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A Mumbai based but British made movie, Slumdog Millionaire took the most Oscars in Hollywood
last week. Starring a cast (演员阵容) of unknown actors, the movie won eight awards including best
picture and best director. The movie follows the life of an 18-year-old boy who"s grown up in the slums
(贫民窟) of Mumbai, India.
The boy ends up winning money and love when he makes it onto a popular TV game show.
In spite of the film"s Success at the Academy Awards, Indians have mixed feelings about Slumdog.
The argument about how the movie portrays (描述) India began when it hit cinemas.
The film is set in the poor and cruel society of one of Mumbai"s slums. In one scene, the hero jumps
into a smelly open-air toilet to run after a pop star. That world, though real to hundreds of millions of
Indians, is very different to how modem India sees itself. Many Indian audiences feel uncomfortable with
the film"s portraying of India as a slum land.
Several well-respected local Indian filmmakers have said the story has been tailored for western
audiences. Veteran Bollywood star, Amitabh Bachchan, said the film portrayed India as a" Third World,
dirty developing nation."
Even some of those who like the movie are unhappy with its title. People who live in slums have taken
to the streets with signs that read: "Don"t call us dogs" and "I am not a slum dog."
"It"s understandable why people are unhappy with the title." Indian author Chitra Divakaruni told the
New York Times. "In Indian culture being called a dog is extremely rude.It is often used in films to
describe evil people."
However, others have been more positive. The Wall Street Journal in New York described Slumdog
as "the world"s first globalized masterpiece (杰作) |
| 1. Many Indians are unhappy with the movie because _____. |
A. it is not made by Indians
B. it portrays a wrong picture of India
C. it too far from their life
D. it describes a dirty and poor India |
| 2. From Paragraph 5,we can learn some Indian filmmakers may think the move ._____ |
A. has been cut by westerners
B. has described western life
C. has been made to win the western awards
D. has been made to meet the taste of westerners |
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| 3. The main message of the passage is that _____. |
A. Indians have mixed feelings at the movie
B. The movie won eight Oscars awards
C. India is a Third World developing country
D. Westerners like movies portraying slums |
| 4. _____ thinks highly of the movie. |
A. Some well-respected local Indian filmmakers
B. The Wall Street Journal in New York
C. The people who live in slums in Mumbai
D. Indian author Chitra Divakaruni |
答案
| 1-4: DDAB |
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I"m one of those people who are terrible at saying no. I spend too much of my time doing things I"d
rather not be. I get things done, but it"s not always the best I can do, or the best way I can spend my time.
That"s why my newest goal, both as a professional and a person, is to be a quitter.
Being a quitter isn"t being someone who gives up, who doesn"t see important things through to the end.
I want to quit doing things that I"m asked to do. for no other reason than I"m asked to do it. I want to be
able to quit something in mid-stream, because I realize there"s nothing good coming from it.
A friend of mine once told me that"I knew I was an adult when I could stop reading a book, even after
getting 500 pages into it."Strange though it sounds,we all intend to do this. We get involved in something,
realize we don"t want to be a part of it, but just keep doing it.
What I advise is to quit as often as possible. If you"re stuck doing something, and don"t really want to
do it anymore, step back for a second. Ask if you really have to do this, and what value is being produced
from your doing it. Don"t think about the time you"ve put into it or how much it"s taken over your life. If
you don"t want to do it,and don"t have to do it, don"t do it.
By quitting these things, you"ll free up time to do things that actually do create value, for yourself and
for others.You"11 be able to begin to put your time and effort into the things you"d actually like to do.
Let"s learn how to say"no" at the beginning. or in the middle. Let"s see to it that we"re spending our time
creating value, rather than worsening our losses. Let"s be quitters together. |
| 1. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3,we can see the friend of the writer seems to believe _____. |
A. adults should always finish books completely
B. adults should stop reading after getting 500 pages
C. adults can stop reading if there"s no value
D. adults can stop reading if he gets the main idea |
| 2. The underlined phrase "free up time" in Paragraph 5 probably means "_____ ". |
A. give somebody extra time
B. make bad use of time
C. takes somebody more time
D. spend less time |
| 3.The best title of the passage should be _____. |
A. Stop Doing Things
B. Try to Be a Quitter
C. Learn to Say No
D. Create our Value |
阅读理解。
根据短文内容,从短文的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。 |
Money, jewels and important documents (文件) are not the only valuables placed in banks these days.
