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1、高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练阅读理解专题六AA good view at the movies will soon cost extra, said Mary McNamara in the Los Angeles Times. AMC, the worlds largest theater chain, announced last week that by years end, all of its 947 U.S. cinemas will assign seats for popular showtimes using Sight-line“ tiered pricing (阶梯4攵费
2、). “The mid-row, mid-theater seats that usually get filled in the fastest“ are expected to cost $1 or $2 more than seats in front rows and along aisles. This scheme is a sign of how badly “the industry is suffering“ since the pandemic emptied theaters. Box office sales are down nearly 30 percent com
3、pared with 2019, as movie fans continue to opt fbr the comfort of their streaming-serviced homes. But raising the price of the seats most people prefef, is a bone-headed“ way to try to lure them back. It will only ruin “one of the last bastions of egalitarianism first come, first served movie seatin
4、g.Better to charge a bit more than to see theaters go under, said Peter Kafka in Vbx. This “deeply troubled business needs a revenue jolt In 2002, Americans went to the movies an average of 5.2 times per year,“ according to the Motion Picture Association. Last year, despite the Top Gun, Black Panthe
5、r, and Avatar blockbuster sequels, the national movie-going average was ananemic” 1.9 times per year. Charging a premium for “coveted“ seats is standard practice at sports events, concerts, and Broadway shows, said Julian Mark in The Washington Post. Why not movies? Industry analysts predict other b
6、ig theater operators will eventually adopt tiered pricing“if it increases AMCs profits.”Until recently, AMC had been trying to remind people why going to the movies is special, said Johnny Oleksinski in the New York Post. We come to this place for magic,“ pitchwoman Nicole Kidman says in an ad shown
7、 in the chains theaters, “that indescribable feeling we get when the lights begin to dim. But considering how hard its getting to convince older folks to pay from $20 to $30 to see a movie they can watch on their couch, now is “ a terrible time for the movies to turn into Delta Airlines, and start c
8、harging extra for decent seats. Soon, a family outing to the movies will set you back $120, without popcorn. You gotta be Nicole Kidman to afford that. ”【The Week USA (February 21, 2023)1.What does Sight-line“ tiered pricing indicate according to the passage?A.The mid-row, mid-theater seats are popu
9、lar among the consumersB.Cinemas are severely affected by the the pandemicC.Movie fans are more likely to stream movies at homeD.It is of great benefit to conduct the tiered pricing to attract consumers back1. What will Peter Kafka support concerning movie industry?A.It is silly to raise the price o
10、f the seatsB.The principle of first come, first served, should not be changedC.The movie industry is deeply troubled and a price rise is necessary.D.Egalitarianism is the top priorityWhich of the following can best replace the underlined word anemic”?A.weakB.commonC.strikingD. steep2. What can we le
11、arn from the last paragraph?A.Going to the movies is no better than streaming-serviced movies at homeB.Nicole Kidman features a new film about magicC.We can only gain indescribable feeling when the lights dim in our homeD.It will take consumers a huge amount of money to enjoy a movieBSince Tesla mog
12、ul Elon Musk bought Twitter, the increasingly glitchy“ app is turning off users, said Zoe Schiffer and Casey Newton in Platformer. Some 9 percent of American users have left since the October sale, according to one study, baffled by disappearing mentions, shifting algorithmic priorities, and tweets
13、inserted seemingly at random from accounts they dont fbllow.” The billionaires whim-based approach leaves workers scrambling to implement new features even as the core service falls apart,“ with recently introduced “public view counts emphasizing “how little engagement most posts get. Among those pr
14、eoccupied with their engagement numbers“ has been Musk himself. One of the companys two remaining principal engineers, told Musk last week that the reason his tweets are getting fewer views is that “public interest in his antics is waning. Musks response? Youre fired/9Just days after Platformer reve
15、aled Musks complaint that not enough people were seeing his tweets, Musks posts and replies seemed to be showing up at the very top“ of many Twitter feeds. Though not everyone is getting this Elon-first ffeedj people “who dont even follow Elon Musk” have been seeing more of his tweets on their time-
16、lines. It could be a sign that “the new mandate is to get the boss more views by any means necessary.,With Twitter stumbling, said Jennifer Korn in CNN.com, a small but growing number of alternative services, are trying to win over users who are uncomfortable“ with the changes Musk has made. Replaci
17、ng Twitter, with its robust network of journalists, politicians, and entertainers/9 is no easy task. But Musks “rethink of content-moderation policies“ and reinstatement of numerous incendiary accounts that were previously banned has soured many of the sites former fans, and been a spur to new entra
18、nts who sense an opening. Among them are apps like T2 and Spill created by former Twitter employees,“ and Nostr, a service backed by Jack Dorsey, Twitters co-founder and onetime CEO.【The Week USA (February 21, 2023)1Which of the following is not the reason why users lose interest in Twitter?A.disapp
19、earing mentionsB.shifting algorithmic prioritiesC. tweets inserted seemingly at random from unknown accountsD.the fallen-apart core service1. Why does the author take one remaining principal engineer of Twitter as an example?A. To indicate Musk is absorbed in the new feature “public view counts,To i
20、ndicate Musk is intended to lay off employeesC.To indicate public interest in Tesla is decreasingD.To indicate Musk is pushing his employees too much3. What makes Twitter9s former fans dissatisfied?A.It has a network of journalists, politicians, and entertainersB .There are numerous fake accountsB.
