2018年4月自考00595英語閱讀一試題及答案含解析

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1、【單選題】**Passage1**Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Hummingbirdsincludethesmallestbirdsintheworld,buttheybelongto

oneofthelatestgroupofbirds,theTrochilidaefamily.Thesebirdsarefound

indeserts,mountains,andplains,butmostliveintropicalrainforests.

Theirnamereferstothehummingsoundmadebytheirtiny,beatingwings;

eachspeciescreatesadifferenthummingsoundsdependingonthespeedofits

wingbeats.Thereare328hummingbirdspecies.Thesmallestisthebeehummingbird

fromCuba,andthelargestisthegianthummingbirdfromSouthAmerica.

Hummingbirdbills（喙）comeindifferentsizesandshapes,too.Thelongbillis

adaptedtocollectnectar（花蜜）fromflowers.Thebillprotectsthelong,split

tongueandallowseachhummingbirdspeciestofeedfromspecifictypesof

flowers.Hummingbirdsarccallednectarivores（食密類）,becauseabout90percent

oftheirdietisthenectarfromflowers.Theyalsosnackoninsects.A

hummingbirdhuntsinsectsbyflyinganddivingtosnapthemupoutoftheair.Ifa

hummingbirdseesabirdthatitdoesn'twantinitsterritory,itgivesahigh-

pitchedwarningandstartsdoingdiveattacks.Otherhummersandevenbirdsof

differentspeciesoftenjoinintodive-bombtheunwelcomebirduntilitleaves.

Thehummingbirdisfearless,asitcanovercomeeverythingunlesstakenby

surprise.Whenitcomestoflying,nobodydoesitbetter.Likeahelicopter,

ahummingbirdcangoup,down,sideways,backward,andevenupsidedown!Most

ofitswingsaremadeofhandbonesinsteadofarmboneslikeotherbirds*

wings.Whenhovering,thewingsturninoppositedirectionsandthen

reversethemselvesinafigure-eightmovement.Hummingbirdsalsohavemuscles

thatpowerboththeupanddownstrokeinsteadofjustthedownstroke,asin

otherbirds.Theycanbeattheirwingsfrom20to200timespersecond.

Hummingbirdsaresuchgoodfliersthatmostofthemneverwalk.Astoughasthey

are,hummingbirdsstillfaceafewclevernaturalenemies.Hummershavebeen

caughtbydragonflies,trappedinspiderwebs,andsnatchedbyfrogs.Otherbirds

occasionallyeathummingbirds.Wheredomosthummingbirdslive?

Inplains.

Indeserts.

A:

Inmountains.

B:

Intropicalrainforests.

C:

答D:案：D

解析：題目問的是大多數(shù)的蜂鳥住在哪里。根據(jù)第一段的第二句話Thesebirdsare

foundindeserts,mountains,andplains,butmostliveintropicalrainforests.

可知，大多數(shù)蜂鳥是住在熱帶雨林里，因此選擇D.Intropicalrainforests.

2、【單選題】**Passage1**Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Hummingbirdsincludethesmallestbirdsintheworld,buttheybelongto

oneofthelatestgroupofbirds,theTrochilidaefamily.Thesebirdsarefound

indeserts,mountains,andplains,butmostliveintropicalrainforests.

Theirnamereferstothehummingsoundmadebytheirtiny,beatingwings;

eachspeciescreatesadifferenthummingsoundsdependingonthespeedofits

wingbeats.Thereare328hummingbirdspecies.Thesmallestisthebeehummingbird

fromCuba,andthelargestisthegianthummingbirdfromSouthAmerica.

Hummingbirdbills（喙）comeindifferentsizesandshapes,too.Thelongbillis

adaptedtocollectnectar（花蜜）fromflowers.Thebillprotectsthelong,split

tongueandallowseachhummingbirdspeciestofeedfromspecifictypesof

flowers.Hummingbirdsarccallednectarivores（食密類）,becauseabout90percent

oftheirdietisthenectarfromflowers.Theyalsosnackoninsects.A

hummingbirdhuntsinsectsbyflyinganddivingtosnapthemupoutoftheair.Ifa

hummingbirdseesabirdthatitdoesn'twantinitsterritory,itgivesahigh-

pitchedwarningandstartsdoingdiveattacks.Otherhummersandevenbirdsof

differentspeciesoftenjoinintodive-bombtheunwelcomebirduntilitleaves.

