考研英语阅读理解精读100篇UNIT2
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="groom">groom</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guitar">guitar</span>-<span word="wielding">wielding</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="vixen">vixen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span>-<span word="rippling">rippling</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>-<span word="slayer">slayer</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span>-<span word="game">game</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Guitar">Guitar</span> <span word="Hero">Hero</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Warcraft">Warcraft</span> , <span word="Activision">Activision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vivendi">Vivendi</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="merger">merger</span>. <span word="Vivendi">Vivendi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="unit">unit</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> $1.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Activision">Activision</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="entity">entity</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Activision">Activision</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="Vivendis">Vivendis</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 68%.</p><p> <span word="Activisions">Activisions</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="Bobby">Bobby</span> <span word="Kotick">Kotick</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="helm">helm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Activision">Activision</span> <span word="Blizzard">Blizzard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vivendis">Vivendis</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="gaming">gaming</span> <span word="asset">asset</span>: <span word="its">its</span> <span word="subsidiary">subsidiary</span> <span word="Blizzard">Blizzard</span> <span word="Entertainment">Entertainment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Warcraft">Warcraft</span> , <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="swords">swords</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="sorcery">sorcery</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="with">with</span> 9.3<span word="m">m</span> <span word="subscribers">subscribers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Piers">Piers</span> <span word="Harding">Harding</span>-<span word="Rolls">Rolls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Screen">Screen</span> <span word="Digest">Digest</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span>. <span word="Activision">Activision</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="coveted">coveted</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Warcraft">Warcraft</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vivendi">Vivendi</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Activisions">Activisions</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="the">the</span> $18.9 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span>-<span word="games">games</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="shaping">shaping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="multiplayer">multiplayer</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="gamers">gamers</span>. <span word="World">World</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Warcraft">Warcraft</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="subscription">subscription</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span>. <span word="Blizzard">Blizzard</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="of">of</span> $1.1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="of">of</span> $520<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="World">World</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Warcraft">Warcraft</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="components">components</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Kotick">Kotick</span>.</p>
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