21、The content is far less appealingMany accounts that cause very strong feelings of anger return4. What is the author going to discuss in the following paragraph?A. Introduce solutions to Elon-first fbed”Introduce some comments from criticsB. Introduce further plans of TwitterIntroduce new apps suppor
22、ted by Jack DorseyCSometimes less is more,“ said Nicholas Hautman in the New York Post. Rihanna, one of the top-selling pop artists of all time, had 119 million people watching when she ended her six-year hiatus from performing by head-lining the Super Bowl halftime show. But while the 34-year-old s
23、elf-made mogul surrounded herself with athletic dancers and performed on platforms that soared high above the field, her 13-minute performance was in effect minimalistic: 4tno gimmicks, just hit after hit. With 31 top-10 singles to date, “her music has been the soundtrack of our lives since 2005, an
24、d she gave us exactly what we came for-a good time.Well, a good time, and the unspoken revelation that she is pregnant again, expecting her second child.“Strictly speaking, the show didnt meet the expectations that had made it the most anticipated halftime performance of all time J said Spencer Komh
25、aber in The Atlantic. But Rihanna wanted us mesmerized by the thing itself, by the images and the sounds, and she largely succeeded. The dancers, dressed in white, wobbled and swayed as one organism,“ while the star herself, clad in crimson, exuded a casual command while running through snippets of
26、12 past hits. Rolling Stone ranked it as the eighth-best halftime show ever, which isnt bad. At a time when “so much of mass culture offers only desperation J Rihanna showed that sell-possession can be attention-grabbing, too.If any of her contemporaries had displayed such “cool indifference“ on the
27、 same stage, said Carrie Battan in The New Yorker, they might have been labeled as lazy. Rihanna didnt bother showcasing the full stylistic range of her hit catalog. She didnt even acknowledge her pregnancy beyond grazing her baby bump lightly with one hand. For the girl from Barbados who long ago c
28、onquered pop and has moved on to building fashion and cosmetic kingdoms, the performance wasnt a test at all. It was simply an extension of the unbothered breeziness that is so endemic to her persona.The Week USA (February 21 f 2023)1Why does Nicholas comment sometimes less is more in first paragrap
29、h?A. Rihanna has less audience watching her showRihannas show was actually simplified but high in qualityB. Rihannas show was only made up of 10 singlesRihanna sold much more soundtrack than before1. Whats the attitude of Spencer Kornhaber towards Rihannas show?A. PositiveNeutralB. OpposedUnclear2.
30、What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Rihanna was considered lazy by the audience and criticsB.Rihanna showed her pregnancy on purpose during the performance to attract attentionC.Rihanna has already shifted her career to fashion and cosmetic industriesD.Rihannas unique persona makes her attra
31、ctive and appealing3. Whats the best title of the passage?A.Rihannas Super Bowl: the “cool indifference“ on the stageB.Rihannas Super Bowl: A halftime class on making your own rulesC.Rihannas Super Bowkthe attention-grabbing performanceD.Rihanna9s Super Bowl: Sometimes less is more答案A. BCADB. DADDC. BADB