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 (偽裝) 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 (繼承) from his father. He seems to live the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy. But this is a ruse (計策). 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."
小題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.
小題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
小題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.
小題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

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
文章是關(guān)于Bruce Wayne如何成為一個超級英雄的。
小題1:主旨大意題。通讀全文可知文章是關(guān)于Bruce Wayne如何成為一個超級英雄的。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第7段第一行A childhood fear of bats leads him to choose to dress as one.可知B正確。
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2段2,3行He works hard at the image to allow himself the freedom he needs to do his work as a crime fighter。
小題4:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段第2句. However, when his parents are murdered his life changes completely.
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