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 (伪装) 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 person he can prove to himself that he has overcome his childhood fears.
Wayne is the CEO of the company he inherits (继承) from his father. He seems to live the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy. But this is a ruse (计策). 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."
【小题1】What is the article mainly about?  

A．How Bruce Wayne develops into a superhero.

B．How to overcome childhood fears.

C．What makes a superhero.

D．Why superheroes enjoy great popularity in Britain.

【小题2】Bruce Wayne decides to dress like a bat because of ______ .

A．his curiosity about bats	B．his childhood fear of bats
C．his parents' sudden death	D．his unusual travel experiences

【小题3】Why does Wayne live like a playboy?

A．He prefers the lifestyle of a playboy.

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

C．He loves freedom more than anything else.

D．He needs to disguise his crime fighting activities.

【小题4】Which of the following statements is true about Batman? 

A．Batman is a born superhero

B．He has special powers

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

D．He actually lives the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy

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 (伪装) 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 person he can prove to himself that he has overcome his childhood fears.

Wayne is the CEO of the company he inherits (继承) from his father. He seems to live the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy. But this is a ruse (计策). 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."

1.What is the article mainly about?  

A．How Bruce Wayne develops into a superhero.

B．How to overcome childhood fears.

C．What makes a superhero.

D．Why superheroes enjoy great popularity in Britain.

2.Bruce Wayne decides to dress like a bat because of ______ .

A．his curiosity about bats	B．his childhood fear of bats
C．his parents' sudden death	D．his unusual travel experiences

3.Why does Wayne live like a playboy?

A．He prefers the lifestyle of a playboy.

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

C．He loves freedom more than anything else.

D．He needs to disguise his crime fighting activities.

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

A．Batman is a born superhero

B．He has special powers

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

D．He actually lives the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy

 

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 （科幻） 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 （粘性的） 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 （伪装） 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 （角色） he can prove to himself that he has overcome his childhood fears．

Wayne is the CEO of the company he inherits （继承） from his father．He seems to live the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy．But this is a ruse （计策）．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．"

1．What is the article mainly about?  

A．How Bruce Wayne develops into a superhero．

B．How to overcome childhood fears．

C．What makes a superhero．

D．Why superheroes enjoy great popularity in Britain．

2．Batman differs from other superheroes in that        ．

A．he was not a born superhero

B．he had an unhappy childhood

C．he doesn't have any special powers

D．he does his best to fight crime

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

A．his curiosity about bats

B．his childhood fear of bats

C．his parents' sudden death

D．his unusual travel experiences

4．Why does Wayne live like a playboy?

A．He prefers the lifestyle of a playboy．

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

C．He loves freedom more than anything else．

D．He needs to disguise his crime fighting activities．

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

A．Batman is a born superhero

B．He has special powers

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

D．He actually lives the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy

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A. www.bbc.co.uk--- the latest information about Britain and from around the world is just a click away at this site. Contains separate section for education, film, sport and business to give the most up-to-date news about any topic as it happens. And best of all, all online services are free!

B. www.chinablog.com --- this is the perfect site for anyone interested about what people in China are thinking about today. Chinablog already hosts the weblogs (blogs-opinion web pages that allow readers to also post comments about the article featured) of over 50,000 people and is growing every day. For a monthly fee of $10 join chinablog and share your opinions with the world.

C. www. alternet.com --- this is a new news and current affairs website containing articles from over 80 different progressive news web-sites from around the world. If you think the major media outlets are not giving you the full story then surf over to altennet.com to find out what's really going on in the world. And if you don't agree with what we say feel free to post a comment saying why.

D.  www.youtube. com --- is a website containing literally millions of video clips posted by the site's users. The videos range from people personal home movies to clips from the latest TV show, news reports, and sports events. Viewing video clips is totally free of charge but to upload your own videos registration (also free) is required. Use the site's powerful search engine to find  whatever you're looking for in seconds.

E. www, chinadaily.com.cn---The website of China's official English language national newspaper, chinadaily.com.cn has all the stories you will find in China Daily plus much, much more. There are sections on sport, traveling in China, entertainment and news plus our free archives (档案) allows you to search for any article that we have published in the last 10 years.

F. www.myspace.com --- is a free social networking website that allows member to get to know each other and communicate through combination of photos,, webblogs, user profiles, e-mail, web  forums, and groups, as well as other media formats. Myspaee is a very active site with over 10 million members, and additions and new features are being added all the time.

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47. Robert is a university student studying political science and has a great interest in news and politics from around the world. However, he feels that mainstream news sources do not provide balance analysis of most of these stories so he is looking for a site with a different perspective(角度) where he can also voice his own opinions about the topics discussed.

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