1.D
前一句:The first ceremony was held in Hollywood in 1929, and all of the prizes were for silent films.(第一届颁奖典礼于1929年在好莱坞举行,所有奖项都是无声电影。)
后一句:However, since 1941, the names of the winners have been kept secret until the last moment.(然而,从1941年起,获奖者的名字直到最后一刻都是保密的)
根据后句可知,意思存在转折,可知空缺处描述与“获奖者名字有关”。结合选项D(在最初的十年里,结果都是在颁奖典礼前公布给报纸的。)符合句意。
2.C
后一句:One story is that in 1931, the director of the Academy thought that the golden statuette looked like her uncle Oscar, so the name stayed.(有一个故事是在1931年,学院院长认为小金人长得像她的叔叔奥斯卡,所以这个名字就保留了下来。)
由后句可知,其在描述奥斯卡名字的来源。故空缺处与“奥斯卡名字”有关。结合选项C(没有人确切知道“奥斯卡”这个名字的来源。)符合题意。故选C。
3.F
前一句:No one is very interested in what the men wear, but the biggest fashion houses, like Chanel and Dior, try to invite the most popular actresses in the world to wear their dresses. (没有人对男人穿什么很感兴趣,但最大的时装公司,如香奈儿和迪奥,试图邀请世界上最受欢迎的女演员穿他们的衣服。)
后一句:And they usually look great.(而且它们通常看起来都很棒。)
根据后句中的And可知,空缺处与之有并列成分。空缺处与“衣服的特点”有关。结合选项F项(明星们通常可以免费得到漂亮的裙子)符合题意,beautiful与后面的great产生并列。故选F。
4.G
后一句:They're usually just a list of people they want to thank.(他们通常只是列出他们想要感谢的人的名单。)
结合后句语意可知,空缺处与“获奖的演讲者”有关。结合选项AG均与获奖有关。结合语意可知,获奖者演讲的较为随意,只列出想要感谢的人的名单,可知演讲比较无聊。故选G。
5.A
前一句:They're usually just a list of people they want to thank.(他们通常只是列出他们想要感谢的人的名单。)
后一句:Sometimes it can be almost impossible to understand what they are saying!(有时几乎不可能理解他们在说什么!)
根据后句句意,可知演讲者十分激动。结合选项A(有时几乎不可能理解他们在说什么!)符合题意。故选A。