高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：汽车话题

1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：学号：姓名：外刊精选I疫情加速的革命：汽车行业天瀛【背景介绍】疫情可能会彻底改变汽车行业：传统汽车市场遇冷，而电动汽车上位可能 提前，并且相关初创企业如雨后春笋般涌现。同时，该行业也面临不少问题，如工厂倒闭、 劳资纠纷等。疫情将永久改变汽车行业吗？The Pandemic Will Permanently Change the Auto IndustryBy Jack EwingThe auto industry was bracing for a brutal year even before the coronavirus. Now, the industry i

2、s expected to realign in ways that could have a profound effect on the eight million people worldwide who work fbr vehicle manufacturers. Heres a look at what to expect.Factory closures and labor strife.Automakers worldwide had at least 20 percent more factory capacity than they needed before the co

3、ronavirus hit, analysts say. That idle manufacturing space cost them money without producing any profit. As sales plummet further, shutting down underused plants may be a matter of survival.Electric cars could come sooner (maybe).Sales of electric cars have been surprisingly resilient even as lockdo

4、wns gutted sales of gasoline and diesel powered vehicles.An opening fbr start-ups.Turmoil in the market could be good fbr electric car start-ups like Byton and Lucid, which have proliferated after Tesla showed it was possible to challenge the traditional carmakers. The start-ups have a chance to att

5、ack the market while the established companies are struggling.Rethinking globalization.The pandemic exposed just how interconnected the world is and how a factory closure in one part of the world can shut down an assembly line in a different hemisphere.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。.permanently p3：man9ntl

6、i adv.auto o:too abbr.brutal brulol adj.realign riSlain vt.closure khujs n.automaker oloo.meiko n.hit hit vt.dle aidsl adj.plummet pkmit vi.resilient nziliont adj.1 l.gut gAt vt.n.opening oopomg n.start-up sta:tAp n.turmoil t3：moil liferate prolifbreit vi.expose ikspoz erconnected ,mto

7、konektid adj.18.hemispherehemisfr。 n. 半球 【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。.为做准备.对.有影响.汽车制造商.劳工纠纷，劳资冲突.工厂的产能,生产空间.关乎.的问题.电动汽车.进攻市场.老牌公司.（工厂的）装配线拓展练习 阅读理解Terrafiigia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car withi

8、n the next year. The vehicle -named the Transition - has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet fbr eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon

9、tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this we

10、ek at the New York Auto Show. But dont expect it to show up in too many driveways. Its expected to cost $279,000. And it wont help if youre stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. B

11、ut Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier fbr the vehicle to fly. The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards

12、.Mann said Teirafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administrations decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those fbr pilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying

13、time to be able to fly the Transition, a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.B.The advantages of flying cars.D.The designers of the Transition.What is the first paragraph mainly about? A.The basic data of the Transition.C.The potential market for flying cars.Why is the Transition u

14、nlikely to show up in too many driveways?A.It causes traffic jams. C.It is very expensive.B.It is difficult to operate.D.It bums too much fuel. What is the governments attitude to the development of the flying car?B.Favorable.D.Disapproving.B.The Transitions First FlightD.Flying Car Closer to Realit

15、yA.CautiousC.Uncertainl.What is the best title for the text?A.Flying Car at Auto ShowC.Pilots, Dream Coming True外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。.permanently p3：m0nantli adv.永久地，持久地.auto o:too abbr.汽车.brutal bruitol adj.残酷的.realign jiolam vt.进行调整以适应新的形势；重新排列，重新调整.closuren.倒闭,关闭；暂时封闭;宽慰，如释重负.automakern.

16、汽车制造商.hit hit vt.打击，影响dle aidsl adj.闲置的9.plummet plAmit vi.急剧卜降，暴跌10.resilient nziliont adj.可迅速恢复的11 .gut gAt vt.取出内脏；摧毁n.内脏12.opening oopsnig n. 机会，机遇13.start-up sta:tAp n.创业公司.turmoil t3：moil n.混乱，骚乱，动乱.proliferate proliforeit vi.数量激增.expose ikspouz vt. 暴露17.interconnected jntoko nektid adj.相互连接的1

17、8.hemisphere hemisfio n. 半球【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。.brace for sth.为做准备.have an effect on 对有影响.vehicle manufacturer 汽车制造商abor strife劳工纠纷，劳资冲突.factory capacity 工厂的产能.manufacturing space 生产空间.a matter of sth,关乎的问题.electric car 电动汽车.attack the market 进攻市场.the established company 老牌公司.assembly line （工厂的）装配线【全文翻译】疫情将永久改变汽车行业早在新冠疫情爆发之前，汽车行业就准备好迎接残酷的一年了。现在，该行业将进行重 组，可能对全球汽车制造商的800万雇员产生深远影响。让我们看看会发生什么。工厂倒闭和劳工纠纷。分析人士称，疫情爆发前，全球汽车制造商的工厂闲置产能就已超20%o这些闲置空 间耗