13.The 87th Academy Award nominations(提名)were announced on Jan 15,and The Grand Budapest Hotel stood out as a favorite with nine nominations,including Best Picture.Check out some other Best Picture nominees to see if you missed any of last year's top Hollywood films.
The Imitation Game
This historical thriller is about British computer scientist,Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch),the father of artificial intelligence.At the start of World WarⅡ,Turing was asked to join a select team of mathematical geniuses to decode(解碼)the system the Nazis used to send military messages.Besides the actual breaking of the code,Cumberbatch's portrayal(扮演)of Turing's personality,a mixture of decency(正派)and shyness,is also a highlight of the movie.
Birdman
This dark comedy film is about how Riggan Thomson,a faded star once famous for his superhero roles,struggles to regain fame.American actor Michael Keaton,63,who has a similar experience to Thomson's,plays the leading role.
Selma
A stellar cast(主要演員)including talk show queen Oprah Winfrey may be one reason to see Selma.But that the film focuses an Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle for civil rights also makes it worth viewing.Based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches,the film is a chronicle(編年史)of King's(David Oyelowo)campaign for political rights for African-American people.
The Theory of Everything
We know English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking for his significant scientific discoveries,especially his black hole theories.This biographical film reveals the scientist's (played by Eddie Redmayne) secret romantic relationship with Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones),whom he meets and falls in love with at Cambridge and who later becomes his first wife.
Boyhood
American Director Richard Linklater did an experiment in this film,using the same cast for l2years to record a boy's growth.In two and a half hours,we see Mason,a Texas boy from a divorced family,grow from 6-year-old boy to a freshman in college.
l.How many Best Picture nominees are mentioned in the text?B
A.FiveB.SixC.EightD.Nine
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?C
A.Michael Keaton became famous overnight after starring in the movie Birdman.
B.Alan Turing is a talented and outgoing man in The Imitation Game.
C.Selma is the story of Martin Luther King Jr.'s fight for voting rights for African-Americans.
D.The Theory of Everything is about how Stephen Hawking discovered his black hole theories.
3.What is the main purpose of the text?B
A.To analyze why these films were nominated for the 87th Academy Awards.
B.To give a brief introduction to the 87th Academy Award nominees.
C.To list some of the best nominees in the Academy Awards'history.
D.To prove that the Academy Award nominees cover a broad range of topics.
分析 本文是一篇廣告布告類閱讀.文章主要介紹了第87屆奧斯卡提名的一些情況,其中重點介紹了幾部因""最佳影片"而被提名的電影.
解答 1-3 BCB
1.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"The Grand Budapest Hotel stood out as a favorite with nine nominations,including Best Picture."和下文提到的五部電影可知本文一共提到了六部被Best Picture提名的電影.故選B.
2.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)"Based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches,the film is a chronicle(編年史)of King's(David Oyelowo)campaign for political rights for African-American people."可知Selma講述的是Martin Luther King Jr為非裔美國人爭取投票權的故事.故選C.
3.B.主旨大意題.縱覽全文并根據(jù)"The 87th Academy Award nominations(提名)were announced on Jan 15,and The Grand Budapest Hotel stood out as a favorite with nine nominations,including Best Picture."可知文章主要介紹了第87屆奧斯卡提名的一些情況,其中重點介紹了幾部因""最佳影片"而被提名的電影.故選B.
點評 本文是一篇廣告布告類閱讀.此類題型主要考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.細節(jié)理解題是針對文中某個細節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設置問題,所以在做細節(jié)理解題時要結合原文和提干有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,再結合選項選出正確答案.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要聯(lián)系上下文根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.在做主旨大意題時考生首先要仔細閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準確把握作者觀點,確定主旨.