3.It's finally over.We mean both the Oscar telecast,which ran as long as Gone With the Wind(though with fewer important roles for African Americans),and the three-month death march of critics'citations,guild(行業(yè)) awards and expert opinions on who'd win.In case you nodded off,Birdman took Best Picture and Director,and the acting prizes went to Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything.Julianne Moore for Still Alice,J.K.Simmons for Whiplash and Patricia Arquette for Boyhood--four folks whom most people know from the speeches they gave,not the movies they were in.
This year,the only big hit among the eight Best Picture finals was American Sniper.The other seven were art-house films.You see,there is Hollywood,which makes movies the whole world watches,and there is off-Hollywood,which hatches the films that get Oscars.Somebody has to ask:Why does Hollywood hate what it does for a living?
It can be as simple as"films"are great and"movies"are rubbish.On the Rotten Tomatoes website,which shows the reviews of dozens of critics.Birdman pulled a 93 rating(out of 100)and The Imitation Game an 89.But some popular hits also scored with the critics:91 for Guardians of the Galaxy,89for Captain America:The Winter Soldier,88 for Gone Girl and a dramatic 96 for The Lego Movie.Audiences liked these four films too,paying more than 51 billion to see them in North American theaters(plus another 1.3billion dollars abroad).
So why weren't at least a couple of these films nominated for Best Pictures?Maybe simply because they were popular.They got their awards as cash prizes,not Oscar statuettes.The Oscar winners have become a category of little films about big diseases.Another disconnect between Oscar voters and moviegoers:ages.The average age of the 6.7000 Academy members is about 60,and they see most of the nominated films on screeners at home.Basically,they want movies to be television:educating,intimate dramas.The stories they respond to are not of youngsters on grand quests--the action film--but of unsung heroes battling weakness and approaching death.
The very first Oscar party,in 1929,had two Best Picture categories:one for"outstanding picture"(William Wellman's spectacle Wings),the other for"unique and artistic picture"(E.W Mumau's masterpiece Sunrise).Maybe the Academy,obsessed with indie(獨(dú)立制片的) artistry,should return to the double award.Then Avatar could win along with The Hurt Locker,and Gravity with 12 Years a Slave,even the new Star Wars might have a shot.
63.It can be inferred from the last sentence of Paragraph 1thatA.
A.not many people saw the four films.
B.the four films won the awards as expected.
C.a(chǎn)wards shouldn't be given to the four people.
D.the four actors and actresses made great speeches.
64.Why does the author mention these films in Paragraph 2?C
A.To illustrate the great films that are worth watching.
B.To explain why some films are given a higher score than others.
C.To illustrate there are films welcomed by both viewers and critics.
D.To highlight the importance of turning to critics'reviews when choosing films.
65.Which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree with?C
A.Less emphasis should be given to moviegoers'opinions about films.
B.Oscar voters are unsung heroes fighting against weakness.
C.Being popular may prevent a film winning Oscar awards.
D.It's better to see a film in the cinema than at home.
66.What suggestion does the author give about Oscar award.B
A.Having more independent film makers nominated for awards.
B.Setting up an award for the films different from present winners.
C.Improving the standard for outstanding films.
D.Giving more chances to the greatest hits.
分析 本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道類閱讀,主要講述了奧斯卡電影獎(jiǎng)的提名以及獲獎(jiǎng)情況,以及作者對(duì)奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)的建議及看法.
解答 63.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Julianne Moore for Still Alice,J.K.Simmons for Whiplash and Patricia Arquette for Boyhood--four folks whom most people know from the speeches they gave,not the movies they were in.可知,多數(shù)人從他們發(fā)表的演講中知道的四個(gè)人,而不是他們所在的電影.故沒(méi)有很多人看過(guò)這四部電影.故選A.
64.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)This year,the only big hit among the eight Best Picture finals was American Sniper.The other seven were art-house films.You see,there is Hollywood,which makes movies the whole world watches,and there is off-Hollywood,which hatches the films that get Oscars.Somebody has to ask:Why does Hollywood hate what it does for a living?可以推測(cè)出,第二段作者提到這些電影的原因四說(shuō)明電影受到觀眾和評(píng)論家的歡迎.故選C.
65.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)So why weren't at least a couple of these films nominated for Best Pictures?Maybe simply because they were popular.They got their awards as cash prizes,not Oscar statuettes.The Oscar winners have become a category of little films about big diseases.可知,那么為什么至少有幾個(gè)這些電影提名為最佳影片?也許只是因?yàn)樗麄兪鞘軞g迎的.他們獲得了獎(jiǎng)金作為現(xiàn)金獎(jiǎng),而不是奧斯卡小雕像.故選C.
66.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)Maybe the Academy,obsessed with indie(獨(dú)立制片的) artistry,should return to the double award.Then Avatar could win along with The Hurt Locker,and Gravity with 12 Years a Slave,even the new Star Wars might have a shot.可以推測(cè)出,作者認(rèn)為奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)為不同于現(xiàn)有獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)叩碾娪霸O(shè)立獎(jiǎng)勵(lì).故選B.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道類閱讀,題目涉及多道主旨大意題,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題.做題時(shí)學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測(cè).