the Indian slums very well. That was where they grew up, and it is where they will return at the end of their Hollywood dream trip.
But before going back home, there was an interview with the host, Ryan Seacrest. During the interview they smiled and repeated their disbelief in what was happening to them. To their surprise, their movie won first place in the Oscars. When the two received the award, it was late morning in the children’s home city of Mumbai, where family, friends and many fellow residents of the slums watched the result from Hollywood.
\don’t really know what the Oscars are,\Rubina’s mother said. \just glad my daughter looks happy, though she told me she missed Indian food.\ \mother said, pointing out the rubbish everywhere, the open drains (下水道) and the lack of education opportunities.
In a few days they will be back in Mumbai and back in the slums which are their home. Fortunately, according to media reports, the movie’s director, Danny Boyle, has promised to help the children he chose from the slum and make sure they will go to a proper school.
The two don’t need to worry about their daily lives because of the Oscar success of Slum dog Millionaire. But the poverty and lack of opportunity —the central theme of the movie—is always all around.
25. Which of the following is NOT true about the two children?
A. They were both excited about receiving the award. B. They had been having a difficult life in India. C. They were interviewed before they went back home.
D. They were the only two child stars in the movie, Slum dog Millionaire. 26. When the children attended the Oscar ceremony in Hollywood, their family and friends were _________.
A. doing what they did as usual B. watching TV in Mumbai C. seeing the movie Slum dog Millionaire D. having a family party 27. What can we infer from the text?
A. The two children have played in other movies before. B. Rinoms’s mother also went to the Hollywood. C. Rubina may not get used to the American food.
D. They will travel to other countries before returning home. 28. What will happen to the two children after they return to India?
A. They will go back to the miserable life. B. They will play in movies as famous actors. C. They will leave school to learn acting. D. They will have a better education.
C
The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt，“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view？” I shook my head stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunch time, I got lucky.
“If you come by right now，” the receptionist said，“the dentist will fit you in.”
I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice？Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?
In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.
When I told her my fears, she laughed and said，“Don’t worry. The dentist is very good.”
“How long do I have to wait for him？” I asked impatiently.
“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork，”
the assistant said.
“The artwork？” I was puzzled.
The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was！At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words. What a relief!
29. Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning? A. Cheerful. B. Nervous. C. Satisfied. D. Upset. 30. What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?
A. The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice. B. The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists. C. The surroundings of the dentist’s office. D. The laughing assistant of the dentist. 31. Why did the author suddenly smile?
A. Because the dentist came at last. B. Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.
C. Because she could relax in the chair. D. Because the assistant kept comforting her.
32. What did the author learn from her experience most probably?
A. Strike while the iron is hot.
B. Have a good word for one’s friend.
C. Put oneself in other’s shoes. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D
Almost every machine with moving parts has wheels, yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for. We do know, however, that they existed over 5,500 years ago in ancient Asia.
The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia. It is over 5,100 years old. Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didn’t become popular for a while, though. This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around.
But it could also be because of a difficult situation. While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces, roads with smooth surfaces weren’t going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them. Eventually, road surfaces did become smoother, but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later. There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road design.
In the mid-1700s，a Frenchman came up with a new design of road—a base layer(层) of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones. A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong, lasting road surface became a reality. At around the same time, metal hubs (the central part of a wheel)came into being, followed by the pneumatic tyre (充气轮胎) in 1846.Alloy wheels were invented in 1967，sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads (柏油路). As wheel design took off, vehicles got faster and faster.
33. What might explain why transport wheels didn’t become popular for some time?
A. Few knew how to use transport wheels. B. Humans carried farming tools just as well. C. Animals were a good means of transport.
D. The existence of transport wheels was not known. 34. What do we know about road design from the passage?
A. It was easier than wheel design.
B. It improved after big changes in vehicle design. C. It was promoted by fast-moving vehicles.
D. It provided conditions for wheel design to develop. 35. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The beginning of road design. wheels.
C. The history of public transport. D. The invention of fast-moving vehicles.
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B. The development of transport
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