高三英語培優外刊閱讀外刊精選｜好萊塢深陷大片崇拜，中小成本電影舉步維艱近幾年，好萊塢式高成本、大制作的系列續集和翻拍作品持續收割票房。相比之下，過去幾十年主流的中等預算電影正被逐步擠出市場。加上近年來，網絡視頻平臺空前繁榮，中等規模電影的處境變得艱難。電影市場為什么更加推崇巨制大片？普通電影是否有可能在夾縫中求得生存？InBlockbusterEra,NoRoomattheBoxOfficefortheMiddlebrow①Tocombatthearrivalofstreamingservicesandmammothflat-screentelevisions,Hollywoodhasswungsharplytowardeventmovieslike“Avengers:Endgame”(Disney),“FastandFuriousPresents:Hobbs&Shaw”(Universal)andthecoming“Jumanji:TheNextLevel”(Sony).LumberingsequelsandremakesatleasthaveashotatcuttingthroughtheInstagram-Netflix-Fortnite-TikTokclutterandfillingseats.②Butthereareadversesideeffects.③“Thesehugefranchisepicturesareelbowingoutmidrangeandlower-budgetmovies,”saidJasonE.Squire,editorof“TheMovieBusinessBook.”“It’sharderformidsizemoviestogettheatersinthefirstplace,muchlessholdontothemlongenoughtobuildanaudience.”④Death-Star-sizemovieshavebeenaroundfordecades,buttheyusedtolandatspecifictimesoftheyear,andmoremodestfilmscouldsteerclear.Nowcolossalmoviesarrivealmosteveryweekend.⑤“Amoviehastofeellikeanevent,”saidPaulDergarabedian,aseniormediaanalyst.“Otherwise,peoplesay,‘Ehh,let’sjustwatchNetflix.’”⑥OrDisneyPlus,CBSAllAccess,ApplePlus,AmazonPrimeVideooranotheroneofthe271streamingservicesnowavailableintheUnitedStates.⑦Andstreaming-serviceprogrammingisbetterthanever.WhygoouttoseeOscarwinnerswhenyoucanstayin?⑧Mr.DergarabediannotedthatStudiosusedtobeabletoreliablycounterprogram“tentpole”movies.Amodestcomedyaimedatyoungmen,forinstance,couldgoupagainstafantasysequel,andbothcouldthrive.Butthatstrategyhasbecomeprecarious.⑨“Moreandmore,it’sallornothing,”Mr.Dergarabediansaid.【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.blockbuster[?bl?k?b?st?]n.________________________2.middlebrow[?m?d?lbra?]n.________________________3.combat[k?m?b?t]vt.________________________4.midrange['m?d?re?nd?]adj.________________________5.counterprogram[?ka?nt??pr??ɡr?m]vt.________________________6.thrive[θra?v]vi.________________________7.precarious[pr??ke?ri?s]adj.________________________【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.無立足之地；絕不允許某事發生___________________________________________2.流媒體服務___________________________________________3.向……傾斜；更傾向于或偏好某物___________________________________________4.大片；現象級電影___________________________________________5.有機會能……___________________________________________6.突破重圍；脫穎而出___________________________________________7.大片；大IP授權拍攝續集/翻拍___________________________________________8.推出；肘出___________________________________________9.較低成本的電影___________________________________________10.更不用說……___________________________________________11.抓牢，守住___________________________________________12.培養/積累一批觀眾___________________________________________13.大片___________________________________________14.避開/繞開某人、某物___________________________________________15.大片___________________________________________16.大片兒；“扛把子”電影___________________________________________17.對抗，抗衡___________________________________________18.