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-Mexican War in 1846. But the remaining action in that conflict(冲突) occurred 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, NM, 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,
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】细节题。答案信息对应于最后一段第二句：Two knocked in to... toppling the two highest buildings in the city，[B]只是简化了表达。其余三项都与原文不符。
单选题
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】细节题。本题为细节比对题。将四个选项与原文相应的部分进行一一对照，发现只有[A]与原文第一句中的the new capital at Washington D.C.相符。其余三项都与原文不符或者由原文无法推知。
单选题
According to the passage, all the countries had made an attack first EXCEPT ______.