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(威脅) 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.
【小題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.
【小題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.
【小題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.


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D

解析【小題1】選B．此題為綜合理解題，全文主要講了Hollywood films 和 Sept. 11 attack 相互之間的影響。
【小題2】選A．此題可用排除法，根據(jù)第六段可知此電影是在Sept. 11 attack之前就拍攝出來的，The film would have been stopped in American and British cinemas after the attack.由此句可知 c 也是錯(cuò)的，D 選項(xiàng)根本不對。
【小題3】選D.綜合理解題，要求讀者有一定的歸納能力。

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