閱讀與練習(xí)：英國難再造流行巨星之揭秘-高考英語閱讀備考

1.hype（Para.3）v.夸張地宣傳（某事物）Themeetingwashypedupinthemediaasanimportantevent.媒體大肆宣傳這次會議是一項(xiàng)重要的活動。2.subscription（Para.6）n.訂閱;捐款Theclassicnewspaperbusinessisbothasubscriptionserviceandadvertisingsupported.傳統(tǒng)的新聞報(bào)刊業(yè)同時提供了訂閱服務(wù)和廣告服務(wù)。3.self-contained（Para.10）adj.獨(dú)立的;自足的;設(shè)備齊全的Heseemscompletelyself-containedandhedoesn'tmissyouwhenyou'renotthere.他似乎完全獨(dú)立了，你不在的時候他也不想念你。4.high-profile（Para.11）adj.高調(diào)的;備受矚目的;知名度高的Heisahigh-profilecriminaldefenselawyer.他是一位備受關(guān)注的刑事辯護(hù)律師。ThreeyearsagoBritishartistsmadeuphalftheglobaltop10.Nowthebiggestnewstarsbarelymakeamarkoverseas.Whatisbehindthisseachange—andisthereawayback？HastheUKmusicbusinesslostitspowerfulmagicforcreatingpopsuperstars？TheUKmusicindustrywillcelebratethefirstNationalAlbumDayonSaturday，buttop-sellingnewalbumsbyBritishpopartistsaredissatisfactoryin2018.It'snotthatthereisascarcityofnewmusicintheUKbecausethealbumsbyPaulMcCartney，Years&Years，F(xiàn)lorence+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（超級豪華）”editionofDuaLipa'sfirstalbumarrivesnextweekandnewalbumsbyleadingacts.JessLynne，Muse，MumfordandSonsandRitaOracouldchangetheUK'sdecliningfortunes.Part1整體感知本文是一篇說明文。幾年前，英國的音樂在其他國家頗受歡迎，音樂專輯銷量領(lǐng)先，但現(xiàn)在英國的音樂市場逐漸縮小，音樂產(chǎn)業(yè)日漸式微。雖然英國音樂界于周六（10月13日）慶祝首個全國唱片日，但流行歌手們的新專輯在2018年的銷量卻并不令人滿意。并不是說英國缺少新音樂，而是，自2013年以來，流媒體服務(wù)已經(jīng)取代了CD和下載成為最流行的音樂消費(fèi)方式，加之英國的音樂在海外沒有得到很好的翻譯，所以銷量在日益減少。希望在圣誕節(jié)前第四季度的關(guān)鍵時期，JessGlynne，Muse等歌手發(fā)布的新專輯會改變英國音樂產(chǎn)業(yè)衰落的命運(yùn)。篇章結(jié)構(gòu)梳理：Part2語言學(xué)習(xí)Ⅰ.熱詞積累（考綱內(nèi)詞匯，包括短語）Ⅱ.詞匯拓展詞綴dis-的用法①表示“不……”，用作否定意義e.g.dis+n.disorder無秩序（dis+order順序→沒有順序）disproof反證;反駁（dis+proof證實(shí)→不證實(shí)→反證）disarm解除武裝（dis+arm武裝→去掉武裝）dis+v.dislike不喜歡（dis+like喜愛→不喜愛）disappear消失（dis+appear出現(xiàn)→不出現(xiàn)→消失）discover發(fā)現(xiàn)（dis+cover遮蓋→不遮蓋→發(fā)現(xiàn)）dis+adj.dishonest不誠實(shí)的（dis+honest誠實(shí)的→不誠實(shí)的）②表示“分開;分離”dismiss解散;開除（dis+miss懷念→開除）discard丟棄;拋棄（dis+card梳理→丟棄）Ⅲ.難句分析Nowdespitetheinternationalnatureofstreaming，thereisanincreaseddemandfordomesticmusic，becausepeoplecouldhaveabetterunderstandingoftheirownmusiccombinedwiththeirculture.翻譯：__________________________________________________【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個復(fù)合句，句子開頭由despite引導(dǎo)的介詞短語，“盡管……”;thereisanincreaseddemandfordomesticmusic，可顛倒語序，翻譯成“對于國內(nèi)音樂的需求增加了”;后面是because引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句，其中combined是現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語。Part3視角拓展1.What'sthestreamingaccordingtothetext？______________________________________________2.Withthedevelopmentofthestreamingservice，whatinfluencedoesthetechnologyhaveontheUKmusicbusiness？Canyouoffermoreeffectivesolutions？______________________________________________Ⅲ.難句分析現(xiàn)在，盡管流媒體具有國際性，但對國內(nèi)音樂的需求仍在增加，因?yàn)槿藗兛梢愿玫亓私馑麄兘Y(jié)合了他們自己文化的音樂。Part3讀后思考1.Streamingisatechnologyusedtodelivercontenttocomputersandmobiledevicesovertheinternet，whichisthequickestwaytoaccessInternet-basedcontentatalowcost.Streamingisdifferentfromdownloads.Streamingallowsyoutostartusingthecontentbeforetheentirefileisdownloaded.Youdon'thavetowaitforthesongtobedownloadedbeforethemusicstarts.Thisisoneofthemajoradvantageso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