As the world watched the twin towers of the World Trade Center e under attack, a mon 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 bee 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 bee a major part of Hollywood movies. And this is what people enjoy. Soon after the attacks, many famous film panies 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.【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE?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.【小题3】From this article we know that .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.B
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】选B．此题为综合理解题，全文主要讲了Hollywood films 和 Sept. 11 attack 相互之间的影响。
【小题2】选A．此题可用排除法，根据第六段可知此电影是在Sept. 11 attack之前就拍摄出来的，The film would have been stopped in American and British cinemas after the attack.由此句可知 c 也是错的，D 选项根本不对。
【小题3】选D.综合理解题，要求读者有一定的归纳能力。