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1、雅思快速阅读训练也可供四、六级考试,托福考试使用内部培训资料,一线在职教师倾力编写1.ACADEMY AWARDS-THE OSCARS(Time Limit:3 minutes 30 seconds)The Academy Awards,affectionately(亲切地)known as the Oscars,are the oldest,bestknown,most influential and famous of film awards.The awards have been presented annually(thefirst awards ceremony was held
2、 in May of 1929)by a non-profit professional organization-theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences(AMPAS),based in Beverly Hills,California,andfounded in 1927.Price waterhouse has managed the Academy Awards balloting(投票选举)processsince 1935-all but the first six years of the Oscars.Ever since 1
3、941,when their now-famousconfidential(秘密的)envelope system was introduced,marking the first year of complete secrecy,“the Envelope Please“has become a familiar phrase that has been associated with the AcademyAwards ceremony.Except for the early years of the institution,the awards honored films made d
4、uring theprevious 12-month calendar year.At first,to be eligible(有资格的)for an award,a film had toopen in Los Angeles during the twelve months ending on July 31 of the preceding yea匚 To alloweach ceremony to cover films fbr a single calendar year-matching the eligibility period,the1932/33 awards were
5、based on a 17-month qualifying period.Ever since then,beginning with the1934 awards ceremony,all awards have been based on openings in the previous calendar year.Until 1954,the Oscars were presented mostly on a Thursday evening.From 1955 to 1958,theywere presented on a Wednesday.From 1959 until 1998
6、 the Oscars were,with a few exceptions,presented on a Monday night.Only since 1999 has the Awards ceremony taken place on a Sunday(traditionally in March).In 2004,the ceremony was moved even earlier to improve ratings and tobe more relevant to the awards seasonThe establishment of the Academy(and it
7、s awards system)has had a major effect andinfluence upon the film industry,due to the enormous boost a nomination(提名)or award(for afilm or actor)creates,by giving prestige and bottom-line profits to a studio or performer.Studioshave often engaged in expensive marketing and advertising campaigns to s
8、way votes.Althoughthe Academy has with limited success,tried to limit the influences of pressure groups andpromotion,box office gross receipts,studio public relations and marketing,sentimentality andpersonal popularity,those influences have had a decided effect upon the outcome of some of thepoll re
9、sults.Especially since the 80s,moneymaking formula-made successful films have oftenbeen crowd-pleasing titans(大片)but they havent necessarily been great films with depth orcritical acclaim(赞誉)by any measure.(425 words)Comprehension ExercisesI.Choose the best answers to the following questions.1.When
10、were the first Academy Awards presented?A.1935 B.1927.C.1929 D.1934.2.Why did the qualifying period of a film made in 1932 last for 17 months?A.A new awards system started to make sure that the films had opened during the twelve monthsending on July 31 in the previous year.B.A new rule was put into
11、operation that each ceremony should cover the films made in a singlecalendar year.C.Some changes were made so that the ceremony was moved earlier to improve ratings.D.An agreement was not reached on when the ceremony was held.3.Which of the following can be regarded as a major effect of the Academy
12、Awards upon the filmindustry?A.A film,if winning the Academy Awards,will do quite well at the box office.B.Studios often carry out advertising campaigns to win the favor of the public.C.The film industry has put economic benefits above all others.D.A studio or an actor will try every means to affect
13、 the outcome of the poll results.4.The word sway in Line 9,Para 3 means.A.promote B.influenceC.distribute D.recollect5.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.The Academy Awards have done a lot to revolutionize the film industry.B.The Academy awards system is fair and free from any outside pr
14、essures and influences.C.The award-winning films are not always applauded by audience.D.Some people,including the author,dont think much of the award-winning films.II.Complete the following sentences with the information given in the passage.1.People dont know who will win the Academy Awards until i
15、s opened.2.Studios often carry out some to persuade people to vote for their films.3.Studios and performers will become and when the Academy Awards goto them.4.A film has to go through a before it enters the competition for the Academy Awards.5.The Academy Awards ceremony is held once.2.Life or Deat
16、h(Time Limit:3 minutes 10 sounds)How would you feel if a loved one were killed?Would you want the murderer executed,orwould having the killer in prison be enough?This question has been asked many times,but peopleare not in agreement about the ultimate punishment.We all know that it is wrong to take
17、a humanlife,but if our government does the killing,is it still a crime?Some people say that thegovernment dose not have the right to end someones life,but several reasons can be put forwardto defend the death penalty.The first reason for allowing the death penalty is for the sake of punishment itsel
18、f.Thepunishment ought to reflect the seriousness of the crime.It therefore seems reasonable that thosewho commit the most serious crimes should be made to pay the ultimate price.Secondly,to preserve the death penalty is reasonable on financial grounds.The governmentshouldnt have to spend a lot of mo
19、ney on criminals.Next to the death penalty,the most severepunishment is a life sentence in prison,where the government has to take care of criminals untilthey die naturally.These criminals do not work,but they receive free housing and food.It is unfairto use taxpayers,money for such a purpose.The la
20、st argument for continuing the use of the death penalty is based on the nature andpurpose of government.If the government has the legitimate(合法的)power to make,judge,andcarry out the laws,it should also have the power to decide if criminals should die.The opponents(反对者)of the death penalty might say
21、that nobody has the right to decidewho should die,including the government.However,when the government sends soldiers into war,in some way,it is deciding those soldiers fate;some will live and some will be killed.As long asthe government has a right to send its citizens to the battlefield,it has a r
22、ight to put criminals todeath.There are,then,many good reasons to preserve the death penalty.If no punishment canreform a murder,then the death penalty is the best thing that can be done for that person and forsociety.(377 words)Comprehension ExercisesI.Choose the best answers to the following quest
23、ions.1.How many reasons dose the writer give to preserve the death penalty?A.3B.4C.5D.62.What dose the writer want to express in this passage?A.People are not in agreement about the death penalty.B.The use of the death penalty should serve the interests of government.C.The government does not have t
24、he right to end someone life.D.There are some good reasons to preserve the death penalty.3.Which of the following is mentioned in order to justify the death penalty?A.Some more serious measures should be taken against a killer once jailed,since putting himin prison is not enough.B.The death penalty
25、is the best way to separate criminals from society.C.Since the government cannot afford free housing and food for criminals,it is necessary topreserve the death penalty.D.Since the government has a right to send its citizens to war,it has the right to put criminalsto death.4.Which of the following s
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