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高考英语外刊阅读训练一一阅读理解:2022年美国高管薪酬逆市上涨【原标题】Asvideogamesgrowtheyareeatingthemedia【原文】WarnerbrosreleasedanewHarryPottertitlelastmonthandtook$850mintwoweeks.Thatmadeitthesecond-most-successfulPotterlaunchinthefilmstudioshistory.Butz/HogwartsLegacy”thetitleinquestionwasnomovie:itwasavideogame.Warner7shitisanexampleofhowgamingisbestingoldermediabothasabusinessandasawayforpeopletoentertainthemselves.Consumersareforecasttospend$185bnongamesthisyearfivetimeswhattheywillspendatthecinemaand70%morethantheywillallocatetostreamerslikeNetflix.Onceachildrenshobbygaminghasgrownup.Consoleplayersintheir30sand40snowoutnumberthoseintheirteensand20s.Yetasgamingmaturesitisnotjustrivallingothermedia.RatherlikearavenousPac-Manitisgobblingthemup.WhilesuchintellectualpropertyasHarryPottermaybefindingsuccessingameformgamefranchiseshavethemselvesbecomethemostin-demandkindofipinothermedia.Apple/regulatoryfindings是评注,性状语conductedbyISSCorporateSolutionsICSfortheFinancialTimes是过去分词作后置定语ISSCorporateSolutionsICS为英国《金融时报》对监管调查结果进行的初步分析显示,逾三分之一的标普500指数成分股公司在2022年向高管发放的薪酬高于2021年,尽管这些公司去年的股东总回报率为负【语言点积累】学习buck的熟词僻义这个词作及物或者不及物动词,表示toopposesomethinginadirectway反抗;才氐抗,例Hewasarebelwhobuckedthesystem=opposedrulesorauthority.他是一个反抗体制的叛逆者Unemploymentintheareahasbuckedthetrendbyfallingoverthelastmonth.这个地区的失业现象已经有所逆转,最近一个月来失业率下降了此外,还可以其后接against,例Initiallyhehadbuckedagainstherrestraints.最初,他曾反抗过她的管束【全文翻译】WarnerbrosreleasedanewHarryPottertitlelastmonthandtook$850mintwoweeks.Thatmadeitthesecond-most-successfulPotterlaunchinthefilmstudio7shistory.Butz/HogwartsLegacy”thetitleinquestionwasnomovie:itwasavideogame.华纳兄弟公司上个月发布了一部新的《哈利•波特》,在两周内获得了
8.5亿美元的票房这使它成为该电影制片厂历史上第二次成功推出《哈利•波特》但《霍格华兹遗产》这部电影并不是电影而是一款电子游戏Warner7shitisanexampleofhowgamingisbestingoldermediabothasabusinessandasawayforpeopletoentertainthemselves.Consumersareforecasttospend$185bnongamesthisyearfivetimeswhattheywillspendatthecinemaand70%morethantheywillallocatetostreamerslikeNetflix.Onceachildrenshobbygaminghasgrownup.Consoleplayersintheir30sand40snowoutnumberthoseintheirteensand20s.华纳的热播剧就是一个例子,说明游戏是如何击败旧媒体的,无论是作为一种商业还是作为人们娱乐的一种方式预计今年消费者在游戏上的支出将达到1850亿美元,是他们在影院支出的五倍,比他们分配给Netflix等流媒体的支出多70%游戏曾经是孩子们的爰好现在已经长大了现在,30多岁和40多岁的控制台玩家数量超过了十几岁和二十几岁的玩家Yetasgamingmaturesitisnotjustrivallingothermedia.RatherlikearavenousPac-Manitisgobblingthemup.WhilesuchintellectualpropertyasHarryPottermaybefindingsuccessingameformgamefranchiseshavethemselvesbecomethemostin-demandkindofipinothermedia.Apple;s“TetrismoviedueoutlaterthismonthisthelatestandperhapsoddestinstanceofHollywoodmininggamesforideasasaudiencestireofcomic-bookheroes.Amateurcreatorsaredoingthesame.AftermusicgamingclipsarethebiggestcontentcategoryonYouTube.