The Oscars, or to give them their proper name, “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards of Merit”, are awards given to people who work in specific areas of the film industry.
Actors and directors, costume(服装)designers and songwriters, make-up artists and sound engineers, among others, all have the chance to win an Oscar.
The awards themselves are small statuettes(小雕像), around 34cm tall and weighing just over 3. 5 kg. The golden statuettes are all the same—they show a man(with no clothes on!)holding a sword and standing on a reel of film.
Sadly for the winner, the statue is not solid gold, but just goldplated. In actual value it is only worth around $250. However, although the statuette itself is not worth very much, winning one can be worth millions of dollars to the film studios.
Winning an Oscar means that the worldtop film makers liked your work. It is the best publicity any film can get. If a film can have “Academy Award Winner” under its title, many more people will go to see it.
The Academy was first formed in
May 1927, and the awards have been given every year since then. This ceremony,
when the awards are presented to the winners, is the highlight of the Hollywood
calendar. It is the most glamorous(富有魅力的)and
star-studded(星光灿烂的)evening of the whole year, and is
shown on television in 90 countries around the world and watched by over 500
million people.
Everyone who is famous in the film world attends the awards ceremony. Most arrive in huge limousines, wearing wonderful clothes. The Oscar ceremony is the one night when Hollywood really is as glamorous as it appears.
For the first few years of the Academy, the Academy Awards themselves were simply called “The Statuettes”. There are various stories which explain why they were at last given the nick mane “Oscars”. The most popular is that the Academy librarian, Margaret Herrick, exclaimed when she saw the golden statuette, “He looks just like my Uncle Oscar!” and the name stuck.
Whatever the reason, it is certainly easier to say “Oscar”, than to say “Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards of Merit”, so the little golden man is now on a first name basis with everyone.
1. The passage is really about________________.
A. Hollywood
B. an award in the film industry
C. an award ceremony
D. a famous film star, Oscar
2. One story says that the Oscars are named after________________.
A. Oscar Hammerstein
B. the man who invented them
C. the Academy librarian’s uncle
D. one of the “Oscar” winners
3. The awards were first simply called________________.
A. Oscars
B. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards of Merit
C. Uncle Oscars
D. The Statuettes
4. A reader can learn from the text that________________.
A. only actors can have the chance to win Oscars
B. an Oscar is made completely of gold
C. winning an Oscar is worth millions of dollars to film studios
D. the Academy Awards are given every four years
5. The best title for the passage would be________________.
A. Everybody’s Favorite Uncle
B. Great American Films
C. Winning is Not Important
D. History of Film Industry
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Jim Carrey is one of the most recognized faces in the world—and certainly because of his rubbery face.
Born in Ontario, Canada on January 17th, 1962 to a poor family, young Jim Carrey led a tough life, yet one good thing came out of it: He developed a great sense of humor to cope with life. At 15, he started performing at a Toronto comedy club. later he moved to LA and soon came to the attention of Rodney and went on his tour.
Jim Carrey got his big break in 1990 oil the comedy show la Living Color. There Carrey perfected many characters, most widely-known one "Fire Marshal Bill", who always went up in flames. The show stopped when critics claimed that it encouraged kids to play with fire. This argument put Carrey' s name in the headlines for the first time.
He broke into feature films in one single successful year, 1994, making it the Year of the Funny Face. First there was Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, a surprise hit showing Carrey’s wacky (古怪) style. Next came The Mask, tailor-made for him and a hit with audiences. There was still Dumb and Dumber, which ended up on top of the box office.
Carrey has slowed down, but his films have continued to make waves if not quite of the previous quality. There was Batman Forever, then a sequel to Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, which didn’t quite retake the sparkle (光彩) of the earlier one. Next came Liar, Liar, a terrific success everywhere, putting him back on top. Then came The Truman Show, a film which proved Jim Carrey was more than just a funny face. Snubbed (冷落) by the Oscars, he was clearly considered golden by the fans.
44. All of the following films are considered of excellent quality EXCEPT______.
A. Liar, Liar
B. Dumb and Dumber
C. The Truman Show
D. Ace Ventura : When Nature Calls
45. Which of the following statements about Jim Carrey is TRUE?
A. He has achieved his fame completely due to his face.
B. His hard early life helped develop his style of humor.
C. He received universal praises for his part in In Living Color.
D. Not many people like his performing style.
46. The underline word "sequel" in Paragrah 5 probably refers to_______.
A. an adapted film of the original
B. a film that continues a story
C. a comedy show of a strange style
D. a comment on a funny film
47. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Jim Carrey—More Than a Funny Face
B. Jim Carrey—Famous "Fire Marshal Bill"
C. Jim Carrey’s Great Films
D. Jim Carrey’s Acting Career
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Putting Movies on Mobiles
Movies in the theater get their recognition at awards ceremonies such as the Oscars. But how about movies for phones? They are getting their turn at MoFilm — the first mobile film festival.
The first MoFilm competition received 250 entries from more than 100 countries. Entries were restricted to films that were five minutes or less in length — ideal for viewing and sharing on mobile phones. An independent jury then selected a shortlist of five film-makers. The winner was chosen from the shortlist by an audience voting using their phones.