Thehummingbirdisfearless,asitcanovercomeeverythingunlesstakenby

surprise.Whenitcomestoflying,nobodydoesitbetter.Likeahelicopter,

ahummingbirdcangoup,down,sideways,backward,andevenupsidedown!Most

ofitswingsaremadeofhandbonesinsteadofarmboneslikeotherbirds*

wings.Whenhovering,thewingsturninoppositedirectionsandthen

reversethemselvesinafigure-eightmovement.Hummingbirdsalsohavemuscles

thatpowerboththeupanddownstrokeinsteadofjustthedownstroke,asin

otherbirds.Theycanbeattheirwingsfrom20to200timespersecond.

Hummingbirdsaresuchgoodfliersthatmostofthemneverwalk.Astoughasthey

are,hummingbirdsstillfaceafewclevernaturalenemies.Hummershavebeen

caughtbydragonflies,trappedinspiderwebs,andsnatchedbyfrogs.Otherbirds

occasionallyeathummingbirds.Wheredoesthename“hummingbird”comefrom?

Fromthewaytheyfly.

Fromthefoodtheyliveon.

A:

Fromtheplacetheylivein.

B:

Fromthesoundoftheirwingbeats.

C:

答D:案：D

解析：題目問的是蜂鳥名字的由來。根據(jù)第一段的第三句話Theirnamereferstothe

hummingsoundmadebytheirtiny,beatingwings可知，它們的名字指的是由它們的小

翅膀煽動時發(fā)出的聲音，因此選擇D.Fromthesoundoftheirwingbeats.

3、【單選題】**Passage1**Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Hummingbirdsincludethesmallestbirdsintheworld,buttheybelongto

oneofthelatestgroupofbirds,theTrochilidaefamily.Thesebirdsarefound

indeserts,mountains,andplains,butmostliveintropicalrainforests.

Theirnamereferstothehummingsoundmadebytheirtiny,beatingwings;

eachspeciescreatesadifferenthummingsoundsdependingonthespeedofits

wingbeats.Thereare328hummingbirdspecies.Thesmallestisthebeehummingbird

fromCuba,andthelargestisthegianthummingbirdfromSouthAmerica.

Hummingbirdbills（喙）comeindifferentsizesandshapes,too.Thelongbillis

adaptedtocollectnectar（花蜜）fromflowers.Thebillprotectsthelong,split

tongueandallowseachhummingbirdspeciestofeedfromspecifictypesof

flowers.Hummingbirdsarccallednectarivores（食密類）,becauseabout90percent

oftheirdietisthenectarfromflowers.Theyalsosnackoninsects.A

hummingbirdhuntsinsectsbyflyinganddivingtosnapthemupoutoftheair.Ifa

hummingbirdseesabirdthatitdoesn'twantinitsterritory,itgivesahigh-

pitchedwarningandstartsdoingdiveattacks.Otherhummersandevenbirdsof

differentspeciesoftenjoinintodive-bombtheunwelcomebirduntilitleaves.

Thehummingbirdisfearless,asitcanovercomeeverythingunlesstakenby

surprise.Whenitcomestoflying,nobodydoesitbetter.Likeahelicopter,

ahummingbirdcangoup,down,sideways,backward,andevenupsidedown!Most

ofitswingsaremadeofhandbonesinsteadofarmboneslikeotherbirds*

wings.Whenhovering,thewingsturninoppositedirectionsandthen

reversethemselvesinafigure-eightmovement.Hummingbirdsalsohavemuscles

thatpowerboththeupanddownstrokeinsteadofjustthedownstroke,asin

otherbirds.Theycanbeattheirwingsfrom20to200timespersecond.

Hummingbirdsaresuchgoodfliersthatmostofthemneverwalk.Astoughasthey

are,hummingbirdsstillfaceafewclevernaturalenemies.Hummershavebeen

caughtbydragonflies,trappedinspiderwebs,andsnatchedbyfrogs.Otherbirds

occasionallyeathummingbirds.Whatcanwelearnabouthummingbirdbills?

Theyareadaptedtocollectnectarfromflowers.

Theyaretoosmalltoprotectthetongues.

A:

Theyhavedifferentcolors.

B:

Theycomein328shapes.

