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Students love movies! Movies are attractive grabbers and attractive to both audio and visual learners. Select one of these World War Ⅱ themed films to add to your World War Ⅱ history unit.
Hiroshima Maiden—This 1988 made for TV movie is 60 minutes in length and suitable for grades 4～8. This movie is about a young girl who was burned during the bombing of Hiroshima. She, along with 24 other girls, was brought to the United States to receive plastic surgery. This is her story as she lives with an American family who was also touched by the war.
Midway—This 1976 drama is 132 minutes in length and is suitable for grades 5 and up. This is a battle movie telling the story of the Japanese attack on Midway Island following their attack on Pearl Harbor, and the United States' defense of the island. This World War Ⅱ film shows how the US won the battle with much difficulty and little luck.
The Tuskegee Airmen—This 1995 drama is 110 minutes in length and is suitable for grades 5 and up. The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of highly trained black fighter pilots who fought during World War Ⅱ. Prior to this time, the armed forces believed that black men were not capable of being trained to fly complex fighting planes. This film tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen including Eleanor Roosevelt's support and encouragement in the training of black pilots.
Eleanor Roosevelt—This 1995 PBS documentary (纪录片) is 150 minutes in length and is suitable for grades 5 and up. More than just a World War Ⅱ film, this documentary deals with most of Eleanor Roosevelt's life. It is an excellent addition to World War Ⅱ study showing a continuity to the events of history surrounding the war period as well as her influence on the United States throughout the war years.
21. A child who is in fourth grade can't see all the following films except ________.
A．Midway
B．Eleanor Roosevelt
C．Hiroshima Maiden
D．The Tuskegee Airmen
答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第二段中提到的“for grades 4～8”可知Hiroshima Maiden适合四年级学生观看。
22．Hiroshima Maiden is mainly about ________.
A．more than 24 girls' war experience
B．the bad result of the bombing of Hiroshima
C．the girls' dangerous journey to the United States
D．a girl's life in an American family after the war
答案与解析：D 概括归纳题。根据文章第二段对Hiroshima Maiden这部电影的介绍及该部分最后一句可知，这部电影主要描述了战后一位女孩在一个家庭的生活。
23．Which of the following is TRUE about Midway?
A．It lasts the longest and interests most of the students.
B．The attack on Pearl Harbor followed that on Midway.
C．It cost the US a lot to win the battle against Japanese.
D．The Japanese won the battle on Pearl Harbor finally.
答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，美国为赢得这场战争付出了很大的代价。
24．From The Tuskegee Airmen we can know that ________.
A．the black pilots were incapable of flying fighting planes
B．the black fighter pilots were good at flying fighting planes
C．President Roosevelt supported black pilots quite a lot
D．the black pilots used to be afraid of flying fighting planes
答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据第四段第二句中“a group of highly trained black fighter pilots”可知，黑人飞行员的技术很好。
