高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀班級：____________學(xué)號：____________姓名：____________外刊精選｜2023，好萊塢走到了變革的十字路口？2023即將結(jié)束，又到了回顧全年、總結(jié)經(jīng)驗的時候。對于好萊塢來說，往年大熱的超級英雄題材，在今年卻像魔法失靈一般遇冷，不久前上映的《海王2：失落的王國》作為2023年最后一部超級英雄電影，票房和口碑均不及前作，未能挽救該類型電影的頹勢。宏大的視覺特效、熱血的英雄使命、眼花繚亂的續(xù)集系列，似乎已經(jīng)無法讓觀眾買單了。今年最受歡迎的好萊塢影片是哪些，它們有什么特點？觀眾喜好的轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)殡娪靶袠I(yè)提供了怎樣的經(jīng)驗和教訓(xùn)？2023BoxOfficeLessons:AudiencesSoughtfort,SkippedSpectacleByBrooksBarnesHollywood'smoviefactoriesrunonconventionalwisdom—entrenchednotions,basedonexperience,aboutwhattypesoffilmsarelikelytopopattheglobalboxoffice.Thisyear,audiencesturnedmanyofthosesocalledrulesontheirheads.Superheroesfailedtoexcitemoviegoers.Inthemeantime,thebiggestmovieoftheyearattheboxoffice,"Barbie,"with$1.44billioninworldwideticketsales,wasdirectedbyawoman,basedonaveryfemaletoyandspraypaintedpink—ingredientsthatmoststudioshavelongseenaslimitingaudienceappeal."Withoutquestion,changeisafoot,"saidDavidA.Gross,afilmconsultant."Moviegoersseemlessinterestedinbeingoverwhelmedwithspectacleandsavingtheuniversethanbeingspokento,entertainedandinspired."Peoplereachfornostalgiaintimesofstress,andmoviesthatremindedaudiencesofthepast—whilealsomanagingtofeelfresh—havebeensucceeding.Forthepastdecade,Hollywoodhaskeptaudiencesinterestedinsequelsbymakingeachinstallmentmorebloatedandoftennonsensicalthanthelast.Bigger!Faster!More!Thatstrategymayneedrethinking—it'sjusttooexpensive.Increasingly,franchisesequelsandspinoffsneedtofeelfreshtosucceed.【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.lesson英[?lesn]美[?lesn]n._____________________________2.seek英[si?k]美[si?k]v._____________________________3.skip英[sk?p]美[sk?p]v._____________________________4.spectacle英[?spekt?kl]美[?spekt?kl]n._____________________________5.conventional英[k?n?ven?nl]美[k?n?ven?nl]adj._____________________________6.notionn._____________________________7.trenchn._____________________________8.entrench（_____________________________9.moviegoer英[?mu?vi?ɡ???]美[?mu?vi?ɡo??r]n._____________________________10.ingredient英[?n?ɡri?di?nt]美[?n?ɡri?di?nt]n._____________________________11.sequel英[?si?kwl]美[?si?kwl]n._____________________________12.installment英[?n?st??lm?nt]美[?n?stɑ?lm?nt]n.____________________13.bloated英[?bl??t?d]美[?blo?t?d]adj._____________________________14.nonsensical英[?n?n?sens?kl]美[?nɑ?n?sens?kl]adj._____________________________15.franchise英[?fr?nt?a?z]美[?fr?nt?a?z]n._____________________________16.spinoff英[?sp?n?f]美[?sp?nɑ?f]n._____________________________17.spectacularadj._____________________________【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1._____________________________票房2._____________________________為項目籌募資金3._____________________________選擇略過某事而不做4._____________________________不吃早飯5._____________________________習(xí)俗，常規(guī)，慣例6._____________________________（對某個特定問題）普遍接受的信念、觀點、判斷、預(yù)測7._____________________________根深蒂固的觀念8._____________________________使（權(quán)利、習(xí)俗、觀念等）根深蒂固9._____________________________全球票房暴漲10._____________________________徹底顛覆某件事情11._____________________________沒能......12._____________________________在某人看來，某事會起到某種作用13._____________________________正在發(fā)生14._____________________________開始執(zhí)行計劃15._____________________________在順利進行中16._____________________________開始17._____________________________對一件事的興趣少于對另一件事的興趣18._____________________________被......