C:

答D:案：A

解析：題目問的是我們對蜂鳥的喙知曉多少。根據(jù)第二段的第四句話Thelongbillis

adaptedtocollectnectar（花蜜）fromflowers.可知，蜂鳥的長喙是為了適應采集花

蜜，因此選擇A.Theyareadaptedtocollectnectarfromflowers.

4、【單選題】**Passage1**Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Hummingbirdsincludethesmallestbirdsintheworld,buttheybelongto

oneofthelatestgroupofbirds,theTrochilidaefamily.Thesebirdsarefound

indeserts,mountains,andplains,butmostliveintropicalrainforests.

Theirnamereferstothehummingsoundmadebytheirtiny,beatingwings;

eachspeciescreatesadifferenthummingsoundsdependingonthespeedofits

wingbeats.Thereare328hummingbirdspecies.Thesmallestisthebeehummingbird

fromCuba,andthelargestisthegianthummingbirdfromSouthAmerica.

Hummingbirdbills（喙）comeindifferentsizesandshapes,too.Thelongbillis

adaptedtocollectnectar（花蜜）fromflowers.Thebillprotectsthelong,split

tongueandallowseachhummingbirdspeciestofeedfromspecifictypesof

flowers.Hummingbirdsarccallednectarivores（食密類）,becauseabout90percent

oftheirdietisthenectarfromflowers.Theyalsosnackoninsects.A

hummingbirdhuntsinsectsbyflyinganddivingtosnapthemupoutoftheair.Ifa

hummingbirdseesabirdthatitdoesn'twantinitsterritory,itgivesahigh-

pitchedwarningandstartsdoingdiveattacks.Otherhummersandevenbirdsof

differentspeciesoftenjoinintodive-bombtheunwelcomebirduntilitleaves.

Thehummingbirdisfearless,asitcanovercomeeverythingunlesstakenby

surprise.Whenitcomestoflying,nobodydoesitbetter.Likeahelicopter,

ahummingbirdcangoup,down,sideways,backward,andevenupsidedown!Most

ofitswingsaremadeofhandbonesinsteadofarmboneslikeotherbirds*

wings.Whenhovering,thewingsturninoppositedirectionsandthen

reversethemselvesinafigure-eightmovement.Hummingbirdsalsohavemuscles

thatpowerboththeupanddownstrokeinsteadofjustthedownstroke,asin

otherbirds.Theycanbeattheirwingsfrom20to200timespersecond.

Hummingbirdsaresuchgoodfliersthatmostofthemneverwalk.Astoughasthey

are,hummingbirdsstillfaceafewclevernaturalenemies.Hummershavebeen

caughtbydragonflies,trappedinspiderwebs,andsnatchedbyfrogs.Otherbirds

occasionallyeathummingbirds.Whatwillahummingbirddoifitseesanunwelcome

birdinitsterritory?

Itwilldodiveattacks.

Itwillflybackintothenest

A:

Itwillhideamongtheflowers.

B:

Itwillgoawayfromitsterritory.

C:

答D:案：A

解析：題目問的是如果蜂鳥看到其他不受歡迎的鳥在自己的領(lǐng)地中，它會怎么做。根據(jù)第

三段的第一句話Ifahummingbirdseesabirdthatitdoesn'twantinits

territory,itgivesahigh-pitchedwarningandstartsdoingdiveattacks.可知，

蜂鳥會發(fā)出高音警告然后開始俯沖攻擊，因此選擇A.Itwilldodiveattacks.

5、【單選題】**Passage1**Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Hummingbirdsincludethesmallestbirdsintheworld,buttheybelongto

oneofthelatestgroupofbirds,theTrochilidaefamily.Thesebirdsarefound

indeserts,mountains,andplains,butmostliveintropicalrainforests.

Theirnamereferstothehummingsoundmadebytheirtiny,beatingwings;

eachspeciescreatesadifferenthummingsoundsdependingonthespeedofits

wingbeats.Thereare328hummingbirdspecies.Thesmallestisthebeehummingbird

fromCuba,andthelargestisthegianthummingbirdfromSouthAmerica.

