Question

【题目】A

Every February "Oscar fever" hits the entertainment community and film fans around the world, with the annual Academy Awards presentation happening a month later, when hundreds of millions of cinema lovers glue themselves to their television sets to learn who will receive the golden statuettes(小雕像).

The Academy Awards or Oscars is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences(AMPAS) to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States film industry. First presented in 1929, the awards are among the film industry’s most desired prizes.

The AMPAS maintains a voting membership of 5,783 until 2012 and academy membership is divided into different branches. For most categories, members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees(被提名的人) only in their respective categories. In the special case of Best Picture, all voting members have the right to select the nominees. In all major categories, each member votes for up to five nominees (ten for Best Picture). From among these nominees, all academy members select the winners by secret voting.

Since the earliest years, interest in the Academy Awards has run high. The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 — and has had broadcast coverage ever since — and televised for the first time in 1953. It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online.

How the Oscar received its nickname is not clear. A popular, but unsupported story goes that the name caught on after the Academy’s Executive Director Margaret Herrick said that the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar. Thus, the journalists and Academy staff started to refer to it by this name. Officially, the name Oscar has been used since 1939.

【1】What does Oscar fever indicate?

A.A medical condition where one feels sick.

B. People’s seeking Oscars blindly.

C.A rare phenomenon in film industries.

D. People’s great interest in Oscars.

【2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. How award winners are singled out.

B. What is required of award winners.

C. Who maintains the voting membership.

D. What the academy members do.

【3】What can we learn about the awards presentation?

A. It is on annually in February.

B. The second one was first televised.

C. The first one escaped a media audience.

D. Its broadcast listeners have multiplied since 1953.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】

【文章大意】本文是说明文。文章简单介绍了有关世界著名电影奖项——奥斯卡金像奖的一些情况。

【1】考查推理判断。根据第一段中的＂hits the entertainment community and film fans around the world...when hundreds of millions of cinema lovers glue themselves to their television sets to learn who will receive the golden statuettes(小雕像)＂可知，＂Oscar fever＂表明了人们对该奖项极感兴趣。

【2】考查主旨要义。题干问的是第三段的段意，根据该段中的＂academy membership is divided into different branches. For most categories...From among these nominees, all academy members select the winners by secret voting＂可知，本段主要讲述了奥斯卡金像奖是怎么评选的，故选A项。single out＂挑选出＂。

【3】考查推理判断。根据第二段中的＂First presented in 1929＂可知，第一届奥斯卡颁奖典礼于1929年举办;根据第四段中的＂The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 — and has had broadcast coverage ever since＂可知，奥斯卡颁奖典礼首次通过收音机播送是在1930年，并且从那以后，奥斯卡颁奖典礼都被广播。由此可知，第一届奥斯卡颁奖典礼没有媒体听众。根据第一段中的＂Every February ‘Oscar fever’...with the annual Academy Awards presentation happening a month later＂可知，奥斯卡颁奖典礼是在三月举行的，排除A项;根据第四段中的＂The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 — and has had broadcast coverage ever since — and televised for the first time in 1953＂可排除B项和D项。coverage＂新闻报道＂。