.diligent(勤勉的) | C.quick | D.humorous |
A.The husband should save the wife |
B.A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws |
C.A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine |
D.Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes |