单选题 Questions 11～13 are based on the following dialogue about a precious photo. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11～13.
单选题 What we can see in the photo?
A. The beautiful scenery of the mountain top.
B. Six commanding officers.
C. An American flag.
D. Joe Rosenthal.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 11-13
W: Good evening, Mr. White. It's nice to have you on our show, A Moment in History.
M: It's nice to be here.
W: Today we'll talk about an old photograph, Mr. White. In it we see six men and an American flag during a battle in World War Ⅱ. It's a famous image by a photographer named Joe Rosenthal.
M: Yes, it captures that moment really well.
W: Could you tell us something about this image?
M: Joe Rosenthal took it on February 23, 1945, on an island in the Pacific. Japanese forces were holding the island. American Marines were trying to seize it, and on the fourth day of the battle, the Marines fought to the top of a hill and placed a flag there.
W: Where was Joe Rosenthal then?
M: The small flag was hard to see from below. The commanding officers ordered the Marines to replace it with a larger one, and Joe Rosenthal wanted to take a picture of the event. So he took his camera and climbed the hill to take the picture.
W: And it shows a great moment.
M: The next day, the roll of film flew to the island of Guam, where it was developed and printed. From there, the photograph went to newspapers across the United States.
Most decided to print huge copies on their front pages.
单选题 Where was the photo taken?
A. In Germany. B. In America.
C. In Japan. D. In the Pacific.
【正确答案】 D
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单选题 Why did the commanding officers order the Marines to replace the flag?
A. In order to get the flag seen clearly from below.
B. In order to replace it with a new one.
C. In order to make the photo look prettier.
D. In order to get it printed on newspapers.
【正确答案】 A
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