然而,随着游戏的成熟,它不仅仅可以与其他媒体竞争就像一个贪婪的吃豆人,它正在吞噬它们虽然像《哈利・波特》这样的知识产权可能在游戏形式上取得了成功,但游戏特许经营权本身已经成为其他媒体最受欢迎的ipo苹果公司的《俄罗斯方块》电影将于本月晚些时候上映,这是好莱坞在观众厌倦漫画英雄的情况下挖掘游戏创意的最新(也许也是最奇怪的X列子业余创作者也在做同样的事情在音乐之后,游戏剪辑是YouTube上最大的内容类别Atthesametimeaudiencesareincreasinglyconsumingoldmediathroughgames.Thelatestseasonof“TheWalkingDead”along-runningtelevisiondramatooktheformofaninteractivegameonFacebook.MusicianssuchasArianaGrandeperformconcertsin“Fortnite”.Thefitnessvideoisgivingwaytothefitnessgame.Evensocialnetworkingispartlymigratingtothegamingarena.PlatformslikeRobloxprovidechildrenwithaplacetoplay—butalsotohangoutchatandshop.Insofarasanythingresemblingametaverseyetexistsitexistsingames.与此同时,观众越来越多地通过游戏消费旧媒体最新一季的《行尸走肉》是一部长期播出的电视剧,在脸书上以互动游戏的形式出现ArianaGrande等音乐家在Fortnite”举行音乐会健身视频正在让位于健身游戏甚至社交网络也在一定程度上向游戏领域转移像Roblox这样的平台为孩子们提供了一个玩耍、聊天和购物的地方就目前存在的类似元宇宙的东西而言,它存在于游戏中Allthisholdslessonsforotherindustries—chieflythatifyouareinmediayouneedtobeingaming.AppleandNetflixarescramblingtocomplementtheirstreamingofferingswithgames.Othersarealreadythere.InAugustSonyPictureswillrelease/zGranTurismo”afilmbasedonaSonygamewhichfeaturessongsbyartistsfromSonyMusic.Mediafirmsthatignoregamingriskbeinglikethosethatdecidedinthe1950stositoutthetvcraze.所有这些都为其他行业提供了教训,主要是如果你从事媒体行业你就需要从事游戏行业苹果(Apple)和网飞(Netflix)正争先恐后地用游戏来补充他们的流媒体产品其他人已经在那里了8月,索尼影业将发行《GT赛车》,这是一部根据索尼游戏改编的电影,其中收录了索尼音乐公司艺术家的歌曲忽视游戏风险的媒体公司就像那些在20世纪50年代决定不参与电视热潮的公司一样Governmentsshouldalsopayattention.Theirmainconcernsofarhasbeenwhethergamesrotyoungmindsalmostcertainlynotespeciallyifplayingdivertsthemfromsocialmedia.Asgaminggrowsbiggerquestionsloom.Filmandtelevisiontheenginesofpopularcultureinthe20thcenturyaredominatedbyHollywood.Thecontestinnewmediaismoreopen.Westerngovernmentsarewakinguptotheimplicationsoftheworldshottestsocial-mediaappTikTokbeingChinese-owned.NexttheymightconsiderwhatitmeansthatChinaalsomadetwooflastyearsthreehighest-grossingmobilegames.各国政府也应予以注意到目前为止,他们主要担心的是游戏是否会腐蚀年轻人的心智几乎可以肯定不会,尤其是如果游戏会转移他们对社交媒体的注意力随着游戏的发展,更大的问题迫在眉睫电影和电视是20世纪流行文化的引擎,由好莱坞主导新媒体的竞争更加公开西方政府正在意识到世界上最热门的社交媒体应用TikTok由中国所有的影响接下来,他们可能会考虑,这意味着中国也制作了去年票房最高的三款手机游戏中的两款Whenvideogameswerejustelectronictoysthismightnothavemattered.Butasgamesexpandandspillintootherformatsitisbecomingclearthatwhoeverdominatesgamingisgoingtowieldcloutineveryformofcommunication.Ineverysensethefutureofthemediaisinplay.