1 There"re ten breast banks set up across the United States, where mothers can donate (捐赠) their extra
milk for other women"s babies. Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies. The World Health
Organization says it is the only food that babies should get during the first six months of life, in most cases.
2 Sometimes these premature babies (早产儿) must stay in hospital for many weeks.
3 Doctor James Cameron who treats newborns at Lutheran Children"s Hospital in Fort Wayne, India
says:"The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that the
mom"s able to make that help provide immunity (免疫).It"s very important for the health of newborns.
4 Donors must be willing to provide almost three liters (公升) of breast milk. They freeze the milk
and take it to the station. There, employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers" milk. Then, the
milk is heated to kill bacteria (细菌).After that, the technicians test samples of all the milk to make sure it is
safe and healthful. The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank. The milk bank transports the milk to
hospitals to feed premature or sick babies. To ensure the quality of the breast milk, donors must obey certain
requirements, too. 5 |
A. More mothers are willing to donate breast milk.
B. Donors are not permitted to smoke tobacco, use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol (酒精).
C. The working process (程序)is strict.
D. Some mothers store their breast milk in banks.
E. Breast milk is almost like medicine.
F. Breast milk is babies" main food.
G. Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early. |
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My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, "Oh, Beckham is so handsome,
so cool, that I can"t help falling in love with him!" or "What perfect skills he has!" Yeah, I 1 to some
degree, though I sometimes do want to 2 them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his
3 and how much they know about football apart from 4 goals. It seems funny that we are 5 for
things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are 6 , but we all, my friends as well as I,
consider this one of life"s 7 .
We need these pleasures to 8 our lives. But that doesn"t 9 to craziness or nonsense. As an old
saying goes: "Don"t judge a book by its cover." We 10 not judge anything from its appearance. We
should all know, it is one"s good 11 and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable.
Therefore we"d better say 12 about Beckham"s good looks. If we close our eyes, falling in deep 13 ,
we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a 14 meaning.
If we don"t go deeper and are just satisfied with 15 things, sooner or later we will find that we have
not really gained anything because our first 16 has blinded and misled us, and we"ll remain ignorant
(无知的) 17 we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is 18 of great progress. If one day we are
willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 19 us, we will finally prove how much we
have 20 up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have become. |
( )1. A.like
( )2. A.ask
( )3. A.skills
( )4. A.kicking
( )5. A.thankful
( )6. A.uncertain
( )7. A.aims
( )8. A.keep up
( )9. A.come
( )10. A.dared
( )11. A.thinking
( )12. A.more
( )13. A.love
( )14. A.clear
( )15. A.material
( )16. A.conclusion
( )17. A.since
( )18. A.sign
( )19. A.worries
( )20. A.given | B. agree
B. tell
B. fame
B. hitting
B. crazy
B. unhappy
B. qualities
B. brighten up
B. increase
B. would
B. character
B. something
B. sleep
B. puzzling
B. deep
B. experience
B. although
B. cause
B. pains
B. sent | C. hope
C. teach
C. team
C. scoring
C. curious
C. ispleased
C. pleasures
C. find out
C. amount
C. could
C. looks
C. less
C. sense
C. moving
C. surface
C. lesson
C. unless
C. value
C. satisfies
C. built | D. think
D. doubt
D. appearance
D. controlling
D. anxious
D. careful
D. truths
D. bring about
D. rise
D. should
D. ability
D. nothing
D. thought
D. valuable
D. pleasant
D. impression
D. before
D. willingness
D. offers
D. grown | | 阅读理解。 | Advice to "sleep on it" could be well founded, scientists say. After a good night"s sleep a problem that
couldn"t be solved the night before can often appear more manageable, although the evidence until now
has been anecdotal (个人体验的).But researchers at the University of Luebek in Germany have designed
an experiment that shows a good night"s sleep can improve insight (顿悟) and problem-solving.
