When it comes to video games, female players normally have certain preferences and expectations. Realizing the great potential in the female gaming market gaming companies have started offering them unique experiences.
Blade & Soul
Platforms: Windows, PS4and iOS
Blade & Soul offers a high degree of freedom in character customization, where players can choose a specific race and profession to conquer their enemies. Paying attention to the concept of individual gamer's individuality, this game offers various ways for gamers to customize their appearance and weapons to create a more realistic experience within cyberspace.
Cooking Mama
Platforms: Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, PS4, windows and iOS
Cooking Mama has been a pioneer in the virtual cooking genre among female gamers for a few years now. Its latest version, Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit, continues to offer gamers a fun cooking experience. Additionally, the cooking' mama, a lovable character worldwide, teaches players practical skills beyond the kitchen such as gardening and camping.
Onimusha
Platforms: Play Station, Wii and iOS
Onimusha is an action-adventure game series that tells the tales of Japanese historical figures with combat and puzzle solving. In order to attract female gamers, creator Keiji Inafune designed the main characters around Takeshi Kaneshiro, a handsome Japanese actor who has a big female fan base worldwide.
World of Warcraft
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox 360 and iOS
World of Warcraft has been publishing fantasy novels to attract a more diverse set of gamers. The game keeps players glued to their keyboards by offering a compelling main storyline as well as attractive subplots. It also offers great music, which is helpful in getting rid of stress. It's no wonder so many females are willing to challenge the stereotype that World of Warcraft is just for guys.
1 . What do you know about Blade & Soul?
A . It is based on a realistic experience.
B . It features in fights with various enemies.
C . It focuses on the uniqueness of the character.
D . It has the greatest potential in the female gaming market.
2 . If you are to learn some practical skills, which game will you choose?
A . Blade & Soul B . Cooking Mama C . Onimusha D . World of Warcraft
3 . What do the four games have in common?
A . They are intended for male players. B . They keep players addicted to the games.
C . They are supported by multiple platforms. D . They all have storylines and subplots.
1 . C
2 . B
3 . C
【分析】
这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了适合女性玩的四款游戏的情况。
1 .
细节理解题。根据 Blade & Soul 部分中 “Paying attention to the concept of individual gamer's individuality, this game offers various ways for gamers to customize their appearance and weapons to create a more realistic experience within cyberspace. ( 关注个体玩家的个性概念,这款游戏为玩家提供了多种方式来定制他们的外观和武器,以在网络空间中创造更真实的体验 )” 可知, Blade & Soul 强调人物的独特性。故选 C 。
2 .
细节理解题。根据 Cooking Mama 部分中 “Additionally, the cooking' mama, a lovable character worldwide, teaches players practical skills beyond the kitchen such as gardening and camping.( 此外, “ 烹饪妈妈 ” 是一个全世界都很受欢迎的游戏,她会教授玩家除了厨房之外的实用技能,如园艺和露营 )” 可知,如果你要学习一些实用的技能,可以选择 Cooking Mama 。故选 B 。
3 .
细节理解题。根据四款游戏的 Platforms 部分可知,这四款游戏的共同之处是都被多个平台支持。故选 C 。
缩写与简写的概念:
用单词首尾字母组成一个新词的英语构词法叫做首尾字母缩略法。这种形式的英语构词生成的新词,读音主要有两种形式,即各字母分别读音;作为一个单词读音。
如:Foreign Language Teaching Agency→FLTA上海外教网
Testing of English as a Foreign Language→TOEFL托福
Teach English as a Foreign Language→TEFL
Teach English as a Second Language→TESL
Graduate Record Examination→GRE美国研究生入学考试
缩写的几种类型:
1、单词缩写应省略在辅音之后,元音之前:
英文单词缩写一般以辅音结尾,而不以元音结尾。如American省略为Am,而不省略为Ame或Amer,Medicine或Medical缩写为Med,European缩写为Eur等。但Science例外,缩写为Sci,可能是因为元音I之后又是元音E的缘故。缩写刊名每个词首字母必须大写,而不可全部都用大写或小写。
2、压缩字母法:
仅个别单词采用压缩字母方式缩写。
如:Japanese缩写为Jpn而不是Jan
National应缩写为Natl而不是Nat
经常有读者将Japanese写成Jan是参考文献著录中常见的错误。
如:Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology,应缩写为JpnJOphthalmol,National Cancer Institute Research Report缩写为NatlCancerInstResRep。而Nat是Nature和Natural的缩写,如:NatureMedicine, Naturebiotechnology分别缩写为NatMed, NatBiotechnol。
另外CN是中国的国别代码,期刊缩写刊名中,ChinaChinese不得缩写为CN,而应缩写为Chin.采用压缩写法是为了避免与其他常用缩写混淆。
如:Japanese不能缩写为Jan,可能是Jan是January的固定缩写形式,National缩写为Natl而不缩写为Nat,可能是Nat是Nature和Natural的缩写。
3、学科名称缩写:
刊名中学科名称缩写很常见,因而了解学科名缩写规则非常必要。凡以-ogy结尾的单词,一律将词尾-ogy去掉,如Cardiology缩写为Cariol,Biology缩写为Biol,以-ics结尾的学科名词,缩写时将-ics或连同其前面若干字母略去。如:Physics缩写为Phys。以-try结尾的词,缩写时将-try连同前面若干字母略去。如:chemistry缩写为Chem。其中也包括其他形容词的缩写。
4、刊名中常用词和特殊单词的缩写:
期刊名中有些常用单词可以缩写为一个字母。
如:Journal缩写为J
Quarterly缩写为Q
Royal缩写为R
New缩写为N
South缩写为S
5、刊名首字母组合:
有些杂志名称缩写采用首字母组合,而且已被固定下来,一般都是国际上有较大影响的期刊,并得到国际上众多索引性检索工具的认同。
如:The Journal of American Medical Association缩写为JAMA, British Medical Journal缩写为BMJ等。
6、国家名称的缩写:
刊名中国家名称的缩写分为两种情况。如国家名称为单个词汇,缩写时常略去词尾或词的后部分若干字母。
如:American缩写为Am
British缩写为Br
Chinese缩写为Chin
而国家名称由多个词组组成时,常取每个词的首字母,如United States of America 缩写为USA或US。
7、虚词一律省略:
有许多虚词,如the, of, for, and, on, from, to等,在缩写时均省去。
如:Journal of chemistry缩写为J chem
Archives of Medical Research缩写为Arch Med Res
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