高三英语培优外刊阅读
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外刊精选|沙特喜获2034世界杯主办权,斥巨资搞体育究竟为何?
11月1日,国际足联主席因凡蒂诺通过个人社交媒体确认,2034年世界杯将由沙特阿拉伯主办。在澳大利亚撤回申请之后,沙特成为了这届世界杯的唯一申办者,所以提前锁定了主办权。举办2034年世界杯对沙特意味着什么?沙特为什么对体育产业寄予厚望,并且如此渴望在这个领域拓展影响力?
Saudi Arabia's Lavish Sports Push Earns It the 2034 World Cup
By Joshua Robinson
Less than a decade after Saudi Arabia decided to make a push into global sports, the Kingdom is set to claim the prize it covets most: the soccer World Cup.
The Kingdom has never been shy about its intentions. Saudi first laid out a plan for across-the-board development in 2016 with a document known as "Vision 2030" - and sports were a key instrument. Saudi hoped to turn itself from one of the world's most closed off societies into a global player in tourism and entertainment.
Perhaps Saudi's splashiest play came in the soccer transfer market. In January, it made Cristiano Ronaldo the biggest superstar ever to join the Saudi Pro League by promising more than $100 million to play for Al Nassr. A legion of other top players from major European teams soon followed.
The Kingdom hasn't released any details of how the 2034 tournament might look. By then, the men's World Cup will have expanded to 48 teams and likely require more than a dozen state-of-the-art stadiums in a country where most soccer infrastructure is dated and tired.
It will also run into the question of when in the calendar to organize the tournament, since summer temperatures in the desert make it impossible. Qatar, the host of the 2022 World Cup, solved that problem by having it in November and December in air-conditioned stadiums.
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.lavish英 [ l v ] 美 [ l v ] adj. ________________;v. ___________________
2.push英 [p ] 美 [p ] n. _____________________________
3.claim英 [kle m] 美 [kle m] v. _____________________________
4.covet英 [ k v t] 美 [ k v t] v. _____________________________
5.instrument英 [ nstr m nt] 美 [ nstr m nt] n. _____________________________
6.splashy英 [ spl i] 美 [ spl i] adj. _____________________________
7.legion英 [ li d n] 美 [ li d n] n. _____________________________
8.state-of-the-art英 [ ste t v i ɑ t] 美 [ ste t v i ɑ rt] adj. _____________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1._____________________________通过努力获得某物
2._____________________________强势入局
3._____________________________准备好做某事,即将做某事
4._____________________________羞于......
5._____________________________详细制定/展示一个计划
6_____________________________ n. 设计,安排
7._____________________________全面的,涵盖所有方面的
8._____________________________一个引人注目的大胆举动
9._____________________________遵循相同的做法
10_____________________________物品/设施/观念等过时且显得陈旧
拓展练习阅读理解
Most people know social media isn’t free — it’s paid for with the collection of its users’ sometimes-sensitive information. Your GPS system keeps track of your movements, and your smart TV can watch you. Almost all the information these devices collect can be sold to companies or used by authorities to keep tabs or gather evidence. Meanwhile, we use technology so frequently because of its efficiency and convenience. Is the trade-off worth it, or are we selling our souls to the devil
SafeHome.org Team surveyed 1,019 people aged 18 and older about their opinions on security and electronic devices and whether they felt the risk to privacy was worth the security and convenience benefits. As it turns out, some feel technology is far too convenient to give up despite its flaws, while others would trash their devices if they found out it was spying on them.
Interestingly, three major factors appear to have an impact on which aspect of privacy violation they find most shocking — age, gender and occupation.
Different generations have different relationships with technology and, as such, have different concerns about privacy. Those 65 and older appeared to be very distrustful of technology, recording higher levels of concern than younger generations in almost every field. Those aged 45 — 64 all found location tracking, home security, and smart device privacy issues to be the most threatening. From age 18 to 44, the data trends looked rather similar. A distrust of social media existed, but they regarded fitness trackers, and public surveillance (监视) as less of an issue than older generations.
