Academy Awards The Academy Awards are the most prominent film award in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy Awards are nicknamed “Oscars” , which is also the nickname of the statuette. The name is said to have been born in 1931 when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said. “It looks just like my uncle Oscar!”
Berlin Film Festival One of the “A” festivals in Europe. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the “Berlinale”, is held annually in February and started in 1951 after an initiative of the American, who occupied part of the city after World War II. The jury always placed special emphasis on representing films from all over the world, from the former Eastern Bloc Countries (东方阵营) as well as from Western countries.The awards are called Golden and Silver Bears ( as the bear is the symbol of Berlin).
Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival takes place every year in late August/early September on the Lido in the historic Palazzo del Cinema, in Venice, Italy since 1932; its main award is the “Leond'Oro” (Golden Lion). Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best film
Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival is. a famous international film festival. It has been held annually in Cannes, in the south of France, since 1946 with a few exceptions. Given massive media exposure, the Festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over the globe.
The most famous award given out at Carmes is the “Palme d'Or” (Golden Palm) for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year.
1.Which award can be shared by multiple films in one year?
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A．Golden Lion. |
B．Golden Palm. |
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C．Academy Awards. |
D．San Marco Award. |
2. Which of the following statements about “Oscars” is NOT true?
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A．It s the nickname of Academy Awards. |
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B．It's also the nickname of the statuette. |
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C．It got its name because Margaret said the statuette looked like her uncle. |
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D．It s an award in France. |
3. Which award has the shortest history?
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A．Golden Lion. |
B．Golden Palm. |
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C．Academy Awards. |
D．San Marco Award. |
4. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
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A．An introduction to famous film festivals and film awards. |
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B．An advertisement for films and TV programs. |
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C．An introduction to the nicknames of famous film awards. |
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D．A guide of bow to attend famous film festivals. |
IV. 阅读理解
Bill Jenkins worked in a big office in the city, and he used to go to the barber’s during working hours to have his hair cut, although this was against the rule: clerks (职员) had to have their hair cut in their own time.
While Bill was at the barber’s one day, the manager of the office came in by chance to have his own hair cut. Bill saw him and tried to hide his face, but the manager found him.
“Hello, Jenkins,” the manager said, “ I see that you are having your hair cut in office time.”
“Yes, sir, I am,” admitted Bill calmly, “You see, sir, it grows in office time.”
“Not all of it,” said the manager at once, “some of it grows in your own time.”
“Yes, sir, but I’m not having it all cut off.”
52. Clerks in the office where Bill worked were ________.
A. not allowed to leave the office in office time
B. told to go to the barber’s in their free time
C. not allowed to go to the barber’s for a hair cut
D. told that only the manager could break the rules
53. Bill often went to have his hair cut during office hours because __________.
A. he didn’t have to wait long B. he had no idea of the office rule
C. he couldn’t be found by the manager
D. he just wanted to save his own time to do other things
54. When the manager saw Bill at the barber’s, he was _________.
A. unhappy B. excited C. sad D. anxious
55. The sentence “I’m not having it all cut off,” really means _________.
A. Bill wanted to have his hair cut, which grew in office time
B. Bill was just against the rule about hair cut
C. Bill would like to have his hair cut, which grew both in his office time and in his own time
D. Bill didn’t like to have his hair cut, which grew in his own time
III. 完形填空
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to (37)_______ healthy and happy, and to live longer.
Many people like to watch others (38)_______ games. They buy tickets or (39)______ their TV sets to watch the games.
Sports change (40)_______ the seasons. People play different games in winter and summer. Swimming is (41)________ in warm weather, but skating is good in winter.
Games and sports often grow from people’s work and everyday activities(活动). The Arabs use horses or camels(骆驼) in much of their everyday life. They use them in their sports, too. It is the same (42)_______ people in Xingjiang and Inner Mongolia (内蒙古). Millions of people hunt and fish (43)________ a living, but hunting and fishing are very good sports too.
Sports are so interesting (44)_________ people everywhere like them. Football, (45)_______, has spread (46)________ the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those (47)________ many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or India! And think of the people in cold countries. Some sports or games go back (48)_________ of years, (49)_________ running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a long history. But basketball and football are rather new. (50)_________one is a hundred years old yet. People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but (51)__________ playing a game together they often become good friends.
37. A. get B. turn C. keep D. develop
38. A. played B. to play C. playing D. play
39. A. turn B. turn on C. turn down D. turn around
40. A. from B. in C. into D. with
41. A. fun B. excite C. funny D. excited
42. A. with B. as C. to D. from
43. A. because of B. for C. out of D. from
44. A. as B. when C. that D. which
45. A. however B. for example C. also D. too
46. A. to B. around C. on D. about
47. A. near B. from C. in D. with
48. A. thousand B. a thousand C. thousands D. several thousand
49. A. as B. such C. so D. such as
50. A. No B. Neither C. / D. a
51. A. before B. over C. after D. in
36. ---My sister wants to give Bob a birthday present. What can you suggest?
--- I suggest that she _____ him the new Ricky Martin CD..
A. gives B. may give C. give D. could give
35. He ______stay up a few years ago. But now he is used to _____ to bed early.
A. was used to …going B. used to …go
C. used to …going D. was used to …go
34. ---It has been raining these days. _____ the sports meeting will be put off.
---Yes. It all depends on the weather.
A. I’ve been told B. I’ve told C. I’m told D. I told