全有或全無___________________________________________拓展練習閱讀理解Ifyou’vebeenstudyingEnglishforawhile,you’veprobablyworkedoutthatthereismorethanonetypeof“English”.EveryoneknowsEnglishisthenationallanguageoftheUKandtheUS,butdoyouknowthatIndiahasthesecondlargestnumberofEnglishspeakers,followedbyNigeria?Likemostlanguages,thetwomainfactors(因素)thatinfluencethewaypeoplespeakEnglisharegeographical(wheretheyareintheworld)andsocial(thewaytheirparents,friendsandotherpeopletheytalktospeak).ThatiswhyintheUK,peoplefromLondonspeakdifferentlyfromthosewholiveinManchester,buttherearealsolotsofdifferentaccentswithinLondon,whichdependonsocialclass.AustralianEnglishandSouthAfricanEnglisharegoodexamplesofhowEnglishisdifferentallovertheworld.Theseaccentssound“funny”tosomeotherspeakersofEnglish,becausetheyhavebeenmoreinfluencedbyotherlanguagesandaccents.Forexample,AustralianEnglishisstronglyinfluencedbyIrishconvicts(愛爾蘭罪犯)sentbytheBritishtoAustralia,whoalsobroughttheirslangwiththem.AustralianEnglishisalsoinfluencedbyAboriginal(土著的)English,sowehearwordslike“Kangaroo”and“Billabong”(alargepoolofwaterintheoutback).SohowshouldaChinesestudentchoosewhichaccenttouse?Well,toanAustralianlikeme,BritishEnglishsoundsmoreacademicandeducatedthanAmericanEnglish.However,AmericanEnglishiscooler—it’sthelanguageofpopularcultureandblockbustermovies(賣座的電影).Intheend,thechoiceisyours—justremembertobeconsistent(一致的，始終如一的).5.WhattypeofEnglishdoesthewriterspeak?A.AustralianEnglish. B.BritishEnglish. C.AmericanEnglish. D.SouthAfricanEnglish.6.Accordingtothepassage,whatmostprobablycausesthedifferentwaysofpeoplespeakingEnglishinthesamecity?A.Geography. B.Socialclass. C.History. D.Politics.7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Nigeriahasthethird-largestnumberofEnglishspeakers.B.AustraliausedtobeakindofprisonforBritishprisoners.C.SouthAfricanEnglishsoundsmuchdifferentfromAustralianEnglish.D.PeoplefromLondonspeakadifferentlanguagefromthoselivinginManchester.8.Accordingtothewriter,itisgoodforanEnglishlearnerto______.A.learnalltypesofEnglishexistingintheworld B.createanewtypeofEnglishforotherstofollowC.speakAmericanEnglishratherthanBritishEnglish D.chooseatypeofEnglishhelikesmostandkeeptoit外刊精選答案【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.blockbuster[?bl?k?b?st?]n.威力非常強的炸彈；產生轟動效應的電影；大片2.middlebrow[?m?d?lbra?]n.普通電影；普通人；中庸之道adj.平庸的，品位一般的3.combat[k?m?b?t]vt.應對，對抗，抗衡4.midrange['m?d?re?nd?]adj.排在中間的5.counterprogram[?ka?nt??pr??ɡr?m]vt.制衡6.thrive[θra?v]vi.蓬勃發展、繁榮興旺7.precarious[pr??ke?ri?s]adj.不牢靠的，不穩定的【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.noroomforsth.無立足之地；絕不允許某事發生2.streamingservice流媒體服務3.swingtoward向……傾斜；更傾向于或偏好某物4.eventmovies大片；現象級電影5.haveashotatdoingsth.有機會能……6.cutthroughtheclutter突破重圍；脫穎而出7.hugefranchisepictures大片；大IP授權拍攝續集/翻拍8.elbowout推出；肘出9.lower-budgetmovies較低成本的電影10.muchless更不用說……11.holdontosth.抓牢，守住12.buildanaudience培養/積累一批觀眾13.Death-Star-sizemovies大片14.steerclearofsb.orsth.避開/繞開某人、某物15.colossalmovies大片16.tentpolemovies大片兒；“扛把子”電影17.goupagainst對抗，抗衡18.allornothing全有或全無【全