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(1)The half-empty coffee cups, still standing next to their plates, tell of a morning like others. And yet, that grey covering of dust that everything wears tells a different story: it tells of screams, tears, confusion, terror and blood.
(2)Now the restaurant in the World Trade Center will never again serve breakfast. And never again will all those people go there to eat or work --- those people of America whose faces have entered our hearts. So many people whose faces we associate with life and liveliness tonight. So many words remain unsaid, and so much happiness has been destroyed. In their places are tear-stained faces. My generation has seen this. On Monday, a fight with my sister and a bad grade seemed to be the biggest problems in the world. Tonight, so many people across the country know that America’s pain is at its worst ever. We have read about World War II, and we have seen the black-and-white pictures. But to most students, that’s an event on a textbook page that would never happen today.
(3) After all, this was a time of peace and wealth --- the United States was powerful and successful. There would be no more wars, and we were lucky to live in such a time. But when those planes hit; when firefighters with terror on their faces ran among the parts of the buildings that had fallen; when people screamed for their family members; when history was unfolding before our eyes, in full, clear colour ---- then we knew the world had been changed.
(4) Everything that had happened in the past seemed to take on new life through September 11, 2001. And when they say this is the worst wound in American soil, I say, I thought this place was an empire. And I say, I thought this was a time of peace. And I say, I thought we were safe.
(5) Knowing how many human beings turned to ashes in a second, and seeing some jumps from the buildings, I know that my generation is growing up in a world where mankind can still be evil. But seeing those heroes risk lives among the castle-like ruins, and seeing the eager blood donors at the hospitals, my generation has learned that tears are allowed, that mankind can also be beautiful, and that the ghost of evil will never defeat the spirit of good.
【小题1】Why was the passage written? (no more than 7 words)
【小题2】List two things that make the writer believe the world is still beautiful. (no more than 15 words)
【小题3】What does the underlined word “it” refer to? (no more than 8 words)
【小题4】Fill in the blank with proper words. (no more than 3 words)
【小题5】What event of the past did September 11 remind the writer of? (no more than 5 words)
In honor of September 11 attack.
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(答案→)In honor of September 11 attack.
解析：
【小题1】主旨推断题。文章第一自然段采用情景再现的描写手法，第二自然段，通过对情景的回忆，讲到世贸中心将不再供应早餐，很多的幸福都被毁坏了，第四自然段降到在911之后过去发生的一切都似乎呈现出了新的面貌。最后一段作者通过美与丑，罪恶与善良的对比，作者深信邪恶永远战胜不了正义，所以整体可知，这篇文章是用来纪念911袭击的，即in honor of September 11 attack.
【小题2】细节题。最后一段seeing those heroes risk lives among the castle-like ruins, and seeing the eager blood donors at the hospitals可知，作者看到那些英雄们冒着生命危险在废墟中展开营救行动，看到在医院里络绎不绝的献血者时，作者相信这个世界仍然是美好的。
【小题3】从第一段And yet, that grey covering of dust that everything wears tells a different story: it tells of screams, tears, confusion, terror and blood.
可知，那些布满灰尘的灰色覆盖物，讲述着一个不同的故事：它讲述是尖叫，眼泪，困惑，恐惧和鲜血。故可知，it指上文的布满灰尘的灰色覆盖物。
【小题4】通过后文，So many words remain unsaid, and so much happiness has been destroyed.很多话还未说出口，很多的幸福都以毁灭，可知前文提到有这么多人，通过他们的脸，我们仍能联想起他们的生活和热情，这些人在今夜都不复存在了。故填are gone.
【小题5】第二段We have read about World War II, and we have seen the black-and-white pictures.可知，作者提到了第二次世界大战，和黑白照片，这些对于很多学生来说，只是教科书上永远都不可能再发生的事情。第三段，作者讲到作者认为这是一个和平没有战争的年代，所以由此可知，911让作者想起了第二次世界大战。