While men and women seemed to have the same concerns about privacy in the digital age, a few interesting aspects existed. Women were more concerned overall with identity and location tracking. Men had concerns with these issues as well but perhaps didn’t feel as physically threatened by them. The place where men took more issues than women was the selling of personal data to advertisers and monitoring of conversations and activities.
19.What does the author intend to convey about social media in paragraph 1
A.It comes at a price. B.It is of great value.
C.It has developed greatly. D.It brings convenience to life.
20.What did the survey of SafeHome.org Team focus on
A.People’s attitudes towards privacy risks.
B.People’s opinions on technology benefits.
C.People’s responses to electric device flaws.
D.People’s thoughts on employment security.
21.What does the result of the survey imply
A.Women worry about personal data most.
B.Men tend to sell personal data to advertisers.
C.Young people don’t see social media as a threat.
D.Older people are more doubtful about technology.
22.What will be discussed further in the coming paragraph
A.Prevention of the privacy violation.
B.Significance of the SafeHome, org Team.
C.Privacy concerns from different occupations.
D.Methods of guaranteeing privacy in the digital age.
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.lavish英 [ l v ] 美 [ l v ] adj. 豪华的,大量的;v. 慷慨给予
2.push英 [p ] 美 [p ] n. 积极促成,积极推动
3.claim英 [kle m] 美 [kle m] v. 赢得;声称对......的拥有权
4.covet英 [ k v t] 美 [ k v t] v. 强烈渴望,垂涎欲滴
5.instrument英 [ nstr m nt] 美 [ nstr m nt] n. 媒介,手段
6.splashy英 [ spl i] 美 [ spl i] adj. 引人注目的,产生巨大影响的
7.legion英 [ li d n] 美 [ li d n] n. 为数众多的人或事物;海量的顾客;丰富的产品
8.state-of-the-art英 [ ste t v i ɑ t] 美 [ ste t v i ɑ rt] adj. 十分先进的;应用最新理念(或方法)的
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.earn someone something通过努力获得某物
2.make a push into强势入局(actively enter an area)
3.be set to do something准备好做某事,即将做某事
4.be shy about羞于......
5.lay out a plan详细制定/展示一个计划
6.layout n. 设计,安排
7.across-the-board英 [ kr s b d] 美 [ krɑ s b rd] adj. 全面的,涵盖所有方面的
8.a splashy play 一个引人注目的大胆举动
9.soon followed遵循相同的做法
10.dated and tired物品/设施/观念等过时且显得陈旧
【全文翻译】
沙特阿拉伯凭借巨额体育投入,赢得2034年世界杯举办权
在沙特阿拉伯决定积极投身全球体育运动领域还不到十年之际,这个王国即将获得它最渴望的奖赏,足球世界杯(的举办权)。
沙特王国从不曾掩饰其雄心壮志。2016年,该国用一份名为“2030愿景”的文件首次制定了全面发展的规划,而体育成为了实现这一愿景的关键工具。沙特希望将自己从世界上最封闭的社会之一转变为全球旅游和娱乐产业的重要参与者。
或许沙特最引人注目的举动是在足球转会市场上。今年1月,他们通过承诺支付超过1亿美元的转会费,使克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多(Cristiano Ronaldo)加盟利雅得胜利队,成为加盟沙特职业联赛的史上最大牌球星。很快,一大批来自欧洲主要球队的顶级球员就纷纷效仿。
沙特尚未公布2034年世界杯的具体细节。届时,男足世界杯的参赛队伍将扩大到48支,这可能需要沙特建设多达十几座顶级体育场馆,而目前该国的大多数足球基础设施都已过时且老旧。
沙特还面临一个难题:在几月份举办这场盛会,因为沙漠地区的夏季高温使得比赛几乎不可能(在夏季)进行。2022年世界杯主办国卡塔尔将时间定为11月和12月,并通过在配备空调的体育场内举办比赛,解决了这一问题。
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
19.A 20.A 21.D 22.C