Superman, Spider-Man, Batman and Iron Man …There is no shortage of superheroes. You find them in comic books, on the TV and the big screen.

In a survey of fans by the sci-fi and fantasy website, SFX.co.uk, Batman, 70 years old this year, was voted Britain’s favorite superhero.

Unlike many crime-fighting superheroes Batman has no special powers. He can't fly like Superman or shoot a sticky web like Spider-Man.

Bruce Wayne is born to a wealthy Gotham City business family. However, when his parents are murdered his life changes completely.

Wayne feels anger at their deaths and guilty that he did not prevent them. He travels around the world learning how to fight. Upon returning to Gotham, he creates a disguise to enable him to fight crime without being recognized.

A childhood fear of bats leads him to choose to dress as one. His idea is that through the bat persona, he can prove to himself that he has overcome his childhood fears.

Wayne is the CEO of the company he inherits from his father. He seems to live the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy. But this is a ruse (計(jì)策). He works hard at the image to allow himself the freedom he needs to do his work as a crime fighter. “Bruce Wayne, playboy” is the disguise; Batman is the real person.

“Wayne is not a born superhero. Instead, he is a real, complex person,”said Dace Golder, editor of the website. "He is the most realistic of all the superheroes. I am particularly interested in the emotional process by which a boy becomes a hero. His superhero qualities come from within.”

36. What is the article mainly about?  

A. What makes a superhero.

B. How to overcome childhood fears.

C. How Bruce Wayne develops into a superhero.

D. Why superheroes enjoy great popularity in Britain.

37. Batman differs from other superheroes in that        .

A. he doesn't have any special powers

B. he had an unhappy childhood

C. he was not a born superhero

D. he does his best to fight crime

38. Bruce Wayne decides to dress like a bat because of        .

A. his curiosity about bats

B. his unusual travel experiences

C. his parents' sudden death

D. his childhood fear of bats

39. Why does Wayne live like a playboy?

A. He prefers the lifestyle of a playboy.

B. He needs to disguise his crime fighting activities.

C. He loves freedom more than anything else.

D. He doesn't know how to run a company.

40. Which of the following statements is true about Batman? 

A. The turning point of his life is due to his parents' sudden death

B. He has special powers

C. Batman is a born superhero

D. He actually lives the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy

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【小題1】
A．collegeB．partyC．hospitalD．cinema
【小題2】
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A．fightingB．jokingC．competingD．a(chǎn)rguing
【小題7】
A．worldB．countryC．cityD．class
【小題8】
A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．soD．but
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【小題10】
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A．myB．hisC．theirD．our
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【小題14】
A．enjoyedB．sharedC．a(chǎn)ffordedD．kept
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I will be the first to say that I am not materialistic. My friends regard me as a goody-goody; my parents say I am conservative and modest when it comes to clothes. None of my skirts or shorts end above my knees.

So why, why did I feel so invited? My family and I were in Target, and there it was, waiting. A skirt, specifically designed not to cover anything. It looked like something that one of those modern schoolgirls would wear.

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A. not modern                                                          B. very short              

C. too expensive                                                      D. poorly designed

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A. shocked                           B. hurt                         C. confused                          D. happier

3.The underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph indicates the author ______.

A. hesitated about buying the skirt

B. made up her mind to buy the skirt

C. was able to afford to buy the skirt

D. worried about others’ opinion on the skirt

4.The author cried because ______.

A. she found that she looked ugly in the skirt

B. she was aware the skirt didn’t fit her well

C. she realized it’s a wrong decision to make a change

D. she was disappointed the skirt failed to change her

 

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Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear. Children know this very well. Fred Epstein ,in his book If I Make It to Five, tells a story he heard from one of friends about Tom, a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone. He came through several operations and a lot of pain by mastering his imagination.

Tom loved to pretend, and he particularly loved to play superheroes ,Dr. Epstein explained that it was actually a brilliant way for his young mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.

The day before his third trip to the operating room, Tom was terribly afraid. ”Maybe I could go as Superman ,”he whispered to his mom. Hearing this, the mother hesitated for a while. She had avoided buying the expensive costume（戲裝），finally she agreed.

The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman, showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way. And Tom, with the strength of his fantasy, successfully made it through the operation.

The power of imagination need not be reserved for children only. We all have the power to use our fantasies to attempt things we never thought possible, to go through those things that seem impossible, and to achieve what we never believed we could. Just as Dr. Epstein puts it ,”If you can dream it, you can do it”

It doesn‘t mean that you should dress as a superhero for your next job interview. But, next time you are texted in a way that seems impossible, imagine what it would take to overcome it .Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first. So, let your imagination run wild, and dare to dream.

1.What do we know about Tom?

A．He was seriously ill                      B．He was a dishonest boy.

C．He was crazy about magic                 D．He was Dr.Epstein’s patient

2.What can be inferred about Tom’s mother?

A．She was a rich lady                      B．She refused Tom’s request

C．She wanted Tom to be a superhero          D．She wanted to get Tom through the pain

3.When Tom went for the third operation,he    .

A．pretended to be painful                  B．a(chǎn)cted like a superhero

C．a(chǎn)ppeared in poor spirit s                  D．a(chǎn)rgued with his mother

4.In the last paragraph, you are advised    .

A．to go through some difficult tests

B．to wake up from your wild dreams

C．to become a powerful person in your mind

D．to wear expensive clothes for job interviews

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell us an interesting story.

B．To help us make right decisions.

C．To advise us to care about children.

D．To encourage us to use our imagination.

 

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