当电子游戏只是电子玩具时,这可能并不重要但随着游戏的扩展和渗透到其他形式,很明显,无论谁主导游戏,都将在各种形式的交流中发挥影响力从各个方面来说,媒体的未来都在发挥作用sTetrismoviedueoutlaterthismonthisthelatestandperhapsoddestinstanceofHollywoodmininggamesforideasasaudiencestireofcomic-bookheroes.Amateurcreatorsaredoingthesame.AftermusicgamingclipsarethebiggestcontentcategoryonYouTube.Atthesametimeaudiencesareincreasinglyconsumingoldmediathroughgames.Thelatestseasonof“TheWalkingDead”along-runningtelevisiondramatooktheformofaninteractivegameonFacebook.MusicianssuchasArianaGrandeperformconcertsin“Fortnite”.Thefitnessvideoisgivingwaytothefitnessgame.Evensocialnetworkingispartlymigratingtothegamingarena.PlatformslikeRobloxprovidechildrenwithaplacetoplay—butalsotohangoutchatandshop.Insofarasanythingresemblingametaverseyetexistsitexistsingames.Allthisholdslessonsforotherindustries—chieflythatifyouareinmediayouneedtobeingaming.AppleandNetflixarescramblingtocomplementtheirstreamingofferingswithgames.Othersarealreadythere.InAugustSonyPictureswillrelease“GranTurismo”afilmbasedonaSonygamewhichfeaturessongsbyartistsfromSonyMusic.Mediafirmsthatignoregamingriskbeinglikethosethatdecidedinthe1950stositoutthetvcraze.Governmentsshouldalsopayattention.Theirmainconcernsofarhasbeenwhethergamesrotyoungminds(almostcertainlynotespeciallyifplayingdivertsthemfromsocialmedia).Asgaminggrowsbiggerquestionsloom.Filmandtelevisiontheenginesofpopularcultureinthe20thcenturyaredominatedbyHollywood.Thecontestinnewmediaismoreopen.Westerngovernmentsarewakinguptotheimplicationsoftheworld7shottestsocial-mediaappTikTokbeingChinese-owned.NexttheymightconsiderwhatitmeansthatChinaalsomadetwooflastyear7sthreehighest-grossingmobilegames.Whenvideogameswerejustelectronictoysthismightnothavemattered.Butasgamesexpandandspillintootherformatsitisbecomingclearthatwhoeverdominatesgamingisgoingtowieldcloutineveryformofcommunication.Ineverysensethefutureofthemediaisinplay.【重点词汇】executive[igzekjstiv]adj.行政的有执行权的;高档的豪华的;供主管人员使用的;(有关)经营管理的,领导的n.主管,经理;行政部门,执行委员会;executivesstock[stDk]n.(商店的)现货,存货,库存;储备物,备用物;储备量,现有量;股本,资本;股份,股票;公债,公债券;家畜,牲畜;家族,世系;(动植物的)类,种类,种群;高汤,原汤;(用作刑具的)手足枷(Stocks);(工具的)柄,(尤指)枪托;名声,声望;紫罗兰;接穗,砧木;(草本植物多年生的)根茎,根状茎;(演出几种不同保留剧目的)专业剧团;信任,相信;(铁路上运行的)全部车辆(包括机车、车厢等);(胶卷)原片;(牌戏中)发剩下的牌;(商品的)原材料;锚杆;主轴台,主轴箱(headstock的简称);尾架,尾座(tailstock的简称);(作为正式骑马服饰一部分的)白色领结,白色领带;(牧师衣领下系的)黑色领带;船台(stocks)V.(商店或工厂)储备,贮存;为……备货,把……填满;(尤指为某个特定时刻或目的而)备货,囤积;为(枪等火器)装枪托;出新芽adj.