2022屆高考英語(yǔ)培優(yōu)外刊閱讀 商機(jī)話題 學(xué)案

高三英語(yǔ)培優(yōu)外刊閱讀外刊精選｜機(jī)遇還是泡沫？加密貨幣成硅谷創(chuàng)業(yè)新風(fēng)向即將過(guò)去的2021年，國(guó)外“幣圈”爆出了不少大新聞：馬斯克帶貨“狗狗幣”，特斯拉幾次宣稱計(jì)劃接受比特幣購(gòu)車(chē)，拉美國(guó)家薩爾瓦多甚至宣布啟用比特幣為國(guó)家法定貨幣，更不用說(shuō)下半年“元宇宙”、NFT等領(lǐng)域成為新興投資熱門(mén)，而這些交易也大大依賴于各種加密貨幣。加密貨幣究竟是變革機(jī)遇還是投機(jī)泡沫？硅谷的創(chuàng)業(yè)環(huán)境又從中受到了怎樣的影響？TheNewGet-Rich-FasterJobinSiliconValley:CryptoStart-UpsByDaisukeWakabayashiandMikeIsaacSiliconValleyisnowawashwithstoriesofpeopleridingseeminglyridiculouscryptoinvestmentslikeDogecointolife-changingwealth.Bitcoinhassoaredaround60percentthisyear,whileEtherhasincreasedmorethanfivefoldinvalue.Butbeyondthatspeculativemania,agrowingcontingentofthetechindustry’sbestandbrightestseesatransformationalmomentthatcomesalongonceeveryfewdecadesandrewardsthosewhospottheseismicshiftbeforetherestoftheworld.Investors,too,havefloodedin.Theyhavepouredmorethan$28billionintoglobalcryptoandblockchainstart-upsthisyear,fourtimesthetotalin2020.Cryptomaybenodifferentfrompastspeculativebubbleslikesubprimemortgagesorthetulipcrazeofthe17thcentury,skepticssaid.Muchofthemania,theysaid,isbeingdrivenbyadesiretogetrichquickbytradinganassetclassthatoftenseemsbasedoninternetjokes.Butthegrowingranksoftruebelieverssaycryptocanchangetheworldbycreatingamoredecentralizedinternetthatisnotcontrolledbyahandfulofcompanies.WhilesuchpossibilitieshaveexistedsinceBitcoinemergedin2009,cryptoproductssuchasNFTsbrokethroughtothemainstreamonlythisyear.ThathasacceleratedtheexodusfromBigTechcompaniesintothecryptoworld.【詞匯過(guò)關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫(xiě)出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.awash[??w??]adj.___________________________________2.soar[s??]v.___________________________________3.fivefold[?fa?vf??ld]adj.___________；adv._______________4.beyond[b??j?nd]prep.___________________________________5.flood[fl?d]v.___________________________________6.skeptic[?skept?k]n.___________________________________7.rank[r??k]n.___________________________________8.exodus[?eks?d?s]]n.___________________________________【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】1.請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。2.加密領(lǐng)域的創(chuàng)業(yè)公司___________________________________3.乘著東風(fēng)去往財(cái)富自由之路___________________________________4.越來(lái)越多的___________________________________5.發(fā)現(xiàn)巨變，感知到巨變的來(lái)臨（引申）；發(fā)現(xiàn)地殼移動(dòng)，發(fā)現(xiàn)地震________________________6.投機(jī)泡沫___________________________________7.被……驅(qū)動(dòng)___________________________________拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解TheFutureofMoneyisanoverviewofthecurrentstateofmonetarysystemsandareviewofhownewfinancialtechnologiesareinterruptingaswellasincreasingthechancesofchangingcurrentmonetaryarchitectures.IjustfinishedreadingtheKindleversionofthisbook,andfoundittobeexceptionallyclear,well-written,andextremelythorough.IalsolovedTheAscentofMoneybyNiallFerguson,NakedMoneybyCharlesWheelan…thosearedefinitelyequallygood.Whatsetsthisbookapartisthatitstartswithgreatexplanationsofthedefinitionofmoney,thedifferenttypesofmoney(eg.“outsidemoney”,“insidemoney”etc.),thenexplainsBitcoin,thecurrentcryptocraze,centralbankdigitalcurrenciesandalotmore.Formostpeople,saysEswarPrasad,moneystillmeansphysicalcashprintedbyasole,publicauthority.Yetthatisasurprisinglymoderncase:onlyacenturyago,privatecurrenciescompetedwithgovernment-issuedbanknotes.Itmaybeshort-lived,too,ascashgivesintothedigitalizationoffinanceandnewmeansofpaymenttakeover.Thisbigbangwillhavehugeimpactsonstates,peopleandcompanies.Thatcashisdecliningmaynotsurprisereaders.Manywillbankfromlaptopsandmakepaymentsontheirphones.Oneofthefirstfinancialtechnologybreakthroughshappenedcenturiesago,whenChinaintroducedpapercurrencytoreplacemetalcoins,whichwereheavyandscarce.Yetthistimeisdifferent,Mr.Prasadinsists.Previouschangesimprovedexistingsystems,henotes.Theendofcash—likelywithinadecadeortwo—isrevolutionary.Mr.Prasadgivesusavividpictureoftheevolutionofmoney.Anyoneinterestedinanexcellentreviewoftheconceptofmoney,thecurrenttrendsandlikelyfuturedirectionshouldreadthisbook.KudosandthankstoProfessorPrasad.19.Whatmakesthisbookdifferentfromothersaccordingtotheauthor?A.It’sclear,well-written,andextremelythorough.B.Itequipsreaderswiththedefinitionsofeconomicsterms.C.Itoffersanoverviewofthecurrentstateofmonetarysystems.D.It’sfullofinterestingexamplesandstoriesandisclearlywritten.20.WhoisEswarPrasad?A.TheeditorofTheAscentofMoney.B.TheauthorofTheFutureofMoney.C.TheChiefFinancialOfficerofKindle.D.Theeconomicsprofessoroftheauthor.21.WhichofthefollowingwillgetMr.Prasad’sapproval?A.Onlythepublicauthorityhastherighttoprintphysicalcash.B.Themajorityofpeoplecannotacceptthefactthatcashisdeclining.C.China’spapercurrencyisheavyandscarceconstrastedwithmetalcoins.D.Cashmaybereplacedbynewmeansofpaymentwithinadecadeortwo.22.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Abookreview. B.Ahistorybook.C.Afinancialreport. D.Abankannouncement.外刊精選答案【詞匯過(guò)關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫(xiě)出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.awash[??w??]adj.（引申）充滿……；（本義）被水覆蓋的，被水漫過(guò)的2.soar[s??]v.高漲，飛升，劇增3.fivefold[?fa?vf??ld]adj.五倍的；adv.五倍地4.beyond[b??j?nd]prep.在……范圍之外5.flood[fl?d]v.大量涌來(lái)6.skeptic[?skept?k]n.懷疑者7.rank[r??k]n.行列；團(tuán)體8.exodus[?eks?d?s]]n.大量的人口遷出、離開(kāi)【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】1.請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。2.cryptostart-up加密領(lǐng)域的創(chuàng)業(yè)公司3.ridesomethingtolife-changingwealth乘著東風(fēng)去往財(cái)富自由之路4.agrowingcontingentof越來(lái)越多的5.spotthe