New Platforms
The awards highlight the increasing impact that mobile phones are making in the entertainment industry. Many grassroots filmmakers start out with short films. They are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their work. Therefore, mobile phones are increasingly being seen as a new platform for these short works.
It is a good place for anyone who wants to express themselves and find a way to have that expression be seen by a wide audience. Just think about how many people have mobile phones in the world!
New Technology Advances
MoFilm is pioneering content for mobile and online services that is a world away from Hollywood. The majority of films made for mobiles are now short in length, taking into account the screen size. However this could be overcome as technology advances.
In the near future, longer films will likely be seen on the mobile phone. And there are mobile companies creating phones where users can watch movies at higher quality.
Wherever you see movies, one thing is certain: the quality of work, the simple ability at story telling, and the thing that inspires someone to tell a story can really come from anywhere.
At the first MoFilm, ________.
A. movies in the theater got their recognition
B. more than 100 countries took part in the competition
C. ideal films were five minutes or less in length
D. the winner was chosen by experts’ voting
They are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their work. The underlined word means “________”.
A. disappointed B. surprised C. frightened D. encouraged
Nowadays the majority of films made for mobiles are short in length because of _______.
A. online services B. the screen size
C. technology advances D. the mobile phone
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February 24,2008 saw thieves break into the showroom of an Italian jeweler liked by Hollywood stars and stole things worth up to 10 million dollars while its owners were in Los Angeles hosting a party to celebrate the Oscars．
The robbery，which took place at the Damiani showroom in Milan’s fashion district that morning，was compared later with the“perfect scenes”in films such as Ocean’s Eleven and The Italian Job．
The thieves had spent more than a month digging a tunnel from a disused cellar(地下室)in a building joined to the showroom．The digging had been heard for weeks but was thought to be part of continuing building works next door. The four thieves，dressed in balaclavas，sunglasses and fake uniforms of the Guards, used an inside stair to reach the first floor，thus avoiding alarms(警报器) and video cameras．
The showroom had been opened for a private viewing and there were five employees inside，including a cleaning lady and a member of the staff，as well as the manager. The thieves said they were there to check the accounts(账目)，then knocked down the staff，tied them up with ropes，covered their mouths with tape and locked them in the washroom. They then helped themselves to jewelry and left the way they had come．
The entire operation had taken little more than 40 minutes．The employees managed to free themselves and raise the alarm，but by then the thieves were long gone．The police said that they were looking into whether the robbers had“inside assistance”that had helped them to avoid the alarms and cameras．
45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．A perfect robbery B．10 million of Jewelry Stolen
C．The Italian Thie
ves D．An Italian Jeweler
46．Why didn’t the thieves appear in the cameras? Perhaps because ．
A．there was something wrong with the cameras then
B．the thieves entered the showroom through an inside stair
C．the employees were too frightened to open the cameras then
D．the cameras didn’t work with the uniforms of the guards
47．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The Italian jeweler was popular with some famous American film stars．
B．The thieves went into a disused tunnel into the showroom．
C．When the robbery took place，there was no one in the showroom．
D．One of the jeweler employees must have helped the robbery secretly．
48．We can learn from the passage that
A．The items were so dear that no one coul
d afford to buy one．
B．The thieves left the showroom from where they came into it．
C．The most valuable jewels survived the robbery．
D．The jeweler had to close down because of the showroom robbery．
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Putting Movies on Mobiles
Movies in the theater get their recognition at awards ceremonies such as the Oscars．But how about movies for phones? They are getting their turn at MoFilm — the first mobile film festival.
The first MoFilm competition received 250 entries from more than 100 countries．Entries were restricted to films that were five minutes or less in length — ideal for viewing and sharing on mobile phones．An independent jury then selected a shortlist of five film-makers．The winner was chosen from the shortlist by an audience voting using their phones.
New Platforms
The awards highlight the increasing
impact that mobile phones are making in the entertainment industry．Many grassroots filmmakers
start out with short films．They are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their work．Therefore, mobile phones are
increasingly being seen as a new platform for these short works.
It is a good place for anyone who wants to express themselves and find a way to have that expression be seen by a wide audience．Just think about how many people have mobile phones in the world!
New Technology Advances
MoFilm is pioneering content for mobile and online services that is a world away from Hollywood．The majority of films made for mobiles are now short in length, taking into account the screen size．However this could be overcome as technology advances.
In the near future, longer films will likely be seen on the mobile phone．And there are mobile companies creating phones where users can watch movies at higher quality．
Wherever you see movies, one thing is certain: the quality of work, the simple ability at story telling, and the thing that inspires someone to tell a story can really come from anywhere.
60．At the first MoFilm, ________．
A．movies in the theater got their recognition
B．more than 100 countries took part in the competition
C．ideal films were five minutes or less in length
D．the winner was chosen by experts’ voting
61．They are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their work．The underlined word means “________”．
A．disappointed B．surprised C．frightened D．encouraged
62．Nowadays the majority of films made for mobiles are short in length because of ________．
A．online services B．the mobile phone C．technology advances D．the screen size
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