山西省山西大学附属中学2015-2016学年高二上学期12月月考 英语试题
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Action movies is one of the most loved and most watched types. In this article, we present to you four of them.
Die Hard
Based on the best-selling novel, Die Hard is a fast-paced action movie directed by John McTiernan. Bruce Willis plays a policeman in New York —John McClane, who tries to save his wife and others. The movie has been followed by four sequels（续集）. Die Hard set the standard for many other action movies.
Terminator（终结者）2—Judgement Day(1991)
It’s directed by James Cameron starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. An advanced terminator is sent from the future to kill John, son of Sarah Connor(Hamilton). Arnold Schwarzenegger, a less advanced terminator is also sent from the future to protect John. The movie has won 4 Academy Awards. It was also one of the first movies to have partially computer—generated character in a lead role. Terminator 2—Judgement Day(1991) is succeeded by two more sequels.
The Matrix (1999)
Directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne, The Matrix is set in the future where the world is taken over by machines, which harvest humans to get energy. Neo, a computer programmer(played by Keanu Reeves), joins hands in the uprising against machines. The Matrix has been followed by two sequels. It has been praised for the pioneering use of special visual effects. It has won four Academy Awards.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 is first of the two series movie. A bride is shot on her wedding day by her former boss. She destroys everyone on her way to kill Bill. If you like to see kung-fu fights and swords play, you are going to enjoy it.
1. What does the author agree with?
A. The standard of many other action movies was set by Die Hard.
B. Special visual effects first appeared in Kill Bill: Vol. 1.
C. The Matrix succeeded in the first leading computer-generated character.
D. Terminator 2—Judgement Day(1991) was one of the first movies about terrorists.
2. According to the passage, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays ______.
A. A policeman in New York indie Hard
B. A computer programmer in The Matrix
C. A cruel boss in Kill Bill: Vol. 1
D. A less advanced terminator in Terminator 2—Judgement Day
