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Istudypoliticalviolenceforaliving.,yetI,too,amshakenandunsurehowtoreact.AsIsitheretodayinmyoffice,onlyafewmilesfromthestill-burningPentagon,imagesoftheslaughterinmynativeNewYorkdominatemythoughts.Itmakesithardtoconcentrateonwork,anditmakestheeverydaythingsseemsotrivial.Onlynow,twenty-fourhoursafterthetragedybegantounfold,haveIbeguntorealizehowthishasaffectedmeonsomanylevels.AsanAmerican,Ifeelthreatenedandconfused,whereonlyyesterdayIfeltproudandinvincible.Asacitizenoftheglobalcommunity,Ihavebeenshockedintotherealityofthereachofglobalterrorism.Asahumanbeing,Iamappalledatthecrueltyandinhumanityoftheseactsofterrorism.Assomeonewhohopestounderstandunspeakableacts,Iamatalosstounderstandthisone,perhapsbecauseithitssoclosetohome.Iknowonlythesethings:Someone,forsomereason,hasdecidedtostrikeattheUnitedStates.Despitethemanypeoplekilled,theintendedtargetofthisattackwasAmericanpower.ThegoalwastostrikeaparalyzingfearintotheheartsandmindsofallcitizensoftheU.S.,andperhapsitsalliesaswell.Thus,we—allofus—aretherealtargetsofthisattack.Thisexplainswhymanyofus,eventhoseofuswhowerenotneartheattacks,orwhoknewnooneaffectedbythem,feltthistragedysodeeply.Yetwemustnotsuccumbtofear,forifwedotheterroristshavewon.Surelyourliveswillbedifferentnow.Wemaybemoreaware,moreinconvenienced,moreinsecure.Butwemustlearntodealwiththistragedyandtomoveon,toliveourlivesasfullyandasentirelyasbefore.Icametomyofficetoday,eventhoughclassesherehavebeencancelled,tolivemylifeasnormallyaspossible,fortodosointhefaceofyesterday’sterroristattacksisitselfanactofdefiance.我是学政治暴力为生，但我也很动摇和不确定如何反应。当我今天坐在这里在我的办公室，只有几英里从静止燃烧的五角大楼，屠宰在我的家乡纽约图片主宰了我的想法。这使得它很难专心工作，这让日常的东西显得如此微不足道。现在只有二十四小时后，悲剧开始上演，已经开始我意识到这如何影响了我这么多的水平。作为一个美国人，我感到威胁和困惑，其中只有昨天我感到骄傲，并立于不败之地。作为全球社会的公民，我都被震撼到了全球恐怖主义的覆盖面的现实。作为一个人，我感到震惊的恐怖主义这些行为的残忍和不人道的。谁的人希望了解无法形容的行为，我很茫然，了解这一个，也许是因为它击中离家近。我只知道这些事：有人出于某种原因，已经决定要打击美国。尽管有许多人丧生，这次攻击的预定目标是美国的力量。我们的目标是取得一个瘫痪的恐惧入心和美国的所有公民的心中，也许它的盟友也是如此。因此，我们-所有的我们-是这次攻击的真正目标。这就解释了为什么我们许多人，甚至我们这些谁没有附近的攻击，或者谁知道没人受其影响，觉得这悲剧如此之深。然而，我们绝不能屈服于恐惧，因为如果我们这样做的恐怖分子已经赢了。当然，我们的生活现在有所不同。我们可能会更清楚，更带来了不便，更不安全。但是，我们必须学会处理这种悲剧和继续前进，给我们的生活作为生活充分和完全像以前一样。我今天来到我的办公室，尽管这里的类都被取消了，过我的生活尽可能正常，因为这样做在昨天的恐怖袭击面对的是无视自身的行为。