When the Japanese attacked America’s ships at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, they did it secretly. The makers of the movie Pearl Harbor have behaved differently.
The noise about Pearl Harbor, made by Disney，has reached its highest point with its premiere （首次公演） before the movie opens in cinemas across the US at the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a time to recall national heroes who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.
As Ben Affleck is the main star, the movie seems sure to become a success in the United States at least.
At almost three hours in length, it promises to be a good old Hollywood movie. There is a love story. Affleck and his co－star, Josh Hartnett, both fall in love with the navy nurse, Kate Beckinsale and, of course, there is much human courage and love of country.
It’s certain that Disney will be accused of “changing” history. The showing of actual events in a movie always causes arguments.
Bits of the story are deliberately not mentioned in the movie. It does not address the theory held by some historians that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about Japan’s intention to attack the ships in Pearl Harbor．It is said he did nothing, as he was aware that such a blow would allow him to take America into the Second World War.
Japan remains sensitive about being accused of wartime atrocities （暴行）. And Disney is sensitive about its business in Japan, where it has a theme park.
Not all the reviews of the movie have been full of praise. A reviewer for Newsweek, who was given an early preview, acknowledged that the 40－minute sequence （连续镜头） showing the attack itself was powerful. The attack comes quite late in the movie, however, and the reviewer was less impressed with the characters and the love story.
“Almost every line of the dialogue sounds like it comes from an old movie, ” the reviewer wrote.
小题1:From the passage we can infer that the Memorial Day refers to
| A．the day the United States was founded |
| B．the day people remember their ancestors |
| C．a day people celebrate the victories of World War Ⅱ |
| D．a day people remember those who died in wars |
小题2:From the passage we know that Ben Affleck .
| A．regarded Josh Hartnett as an enemy |
| B．may be a very popular movie star |
| C．experienced the Pearl Harbor Incident |
| D．was in love with the actress Kate Beckinsale |
小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Pearl Harbor?
| A．The movie will cause a lot of arguments. |
| B．The movie has made the Japanese angry. |
| C．The movie truly describes the Pearl Harbor Incident. |
| D．The movie shows that President Roosevelt knew about Japan’s intention. |
小题4:According to the passage, what does the reviewer for Newsweek think of the movie?
| A．The scenes of the attack leave no impression. |
| B．The dialogue in the movie is original and creative. |
| C．The attack scenes occupy too much time of the movie. |
| D．The characters and the love story are less attractive. |
小题5:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
| A．Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbor. |
| B．The True Fact of Pearl Harbor. |
| C．Reviewer：Pearl Harbor is a success. |
| D．Attention！Pearl Harbor is arriving. |