比特币暴跌话题 学案 高中英语培优外刊阅读

高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________外刊精选｜比特币暴跌！比尔盖茨：我早就劝过大家不要买不久前，比尔·盖茨在一次公开讲话中表示，加密数字货币不值得投资。而在刚过去的周六，比特币的价格跌破了20000美元/枚，以太坊跌破1000美元/枚。业内人士表示，此次加密货币贬值，可能意味着币圈正在上演一场大危机。比尔·盖茨何出此言？作为投资品，加密数字货币有什么问题？一起进入今天的讲解。BillGatesSaysNFTsandCryptoAre'100%'BasedonGreaterFoolTheoryByAlyssaLukpatMicrosoftCorp.co-founderBillGatessaidhethinkscryptocurrenciesandNFTsare"100%"basedonthegreaterfooltheory.The66-year-oldbillionairewasreferringtothenotionthatovervaluedassetswillkeepgoingupbecausethereareenoughpeoplewillingtopayhighpricesforthem.Hejokedthat"expensivedigitalimagesofmonkeys"would"improvetheworldimmensely."Otherwealthyinvestorsandexecutives,includingWarrenBuffettandJamieDimon,havealsoexpressedskepticismaboutcryptocurrencies.Mr.Buffettoncecalledbitcoin"ratpoisonsquared."NFTs,ornonfungibletokens,aredigitalproofsofapurchaseforgoodslikeart,digitalmusicandsneakers.Aftersurginginpopularity,theirdemandappearstobeflatliningrecently.Risinginterestrateshavecrushedriskybetsacrossthefinancialmarkets—andNFTsareamongthemostspeculative.Mr.Gatessaidhepreferredassetclasses"likeafarmwheretheyhavetheoutputoracompanywheretheymakeproducts."Hiscommentscomeasbitcoinandothercryptocurrencieshaveslidsharplyinrecentdaysamidabroadglobalmarketrout,undoingmuchofthegainsatthebeginningofthepandemicwhenawaveofinvestorsstartedbettingondigitalcurrencies.Thepriceofbitcoinrecentlytradedjustabove$20,000onWednesday.Ithaslostmorethantwo-thirdsofitsvaluesinceitsrecordhighinNovember,thefourthworstselloffinthecryptocurrency's13-yearhistory.Furtherwavesofreckoninghavesweptthroughthecryptocurrencyindustrythisweek.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.crypto[ˈkrɪptəʊ]n.___________________________2.notion[ˈnəʊʃn]n.___________________________3.immensely[ɪˈmensli]adv.___________________________4.executive[ɪɡˈzekjətɪv]n.___________________________5.skepticism[ˈskeptɪsɪzm]n.___________________________6.surge[sɜːdʒ]vi.___________________________7.flatline[ˈflætlaɪn]v.___________________________8.crush[krʌʃ]v.___________________________9.bet[bet]n.___________________________10.sharply[ˈʃɑːpli]adv.___________________________11.amid[əˈmɪd]prep.___________________________12.rout[raʊt]v.___________________________13.undo[ʌnˈduː]v.___________________________14.selloff[ˈselɒf]n.___________________________15.reckoning[ˈreknɪŋ]n.___________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.博傻理论___________________________2.被高估的资产___________________________3.非同质化代币___________________________4.走高的利率，上升的利率___________________________5.横扫，席卷___________________________拓展练习阅读理解MembersofthefamilyofSpanishartistPabloPicassoaresellingmorethan1,000digitalartpiecesofoneofhissculptures(雕塑).Picasso’sgranddaughter,MarinaPicasso,andhersonFlorianPicassoshowedthemediasomeoftheartpiecesintheirhomeinGeneva,Switzerland.Theysaythedigitalpiecesareamixofoldfineartanddigitalwork.ThePicassoswanttoachieveeconomicbenefitsfromtherecentinterestinNFTs,ornon-fungibletokens.NFTsareakindofdigitalartthatgainedpopularityin2021.SalesofNFTshavemademillionsofdollars.Buttheyhavebeencriticized(批评)asdamagetotheenvironmentandasmethodsofmakingmoney.ButaPicassoartworkwouldmarkachangeforNFTs,hisfamilysaid.NFTsarebasedonatechnologycalledblockchain(区块链),whichisalsousedwithdigitalmoneyknownascryptocurrencies(加密币).AnNFTcanbeattachedtoapieceofdigitalartorotherthingsexistingindigitalform.TheNFTismeanttoprovethatthedigitalobjectsarereal.Whileanyonecanseethework,thebuyerhastheofficialownershiprights.“We’retryingtobuildaligamentbetweentheNFTworldandthefineartworld,”saidFlorianPicasso,theartist’sgreat-grandson.Theartist’sfamilyiskeepingimagesofthepiecemostlyprivate.Theyareonlyshowingasmallpartofthework.Itisaceramic(陶瓷)piecethesizeofalargebowl.Thepartsthathavebeenshownhaveathickyellowlineandareasofgreen.FlorianPicassosaidthefamilyagreedonthecolorfulceramicpiecebecauseitwas“afunone”tostartwith.ThefamilyanditsbusinessmanagerssaythegoaistocreateayoungercommunityofPicassofans.9.WhydothePicassoscreatedigitalworksofPicassoaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Tomakemoneyfromthem.B.Topromoteanewartform.C.TomakePicassomorepopular.D.TomakePicasso’sartworkstakeonanewappearance.10.WhatdoPicasso’sdigitalartanddigitalmoneyhaveincommon?A.Theyarebothpopular. B.Theyhavethesamevalue.C.Theyusethesametechnology. D.Theyarebothattachedtoarts.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ligament”inparagraph5probablymean?A.Wall. B.Room. C.Market. D.Bridge.12.Whatdoweknowaboutthecolorfulceramicpiece?A.Itisthemostpopularamongyoungpeople.B.Itisnotsuitableformakingdigitalimages.C.Ithasneverbeencompletelyshowntothepublic.D.ItisthemostinterestingofalltheworksofPicasso.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。1.crypto[ˈkrɪptəʊ]n.加密货币=2.notion[ˈnəʊʃn]n.概念，想法3.immensely[ɪˈmensli]adv.极端地，非常，极大地4.executive[ɪɡˈzekjətɪv]n.高管5.skepticism[ˈskeptɪsɪzm]n.怀疑的态度6.surge[sɜːdʒ]vi.激增，陡增，剧烈上升；涌动，汹涌；（感情的）突然涌现，涌起7.flatline[ˈflætlaɪn]v.处于低水平的，处于低潮、低谷，没有起色；（心脏）停止跳动8.crush[krʌʃ]v.压坏，压碎9.bet[bet]n.赌博，押注10.sharply[ˈʃɑːpli]adv.程度很深，幅度很大11.amid[əˈmɪd]prep.（正式）在......中12.rout[raʊt]v.溃败，溃退13.undo[ʌnˈduː]v.撤销，抵消14.selloff[ˈselɒf]n.抛售，卖光15.reckoning[ˈreknɪŋ]n.算账，清算【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.GreaterFoolTheory博傻理论2.overvaluedassets被高估