"If you have some newly-got memories in your brain, sleep acts on these memories" restructures them,
so that after sleep the insight into problem which you could not solve before increases," said Dr Jan Born,
a neuroscientist (神经科学家), at the university. To test the theory, they taught volunteers two simple
rules to help them turn a string of numbers into a new order. There was also a third, hidden rule, which
could help them increase their speed in solving the problem. The researchers divided the volunteers into
two groups: half were allowed to sleep after the training while the rest were forced to stay awake. Dr Jan
Born and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out
the third rule as the other group."Sleep helped," Born said in a telephone interview. "The important thing is
that you have to have a memory representation in your brain of the problem you want to solve and then
you sleep, so it can act on the problem." But Born admitted that he and his team don"t know how
restructuring of memories occurs or what governs it. Pierre Maquet and Perrine Ruby of the University of
Liege in Belgium said the experimental evidence supports the anecdotal suggestions that sleep can help
develop creative thinking. Although the role of sleep in human creativity will still be a mystery, the research
gives people good reason to fully respect their periods of sleep, they added. | | 1. The underlined phrase"sleep on it" in Paragraph 1 probably means _____. | A. to delay deciding something until the next day
B. to get as much sleep as possible
C. to go on sleeping without being disturbed
D. to sleep till after the time you usually get up in the morning | | 2. Jan Born and his team carried out the experiment through _____. | A. comparison
B. interview
C. survey
D. imagination | | 3. It can be inferred from the passage that ______. | A. people should sleep so long as they have time
B. sleep is the only way to solve hard problems
C. people have various periods of sleep
D. people know how sleep reconstructs memories | | 4. What would be the best title for the passage? | A. How Sleep Works
B. Sleep Helps Solve Problems
C. No Evidence, But Well Founded
D. Born"s Discovery On Sleep | | 阅读理解。 | Winter"s short days are more than cold. For many people, winter depression, the most common type
of Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD), is as much a part of the reason as hats and scarves (围巾).
Winter serious SAD sufferers may need medical treatment. Those feeling a little blue can help themselves
by sticking to a healthy lifestyle. Here are some tips:
Pace yourself. Don"t expect to do everything you normally can. Set a realistic schedule. Don"t listen to
negative thinking, like blaming yourself or expecting to fail.
Get involved in activities that make you feel good or feel like you"ve achieved something. For example,
play table tennis or badminton.
If you are feeling depressed, you may feel like staying away from friends. Yet this is a time when a
friend"s support can be helpful. Call them regularly. Remember, the more we put off calling or visiting a
friend, the harder it is to rebuild a friendship.
Think clearly about what"s wrong or right. Instead of giving in to vague feelings of sadness, look at
your problems objectively. Break down problems into specific issues that you can work on.
Regular exercise helps to prevent and ease depression.
Eat well. Studies show that a healthy diet can help to maintain(keep) a healthy body and mind. The
vitamins, minerals and micro-nutrients found in a balanced diet may help our bodies to produce feel-good
hormones (荷尔蒙).Foods containing chemicals to help produce feel-good hormones include bananas,
turkey, nuts and seeds. Eat at least five pieces of fruit and vegetables every day. P.S.Symptoms (症状)
of SAD: No interests or pleasure in things you used to enjoy Increased need for sleep A change in eating
habits, especially an appetite for sweet or starchy (含淀粉的) foods Weight gain A heavy feeling in the
arms or legs A drop in energy level Difficulty in concentrating Overly emotional Avoidance of friends and
social situations Frequent feelings of guilt Long-term feelings of hopelessness, and physical problems, such
as headaches | | 1.The writer of the passage agrees that ______. | A. the cold in winter makes us suffer from SAD
B. hats and scarves are as important as SAD
C. everyone of us meets SAD in winter
D. we are blue mainly because of short days in winter | | 2. It can be inferred that ______. | A. a more darkness will make us sad
B. we should wear hats and scarves in winter
C. a healthy lifestyle prevents us from serious SAD
D. staying away from friends makes us depressed | | 3. When we pace ourselves, we ______. | A. don"t do anything we can
B. make a practical plan
C. expect to succeed in nothing
D. think something of guilt | | 4. The passage includes the following EXCEPT _____. | A. the earlier we meet friends, the easier it is to rebuild a friendship
B. if we give up to unclear feelings of sadness, we"ll be caught in the SAD
C. playing table tennis helps us achieve whatever we want
D. feel-good hormones from a balanced diet can help keep a healthy body | 最新试题
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