Hummingbirdbills（喙）comeindifferentsizesandshapes,too.Thelongbillis

adaptedtocollectnectar（花蜜）fromflowers.Thebillprotectsthelong,split

tongueandallowseachhummingbirdspeciestofeedfromspecifictypesof

flowers.Hummingbirdsarccallednectarivores（食密類）,becauseabout90percent

oftheirdietisthenectarfromflowers.Theyalsosnackoninsects.A

hummingbirdhuntsinsectsbyflyinganddivingtosnapthemupoutoftheair.Ifa

hummingbirdseesabirdthatitdoesn'twantinitsterritory,itgivesahigh-

pitchedwarningandstartsdoingdiveattacks.Otherhummersandevenbirdsof

differentspeciesoftenjoinintodive-bombtheunwelcomebirduntilitleaves.

Thehummingbirdisfearless,asitcanovercomeeverythingunlesstakenby

surprise.Whenitcomestoflying,nobodydoesitbetter.Likeahelicopter,

ahummingbirdcangoup,down,sideways,backward,andevenupsidedown!Most

ofitswingsaremadeofhandbonesinsteadofarmboneslikeotherbirds*

wings.Whenhovering,thewingsturninoppositedirectionsandthen

reversethemselvesinafigure-eightmovement.Hummingbirdsalsohavemuscles

thatpowerboththeupanddownstrokeinsteadofjustthedownstroke,asin

otherbirds.Theycanbeattheirwingsfrom20to200timespersecond.

Hummingbirdsaresuchgoodfliersthatmostofthemneverwalk.Astoughasthey

are,hummingbirdsstillfaceafewclevernaturalenemies.Hummershavebeen

caughtbydragonflies,trappedinspiderwebs,andsnatchedbyfrogs.Otherbirds

occasionallyeathummingbirds.Inwhatwayarehummingbirdsuniquecomparedwith

otherbirds?

Theyoftenwalk.

Theycangoupanddown.

A:

Theirwingsaremadeofhandbones.

B:

Theirmusclescanpowertheupstroke.

C:

答D:案：D

解析：題目問的是如果蜂鳥與其他鳥類的不同之處。根據(jù)第四段的第五句話Hummingbirds

alsohavemusclesthatpowerboththeupanddownstrokeinsteadofjustthe

downstroke,asinotherbirds.可知，蜂鳥的肌肉可以使蜂鳥的翅膀向上揮動和向下?lián)]

動，而不像其他鳥類那樣只能向下?lián)]動。因此選擇D.Theirmusclescanpowertheup

stroke.

6、【單選題】**Passage2**Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Hollywoodproducesdozens,ifnothundreds,ofmoviesannually.Although

asignificantnumberofthemaremeantsolelyforentertainmentandpossesslittle-

to-noartisticvalue,therearealsomoviesinwhichactors’performance,plot,

camerawork,atmosphere,andothercomponentsaresobrilliantthattheydeserve

tobeawarded.Inthebeginningofthe20thcentury,suchanawardhadbeen

established;nowadaysknownastheOscarAward*ithasbecomeamasscultureevent

yearbyyearthroughoutalmostacentury.TheOscarAwardsceremonywasinitiated

（創(chuàng)始）bytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences（AMPAS）,formedin

1927withthegoaltohonortalentedactors?directors,cameramen,andother

peopleinvolvedinthecinemaindustry.Thefirstceremonyofawardingwasheldin

May,1929attheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Surprisingly,theinitialceremonywas

aratherprivateeventswithonlyalittleoverahundredpeoplebeinginvited,

andwiththepriceforticketsequalingonly$5.Originally,therewere12

categoriesandtwospecialhonors,andtherewasnointrigueintheceremony

itself:thenamesofallthewinnerswereannouncedinadvance,andtheceremony

itselfservedonlyforhandingouttheawardsandforthebanquet.Tostartwith,

itsnameisnotOscar,officiallyitiscalled“TheAcademyAwardofMerit,”and

“Oscar”isjustanickname.Nowadays,theOscaristraditionallymadeofgold-

coveredmetal.Atthesametime,despiteitsculturalvalue,anOscarstatueis

incrediblycheap—itcostsonly$1.Ifanactororanotherawardnomineewanted,

forsomereason,toselltheirOscarstatue,theyareobligedtosellitonlyto

theAcademy,fortheestimatedpriceof$1.Suchpracticehasbeenenabledsince

1950,andeverywinnerannounceswhetherheorshewantstokeeportoselldie

statue.In1989,theheirsofaproducerMikeToddwantedtoselltheOscarstatue

hereceivedforhismovie“AroundtheWorldin80Days,”buttheAcademy

successfullyblockedthedeal.However,thoseOscarsthatwereawardedbefore1950

canbesoldandboughtfreely;forexample,thestatuereceivedby“OrsonWelles

forCitizenKane”wassoldin2011for$861,542.TheAcademyAwardofMeritisa

signofrecognitionofactors,directors,andotherpeoplerelatedtothe

productionofamovie,fortheircontributionandtalentTheceremonyhas

graduallybecomeoneofthemainannualeventsinworldculture.Everyyear

Hollywoodproducesalargenumberofmovies________.

