1. What is Susan doing?
A.Teaching geography. | B.Introducing an art form. | C.Conducting an interview. |
A.Defensively. | B.Favorably. | C.Angrily. |
A.The natural beauty of the Amazon. |
B.The happy side of the local life. |
C.The damage done to the rainforests. |
1. What TV channel is Jimmy Kimmel Live on?
A.NBC. | B.TBS. | C.ABC. |
A.After he hosted the Oscars. |
B.After Donald Trump became president. |
C.When he cried at his show for the first time. |
A.An interview. | B.A musical performance. | C.A comedy performance. |
A.He taught in a drama school. |
B.He worked at a radio station. |
C.He went to school in Los Angeles. |
The farming-themed reality show Become a Farmer has taken Chinese social media by storm, shining a spotlight on agriculture—an essential part of Chinese culture. The word “farming”, however, may be entirely unfamiliar
To connect these individuals with the agricultural industry, the 50-episode variety show tackles the topic by asking 10 young men from various fields
Yang Changling, chief director of the program, said the show’s intention is to showcase
One view er said, “The distinctive program has enlightened me on the process of cultivating a grain of rice.
A seminar (研讨会) was held in Beijing recently. According to its report, the Chinese TV series
Statistics show that
Gao Changli, director-general of the TV drama department at the National Radio and Television Administration, said that the drama contains a lot of thoughts and knowledge
Producers have also revealed that currently they
1. When will It’s My Opinion be broadcast?
A.At 8:30. | B.At 10:30. | C.At 11:30. |
A.American songs. | B.Brazilian songs. | C.Italian songs. |
A.Music. | B.Sports. | C.News. |
A.On Radio 4. | B.On Radio 3. | C.On Radio 1. |
Up to now, the two episodes of Three Bodies released
A previous animation based on the “Three-Body” series also appeared as a hit when released in 2020. In the same year, the movie, The Wandering Earth, based on Liu’s short story of the same name,
The TV series, A Li felong Journey,
A Li felong Journey,
Tie Ning, chairwoman of the China Writers’ Association, said the great
8 . People have been predicting (预测) the death of cable TV (有线电视) for a long time, but this really might be it. Just a decade (十年) ago, nearly all Americans — more than 85 percent of U.S. households — paid for packages of TV channels from cable or satellite ( 卫 星) companies. That started to drop slowly at first and then far more quickly in the past few years. Now, the share of American homes that pay for traditional TV service is approaching 50 percent, according to expert Craig Moffett and S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Kagan research group.
For comparison, cellphones were around for decades before the percentage of Americans who didn’t have a landline ( 座 机) at home reached 50 percent, around 2017. Maybe it seems predictable that cable TV would go the way of the landline. I promise you that it was not necessarily obvious, even once Netflix started to take off. Old habits die hard. Old industries that make a lot of people rich die even harder. And don’t forget that some new technology habits catch on fast but don’t stick.
What may be a final drop in America’s cable TV industry is a big deal. It shows that technology can change deep-rooted ways of doing things slowly, and then suddenly.
Ian Olgeirson, a research director at Kagan who has been following America’s TV market for about 20 years, told me that he was surprised by how quickly the monthly cable bill went from being standard to outdated for many Americans. Olgeirson and other TV experts I’ve been speaking to didn’t single out a turning point in cable TV’s big drop. They said the downward trend ( 趋 势) was more like a series of progressive changes building up.
It’s clear that the cable TV system that for decades brought joy and headaches to tens of millions of Americans is wearing thin. The wild card is whether Americans keep turning away from cable and satellite TV relatively slowly, or whether it will fail suddenly.
I have always loved TV. I felt like a real grown-up when I first started to pay a huge bill for television, partly to watch my favorite football team. I had reduced my cable TV package, but then a few months ago I was told that my bill was going to increase by about $10 a month. That was it. I’m a no-cable household now, too.
1. What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us about cable TV?A.Its falling popularity. | B.Its increasing payments. |
C.Its various TV channels. | D.Its high service standard. |
A.To prove technology can change the world. | B.To show it is not easy for cable TV to go away. |
C.To illustrate there is no market left for cable TV. | D.To explain technology can bring fortune to people. |
A.America’s TV market was down suddenly. |
B.The death of cable TV will come in about 20 years. |
C.Americans turned away from cable TV so quickly. |
D.There are still many Americans showing interest in cable TV. |
A.Cable TV won’t be replaced by satellite TV | B.Cable TV brought joy to Americans |
C.Cable TV has existed for decades | D.Cable TV is the new landline |
A Lifelong Journey, a TV series
Painting a picture of ordinary Chinese people living in the changing times, the novel won the writer Liang, the 10th Mao Dun Literary Award, one of China’s top literary
Translating such a series of stories to the small screen had been
10 . While most TV stations try to attract viewers by producing reality shows, Henan TV has become famous by promoting (推广) traditional culture through Chinese dance. Henan TV produced seven dance pieces introducing traditional culture for traditional festivals, such as “Rhapsody on the Luo River Goddess (《洛神水赋》)”, a two-minute underwater dance for the Dragon Boat Festival. “Guardian Warriors of Longmen (《龙门金刚 》)”, a dance piece supported by AR technology against the backdrop of the Longmen Grottoes(石窟).
“These pieces have gotten nearly 30 billion hits,“ said Yao Wei, director of the TV station. “It’s a huge success for Henan TV.”
On Nov 1, 2021, Yao was invited to talk about how the TV station had produced the hit dance pieces at a three-day forum (论坛) centering on the research of Chinese dance.
The pieces were popular with audiences, most of whom are members of Gen Z, (people born between 1995 and 2009), Yao said.
“It’s been over forty years since the country’s reform(改革) and opening-up and the younger generations have grown up with open minds. They love Chinese culture and are proud of it,” said Yao. “What we need to do is present Chinese culture and tradition in interesting ways for those young people.”
Yao added that Henan TV has been producing shows promoting traditional culture, such as traditional operas and kung Fu, for nearly 30 years.
“To allure younger audiences, we are also changing our shows. One of the keys is to produce them with creativity,” Yao said. “For example, the latest technology and special stage settings, like underwater scenes, have become our new ways of telling stories about traditional Chinese culture.”
Another key to successfully reaching younger audiences is using social media to promote their shows.
“Social media is being shaped and driven by young people. It’s a powerful form of communication. When they watch short videos, they easily become interested in an eye-catching video,” Yao said.
1. What can we learn about the seven dance pieces produced by Henan TV?A.They were performed by famous stars. |
B.They were presented in creative ways. |
C.They were about the reform and opening-up. |
D.They were produced by AR technology. |
A.Interested. | B.Hopeful. | C.Puzzled. | D.Disappointed. |
A.Greet. | B.Support. | C.Attract. | D.Interview. |
A.To report on the features of traditional Chinese dance. |
B.To tell the traditional stories of the seven dance pieces. |
C.To explain how technology helps promote traditional Chinese culture. |
D.To introduce the success of the dance series produced by Henan TV. |