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.docx

Why has the UK stopped producing pop superstars英国难再造流行巨星之揭秘1.hype（Para. 3） v. 夸张地宣传（某事物）The meeting was hyped up in the media as an important event.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The classic newspaper business is both a subscription service and advertising supported.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He seems completely self-contained and he doesn't miss you when you're not there.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He is a high-profile criminal defense lawyer.他是一位备受关注的刑事辩护律师。Three years ago British artists made up half the global top 10. Now the biggest new stars barely make a mark overseas. What is behind this sea changeand is there a way back？Has the UK music business lost its powerful magic for creating pop superstars？ The UK music industry will celebrate the first National Album Day on Saturday， but top-selling new albums by British pop artists are dissatisfactory in 2018.It's not that there is a scarcity of new music in the UK because the albums by Paul McCartney， Years & Years， Florence + the Machine， James Bay and hyped new artists Anne-Marie and Jorje Smith have all made it into the top five. But none of them have sold well enough to make the Official Charts Company's Top 10 releases of the year so far. Only two UK albums released in 2018 made the list： Staying at Tamara's by George Ezra and Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys.Ed Sheer an is the most popular UK artist in Billboard's Artist 100 chart. He came in at No. 13. The next Briton is breakout R&B star Ella Mai at No. 21， followed by Dua Lipa at No. 56. However， there are no British albums in the Top 20 of the American album chart.Industry experts suggest some reasons for the decline of the economy， from the dominance of streaming services to the end of traditional marketing strategies.Since 2013， streaming services have overtaken CDs and downloads as the most popular way of consuming music， with subscription services rising from a 9.9% share of UK recorded music revenues to 48% in 2017.Streaming services are song-focused rather than artist-focused， which makes it harder for artists working in album formats to break through， says Hannah Neaves， who leads marketing and artist development at Tap， a famous management company.Before streaming's dominance， artists could quickly get success such as the singer Adele and Sheer an. But now，“You have to be prepared to spend three years getting to a position that previously would have taken you nine months，” says Naves. “All the biggest playlists are American and it's very difficult to get British acts on them， which can make a great difference to your competition.”Besides，hip-hop is the most popular style on both sides of the Atlantic， but the UK's music offering has not historically translated well overseas. Now despite the international nature of streaming， there is an increased demand for domestic music， because people could have a better understanding of their own music combined with their culture.If there isn't good translation of music to help to convey cultural background， you can't get great success in other countries even if you develop well at home. The style is very self-contained， so when we are trying to sell someone overseas， it's very hard to compete with what already catching the attention.The music industry is now in its key pre-Christmas fourth quarter， traditionally a time for high-profile releases. A “super-deluxe （超级豪华）” edition of Dua Lipa's first album arrives next week and new albums by leading acts. Jess Lynne， Muse， Mumford and Sons and Rita Ora could change the UK's declining fortunes.Part 1 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，Jess Glynne， 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：Part 2 语言学习.热词积累（考纲内词汇，包括短语）.词汇拓展词缀dis-的用法 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） 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）.难句分析Now despite the international nature of streaming， there is an increased demand for domestic music， because people could have a better understanding of their own music combined with their culture.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”;there is an increased demand for domestic music，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。Part 3 视角拓展1.What's the streaming according to the text？_2.With the development of the streaming service， what influence does the technology have on the UK music business？ Can you offer more effective solutions？_.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。Part 3 读后思考1.Streaming is a technology used to deliver content to computers and mobile devices over the internet， which is the quickest way to access Internet-based content at a low cost. Streaming is different from downloads. Streaming allows you to start using the content before the entire file is downloaded. You don't have to wait for the song to be downloaded before the music starts. This is one of the major advantages of streaming. It delivers data to you as you need it. The other major difference between streaming and downloads is what happens to the data after you use it. For downloads， the data is stored on your device until you delete it. For streaming， the data is automatically deleted after you use it.2.Any answer is possible.学科网（北京）股份有限公司