14.Whether you love happy endings or a dark reality in TV dramas,you could soon be able to decide what you get.Netflix,the TV-streaming company behind hit shows such as The Crown and House Of Cards,is working on ways to give viewers control of key plot decisions.
Some of the storylines will be simple and linear,like the Choose Your Own Adventure books that many grew up with.For example,viewers might decide whether a prisoner in the drama Orange Is The New Black joins a gang (黑幫) or not.
The technology could also potentially be used to allow Princess Margaret to marry Peter Townsend in The Crown,instead of having her relationship with the divorcee (離婚者) blocked by the Establishment.Other storylines will be much more complex,allowing viewers to connect plot points in a variety of ways using their TV remotes.
A source said,"We're doing work on branch narratives (敘事) so you are actually making choices as you watch.All the content will be there,and then people will have to get through it in different ways.We'll see how it plays out.It's an experiment.We'll see if it gets much success.For creators,it's a new field."
Actors would film numerous alternate plot segments (片段) in advance,letting viewers choose which route to take through the story.Netflix will run a trial with choose-your-own-adventure shows for children later this year,based on an established character.If they are successful,it will use the format for TV programmes aimed at adults.Netflix president Reed Hastings confirmed that the company is working on interactive shows,saying,"Once you have got interactivity,you can try anything."
At least five million UK households are thought to be signed up to Netflix,and it is challenging traditional broadcasters.Earlier this year,BBC boss Lord Hall promised to reinvent the iPlayer so that it overtakes Netflix as a destination in its own right,rather than a catch-up service.
32.How will viewers connect plot points?A
A.By using their TV remotes.
B.By taking part in TV programs.
C.By interacting with actors or actresses.
D.By participating in filming plot segments.
33.Why will Netflix run choose-your-own-adventure shows for children?D
A.To attempt to create another hit show.
B.To compete with traditional broadcasters.
C.To attract as many children viewers as possible.
D.To test whether their creative ideas are successful.
34.What's Reed Hastings'attitude to interactive shows?A
A.Confident.
B.Doubtful.
C.Negative.
D.Worried.
35.What's the author's purpose of writing this text?D
A.To advertise for Netflix company.
B.To recommend some English hit shows.
C.To predict future development in filming.
D.To introduce the latest technology in TV dramas.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了電視劇的最新技術(shù)互動節(jié)目,讓觀眾可以通過遙控器連接節(jié)目情節(jié).
解答 32.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段Other storylines will be much more complex,allowing viewers to connect plot points in a variety of ways using their TV remotes可知觀眾通過電視遙控器連接劇情;故選A.
33.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第五段Netflix will run a trial with choose-your-own-adventure shows for children later this year,based on an established character.If they are successful,it will use the format for TV programmes aimed at adults可知Netflix會為孩子們選擇自己的冒險(xiǎn)表演是為了測試他們的創(chuàng)意是否成功;故選D.
34.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章Netflix president Reed Hastings confirmed that the company is working on interactive shows,saying,"Once you have got interactivity,you can try anything可知總裁雷德•哈斯汀斯對于互動節(jié)目是有信心的;故選A.
35.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章Netflix,the TV-streaming company behind hit shows such as The Crown and House Of Cards,is working on ways to give viewers control of key plot decisions可知作者寫這篇文章的目的是引進(jìn)電視劇的最新技術(shù);故選D
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.