老一套的,陈腐的;(商店里)常备的,通常有的,库存的;(有关)电影资料镜头的【名】(stock)(德、匈、捷)施托克(英、法、葡、瑞典)斯托克(人名);stocks;stocks;stocking;stocked;stockedproperty[propsti]n.所有物,财产;地产,房地产;房地产股票(或投资)(properties);所有权,处置权;特性,性质;propertiesaccord[ako d]n.协议,条约;符合,一致v.使受到,给予(某种待遇)1与……)一致,符合;accords;accordsaccording;accorded;accordedpreliminary[prilimmsri]adj.初步的预备的n.初步行动,准备工作;预赛,预试;preliminariesfinding[famdig]n.结果,发现;判决,裁决;(制作服装、鞋子或首饰用的)一应小物件(或小工具)v.找至I」,感到(fin.的现在分词形式);findingsfinancial[fainaenjbl|fi-]adj.财政的,金融的;有钱的;(俱乐部或社团成员)已缴费的n.(组织或个人的)财务状况;金融公司股票despite[dispait]prep.尽管,即使;不由自主地忍不住地n.亵渎;轻蔑鄙视v.蔑视;激怒;despites;despiting;despited;despitedindexfindeks]n.索引;(物价和工资等)指数;指标,量度;幕,根指数;指针v.为……编索引,将……编入索引;使指数化,将(工资)等与(物价水平等)挂钩;(机器,部件)转位;indexes;indices;indexes;indexing;indexed;indexeddisclose[disklsoz]v透露,公开揭开使显露;discloses;disclosing;disclosed;disclosedemployee[lemploiuimplon]n.雇员;employeesfund[fAnd]n.基金,专款;资金,钱款;基金会;储备量v.资助,为......提供资金【名】(fund))(德)丰德(人名);funds;funds;funding;funded;fundedexcessive[iksesiv]adj.过度的,过多的compensation[kompenseijan]n.赔偿金补偿金;弥补,抵消;报酬,薪水bounce[baons]v.弹起,反弹;跳动,蹦;(使)上下晃动;(用膝盖)颠动(孩子);蹦蹦跳跳地去;拒付,退回(支票等);退回(电子邮件);驱逐,解雇;(向某人)透露主意(以试探其反应);反复跳槽,来回往返某地;(光线或声音)反射;撞击,碰撞n.弹跳,跳动;弹性,弹力;活力,精力;(头发的)弹性,蓬松;突然的增长;bounces;bounces;bouncing;bounced;bouncedremarkable[Hmockabl]adj.引人注目的,非凡的significant[sigmfiksnt]adj显著的相当数量的;重要的,意义重大的;别有含义的,意味深长的n.象征,有意义的事物numb[nAm]adj.麻木的失去感觉的;迟钝的呆滞的v.使麻木,使失去知觉;使迟钝,使呆滞;使(某种感觉)减轻,使减弱;number;numbs;numbing;numbed;numbedprominent[prommant]adj.重要的,著名的;显眼的,突出的;突起的,高耸的n.舟蛾=prominen.moth;prominentsbonus[boonos]n.奖金津贴,红利;意外收获额外好处【名】bonus西、塞博努斯人名;bonuses;bonuses;bonusses;bonusing;bonussing;bonused;bonussed;bonused;bonusseddividend[dividend]n.红利,股息;好处,回报;(足球彩票的)彩金;被除数;dividendspeer[pis]n.同龄人,同等地位的人,相匹敌的人;(英国)贵族V.凝视,费力地看;隐现;看见;匹敌【名】(peer)(美、爰、英)皮尔(人名);peers;peers;peering;peered;peeredsecurity[sikjoariti]n.保护措施,安全工作;保安部门;安检处;保障,保证;安全,安全感;抵押品,保证金;证券,债券;securitiescommission[ksmijsn]n.考察团,委员会;佣金,回扣;犯罪;委托,命令;(军队中的)官职,军衔;(尤指艺术品)委托制作;所授之权,代办权v.委托撰写,委托制作;委任,任命……为军官(使军舰)正式使用服现役commissionscommissions;commissioning;commissioned;commissionedversus[vaisos]prep.(比赛或诉讼中)以……为对手与……竞争;与……相对,与……相比glimpse[glimps]n.一瞥,一看;短暂的感受,短暂的体验v.瞥见;开始理解;闪烁,隐约出现;glimpses;glimpses;glimpsing;glimpsed;glimpsedfrank[fraerjk]adj.坦率的,直言不讳的;明白无误的,症状明显的v.(在信件上)盖邮资已付印记,盖免付邮资印记;免费邮寄n.法兰克福熏肠;免费邮寄权【名】(frank)弗兰克(人名);franks;franker;franks;franking;franked;frankedmetric[metrik]adj.米制的,公制的;度规的;用诗体写的,格律诗的n.诗韵;衡量标准;度规;metricsderive[di1raiv]v.获得取得;起源于,来自;提取,衍生(化学物质)【名】(derive)(法)德里夫(人名);derives;deriving;derived;derivedratio[reijiou]n.