阅读与练习：英国难再造流行巨星之揭秘-高考英语阅读备考

1.hype（Para.3）v.夸张地宣传（某事物）Themeetingwashypedupinthemediaasanimportantevent.媒体大肆宣传这次会议是一项重要的活动。2.subscription（Para.6）n.訂阅;捐款Theclassicnewspaperbusinessisbothasubscriptionserviceandadvertisingsupported.传统的新闻报刊业同时提供了订阅服务和广告服务。3.self-contained（Para.10）adj.独立的;自足的;设备齐全的Heseemscompletelyself-containedandhedoesn'tmissyouwhenyou'renotthere.他似乎完全独立了，你不在的时候他也不想念你。4.high-profile（Para.11）adj.高调的;备受瞩目的;知名度高的Heisahigh-profilecriminaldefenselawyer.他是一位备受关注的刑事辩护律师。ThreeyearsagoBritishartistsmadeuphalftheglobaltop10.Nowthebiggestnewstarsbarelymakeamarkoverseas.Whatisbehindthisseachange—andisthereawayback？HastheUKmusicbusinesslostitspowerfulmagicforcreatingpopsuperstars？TheUKmusicindustrywillcelebratethefirstNationalAlbumDayonSaturday，buttop-sellingnewalbumsbyBritishpopartistsaredissatisfactoryin2018.It'snotthatthereisascarcityofnewmusicintheUKbecausethealbumsbyPaulMcCartney，Years&Years，Florence+theMachine，JamesBayandhypednewartistsAnne-MarieandJorjeSmithhaveallmadeitintothetopfive.ButnoneofthemhavesoldwellenoughtomaketheOfficialChartsCompany'sTop10releasesoftheyearsofar.OnlytwoUKalbumsreleasedin2018madethelist：StayingatTamara'sbyGeorgeEzraandTranquilityBaseHotel&CasinobyArcticMonkeys.EdSheeranisthemostpopularUKartistinBillboard'sArtist100chart.HecameinatNo.13.ThenextBritonisbreakoutR&BstarEllaMaiatNo.21，followedbyDuaLipaatNo.56.However，therearenoBritishalbumsintheTop20oftheAmericanalbumchart.Industryexpertssuggestsomereasonsforthedeclineoftheeconomy，fromthedominanceofstreamingservicestotheendoftraditionalmarketingstrategies.Since2013，streamingserviceshaveovertakenCDsanddownloadsasthemostpopularwayofconsumingmusic，withsubscriptionservicesrisingfroma9.9%shareofUKrecordedmusicrevenuesto48%in2017.Streamingservicesaresong-focusedratherthanartist-focused，whichmakesitharderforartistsworkinginalbumformatstobreakthrough，saysHannahNeaves，wholeadsmarketingandartistdevelopmentatTap，afamousmanagementcompany.Beforestreaming'sdominance，artistscouldquicklygetsuccesssuchasthesingerAdeleandSheeran.Butnow，“Youhavetobepreparedtospendthreeyearsgettingtoapositionthatpreviouslywouldhavetakenyouninemonths，”saysNaves.“AllthebiggestplaylistsareAmericanandit'sverydifficulttogetBritishactsonthem，whichcanmakeagreatdifferencetoyourcompetition.”Besides，hip-hopisthemostpopularstyleonbothsidesoftheAtlantic，buttheUK'smusicofferinghasnothistoricallytranslatedwelloverseas.Nowdespitetheinternationalnatureofstreaming，thereisanincreaseddemandfordomesticmusic，becausepeoplecouldhaveabetterunderstandingoftheirownmusiccombinedwiththeirculture.Ifthereisn'tgoodtranslationofmusictohelptoconveyculturalbackground，youcan'tgetgreatsuccessinothercountriesevenifyoudevelopwellathome.Thestyleisveryself-contained，sowhenwearetryingtosellsomeoneoverseas，it'sveryhardtocompetewithwhatalreadycatchingtheattention.Themusicindustryisnowinitskeypre-Christmasfourthquarter，traditionallyatimeforhigh-profilereleases.A“super-deluxe（超级豪华）”editionofDuaLipa'sfirstalbumarrivesnextweekandnewalbumsbyleadingacts.JessLynne，Muse，MumfordandSonsandRitaOracouldchangetheUK'sdecliningfortunes.Part1整体感知本文是一篇说明文。几年前，英国的音乐在其他国家颇受欢迎，音乐专辑销量领先，但现在英国的音乐市场逐渐缩小，音乐产业日渐式微。虽然英国音乐界于周六（10月13日）庆祝首个全国唱片日，但流行歌手们的新专辑在2018年的销量却并不令人满意。并不是说英国缺少新音乐，而是，自2013年以来，流媒体服务已经取代了CD和下载成为最流行的音乐消费方式，加之英国的音乐在海外没有得到很好的翻译，所以销量在日益减少。希望在圣诞节前第四季度的关键时期，JessGlynne，Muse等歌手发布的新专辑会改变英国音乐产业衰落的命运。篇章结构梳理：Part2语言学习Ⅰ.热词积累（考纲内词汇，包括短语）Ⅱ.词汇拓展词缀dis-的用法①表示“不……”，用作否定意义e.g.dis+n.disorder无秩序（dis+order顺序→没有顺序）disproof反证;反驳（dis+proof证实→不证实→反证）disarm解除武装（dis+arm武装→去掉武装）dis+v.dislike不喜欢（dis+like喜爱→不喜爱）disappear消失（dis+appear出现→不出现→消失）discover发现（dis+cover遮盖→不遮盖→发现）dis+adj.dishonest不诚实的（dis+honest诚实的→不诚实的）②表示“分开;分离”dismiss解散;开除（dis+miss怀念→开除）discard丢弃;抛弃（dis+card梳理→丢弃）Ⅲ.难句分析Nowdespitetheinternationalnatureofstreaming，thereisanincreaseddemandfordomesticmusic，becausepeoplecouldhaveabetterunderstandingoftheirownmusiccombinedwiththeirculture.翻译：__________________________________________________【点石成金】本句是一个复合句，句子开头由despite引导的介词短语，“尽管……”;thereisanincreaseddemandfordomesticmusic，可颠倒语序，翻译成“对于国内音乐的需求增加了”;后面是because引导的原因状语从句，其中combined是现在分词作后置定语。Part3视角拓展1.What'sthestreamingaccordingtothetext？______________________________________________2.Withthedevelopmentofthestreamingservice，whatinfluencedoesthetechnologyhaveontheUKmusicbusiness？Canyouoffermoreeffectivesolutions？______________________________________________Ⅲ.难句分析现在，尽管流媒体具有国际性，但对国内音乐的需求仍在增加，因为人们可以更好地了解他们结合了他们自己文化的音乐。Part3读后思考1.Streamingisatechnologyusedtodelivercontenttocomputersandmobiledevicesovertheinternet，whichisthequickestwaytoaccessInternet-basedcontentatalowcost.Streamingisdifferentfromdownloads.Streamingallowsyoutostartusingthecontentbeforetheentirefileisdownloaded.Youdon'thavetowaitforthesongtobedownloadedbeforethemusicstarts.Thisisoneofthemajoradvantagesofstreaming.Itdeliversdata