高三英语培优外刊阅读学案好莱坞话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________外刊精选｜2023，好莱坞走到了变革的十字路口？2023即将结束，又到了回顾全年、总结经验的时候。对于好莱坞来说，往年大热的超级英雄题材，在今年却像魔法失灵一般遇冷，不久前上映的《海王2：失落的王国》作为2023年最后一部超级英雄电影，票房和口碑均不及前作，未能挽救该类型电影的颓势。宏大的视觉特效、热血的英雄使命、眼花缭乱的续集系列，似乎已经无法让观众买单了。今年最受欢迎的好莱坞影片是哪些，它们有什么特点？观众喜好的转变为电影行业提供了怎样的经验和教训？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.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.lesson英[ˈlesn]美[ˈlesn]n._____________________________2.seek英[siːk]美[siːk]v._____________________________3.skip英[skɪp]美[skɪp]v._____________________________4.spectacle英[ˈspektəkl]美[ˈspektəkl]n._____________________________5.conventional英[kənˈvenʃnl]美[kənˈvenʃnl]adj._____________________________6.notionn._____________________________7.trenchn._____________________________8.entrench（_____________________________9.moviegoer英[ˈmuːviˌɡəʊə]美[ˈmuːviˌɡoʊər]n._____________________________10.ingredient英[ɪnˈɡriːdiənt]美[ɪnˈɡriːdiənt]n._____________________________11.sequel英[ˈsiːkwl]美[ˈsiːkwl]n._____________________________12.installment英[ɪnˈstɔːlmənt]美[ɪnˈstɑːlmənt]n.____________________13.bloated英[ˈbləʊtɪd]美[ˈbloʊtɪd]adj._____________________________14.nonsensical英[ˌnɒnˈsensɪkl]美[ˌnɑːnˈsensɪkl]adj._____________________________15.franchise英[ˈfræntʃaɪz]美[ˈfræntʃaɪz]n._____________________________16.spinoff英[ˈspɪnɒf]美[ˈspɪnɑːf]n._____________________________17.spectacularadj._____________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1._____________________________票房2._____________________________为项目筹募资金3._____________________________选择略过某事而不做4._____________________________不吃早饭5._____________________________习俗，常规，惯例6._____________________________（对某个特定问题）普遍接受的信念、观点、判断、预测7._____________________________根深蒂固的观念8._____________________________使（权利、习俗、观念等）根深蒂固9._____________________________全球票房暴涨10._____________________________彻底颠覆某件事情11._____________________________没能......12._____________________________在某人看来，某事会起到某种作用13._____________________________正在发生14._____________________________开始执行计划15._____________________________在顺利进行中16._____________________________开始17._____________________________对一件事的兴趣少于对另一件事的兴趣18._____________________________被......共鸣19._____________________________努力追求怀旧20._____________________________追求拓展练习阅读理解Scientistshavetransfusedlabmaderedbloodcellsintoahumanvolunteerinaworldfirsttrialthatexpertssayhasmajorpotentialforpeoplewithhardtomatchbloodtypesorconditionssuchassicklecell(镰状细胞)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(灌输)ofstandardredbloodcells.Redbloodcellstypicallylastabout120days,butatransfusionfromastandarddonationcontainscellsthatareavarietyofagesbecausethebonemarrow(骨髓)continuouslymakesthesecells.Previoustestshaveshownthatmanufacturedcellsfunctionlikenormalcellsandthattheselabmadecellsarelikelytosurvivelongeroverallwhileincirculation.Thisstudywilldetermineforthefirsttimewhetherthat’strue.Furthertrialswillbenecessarytodeterminewhethertherecouldbeaclinicaluseofthislabgrownproduct.Theresearchcouldeventuallymakeadifferencetopeoplewithsicklecelldisease,thosewhodevelopantibodies(抗体)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.lesson英[ˈlesn]美[ˈlesn]n.经验，教训2.seek英[siːk]美[siːk]v.寻找，谋求，争取3.skip英[skɪp]美[skɪp]v.跳过，略过；（选择性的）不做，不参与4.spectacle英[ˈspektəkl]美[ˈspektəkl]n.壮观景象5.conventional英[kənˈvenʃnl]美[kənˈvenʃnl]adj.传统的6.notionn.观念，概念，信念7.trenchn.战壕，壕沟8.entrench（把军队、兵营等）置于壕沟里9.moviegoer英[ˈmuːviˌɡəʊə]美[ˈmuːviˌɡoʊər]n.常看电影的人10.ingredient英[ɪnˈɡriːdiənt]美[ɪnˈɡriːdiənt]n.（成功的）要素，因素；佐料。11.sequel英[ˈsiːkwl]美[ˈsiːkwl]n.续篇，续集12.installment英[ɪnˈstɔːlmənt]美[ɪnˈstɑːlmənt]n.部分（part）13.bloated英[ˈbləʊtɪd]美[ˈbloʊtɪd]adj.膨胀的，臃肿的14.nonsensical英[ˌnɒnˈsensɪkl]美[ˌnɑːnˈsensɪkl]adj.荒谬的15.franchise英[ˈfræntʃaɪz]美[ˈfræntʃaɪz]n.系列电影16.spinoff英[ˈspɪnɒf]美[ˈspɪnɑːf]n.衍生剧17.spectacularadj.壮观的，壮丽的，令人惊叹的【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.boxoffice票房2.toseekfundingforaproject为项目筹募资金3.skipsomething选择略过某事而不做4.skipbreakfast不吃早饭5.conventionUK/kənˈvenʃn/US/kənˈvenʃn/n.习俗，常规，惯例6.conventionalwisdom（对某个特定问题）普遍接受的信念、观点、判断、预测7.entrenchednotion根深蒂固的观念8.entrenchsomething使（权利、习俗、观念等）根深蒂固9.popattheglobalboxoffice全球票房暴涨（explodeattheglobalboxoffic