forentertainment

bybrilliantactors

A:

ofgreatartisticvalue

B:

C:

deservingtobeawarded

答D:案：A

解析：題目問的是好萊塢每年生產(chǎn)大量的影片是為了______。根據(jù)第一段的第二句話

Althoughasignificantnumberofthemaremeantsolelyforentertainmentand

possesslittle-to-noartisticvalue,therearealsomoviesinwhichactors’

performance,plot,camerawork,atmosphere,andothercomponentsareso

brilliantthattheydeservetobeawarded.可知，盡管好萊塢生產(chǎn)的大量的影片是純

粹為了娛樂，沒有什么藝術(shù)價值，但是也有值得獲獎的影片，那些值得獲獎的影片中演員

的表演、情節(jié)、拍攝、場景以及其他方面都非常優(yōu)秀。因此選擇A.

7、【單選題】**Passage2**Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Hollywoodproducesdozens,ifnothundreds,ofmoviesannually.Although

asignificantnumberofthemaremeantsolelyforentertainmentandpossesslittle-

to-noartisticvalue,therearealsomoviesinwhichactors’performance,plot,

camerawork,atmosphere,andothercomponentsaresobrilliantthattheydeserve

tobeawarded.Inthebeginningofthe20thcentury,suchanawardhadbeen

established;nowadaysknownastheOscarAward*ithasbecomeamasscultureevent

yearbyyearthroughoutalmostacentury.TheOscarAwardsceremonywasinitiated

（創(chuàng)始）bytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences（AMPAS）,formedin

1927withthegoaltohonortalentedactors?directors,cameramen,andother

peopleinvolvedinthecinemaindustry.Thefirstceremonyofawardingwasheldin

May,1929attheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Surprisingly,theinitialceremonywas

aratherprivateeventswithonlyalittleoverahundredpeoplebeinginvited,

andwiththepriceforticketsequalingonly$5.Originally,therewere12

categoriesandtwospecialhonors,andtherewasnointrigueintheceremony

itself:thenamesofallthewinnerswereannouncedinadvance,andtheceremony

itselfservedonlyforhandingouttheawardsandforthebanquet.Tostartwith,

itsnameisnotOscar,officiallyitiscalled“TheAcademyAwardofMerit,”and

“Oscar”isjustanickname.Nowadays,theOscaristraditionallymadeofgold-

coveredmetal.Atthesametime,despiteitsculturalvalue,anOscarstatueis

incrediblycheap—itcostsonly$1.Ifanactororanotherawardnomineewanted,

forsomereason,toselltheirOscarstatue,theyareobligedtosellitonlyto

theAcademy,fortheestimatedpriceof$1.Suchpracticehasbeenenabledsince

1950,andeverywinnerannounceswhetherheorshewantstokeeportoselldie

statue.In1989,theheirsofaproducerMikeToddwantedtoselltheOscarstatue

hereceivedforhismovie“AroundtheWorldin80Days,”buttheAcademy

successfullyblockedthedeal.However,thoseOscarsthatwereawardedbefore1950

canbesoldandboughtfreely;forexample,thestatuereceivedby“OrsonWelles

forCitizenKane”wassoldin2011for$861,542.TheAcademyAwardofMeritisa

signofrecognitionofactors,directors,andotherpeoplerelatedtothe

productionofamovie,fortheircontributionandtalentTheceremonyhas

graduallybecomeoneofthemainannualeventsinworldculture.WhatistheOscar

Awardoriginallycalled?

TheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences.

TheAcademyAwardofMerit

A:

TheHollywoodAward.

B:

TheCitizenKane.

