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Hollywood Rocked by Terrorist Attacks

　　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(摩天大楼)and left over 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

(威胁)by terrorist(恐怖分子)attacks in these exciting films．

　　The film True Lies(《真实的谎言》), released in 1994 and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is considered to be a good example of this kind of movie．The special effects, including explosions and missiles, make the action realistic．

　　Independence Day(《独立日》)in 1996 took this type of movie one step further by blowing up the White House．This science-fiction 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 many audiences 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(《剑鱼行动》》)a film produced by Warner Brothers Studio, was top of the American box office in June．But the movie's story was frighteningly similar to the September 11 disaster．The film would have been stopped in American and British cinemas after the attack．But it is unlikely that Hollywood will stay quiet for long．It is already waiting for the feeling in America to calm down．It is said that Hollywood will

make a film about Bin Laden soon．

(1)

Which of the following is heavily attacked in reality?
[　　]
A．	The Empire State Building, New York City．
B．	the White House．
C．	the American president himself．
D．	the twin towers of the World Trade Center．

(2)

Which movie is frighteningly similar to the September 11 disaster?
[　　]
A．	Independence Day．
B．	True Lies．
C．	Swordfish．
D．	The Day after Tomorrow．

(3)

The meaning of the underlined phrase blow up is ________．
[　　]
A．	爆炸。
B．	训斥。
C．	充气。
D．	夸大。

(4)

According to the author, which is WRONG about film industry after the September 11 disaster?
[　　]
A．	Hollywood films showed terrorist attacks or plane crashes was totally forbidden．
B．	Hollywood will stay quiet for long．
C．	Hollywood will make a film about Bin Laden soon．
D．	Hollywood is already waiting for the feeling in America to calm down．

答案：1．D;2．C;3．A;4．B;
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