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　　Moviegoers may think history is repeating itself this weekend. The summers most anticipated film, Pear1 Harbor, which has opened recently, painstakingly recreates the Japanese attack that drew the United States into World War II. But that isn't the film's only reminder of the past. Harbor invites comparison to Titanic, the biggest hit of all time. Like Titanic, harbor heaps romance and action around a major historical event. Like Titanic, Harbor attempts to create popular global entertainment from a deadly teal life. Like Titanic, Harbor costs a pretty penny and hopes to get in even more at the box office.

　　Both Titanic and Pearl Harbor unseal(开启) their tales of love and tragedy over more than three hours. Both stories center on young passion, triangles of tension with one woman and two men: In Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio and Billy Zane compete for the love of the same woman, a high-society type played by a British actress named Kate(Winslet). In Harbor, two pilots (Ben Affelck, Josh Hartnett) fall for the same woman, a nurse played by a British actress named Kate (Beckinsale).

　　The scenes of peril(危险) also have similarities. Harbor has a shot in which soldiers cling for dear life as the battleship USS Oklahoma capsizes(倾覆). The moment is recalled of the Titanic's climactic sinking scene in which DiCaprio and Winslet hang from the ocean liner as half of the ship vertically(垂直地) plunges into the water.

　　In Harbor, one of its stars floats atop a piece of debris in the middle of the night, much like Winslet's character does in Titanic. And the jaw-dropping(令人瞠目结舌的，令人震惊的) action of Titanic is matched by Harbor's 40-minute recreation of Dec. 7,1941 attack on the United States' Pacific Fleet. Both films spent heavily on special effects. Harbor director, Michael Bay, fox example, says he kept salaries down so more could be spent on the visuals. Both movies event shot their ship-sinking scenes at the same location: Fox Studios Baja in Mexico.

　　Harbor's makers have even taken a Titanic-like approach to the soundtrack. The film includes one song, There You'll be, performed by country music superstar Faith Hill. Titanic, which is one of the best selling soundtracks of all time, also had only one pop song: Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On.

　　“If Harbor becomes a major moneymaker, filmmakers may comb history books searching for even more historical romance-action material,” says a critic.

1．What are the two things that the author of this article tries to compare?

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A．The attack on Pearl Harbor and the sinking of the Titanic.

B．Historical fiction movies and successful box office hits.

C．The movie Titanic and the on-show movie Pearl Harbor.

D．Sinking boats and famous actors.

2．What does the phrase “cost a pretty penny” in the first paragraph mean?

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A．To be very attractive.

B．To cost a lot.

C．To have big box office returns.

D．To require a lot of effort to accomplish.

3．It is said in the passage that ________.

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A．major historical events can never repeat themselves

B．both Titanic and Pearl Harbor are the historical reappearance

C．Pearl Harbor may have a better box office return than Titanic

D．Titanic is the most successful film in history

4．If Pearl Harbor is as successful as Titanic, which of the following movies might we see next?

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A．The Battle of Waterloo.

B．The Adventures of Mr. Bean.(憨豆先生的奇遇)

C．Space Invaders.

D．The Haunted House.(鬼屋)