C:

答D:案：B

解析：題目問的是奧斯卡獎最初叫什么名字。根據(jù)第四段的第一句話Tostartwith,its

nameisnotOscar,officiallyitiscalled“TheAcademyAwardofMerit,”and

“Oscar”isjustanickname.可知，起初并不叫奧斯卡，其官方名稱是“TheAcademy

AwardofMerit”，奧斯卡只是個昵稱。因此選擇B.

8、【單選題】**Passage2**Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Hollywoodproducesdozens,ifnothundreds,ofmoviesannually.Although

asignificantnumberofthemaremeantsolelyforentertainmentandpossesslittle-

to-noartisticvalue,therearealsomoviesinwhichactors’performance,plot,

camerawork,atmosphere,andothercomponentsaresobrilliantthattheydeserve

tobeawarded.Inthebeginningofthe20thcentury,suchanawardhadbeen

established;nowadaysknownastheOscarAward*ithasbecomeamasscultureevent

yearbyyearthroughoutalmostacentury.TheOscarAwardsceremonywasinitiated

（創(chuàng)始）bytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences（AMPAS）,formedin

1927withthegoaltohonortalentedactors?directors,cameramen,andother

peopleinvolvedinthecinemaindustry.Thefirstceremonyofawardingwasheldin

May,1929attheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Surprisingly,theinitialceremonywas

aratherprivateeventswithonlyalittleoverahundredpeoplebeinginvited,

andwiththepriceforticketsequalingonly$5.Originally,therewere12

categoriesandtwospecialhonors,andtherewasnointrigueintheceremony

itself:thenamesofallthewinnerswereannouncedinadvance,andtheceremony

itselfservedonlyforhandingouttheawardsandforthebanquet.Tostartwith,

itsnameisnotOscar,officiallyitiscalled“TheAcademyAwardofMerit,”and

“Oscar”isjustanickname.Nowadays,theOscaristraditionallymadeofgold-

coveredmetal.Atthesametime,despiteitsculturalvalue,anOscarstatueis

incrediblycheap—itcostsonly$1.Ifanactororanotherawardnomineewanted,

forsomereason,toselltheirOscarstatue,theyareobligedtosellitonlyto

theAcademy,fortheestimatedpriceof$1.Suchpracticehasbeenenabledsince

1950,andeverywinnerannounceswhetherheorshewantstokeeportoselldie

statue.In1989,theheirsofaproducerMikeToddwantedtoselltheOscarstatue

hereceivedforhismovie“AroundtheWorldin80Days,”buttheAcademy

successfullyblockedthedeal.However,thoseOscarsthatwereawardedbefore1950

canbesoldandboughtfreely;forexample,thestatuereceivedby“OrsonWelles

forCitizenKane”wassoldin2011for$861,542.TheAcademyAwardofMeritisa

signofrecognitionofactors,directors,andotherpeoplerelatedtothe

productionofamovie,fortheircontributionandtalentTheceremonyhas

graduallybecomeoneofthemainannualeventsinworldculture.Whatdoestheword

“intrigue”inParagraph3probablymean?

Official.

Audience.

A:

Secret

B:

Cheat

C:

答D:案：C

解析：intrigue的意思是“秘密關(guān)系，密謀策劃”。因此選C.Secret.

9、【單選題】**Passage2**Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Hollywoodproducesdozens,ifnothundreds,ofmoviesannually.Although

asignificantnumberofthemaremeantsolelyforentertainmentandpossesslittle-

to-noartisticvalue,therearealsomoviesinwhichactors’performance,plot,

camerawork,atmosphere,andothercomponentsaresobrilliantthattheydeserve

tobeawarded.Inthebeginningofthe20thcentury,suchanawardhadbeen

established;nowadaysknownastheOscarAward*ithasbecomeamasscultureevent

yearbyyearthroughoutalmostacentury.TheOscarAwardsceremonywasinitiated

（創(chuàng)始）bytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences（AMPAS）,formedin

