A Mumbai based but British made movie, Slumdog Millionaire took the most Oscars in Hollywood last week．Starring a cast（演員陣容） 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（貧民窟） 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 movie____．

       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

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

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My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe, where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and West Germany.

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After spending almost two weeks in Europe, we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport, for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (萊茵河), it was simply an unforgettable experience. I had a sombre feeling on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation, but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again, with the quality of their service.

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46．Which country does the author live in now?

A. India.              B. Canada.                    C. Belgium.                 D. Germany.

47．What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?

A. Growing up in India.

B. Once staying in Canada.

C. Once traveling to Canada with his father.

D. His father's stories about his traveling experiences.

48．Which of the following is true about the author's trip to Europe in 1998?

A. The author traveled with one of his parents.

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C. an airline company                        D. a travel agency

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A. stay in urban areas and have no chance to get close to nature

B. develop industry rather than agriculture to create job opportunities

C. live a poor and unhappy life because there will be less energy to use.

D. make more creations in agriculture, energy, and water technologies

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A. supportive    B. disappointed   C. surprised    D. worried

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A. Global urbanization in the year 2100

B. The primary language in the future

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  1. 1.

    In which country was the first Laughter Club started?

    1. A.
      Britain.
    2. B.
      America.
    3. C.
      Australia.
    4. D.
      India.
  2. 2.

    How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  3. 3.

    When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?

    1. A.
      After a few minutes.
    2. B.
      After a few hours.
    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health.
    2. B.
      40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friends.
    3. C.
      Adults laugh more often than children in a day.
    4. D.
      Laughing is the best way to prevent illness.

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