单选题 1812-During the War of 1812, British forces burned the new capital at Washington, D.C.. They also attacked Baltimore and New Orleans and captured (占领) Detroit, which at the time was a far military outpost.
1846-A brief invasion (入侵) by Mexican troops across the Rio Gande began the US-Mexi-can War in 1846. But the remaining action in that conflict (冲突) occulted in California, New Mexico in Mexico. California and New Mexico belonged to Mexico at the time.
1916-Mexican led by Pancho Villa attacked the town of Columbus, N. M. , on March 9, 1916.
1941-Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, killing nearly 2,400 people and forcing America into World War Ⅱ.
1993-Terrorists (恐怖主义者) blew up a truck bomb in the basement of the World Trade Center in February 1993, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000.
2001-Terrorists hijacked (劫持) several planes on Sept. 11, 2001. Two knocked into New York's World Trade Center (WTC), toppling (使倾倒) the two highest buildings in the city. A third seriously damaged the Pentagon. The fourth hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania. Several thousand people were killed in the attacks.

单选题 During the September 11th terrorist attacks, ______.

单选题 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A、 Washington, D.C. had been the capital of the U. S. A until 1812.
B、 Japan's attacking Pearl Harbor directly led to World War 1I.
C、 California and New Mexico didn't belong to the U. S. A in 1846.
D、 A truck bomb destroyed the World Trade Center in 1993.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题为细节题，需要纵观全文。其中第一段中During the War of 1812, British forces burned the new capital at Washington, D. C. 表明A选项正确，其他均不符题意。

单选题 According to the passage, all the countries had made an attack first EXCEPT ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题为细节题，需纵观全文寻找相关信息。British forces burned the new capital at Washington，D. C. ; A brief invasion by Mexican troops across the Rio Gande began the US- Mexican War in l846. ; Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec.7, 1941。说明A，B， C中三国都发起过战争，只有D是应战方。