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1Unit3Book3I.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.A)LOSANGELES—Fansrushedtosee3-DmoviessuchasCloudywithaChanceofMeatballsintheatersthisyearandnew3-Dtelevisionscouldsoonhavehomeviewersfeelingasifthey'resurroundedbyanoodlestormontheircouches.Nextyear,majorelectronicsmanufacturersSonyCorp.andPanasonicCorp.plantointroduce3-D-capablehigh-definitiontelevisionsforthemassmarket.You'llstillneedtowearspecialglasses,though.B)Moviestudioshope3-Dcanhelplifttheweakhomevideomarketthesamewayithaspushedupboxofficeresults.Theinitialpriceofsuchsetsisexpectedtobehigh—perhaps20percentmorethannormalsetsofthesamesize.Butcostsshouldcomedowninthecomingyears.Dependingonprices,3-D-readyTVscouldbein28millionto46millionhomesworldwideby2013,predictsAlfredPoor,ananalystwithGigaOMPro.Heestimatesthatnextyear,asmanyas2.5millionsetsworldwidewillbesoldwith3-Dcapability.We'reraisingawholegenerationofkidswhoexpecttoseethiseffectfortheirmoviesathome,Poorsaid.Ithinkpeoplewant3-D.Ijustdon'tthinkthey'regoingtowanttopayawholelotmoreforit.Toavoidtheneedforspecialscreens,somemanufacturersofTVsetsarebeingawayfromthe3-Dtechnologycommonintheatersinfavorofwhat'sknownasactiveavoidance.Thatusesaninfra-red(红外线的)emitterontheTVtotellbattery-poweredglasseswhentoadjusttheleftandrightlensesinconjunctionwiththeimagesonthescreen,whichgivestheperceptionofthreedimensions.Thesetsthemselveswillrequirerelativelyminorupgradesfromtoday'smodels,buttheglasseswillcostmore,raisingthepriceoftheoverallpackage.C)There'snoquestion3-Dmoviesarepopular.Theygeneratedmorethan$1billionatboxofficesworldwidethisyear,andonaper-screenbasis,3-Dshowingstypicallybringinmorethandoubletherevenueofregularscreeningswhenamovieisofferedinbothversions.ForhitslikeDisney/Pixar'sUpand20thCenturyFox'sIceAge:DawnoftheDinosaurs,morethanhalfofticketrevenuescamefrom3-Dscreens,despiteaccountingforfarfewershowings,accordingtotheresearchfirmScreenDigest.Thosescreeningstendtofillup,andmoviegoersarewillingtopayafewdollarsextraperticket.D)Makingthese3-Dmovieshasn'tbeencheap,andsofartherehasn'tbeenanadequatewaytogivebackthosehighercostsinthehomevideomarket,whichbringsinfarmoredollarstostudiosthanthetheatricalrelease.InSeptember,DreamWorksAnimationSKGInc.releasedatwo-discpackofMonstersvs.Alienswithjusta3-Dbonusvignette(花絮)accompanyinga2-Dversionofthemovie.Itcomeswithcardboardglasseswithdarkreddishpurpleandgreenlensesthatcreatea3-Deffect.Theso-calledanaglyph(立体影片)technologyisoutof2dateandcanchangecolorsbutworkswithregularTVs.E)Wethinkfor10minutesorso,it'safunexperience,butit'snotagreatexperienceforanhour-and-a-halfortwo-hour-longmovie,saidJohnBatter,DreamWorks'co-presidentofproductionforfeatureanimation(动画片).Thestudioisconsideringare-releaseofthemovieathigherpricesusingmodern3-Dtechnology,followedbyfuturereleasesafter3-DTVsbecomeavailablenextyear.Battersaid3-Dreleaseswillcertainlygrowovertimeanditwillbecome,Ithink,asignificantpartofourhomevideobusinessinathree-tofive-yearcycle.F)Meanwhile,UniversalStudiosHomeEntertainmentreleasedthestop-motionanimatedmovieCoralineinJulybothin2-Dand3-Dwiththecardboardglasses,butdirectorHenrySelicksaidhewasdisappointedwiththeresult.Iwishthey'dwaitedtodothehome3-Dreleaseuntilthetechnologycaughtuptowhatitwasinthetheaters,Selicktoldaconferencelastmonth.I'mdisappointedinhowfewpeoplegottoseeitinthebestpossibleway.G)Asmorelivingroomsareequippedformoviesin3-D,studioswillhavestrongermotivationtoreleasethemforhomeviewingespeciallyas3-Dmoviesareexpectedtospendlesstimeintheaters.Withabout303-Dmoviesheadedfortheatersnextyearandonlyenoughscreenstoshowonemajorpictureatatime,theaveragetheatricalrunwillshrinktolessthantwoweeksin2010,downfromnearlynineweeksin2008,accordingtoCharlotteJones,asenioranalystwithScreenDigest.H)Thatcouldputmoreemphasisonmakingupforfilmmakingcostsonthehomemarket,shesaid.Butthehomemarketisalsocomingunderpressure.UShomevideorevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009fell3.9percentfromayearagoto$9.4billion.TomAdams,presidentofAdamsMediaResearch,said3-Dvideoscouldbethegoodnewsintheindustryneeds,especiallybecauseitwilltakealotlongerfor3-DTVsignalstoreachpeople'shomesbycableorbroadcast.Amongtheearlyadoptingcrowd,they'regoingtogooutandbuypracticallyeverythingthatcomesout,Adamssaid.Itcouldbeprettyprofitableforstudiosevenifit'sfairlysmallintermsofthenumberofhouseholds.I)Cablenetworksareexperimentingwith3-D,too.Lastmonth,ESPNhostedtestscreeningsofaUSC-OhioStatefootballgameinfourUScities,followingsimilareventsputonbytechnologyprovider3alityDigitalLLC.J)Manytechnologycompaniesarebankingona3-D-at-homeboom.RealD,theleadingproviderof3-Dsystemsintheaters,ispreparingtoexpandproductionofactiveshutter(快门)eyewear.SonyCorp.hasplansforarangeofnew3-Dproducts,fromTVstoPlayStationgames.Meanwhile,SonyPicturesAnimation'slatest3-Dfeature,CloudywithaChanceofMeatballs,wasanu