Paul Tibbets is a good-natured old man with thick white hair who speaksthoughtfully. The lively 85-year-old was the pilot and commander of thebomber who dropped the first-ever atom bomb on the Japanese city ofHiroshima on August 6, 1945. He is a controversial (争议的) figure in worldhistory but most Americans regard him as a hero. Tibbets never tires ofrecalling the operation that was to shape the rest of his life. More than140,000 people were killed in the atomic explosion and tens of thousands ofothers died from the after-effects of radiation (辐射). “I didn’t realize at thetime what effect dropping the atom bomb would have. Our aim was to doeverything to beat the Japanese. They were our enemies and we were atwar. We wanted to see an end to the killing so that our soldiers could comehome,” said Tibbets. Although Tibbets was following orders he has beenforced to confront the moral impact of the bombing. His name becameknown throughout the world along with that of the plane used to drop theatom bomb. From that day on he is “the man who dropped the atombomb”. “After the war I met President Truman,” said Tibbets. “He told me Ihad done my duty and that if anyone criticized me for dropping the bomb Ishould send that person to see him because he gave me the order to do so.”The retired general has been around the world a lot since then but has nevergone back to Japan.
1. What’s Paul Tibbets well-known for? A. He is famous for his good appearance. B. He is famous for his long life. C. He is known for an excellent pilot.
D. He is known as the commander who dropped the first atom bomb inJapan
2. Paul Tibbets is a person __________. A. who is regarded as a hero by all the people B. who is regarded as a hero by most Americans C. who knows well about Japanese cities D. who knows well about world history
3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Tibbets tires of recalling the operation. B. This operation affected the rest of Tibbet’s life greatly. C. Fourteen thousand people died from the after -effects of radiation. D. Only tens of thousands of people were killed by the atomic.
4. From the passage, we probably can know that __________. A. Tibbets clearly knew the effect about dropping the atom bomb at first B. Soldiers were eager to end the war as quickly as possible C. Tibbets’ name is well-known throughout the world with that plane D. Tibbets needn’t face the moral complaint of bombing
5. The author’s description about Paul Tibbets is __________. A. glad B. sad
C. objective D. subjective

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