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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, best known, most influential and famous of film awards. The awards have been presented annually（the first awards ceremony was held in May of 1929）by a non-profit professional organization - the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), based in Beverly Hills, California, and founded in 1927.Pricewaterhouse has managed the Academy Awards balloting (投票选举) process since 1935- all but the first six years of the Oscars. Ever since 1941 , when their now-famous confidential（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 Academy Awards ceremony. Except for the early years of the institution, the awards honored films made during the previous 12-month calendar year. At first, to be eligible (有资格的) for an award, a film had to open in Los Angeles during the twelve months ending on July 31 of the preceding year. To allow each ceremony to cover films for a single calendar year- matching the eligibility period, the 1932/33 awards were based on a 17-month qualifying period. Ever since then, beginning with the 1934 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, they were presented on a Wednesday. From 1959 until 1998 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 to be more relevant to the awards ‘season’. The establishment of the Academy (and its awards system) has had a major effect and influence upon the film industry, due to the enormous boost a nomination (