8、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 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

7、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．1 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'll 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

6、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 bacterial（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．

5、根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

1．The temperature of greenhouses is          （控制）with computers.  

2．I thought I knew the way, but          （不知怎么地）I got lost.

3．Hard working          （条件）are a test to one’s character.

4．The doctor is busy          （检查）the students’ eyes.

5．Experts are          （乐观）about the future economy in China. 

4、1．Li Ming is said to have learned 5,000 words up to now.

          is said that Li Ming           learned 5,000 words up to now.

2．He didn’t lend me his computer until I promised to return it in time.

          when I promised to return his computer in time           he lend it to me.

3．An idea came into his mind that he would ask his teacher for help.

It           to him that he could           to his teacher for help.

4．The old stone bridge which dates from the Qing Dynasty is still being used today.

     The old stone bridge                      to the Qing Dynasty is still in use today.

5．The doctor suggests that I should eat limited variety and amount of food to lose weight.

     The doctor           me to go on a          .

3、在短文的空白处填入合适的单词，使短文意义完整，逻辑通顺。（每空只填一词）

       We can se different ways to express our thoughts and opinions and to communicate with other people. Besides spoken language, we also use    1    language. And it    2    from culture to culture. Take eye contact for example, in some countries it is a way to show interest. In other countries, however, it is rude or disrespectful.   3    there are many different interpretations of our body language, some gestures seem to be universal. Perhaps the best example of    4    

understood body language is the   5   , which can be used to express almost any emotion. If we are feeling down or lonely, there is    6   better than to see the smiling face of a good friend.

2、此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Next I am going to talk about our study tour abroad.                           1．      

According to an agreement, we had decided to send 30 students                  2．      

and teachers to have a study tour in London in next week. Now I'd like        3．      

to tell you something about our group or what we'd like you to do. Our        4．      

group is made up of two women teacher and 28 students, about half            5．      

of them are boys. We'll stay in host families so that we can have                  6．      

opportunities to improve our speaking English. As to activities,                    7．      

in the morning they will have two English classes, and do some sightseeing  8．      

in the city. In the afternoon, we can have some freely time.                         9．      

On Saturday we're going to pay visit to the British Museum.                        10．      

1、请你根据以下提示用英文介绍一下中国的元宵节（Chinese Lantern Festival）。

要求：90词左右。可适当添加细节，以使文章连贯。文章的开头部分已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：

灯笼lantern；                                          元宵sticky dumplings；

放烟花light fireworks                               灯谜lantern riddles

The Chinese Lantern Festival falls on January 15 on the Chinese Lunar Calendar.