1927withthegoaltohonortalentedactors?directors,cameramen,andother

peopleinvolvedinthecinemaindustry.Thefirstceremonyofawardingwasheldin

May,1929attheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Surprisingly,theinitialceremonywas

aratherprivateeventswithonlyalittleoverahundredpeoplebeinginvited,

andwiththepriceforticketsequalingonly$5.Originally,therewere12

categoriesandtwospecialhonors,andtherewasnointrigueintheceremony

itself:thenamesofallthewinnerswereannouncedinadvance,andtheceremony

itselfservedonlyforhandingouttheawardsandforthebanquet.Tostartwith,

itsnameisnotOscar,officiallyitiscalled“TheAcademyAwardofMerit,”and

“Oscar”isjustanickname.Nowadays,theOscaristraditionallymadeofgold-

coveredmetal.Atthesametime,despiteitsculturalvalue,anOscarstatueis

incrediblycheap—itcostsonly$1.Ifanactororanotherawardnomineewanted,

forsomereason,toselltheirOscarstatue,theyareobligedtosellitonlyto

theAcademy,fortheestimatedpriceof$1.Suchpracticehasbeenenabledsince

1950,andeverywinnerannounceswhetherheorshewantstokeeportoselldie

statue.In1989,theheirsofaproducerMikeToddwantedtoselltheOscarstatue

hereceivedforhismovie“AroundtheWorldin80Days,”buttheAcademy

successfullyblockedthedeal.However,thoseOscarsthatwereawardedbefore1950

canbesoldandboughtfreely;forexample,thestatuereceivedby“OrsonWelles

forCitizenKane”wassoldin2011for$861,542.TheAcademyAwardofMeritisa

signofrecognitionofactors,directors,andotherpeoplerelatedtothe

productionofamovie,fortheircontributionandtalentTheceremonyhas

graduallybecomeoneofthemainannualeventsinworldculture.AnOscarstatue

wonin2011canbesoldto________.

anyonewhopaysthehighestprice

anyonewhooffers$861,542

A:

theAcademyforanyprice

B:

theAcademyforonly$1

C:

答D:案：D

解析：題目問的是2011年獲得的奧斯卡獎杯能賣多少錢。根據(jù)第四段的最后一句話

However,thoseOscarsthatwereawardedbefore1950canbesoldandbought

freely;forexample,thestatuereceivedby“OrsonWellesforCitizenKane”

wassoldin2011for$861,542.可知，1950年以前獲得的奧斯卡獎杯可以任意買賣，例

如OrsonWelles因影片“公民凱恩”獲得的奧斯卡獎杯在2011年賣到了861,542美元。

1950年以后獲得的獎杯，根據(jù)第四段Ifanactororanotherawardnomineewanted,

forsomereason,toselltheirOscarstatue,theyareobligedtosellitonly

totheAcademy,fortheestimatedpriceof$1.可以看出，只能賣給奧斯卡主辦方，

估價1美元。因此選擇D.

10、【單選題】**Passage2**Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowing

passage.Hollywoodproducesdozens,ifnothundreds,ofmoviesannually.Although

asignificantnumberofthemaremeantsolelyforentertainmentandpossesslittle-

to-noartisticvalue,therearealsomoviesinwhichactors’performance,plot,

camerawork,atmosphere,andothercomponentsaresobrilliantthattheydeserve

tobeawarded.Inthebeginningofthe20thcentury,suchanawardhadbeen

established;nowadaysknownastheOscarAward*ithasbecomeamasscultureevent

yearbyyearthroughoutalmostacentury.TheOscarAwardsceremonywasinitiated

（創(chuàng)始）bytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences（AMPAS）,formedin

1927withthegoaltohonortalentedactors?directors,cameramen,andother

peopleinvolvedinthecinemaindustry.Thefirstceremonyofawardingwasheldin

May,1929attheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Surprisingly,theinitialceremonywas

aratherprivateeventswithonlyalittleoverahundredpeoplebeinginvited,

andwiththepriceforticketsequalingonly$5.Originally,therewere12

categoriesandtwospecialhonors,andtherewasnointrigueintheceremony

itself:thenamesofallthewinnerswereannouncedinadvance,andtheceremony

itselfservedonlyforhandingouttheawardsandforthebanquet.Tostartwith,

itsnameisnotOscar,officiallyitiscalled“TheAcademyAwardofMerit,”and

“Oscar”isjustanickname.Nowadays,theOscaristraditionallymadeofgold-

coveredmetal.Atthesametime,despiteitsculturalvalue,anOscarstatueis

incrediblycheap—itcostsonly$1.Ifanactororanotherawardnomineewanted,

forsomereason,toselltheirOscarstatue,theyareobligedtosellitonlyto

theAcademy,fortheestimatedpriceof$1.Suchpracticehasbeenenabledsince

1950,andeverywinnerann