共鳴19._____________________________努力追求懷舊20._____________________________追求拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解Scientistshavetransfusedlabmaderedbloodcellsintoahumanvolunteerinaworldfirsttrialthatexpertssayhasmajorpotentialforpeoplewithhardtomatchbloodtypesorconditionssuchassicklecell(鐮狀細(xì)胞)disease.Theresearchcouldsomedaymeananendtolongsearchesforpatible(兼容的)donorsordangeroustransfusionreactions.TheexperimentaltransfusionwasdoneatAddenbrooke’sHospitalinCambridge,England,aspartofacollaborative(合作的)effortamongUKscientiststounderstandhowlabmadebloodtransfusionscouldwork.ThescientiststookwholebloodfromdonorsinaUKdatabaseandseparatedoutthestemcells.Thesearethebody’srawmaterials—thecellsfromwhichallspecializedcells,likearedbloodcell,cangenerate.Theresearchersgrewredbloodcellsfromthosestemcellsandtransfusedthemintotwohealthyvolunteers.Thetransfusionsinvolvedonlyatinyamountofblood:theequivalentofoneortwoteaspoons.Astandardbloodtransfusionwouldinvolvemanyhundredtimesthatamount.Thisstageofthetrialinvolvestwominitransfusionsatleastfourmonthsapart,onewithastandarddonationofredcellsandtheotherwithlabmadecellsfromthesamedonor.Theresearchersarecloselymonitoringthevolunteerstodeterminewhethertheprocesswassafe.Theysaytherehavebeenwith“nosideeffects”sofar.They’realsowatchinghowlongthelabgrowncellslastparedwithaninfusion(灌輸)ofstandardredbloodcells.Redbloodcellstypicallylastabout120days,butatransfusionfromastandarddonationcontainscellsthatareavarietyofagesbecausethebonemarrow(骨髓)continuouslymakesthesecells.Previoustestshaveshownthatmanufacturedcellsfunctionlikenormalcellsandthattheselabmadecellsarelikelytosurvivelongeroverallwhileincirculation.Thisstudywilldetermineforthefirsttimewhetherthat’strue.Furthertrialswillbenecessarytodeterminewhethertherecouldbeaclinicaluseofthislabgrownproduct.Theresearchcouldeventuallymakeadifferencetopeoplewithsicklecelldisease,thosewhodevelopantibodies(抗體)againstmostdonorbloodtypes,orthosewithgeneticdisordersinwhichtheirbodycan’tmakeredbloodcellsorthebloodcellstheymakedon’tworkwell.36.Whatfunctionisexpectedofthelabmaderedbloodcellstransfusion?A.Itmaymakeiteasiertogetblooddonors.B.Itmaygrowredbloodcellsfromthestemcells.C.Itmayendthedangeroustransfusionreactions.D.Itmaydevelopantibodiesagainstmanydonorbloodtypes.37.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheexperimentalprocedure?A.Itiswidelyconsiderednotsafedespitemanyexperiments.B.Thetwominitransfusionsshouldn’tbecarriedoutcloselytogether.C.Theresearcherstransfusedstemcellsintovolunteerstomonitorthem.D.Astandardbloodtransfusiononlyneedtoinvolveatinyamountofblood.38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theprocessoflabmadebloodtransfusionsprovessafesofar.B.Labmadecellssurvivelongeroverallthannormalcellsincirculation.C.Therearetwominitransfusionswithlabmadecellsintheexperiment.D.Thestemcells,asthebody’srawmaterials,can’tproducered1bloodcells.39.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Asmallamountofbloodcanmakeadifference.B.Labmadecellsoutweighnormalcellsinatransfusion.C.Labmadecellscancontributetobloodrelateddiseases.D.Labmadecelltransfusionscanreplacenormalblooddonations.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.lesson英[?lesn]美[?lesn]n.經(jīng)驗，教訓(xùn)2.seek英[si?k]美[si?k]v.尋找，謀求，爭取3.skip英[sk?p]美[sk?p]v.跳過，略過；（選擇性的）不做，不參與4.spectacle英[?spekt?kl]美[?spekt?kl]n.壯觀景象5.conventional英[k?n?ven?nl]美[k?n?ven?nl]adj.傳統(tǒng)的6.notionn.觀念，概念，信念7.trenchn.戰(zhàn)壕，壕溝8.entrench（把軍隊、兵營等）置于壕溝里9.moviegoer英[?mu?vi?ɡ???]美[?mu?vi?ɡo??r]n.?？措娪暗娜?0.ingredient英[?n?ɡri?di?nt]美[?n?ɡri?di?nt]n.（成功的）要素，因素；佐料。11.sequel英[?si?kwl]美[?si?kwl]n.續(xù)篇，續(xù)集12.installment英[?n?st??lm?nt]美[?n?stɑ?lm?nt]n.部分（part）13.bloated英[?bl??t?d]美[?blo?t?d]adj.膨脹的，臃腫的14.nonsensical英[?n?n?sens?kl]美[?nɑ?n?sens?kl]adj.荒謬的15.franchise英[?fr?nt?a?z]美[?fr?nt?a?z]n.系列電影16.spinoff英[?sp?n?f]美[?sp?nɑ?f]n.衍生劇17.spectacularadj.壯觀的，壯麗的，令人驚嘆的【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.boxoffice票房2.toseekfundingforaproject為項目籌募資金3.skipsomething選擇略過某事而不做4.skipbreakfast不吃早飯5.conventionUK/k?n?ven?n/US/k?n?ven?n/n.習(xí)俗，常規(guī)，慣例6.conventionalwisdom（對某個特定問題）普遍接受的信念、觀點、判斷、預(yù)測7.entrenchednotion根深蒂固的觀念8.entrenchsomething使（權(quán)利、習(xí)俗、觀念等）根深蒂固9.popattheglobalboxoffice全球票房暴漲（explodeattheglobalboxoffic