Greek armies enough time to prepare for the defense of Athens. But the Iranians (modern-day Persians)aren't happy with the film. They say the film describes them as savage, killing-loving and war-loving.

【语篇概述】这是一篇介绍性文章, 主要向读者介绍了4部与历史有关的较为优秀的好莱坞电影《孤军雄心》《勇敢的心》《U-571》《三百斯巴达勇士》。

1. As far as time is concerned, the war in_______broke out earliest.

A. The 300 Spartans　　　 B. U-571

C. The Patriot D. Brave Heart

【解析】选A。细节理解题。第一部电影的背景是在1775～1783年, 第二部是在13世纪, 第三部是在1939～1945年第二次世界大战期间, 最后一部则是在公元前480年, 所以最后一部电影的战争发生时间最早, 故选A。

2. Mel Gibson, a great American actor, starred in_______.

A. Brave Heart and U-571

B. The Patriot and Brave Heart

C. The 300 Spartans and Brave Heart

D. The Patriot and The 300 Spartans

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据The film was released in 2000 and was directed by Ronald Emmerish and starred Mel Gibson. 和The film(1995)starred Mel Gibson was directed by Toby Reisz. 可知Mel Gibson出演了The Patriot和Brave Heart, 故选B。

3. The passage probably comes from a_______.

A. film poster B. fashion magazine

C. film review D. tour guide

【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据全文内容来看, 本文是对电影的一个盘点和总结, 最有可能出现在与电影有关的杂志上, 故选C。

At thirteen, I was diagnosed(诊断)with kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

In my first literature class, Mrs Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, "Mrs Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it. "

She glanced down at me through her glasses, "you are no different from your classmates, young man. "

I tried, but I didn't finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.

In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn't get much education. But Louis didn't give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots(点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn't I the"blind"in my class, being made to learn like the"sighted"students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?

I didn't expect anything when I handled in my paper to Mrs Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day-with an"A"on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: "See what you can do when you keep trying? "