A movie about an all-woman news group in India has been nominated for an Academy Award, or Oscar. One of the founders of the group said she is “proud” and happy the film is being considered for Hollywood’s top awards for movie-making.

The 93-minute film is a documentary, meaning it aims to tell facts about real people and events. It is called Writing with Fire and it follows the news reporting group called Khabar Lahariya, which is in Hindi. It means “news waves” in English. The documentary was directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh.

Khabar Lahariya started 20 years ago. It covers stories about women and local news in the area of Uttar Pradesh. It is a place in India where people are separated by class, or caste(种姓). In India, the caste system divides people based on their work and their backgrounds. The system has existed for a long time. The film follows women as they report on stories about the lives of people in the lower caste.

Meera Devi is one of the reporters. She said, “I am so happy. But I can’t express it well.” She said while working on a story about elections in Uttar Pradesh. Meera Devi is one of the main characters in the documentary. The film shows her walking through fields, riding a motorcycle on damaged roads and recording videos on her smart phone.

Kavita Devi helped start Khabar Lahariya 20 years ago. She wrote: “We are proud that 20 years of our rural reporting and hard work is being appreciated and loved by a global audience.” The organization teaches women how to use phones to make interviews. The news agency works out of a building that once was a farmhouse. The news of the Oscar nomination made people in India’s film industry center Bollywood pay attention.

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1.The film Writing with Fire is mainly about_____.

A Khabar Lahariya

B movie-making in India

C real people and events

D women and local news

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一二句“The 93-minute film is a documentary, meaning it aims to tell facts about real people and events.It is called Writing with Fire and it follows the news reporting group called Khabar Lahariya.”可知，该部名为《以火书写》的纪录短片旨在讲述真实人物和事件的真相。故选C。

2.What does Khabar Lahariya mainly report?

A The people of different classes.

B What happens in Uttar Pradesh.

C People’s work and backgrounds.

D The lives of people in the lower caste.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“It covers stories about women and local news in the area of Uttar Pradesh.”可知，它报道北方邦地区的妇女故事和当地新闻。故选B。

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A Kavita Devi’s ultimate goal.

B Bollywood’s working place.

C The global audience’s feedback.

D Khabar Lahariya’s achievements.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“We are proud that 20 years of our rural reporting and hard work is being appreciated and loved by a global audience.”可知，Khabar Lahariya 从事了20年的农村报道和该机构的辛勤工作正受到全球观众的赞赏和喜爱，而这些正是该机构所取得的成就。故选D。

4.In which column of a newspaper can we probably read this text?

A Health and life.

B Man and nature.

C Culture and education.

D Sports and entertainment.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文是一则关于一部纪录片的新闻报道。由此推断该文应该出现在报纸的“体育和娱乐”版面。故选D。