Question

Winning an Oscar isn't all about acting ability

While the awards claim they recognize the top performances from around the world, a new study has found that you're more likely to win an Oscar if you're an American acting in a film that portrays American culture.1.British actors are more likely to take home an award.

Researchers say the trend suggests viewers are more likely to perceive a performance as "truly brilliant" if they are members of the same social group as the actor. It can be seen, perhaps most famously, in the case of Leonardo DiCaprio, who finally won a long-awaited Oscar in the 88th Academy Awards for his role in The Revenant,which follows the story of an American frontiersman.2.In 2014, Matthew McConaughey won an Oscar for his role in Dallas Buyers Club,and Jennifer Lawrence took an award home in 2013 for Silver Linings Playbook3.The findings come from a new study published in the British Journal of Psychology. The team investigated a total of 908 merit prize winners: 97 winners and 383 nominees for the Oscars, and 97 winners and 331 nominees for the BAFTAs. Overall,they found that US actors dominated the awards,claiming over 50 percent of the prizes across the Oscars and BAFTAs.

4.When the performer and judge shared membership within a particular social group-for example, being American-the actor was more likely to win. As a result, American actors were found to win 52 percent of all BAFTAs, and 69 percent of all Oscars. While British actors won just 18 percent of all Oscars, and 34 percent of BAFTAs.

5.In the Oscars, Americans who performed in films about non-US culture accounted for just 26 percent of the award winners. But, those who performed in films about American culture made up 88 percent of the winners.

A. In recent years, many actors have cast themselves as frontiersmen.

B. Subject matter played a role,too, according to the researchers.

C. And, the same applies to London's BAFTAs.

D. But they also noted a trend within social groups.

E. But the trend also stretches back throughout the years.

F. Things are different in Britain.

G. Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar in 2008 for his role in There Will be Blood.

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.G

4.D

5.B

【解析】

本文属于社科文，介绍美国籍的演员电影中更容易获得奥斯卡奖项以及其他奖项，而其它国籍的演员获奖比例很低，表明了奥斯卡奖项不仅仅是关于表演的，后面还有更深层次的原因。

1.根据后一句_British actors are more likely to take home an award可知，英国演员在本国获奖的几率更高，故可知，不仅仅美国是这样，英国也是如此，C选项，伦敦的BAFTAs奖项也是如此，切题，故选C。

2.根据后文In 2014, Matthew McConaughey won an Oscar for his role in Dallas Buyers Club,and Jennifer Lawrence took an award home in 2013 for Silver Linings Playbook可知，2014年的马修。康纳利以及2013年詹妮弗.劳伦斯获奖都是因为影片关于美国文化的，故可知，这一趋势是年年如此，故选E。

3.根据前文In 2014, Matthew McConaughey won an Oscar for his role in Dallas Buyers Club,and Jennifer Lawrence took an award home in 2013 for Silver Linings Playbook可知，本段例举了不同年份奥斯卡获奖电影的共同之处，G选项，Daniel Day-Lewis在2008年饰演的电影《血色将至》获得奥斯卡奖项，与前文一致，切题，故选G。

4.根据后一句_When the performer and judge shared membership within a particular social group-for example, being American-the actor was more likely to win.可知，当演员和评为是同一个组织机构的花，演员更有可能获奖，故可知，拥有共同之处的演员，更容易获奖，这是一种趋势，切题，故选D。

5.根据后一句In the Oscars, Americans who performed in films about non-US culture accounted for just 26 percent of the award winners.可知，奥斯卡获奖名单中，美国演员在非美国文化中饰演的电影，只有26%的比例获得奥斯卡，故可知，要获奖，影片的主题和内容很重要，B选项，主题和扮演的角色很重要，开启后文，故选B。