题目内容
He is a Time Lord who can travel anywhere he wants in time, but still never seems to be happy. He is always very well dressed. He refuses to use guns to kill anybody, preferring to trust his brains. Who could be a better hero for British people? He is the Doctor, hero of the popular BBC TV series Doctor Who, which celebrated the 10th anniversary of its 2005 reboot on March 26.
In 2005 the sci-fi TV series returned to British screens after originally running from 1963 until 1989. In the series, the Doctor travels through time in his TARDIS police box, saving Earth and other planets from dangerous aliens and humans.
The show looked a little different upon its 2005 return — the show used to be famous for cheap, ugly special effects but they were gone, replaced by expensive computer effects and attractive young stars. Christopher Eccleston played the Ninth Doctor in 2005, and there have been four more since, including the current Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi.
You may wonder why the Doctor has been played by so many people, thirteen in total. This is because every few years, the doctor “regenerates”，which means his character "dies” but comes back to life with a completely new body afterwards. As the Radio Times put it：“Who else can cheat death by getting a whole new face?”
The show has no limits. The Doctor has already visited the time of Shakespeare, found out the truth about the American moon landing of 1969’ and gone back to the very early days of Earth. He has also traveled forward in time and been to many strange planets. Who knows where he’ll go in the next 10 years? Or if the Doctor will even be a man? Last year, head writer Steven Moffat told BANG Showbiz ii is very possible that a woman will play the Doctor in the future
Are you ready for more travels with him or her through time?
1.What is the article mainly about?
A. The actors who have played the hero in Doctor Who.
B. A brief introduction to the BBC TV series Doctor Who.
C. What inspired the producers to make Doctor Who.
D. What influence Doctor Who has had on other sci-fi TV shows.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Doctor in Doctor Who?
A. Although he is always well dressed, he is very cruel inside.
B. He has gone through 10 “regenerations” in the past decade.
C. He is better at solving problems with his guns than with his brains.
D. His mission is to protect Earth and other planets from attack.
3.What can we learn about Doctor Who from the article?
A. In 2005, BBC producers started a new Doctor Who series after a 42-year break.
B. The show looked more fashionable and attractive upon its 2005 return.
C. The producers use creative but cheap special effects in the new Doctor Who series.
D. Doctor Who is quite popular in Britain because it was the first British sci-fi show.
4.We can conclude from the second-to-last paragraph that the Doctor Who series ________.
A. is very imaginative
B. seems hard to understand
C. involves scientific discoveries
D. is an accurate reflection of human history
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