【高一 拓展閱讀-生活和運動】Five Ways Gaming Is Changing Our World

FiveWaysGamingIsChangingOurWorldSomehowwithoutusreallynoticingit,gaminghasbecomeHUGE.Whilemusiciansandmoviestarsoftenmakethefrontcoversofourmagazines,thecelebritiesofthegamingindustrycontinuetomaketheirmillionsundertheradar.Sohowisthishiddenbehemoth（龐然大物）changingtheworldaroundus？Letmegiveyouafewinsights.EveryoneIsPlaying97%ofteensplayvideogameseverysingleweekand50%ofteens12-17admittoplayinggames“yesterday”.Notonlythat,but38%ofallteenboyssharetheirgaminghandlewhenfirstmeetingsomeonetheywanttobefriendswith,aPewsurveyfoundGamingisontheperipheryofculturenow,butitsinfluencewilltakecentrestageinthenextdecade.GrowingFemaleParticipationinGamesGamesareplayedmostlybymales,butintheyoungestdemographics,femalesaregamingmoreandmoreoften.Therearealsoanincreasingnumberofgamesthataremadespecificallyforfemaleconsumers.KidsCouldLiterallyMakeaCareerOutofGamingApartfromjustthedevelopmentofgames,gaminghasgeneratedanumberoflucrative“sub-industries,”whichincludeConferences,Cosplay,Game-casting,TeamMerchandising(團隊營銷),“YouTube-ing”,andmore.Whatisthemostculturallysignificantimpactofallofthis?Youcanliterallymakeacareeroutofgaming,evenifyoudon'tplay!Atgrowingleaders,weknowrecentgraduateswhohavegotatechnologydegreeandimmediatelymovedtosiliconValley(硅谷)tocreategamesandtheymakegreatmoneytoo！MobileGamingIstheWaveoftheFutureWhileconsoleandcomputergamesarehuge,thelargestandmostprofitableformofgamingismobile,atypeofgamingplayedbyalmosteverydemographic(人群)inthewestemworld.NewCelebritiesGaminghascreatedanewgroupofcelebritiesthatyourkidsprobablyalreadyknowSomeofthemareplayers,othersareYouTubecreators,andstillothersaremarketers,ridingthewaveofgamingpopularity.Whenitcomestogaming,thereisalottobefascinatedabout,ifyoureintothatsortofthing.Sadly,thereisalottobeworriedaboutaswell.Studiesshowthatheavygamingcanslowthedevelopmentofmoralitywithinyoungmen.Gamingisalsochangingthenormofsocialinteractions,especiallyamongyoungmenasmostoftheirfriendshipsaremaintainedbygamingtogetherasopposedtophysicalinteractions.ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion1.Whatisthemainpointofthisarticle?A.Everyoneisplayinggames.B.Growingfemaleparticipationingames.C.Yourkidscouldliterallymakeacareeroutofgaming.D.Gamingischangingtheworldaroundus.2.Whatpercentageofteenboyssharetheirgaminghandlewithnewfriends?A.97%B.50%C.38%D.12~17%3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTalucrative“sub-industry”ofgaming?A.SingingB.ConferencesC.CosplayD.TeamMerchandising4.Whatisthelargestandmostprofitableformofgaming?A.Consolegaming.B.Computergaming.C.Gamesforthefemale.D.Mobilegaming.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthearticle?A.Heavygamingcanslowthedevelopmentofmoralitywithinyoungmen.B.Gamingischangingthenormofsocialinteractions.C.Gaminghascreatedanewgroupofcelebrities.D.Teenswholikegamingaresmarterthanthosewhodon't.Vocabulary基礎詞somehow adv.以某種方式；不知為什么；不知怎么地 英inawaythatisnotknownorcertainmusician n.音樂家 記詞根記憶music（音樂）+ian（表人）→音樂家 搭rockmusician搖滾音樂家admit v.承認,供認；接納；允許…進入 英toagree,oftenunwillingly,thatsth.istrue 記詞根記憶ad（表加強）+mit（送）→能送進來→允許…進入 例Nooneexceptforticket-holderswasadmitted.持票者方可入內handle n.柄；把手v.處理；操縱；應付 英thepartofadoor,window,etc.thatyouusetoopenit記詞根記憶hand（手）+le（表名詞）→方便用手操作的東西→柄；把手 例Somecustomersarequitedifficulttohandle.一些客戶很難對付。influence vt./n.影響記詞根記憶in（進入）+flu（流動）+ence（表名詞）→流進去→影響例Wewouldnotinfluenceyourchoiceinanyway.我們不會以任何方式影響你的決定。graduate vi.畢業(yè)n.大學畢業(yè)生；畢業(yè)生 英apersonwhohasauniversitydegree 記詞根記憶gradu（=grad,級）+ate（做）級別達到→畢業(yè)搭graduatefrom…從…（學校）畢業(yè)middleschoolgraduates中學畢業(yè)生immediately adv.立即；即刻 英withoutdelay記詞根記憶im（無）+med（中間）+ate+ly→沒有間隔,十分迅速→立即maintain vt.保持；維持；保養(yǎng)記詞根記憶main（主要）+tain（保持）→保持大體上的完好→維持例Myjobistomaintaingoodrelationshipwithourclients.我的工作就是同我們的客戶保持良好的聯(lián)系。physical adj.物理學的；身體的；物質的 記詞根記憶physi（自然）+cal（…的）物質的搭physicalexercise體育鍛煉physicalcondition身體狀況physicalmeans物理方法Vocabulary進階詞insight n.洞察力；深入的了解,洞悉 記詞根記憶in（進入）+sight（眼光）→眼光深入→洞察力periphery n.次要部分；外圍,邊緣記詞根記憶peri（周圍）+pher（帶來）+y（表名詞）帶到周圍→外圍demographic adj.人口統(tǒng)計學的；人口學的n.人囗統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù) 記來自demography（n.人口統(tǒng)計學；人口學） 搭demographicchange人口統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)變化generate vt.產(chǎn)生（光、熱、電等）；引起,導致 記詞根記憶gener（產(chǎn)生）+ate（使…）→產(chǎn)生 搭generateelectricity發(fā)電lucrative adj.賺錢的；獲利的；有利可圖的 英producingalargeamountofmoney；makingalargeprofit 記詞根記憶lucr（錢）+ative（有…性質的）賺錢的literally adv.按字面意思；確實 英inaliteralwayconsole vt.安慰,撫慰n.操縱臺,控制臺記詞根記憶con（表加強）+sol（太陽）+e→帶來陽光→安慰,撫慰例Wetriedtoconsoleherwhenherfatherdiedbutshedidn’tlistentous.她父親去世時我們盡力安慰她,但她不聽我們的。profitable adj.有利可圖的,賺錢的；有益