【正文】 he movement’s founders, said enough people had shown up to put gun control on the legislative agenda in congress. She said: “ I hope when legislators see so many mothers, it will give them the courage to do the right thing.” 6. In the sentence “ President Clinton threw his weight behind the Million Mom March” (Para. 3), the expression “ threw his weight behind...” can be replaced by ________. (A) paid attention to (B) took part in (C) laid emphasis on (D) gave support to 點點英語 —— 專業(yè)致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語 7 7. It can be learned from the passage that the Armed Informed Mothers ________. (A) are part of the Million Mom March (B) are demonstrating against gun control (C) are another great national movement (D) are supported by women soldiers 8. According to the passage, the Million Mom March _______. (A) was a nationwide demonstration held in many cities in America (B) was held only in the capital Washington (C) was only joined by young and middleaged mothers (D) was first started in Britain and spread to America 9. The argument over child proof trigger locks introduced in the passage ________. (A) is overlooked by the Armed Informed Mothers (B) bees the focus of the Million Mom March (C) shows the major concern of guncontrol supporters (D) serves as the first step towards a total ban 10. According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT that _____. (A) the Million Mom March is one of the few biggest demonstrations over the past decades (B) the opposition of the gun lobby is quite strong in the congress (C) the progun demonstration represents a large proportion of the American population (D) the increase of violent crime in the US is related to firearms Questions 11～ 15 When the folks at the Mars Society asked Jammed Cameron to speak at their annual convention this year, they probably expected him to be polite. Instead, the “ Titanic” director stood before them and asked, “ Why the hell do you whacks want to go to Mars?” He was just kidding: in truth, Cameron is as evangelical as any one about Mars, and he figures politicians won’t lead the call for funding. “ We don’t have the same conditions as when John Kennedy declared a race to the moon,” he told NEWSWEEK. “ Then we were racing the Soviet Union. Today, it’s going to have to e from grass roots— from the public clamoring to get it done.”Cameron has vowed to stir up “ Mars fever.” It seems the wackos at the Mars Society have found some powerful allies: the wackos in Hollywood. So many projects are in the works that soon we’ll all have either Mars fever or Mars flu. The studios are clearly responding to the public’s fascination with 1997’s Sojourner mission— and the success of movies like “ Apollo 13” and “ Armageddon.” So Brian De Palma’s “ Mission to Mars,” with Gary Sinise, will land in theaters in March, and an other would be blockbuster, “ Red, pla,” starring Val Kilmer, is set for summer 2 000. As for Cameron, he’ll produce two missions in 2020, one a TV miniseries, the other a short 3DIMAX movie, which he’ll direct. Most filmmakers insist their movies will be realistic. Cameron believes that extravaganzas like “ Star Wars” and “ Star Trek” have actually hurt NASA’s reallife adventures. “ Hollywood has done a disservice to the true adventure of space travel by making it 點點英語 —— 專業(yè)致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語 8 look too easy,” he says. Both of Cameron’s projects are set in 2020, and center on the first manned mission to Mars— and a subsequent rescue mission. NASA has helped the director draw up rigorously realistic vehicles. “ What we want to show,” says Cameron, “ is something that is plausible and defendable.” De Palma’s movie amps up the drama slightly. The year is 2020. A mysterious explosion kills three American astronauts living on the Red Pla, and NASA launches a rescue mission to pick up a batty survivor. The spacecraft and the spacesuits will look like pure NASA. And the scenery, shot in Vancouver, will look surprisingly Martian. Art director Ed Verreaux spent hours staring at the Sojourner pictures, and crews shot red concrete out of fire hoses, covering 2 million square feet. Of all the Mars movies, “ Red Pla” will likely be the most fanciful. Producer mark Canton pitches it as “‘ Into Thin Air’ on Mars.” It’s 2050, or there bouts, and greenhouse gases are choking Earth. But on the first manned mission to Mars the lander crashlands on the pla. Soon, the astronauts are fighting each other— and killer space worms. “ We are breaking some of the rules,” Canton says of “ Red pla’s” realism, “ but it doesn’t mean we are not going to get closer to the truth.” Whatever it takes to capture the public imagination, and get astronauts— not just actors— closer to Mars. 11. The passage is mainly about ________. (A) the annual convention of the Mars Society (B) the introduction of space travel films (C) the evolution of the Red Pla (D) the production of the Mars movies 12. According to Cameron, films like “ Star Wars” and “ Star Trek” ______. (A) are the best of the Mars movies (B) the introduction of space travel films (C) the evolution of the Red Pla (D) the production of the mars movies 13. According to the passage, “ Red Pla” will be the most fanciful of the Mars movies because _________. (A) it will be produced in 2050 (B) it is based on 1997’s Sojourner mission (C) it describes the first manned mission to Mars (D) it will get astronauts and audience closer to Mars 14. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? (A) “ Mission to Mars” and “ Red Pla” are directed by De Palma. (B) Cameron’s two films will be produced in 2020. (C) The Mars Society is a club of film directors. (D) NASA helps in the production of some mars movies. 15. In the sentence “ De Pal