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5.The Oscars ceremony at the 87th Academy Awards took place in Hollywood's 3,300-seat Dolby Theatre in California on Sunday evening(Feb.23,2015).The night concluded with the biggest award of the evening,Best Picture.After already securing the Best Screenplay and Best Director Award for Alejandro González I?árritu,Birdman took flight as the winner of the night.Competing with 7 other contenders including another much-predicted winner"Boyhood",the top prize of the night was finally awarded to the film"Birdman".The director of"Birdman"was also awarded the Best Director Oscar by the Academy.In addition,the film took home two other awards for Best Original Screenplay and Cinematography.
Starring Michael Keaton,the dark comedy"Birdman"tells the story of a faded Hollywood star,famous for his roles as the"Birdman superhero",who struggles to win the support and confidence to perform in a different character type in a Broadway show.
The Academy's Best Leading Actor award went to Eddie Redmayne,for his performance in the film"the Theory of Everything".It was the actor's first nomination (提名) and first win.
Meanwhile,the Best Leading Actress award went to Julianne Moore who plays a college professor who learns that she is suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Patricia Arquette also won her first Oscar for her supporting actress role in the movie"Boyhood",while J.K.Simmons won the Best Supporting Actor in"Whiplash".
Best foreign Language film went to"Ida",while"Crisis Hotline"won the award for Best Documentary Short Subject.
39.What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean?C
A.Actresses.
B.Actors.
C.Competitors.
D.Directors.
40.Which film's content is mentioned in the passage?B
A.the Theory of Everything.
B.Birdman.
C.Boyhood.
D.Whiplash
41.According to the passage,who was first nominated and awarded at the Oscars ceremonyD?
A.Michael Keaton.
B.J.K.Simmons.
C.Patricia Arquette.
D.Eddie Redmayne.
42.What can be inferred from the passageA?
A.Many people had thought"Boyhood"would won the top prize.
B."Whiplash"won the biggest award of that evening,Best Picture.
C.Julianne Moore was suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
D.Eddie Redmayne won the Best Leading Actor award for the film"Birdman".
分析 本文是社会生活类的说明文,文章介绍了87届奥斯卡颁奖晚会上的获奖情况.87届奥斯卡颁奖典礼2015年2月23日在加利福尼亚好莱坞的3300座的杜比剧院举行.这个夜晚以最佳图片奖结束.阿加多•冈萨雷斯•伊纳里多在已经确保获得最佳剧本奖和最佳导演奖后,电影《鸟人》成为这个晚上的赢家.
在与包括人们预测很可能获奖的《少年时代》在内的7部电影的竞争中,这个晚上的最高奖项最终由《鸟人》获得,它的导演也获得了最佳导演奖.此外,这部电影还获得另外两个奖项-最佳原著剧本奖和最佳摄影奖.
由迈克尔•基顿主演的黑色喜剧《鸟人》讲述了一名衰退的好莱坞明星.他因为伯德曼的超级英雄这个角色而出名;他努力地获取支持和信心,希望能在百老汇的演出中获得扮演不同类型的人物的机会.
因为在电影《万物理论》中的表演,埃迪•雷德梅尼获得奥斯卡最佳男主角奖;这是他第一次获得提名,然后获奖.与此同时,最佳女主角由朱丽安•摩尔获得,她扮演了一名教授,这名教授知道自己正遭受早期的老年痴呆的疾病.
帕特丽夏•阿奎特因为在《少年时代》中的表演而获得了她的第一枚奥斯卡奖-最佳女配角奖.而J•K•西蒙斯因电影《爆裂鼓手》而获得最佳男配角奖.最佳外语片由《Ida》获得;《危机热线》获得最佳纪录短奖.
解答 39.C.词义猜测题.由该句句首的"Competing with (与…竞争)"推测with后面接的是"竞争对手";选项中actress是女演员;actor男演员;competitor 竞争者;director导演.由此判断答案是C.
40.B.细节理解题.由文章第三段"the dark comedy"Birdman"tells the story of …(这个黑色喜剧讲述了一个…的故事)"可以判断,《鸟人》电影提及到电影的内容,所以答案选择B.
41.D.细节理解题.第四段介绍了获奖者Eddie Redmayne,由第四段最后一句"It was the actor's first nomination (提名) and first win.(这是这名演员第一次获得提名、获奖)"可知,答案选择D.
42.A.细节理解题.第二段"Competing with 7 other contenders including another much-predicted winner"Boyhood""中"much-predicted wnner(被预测可能性很大的获胜者)"可以推测答案是A.
点评 阅读要在整体理解文章的基础上,根据题干选项定位细节,然后对照选项做出合理的判断.如果是主旨大意的判断要把握文章整体,避免以偏概全.
One afternoon,many years ago,I went to pick up my mother from work.I got there a little early so I(16)C the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked (17)A the car window,there was a small park where I saw a little boy,around one and a half to two years old,(18)Dfreely on the grass as his mother watched from a short(19)D.The boy had a big smile on his face(20)C he had just been set free from a (21)A.The boy would then fall to the grass,get up,and without(22)B or without looking back at his mother,run as fast as he could,again,still with a (23)B on his face,as if nothing had happened.