比率比例;ratiosscrutiny[skru:tini]n.仔细观察详细审查;scrutiniesidentify[aidentifai]v.认出识另!];查明确认;发现;证明(身份),表明;认同,理解;认为……和……一致;和(某人)打成一片;identifies;identifying;identified;identified【阅读理解练习题】Whatistheexpectedamountofmoneyconsumerswillspendongamesin2021comparedtoothermediaFivetimesmorethantheywillspendatthecinema.Seventypercentmorethantheywillallocatetostreamers「keNetflix.Approximately$185bn.BothBandC.答案Do第一段提到,消费者预计会在今年花费1850亿美元来玩游戏,比他们在电影和流媒体服务上的支出多70%而第二段则提到他们在游戏上的支出将比在电影上的支出多五倍WhatisthemainmessagethattheauthorwantedtoconveythroughtheHogwartsLegacy“exampleGamingisgrowingupnolongerbeingjustachildrenshobby.Gamingisbestingoldermediaasawayforpeopletoentertainthemselves.Gamesarebecomingmoresuccessfulandoffermoremoneythanmovies.BothAandB.答案Do第一段提到游戏和其他传统媒体相比,不仅作为商业渠道更好,也是人们娱乐自己的一种方法,而第一段的HogwartsLegacy例子则指出了游戏正在成熟,不再只是孩子们的爱好WhyaremediacompaniessuchasAppleandNetflixtryingtocomplementtheirstreamingofferingswithgamesTocompetewithgamingandstopitfromdominatingthemediaindustry.Becauseaudiencesconsumeoldmediathroughgames.Tomakemoremoneybyexpandingtheirbusinessintothegamingindustry.BothBandC.答案Do第二段指出游戏已经吞噬了其他媒体,同时第四段提到在媒体行业中,如果你不涉足游戏那就意味着你将失去一个巨大的市场份额而由此推断,Apple和Netflix等公司补充他们的流媒体服务,也是为了在游戏行业拓展更多的业务和赚取更多的利润WhatistheauthorsopinionontheimpactofgamingonothermediaGamingisunlikelytotakeoverothermediacompletelybutitwillbecomeincreasinglypopular.Thefilmandtelevisionindustrywillbedominatedbythegamingindustry.Audienceswillmoveawayfromtraditionalmediaandonlyconsumecontentthroughgamesinthefuture.Noneoftheabove.答案Ao第一段指出游戏正在超越其他传统媒体,成为人们娱乐自己最好的方式然而,其它媒体仍然存在因此可以推断出作者认为游戏可能不会完全接管其他媒体但是,在第五段中作者也提到谁掌握了游戏,谁就能在每种形式的通信中施加影响WhatisthemaintakeawayforgovernmentsfromthearticleGovernmentsshouldregulategamingmorestrictlytoprotectyoungergenerations.Governmentsshouldfocusonwhoownspopularsocialmediaappsandmobilegames.Governmentsshouldinvestinthegamingindustrytoincreaserevenue.Noneoftheabove.答案Bo最后一段提到,各国政府应该对持有世界上最热门的社交媒体应用T汰Tok的中国公司应该持有怀疑态度而在第十三段中,作者表达了对于游戏不断扩张和渗透其他媒体的担忧,因此可以推断出作者认为政府应该关注谁掌握这些游戏的知识产权【长难句分析】MorethanathirdofSP500companiesawardedexecutivesmorepayfor2022thanin2021eventhoughtheyhadnegativetotalshareholderreturnslastyearaccordingtoapreliminaryanalysisofregulatoryfindingsconductedbyISSCorporateSolutionsICSfortheFinancialTimes.主句是主谓宾宾补结构MorethanathirdofSP500companiesawardedexecutivesmorepayfor2022是介宾短语作时间状语,thanin2021是比较状语从句,eventhoughtheyhadnegativetotalshareholderreturnslastyear是让步状语从句accordingtoapreliminaryanalysisof。
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