2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读i学案：电影话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读外刊精选｜好莱坞深陷大片崇拜，中小成本电影举步维艰近几年，好莱坞式高成本、大制作的系列续集和翻拍作品持续收割票房。相比之下，过去几十年主流的中等预算电影正被逐步挤出市场。加上近年来，网络视频平台空前繁荣，中等规模电影的处境变得艰难。电影市场为什么更加推崇巨制大片？普通电影是否有可能在夹缝中求得生存？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.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.blockbuster[ˈblɒkˌbʌstə]n.________________________2.middlebrow[ˈmɪdəlbraʊ]n.________________________3.combat[kəmˈbæt]vt.________________________4.midrange['mɪdˌreɪndʒ]adj.________________________5.counterprogram[ˌkaʊntəˈprəʊɡræm]vt.________________________6.thrive[θraɪv]vi.________________________7.precarious[prɪˈkeəriəs]adj.________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.无立足之地；绝不允许某事发生___________________________________________2.流媒体服务___________________________________________3.向……倾斜；更倾向于或偏好某物___________________________________________4.大片；现象级电影___________________________________________5.有机会能……___________________________________________6.突破重围；脱颖而出___________________________________________7.大片；大IP授权拍摄续集/翻拍___________________________________________8.推出；肘出___________________________________________9.较低成本的电影___________________________________________10.更不用说……___________________________________________11.抓牢，守住___________________________________________12.培养/积累一批观众___________________________________________13.大片___________________________________________14.避开/绕开某人、某物___________________________________________15.大片___________________________________________16.大片儿；“扛把子”电影___________________________________________17.对抗，抗衡___________________________________________18.全有或全无___________________________________________拓展练习阅读理解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(爱尔兰罪犯)sentbytheBritishtoAustralia,whoalsobroughttheirslangwiththem.AustralianEnglishisalsoinfluencedbyAboriginal(土著的)English,sowehearwordslike“Kangaroo”and“Billabong”(alargepoolofwaterintheoutback).SohowshouldaChinesestudentchoosewhichaccenttouse?Well,toanAustralianlikeme,BritishEnglishsoundsmoreacademicandeducatedthanAmericanEnglish.However,AmericanEnglishiscooler—it’sthelanguageofpopularcultureandblockbustermovies(卖座的电影).Intheend,thechoiceisyours—justremembertobeconsistent(一致的，始终如一的).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外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.blockbuster[ˈblɒkˌbʌstə]n.威力非常强的炸弹；产生轰动效应的电影；大片2.middlebrow[ˈmɪdəlbraʊ]n.普通电影；普通人；中庸之道adj.平庸的，品位一般的3.combat[kəmˈbæt]vt.应对，对抗，抗衡4.midrange['mɪdˌreɪndʒ]adj.排在中间的5.counterprogram[ˌkaʊntəˈprəʊɡræm]vt.制衡6.thrive[θraɪv]vi.蓬勃发展、繁荣兴旺7.precarious[prɪˈkeəriəs]adj.不牢靠的，不稳定的【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.noroomforsth.无立足之地；绝不允许某事发生2.streamingservice流媒体服务3.swingtoward向……倾斜；更倾向于或偏好某物4.eventmovies大片；现象级电影5.haveashotatdoingsth.有机会能……6.cutthroughtheclutter突破重围；脱颖而出7.hugefranchisepictures大片；大IP授权拍摄续集/翻拍8.elbowout推出；肘出9.lower-budgetmovies较低成本的电影10.muchless更不用说……11.holdontosth.抓牢，守住12.buildanaudience培养/积累一批观众13.Death-Star-sizemovies大片14.steerclearofsb.orsth.避开/绕开某人、某物15.colossalmovies大片16.tentpolemovies大片儿；“扛把子”电影17.goupagainst对抗，抗衡18.allornothing全有或全无【全