Kids,when they fall down,they don't consider their falling down as a failure,but (24)B,they treat it as a learning experience.They feel compelled to try and try again until they(25)D.
Not only was I impressed by the boy's courage,but I was (26)D touched by the manner in which he ran.With each attempt,he looked so(27)A,so natural,without signs of fear,nervousness,or of being disappointed.His only (28)C was to run freely and to do it effectively as he could.He was just being a (29)B,just being himself.He was not looking for(30)C or worrying about whether (31)A was watching.He wasn't concerned about being judged.He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him (32)Dand that it would be (33)A if he did fall.No,all that(34)C to him was to accomplish the task of activity at hand to the best of his ability,feeling the experience of running fully and freely.
I learned a lot from that observation and (35)B,and have successfully brought that lesson with me in life.
16.A.left | B.started | C.stopped | D.drove |
17.A.outside | B.down | C.toward | D.over |
18.A.playing | B.smiling | C.rolling | D.running |
19.A.sight | B.length | C.time | D.distance |
20.A.evenif | B.solongas | C.asthough | D.nowthat |
21.A.prison | B.house | C.park | D.castle |
22.A.attention | B.hesitation | C.question | D.application |
23.A.puzzle | B.smile | C.pleasure | D.surprise |
24.A.therefore | B.instead | C.still | D.anyhow |
25.A.stop | B.win | C.achieve | D.succeed |
26.A.luckily | B.apparently | C.actually | D.equally |
27.A.confident | B.joyful | C.quiet | D.proud |
28.A.worry | B.talent | C.concern | D.conclusion |
29.A.student | B.child | C.player | D.winner |
30.A.chance | B.fortune | C.approval | D.trouble |
31.A.someone | B.noone | C.everyone | D.one |
32.A.try | B.run | C.cry | D.fall |
33.A.embarrassing | B.disappointing | C.frightening | D.exciting |
34.A.happened | B.cared | C.mattered | D.related |
35.A.experiment | B.experience | C.expressing | D.expectation |
A. | is taking | B. | was taking | C. | took | D. | had taken |
A. | so | B. | as | C. | while | D. | like |
A. | which | B. | who | C. | when | D. | where |
These (52)A are evident before the visitors leaves his or her country.
In 2004,the U.S.Department of Homeland Security(DHS)--a department of the federal government established by laws and regulations in late 2002,after the September 11,2001,terrorist attacks--established a new series of security (53)D for the international visitors holding non-U.S.passports or visas.
(54)B when these visitors apply for a visa,the officer (55)Cthem reviews their application and supporting papers and collects both digital fingerprints and a digital photograph.
Recently,the waiting time for these interviews has been significantly (56)A.According to Geoff Freeman,a senior vice president of public affairs of U.S.Travel,the trade organization for the U.S.travel industry,many prospective visa applicants now wait fewer than 30days for an interview,(57)Bmore than 100days in the past.
The Visa Waiter Program(VWP)--which (58)Dcitizens from countries that meet various security and other requirements from obtaining a visa for visits to the United States of 90days or fewer for business or pleasure--(59)B 36countries such as Australia,Austria,Belgium and so on.
A traveler from a country (60)C in the VWP must obtain an Electronic System for Travel Authorization(ESTA),an online travel authorization,established by DHS.ESTA determines,before the traveler boards a flight,whether the traveler is (61)Bto travel to the United States under the VWP and whether such travel poses any law implementation or security risks.
When an international traveler arrives in the United States,he or she must subject one of the two (62)C to the U.S.Customs and Boarder Protection(CBP)officer:either a white Form I-94,if the traveler has a visa,or a green Form I-94W,if the traveler is a VWP participant.The CBP officer asks the traveler questions about his or her stay,scans the traveler's fingerprints,and takes a digital photograph. (63)C,VWP travelers,who are not required to obtain a visa,will soon need to pay a fee.The travelers keeps a portion of the I-94or I-94W form after the CBP (64)A and returns it to CBP upon departure from the United States.
In 2007 Congress authorized the consumption of 40 million dollars on a"Model Ports of Entry"program,designed to improve the (65)Cprocedures of foreign travelers at the 20 U.S.airports with the highest number of international visitors.The program aims to improve staffing,queue management,signage,and infrastructure at the top 20 U.S.international airports and to hire at least 200 new CBP officers.
51.A.experiment | B.examination | C.experience | D.excursion |
52.A.changes | B.fluctuations | C.fingerprints | D.communications |
53.A.explanations | B.registrations | C.applications | D.procedures |
54.A.Surprisingly | B.Specifically | C.Hopefully | D.Occasionally |
55.A.inspecting | B.instructing | C.interviewing | D.investigating |
56.A.reduced | B.resolved | C.reviewed | D.released |
57.A.owing to | B.compared to | C.according to | D.added up to |
58.A.protects | B.stimulates | C.promises | D.relieves |
59.A.leads to | B.applies to | C.depends on | D.makes up |
60.A.persevering | B.previewing | C.participating | D.promoting |
61.A.accessible | B.acceptable | C.available | D.adaptable |
62.A.participants | B.decisions | C.documents | D.photographs |
63.A.For instance | B.As a result | C.In addition | D.On the contrary |
64.A.check | B.project | C.design | D.proposal |
65.A.queue | B.program | C.arrival | D.departure. |