One would-be （自称自许的）threat to the thesis can be found in lower-budget independent films， which tend to focus more on character development and topical social issues than on sensationalism. Recently， a few such films have supplanted
Hollywood’s major studioproductions as top box-office （adj. 票房的） hits. Does this mean that profit potential no longer dictates the content of films？ No; it simply suggests that the tastes and preferences of the movie-going public are shifting.A second ostensible challenge to the thesis can be found in companies such as Disney， whose productions continue to achieve great popularity and
commercial success， without resort to an appeal to baser interests. Yet it is because these productions are commercially successful that they proliferate.
The only cogent challenge to the thesis is found in perennial television favorites such as “Nova，” a public television show that is neither commercially supported nor influenced. However， such shows are more in the nature of education than entertainment， and for every one program like “Nova” there are several equally popular—and highly superficial—programs.
With few exceptions， then， commercial success of certain films and television shows is no accidental byproduct of popularity; it is the intentional result of producers’ efforts to maximize profits.
42. Because of high-profile status andaccess to resources， celebrities has uniquely addressed in social problems.（后面的半句记得不太准确，大概就是名人阶层对社会问题的作用吧）
V1. celebrities are uniquely qualified to address social problem.
V2. celebrities qualify uniquely and effectively to address social problems because they 有好的身份地位和更容易获得某些资源~
V3. celebrities are uniquely qualified to address the social problems because their social status and have access to the information.
V4. Because celebrities have more access to resources， they enjoy more advantages to address the social problems。
考古：
v1celebrities are uniquely qualified to address the social problems
v2Celebrities are uniquely qualified to efficiently address social problems， because of their high-profile status and access to resources.