Howdidtheauthorfeelfollowingtheterroristattack?a)HefeltproudandinvinciblebecauseAmericansdidnotsuccumbtofear.b)Hefeltrelievedbecausenoonedeartohimwasinjured.c)Hefeltsorryforthosekilledorinjuredinthetragedy.d)Hefeltthreatenedandconfusedbecausehecouldn’tunderstandit.2.The“unspeakableacts”(Line4,Para2)theauthorhopestounderstandare_____.a)actsofpoliticalviolenceb)actsofattacksforunknownreasonsc)actsofward)actsofmurder3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor____a)didnotexpectglobalterrorismcouldhitAmericab)hadadeepunderstandingofterrorismevenbeforetheattackc)knewthatAmericanswouldnotsuccumbtoterrorismd)believedthatlifewouldgoonasbeforedespitetheattack4.Accordingtotheauthor,theaimoftheterroristattackis___.a)tokillasmanyAmericansaspossibleb)tomakeAmericansawareoftheterrorists’strengthc)tosowpanicamongtheAmericansd)todestroythevitalinstitutionsoftheAmericanGovernment5.Theauthor’spurposeingoingtohisofficeonthedayfollowingtheterroristattackis___.a)togiveclassesb)todiscusstheterroristattackwithhiscolleaguesc)toshowdefiancebylivinghislifeasnormallyaspossibled)togetthelatestnewsoftheterroristattack笔者感觉如何继恐怖袭击？a）他感到骄傲，无敌因为美国人没有屈服于恐惧。b）他感到如释重负，因为没有一个亲爱的他很受伤。c）他很同情那些被杀或受伤的惨剧。D）他感到了威胁和困惑，因为他无法理解。2.“无法形容的行为”（4号线，第2段）笔者希望了解是_____。a）作出政治暴力B）行为的原因不明ç攻击）行为战四）起谋杀3.我们可以从文章中，作者推断____A）没想到全球恐怖主义可能达到美国B）有恐怖主义甚至在攻击℃的深刻理解）知道，美国人不会屈服于恐怖主义D）认为生活会像以前一样继续，尽管攻击4.据笔者，恐怖袭击的目的是___。一）杀死尽可能多的美国人可能B），使美国人认识到恐怖分子的实力三）播种美国人的恐慌D）摧毁了美国政府的重要机构5.笔者在下面的恐怖袭击去他的办公室在当天的目的是___。a）提供班二）讨论恐怖袭击与他的同事c）按居住他的生活尽可能正常显示蔑视D）来获得恐怖袭击的最新消息GraycloudsmoveaslowssmokeoverthetreetopsatLoloPass.Thegroundiswhite.ThedayisJune10.ithasbeensnowingforthepastfourdaysintheBitterrrootMountains.WayneFairchildisgettingworriedaboutourtrekovertheLoloTrail—95milesfromLoloMontanatoWeippeinIdaho,acrosssomeoftheroughestcountryintheWest.LewisandClarkwerenearlydefeated200yearsagobysnowstormsontheLolo.TodayFairchildisnervouslycheckingtheweatherreports.Hehasagreedtotakemeacrossthetoughest,middlesectionofthetrail—―butwiththisweather?‖WhenLewisclimbedatopLemhiPass,140milessouthofMissoula,onAug.12,1805,hewasastonishedbywhatwasinfrontofhim:―immenserangesofhighmountainsstilltotheWestofuswiththeirtopspartiallycoveredwithsnow.‖NobodyinwhatwasthentheUSknewtheRockyMountainsexisted,withpeakstwiceashighasanythingintheAppalachiansbackEast.LewisandClarkweren’tmerelyoffthemap;theyweretravelingoutsidetheAmericanimagination.Todaytheirpathwaythroughthosemountainsholdsmoreattractionthananyothergroundoverwhichtheytraveled,foritsrawwildernessisatestimonytothecharacteroftwocultures:theexplorerswhobraveditshardshipsandtheNativeAmericanswhoprizeandconservethepathasasacred(神圣的）gift.ItremainstodayinvirtuallythesameconditionaswhenLewisandClarkwalkedit.TheLoloispassableonlyfromJulytomid-September.Ourluckisholdingwiththeweatheralthoughthesnowkeepsgettingdeeper.AsweclimbtoIndianPostOffice,thehighestpointonthetrailat7