2009年考研英语阅读理解精读100篇（高分版）TEXT 5

难句突破：

(1)   Activision's boss, Bobby Kotick, will remain at thehelm of the new company, to be known as Activision Blizzardin recognition of Vivendi's main gaming asset: its subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment, the firm behind "World of Warcraft", an online swords-and-sorcery game with 9.3m subscribers.

[主体句式] Activision's boss will remain at the helm.

[结构分析]这个一个简单句，具有复杂的表语。表语是由一个固定介词短语充当，介词的宾语比较复杂，带有复杂的修饰成份。to be known as...是做the new company的定语，冒号后面的成份是用来说明main gaming asset的，可以看作是同位语；冒号后面的成份中，后面两个短语都是前面一个的同位语，用来对Blizzard Entertainment作进一步的解释。

(2)   Similarly, he argues, "Guitar Hero" and other games that use new kinds of controller, rather than the usual buttons andjoysticks, are broadening the appeal of gaming by emphasising its social aspects, since they are easy to pick up and can be played with friends

[主体句式] He argues, "Guitar Hero" and other games are broadening the appeal... since...

[结构分析]这是一个简单句，argues后面是宾语从句，结构比较复杂，带有原因状语从句。宾语从句的主语有that引导的定语从句，by emphasising its social aspects是方式状语修饰are broadening ...。

[句子译文]他说，同样的，"吉他英雄"和其他游戏也没有用普通的按钮和操作杆，而是使用了新式控制器，通过重点强调其社会性的特点来增加游戏的吸引力，因为这些游戏很容易就可以开始，而且可以和朋友一起玩。