2024届高三下学期英语培优外刊阅读学案 共享办公话题（含答案）
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高三英语培优外刊阅读
班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________
外刊精选｜共享办公鼻祖WeWork宣告破产，昔日独角兽何以至此？
当地时间11月6日，共享办公公司WeWork因无法支付贷款利息，在美国向法院申请破产保护。作为共享办公的鼻祖，WeWork在2019年的市值曾高达470亿美元，深受多家风投公司青睐。然而，仅四年之后，该公司的市值下跌超99%。WeWork共享办公的商业模式存在什么问题？其创始人亚当·诺伊曼在其中又扮演了怎样的角色？
How WeWork’s founder flew too close to the Sun
By Simon Jack
The story of Adam Neumann and the rise and fall of WeWork reads more like a parable than a business story.
Adam Neumann was the tall, handsome, barefoot, tequila-shooting, weed-smoking Svengali who booked rap stars for the office party, had aspirations to live forever, become the world's first trillionaire and expand his company to Mars.
That seems a million miles from humbling reality, as the company that became the largest tenant of office space in New York and London files for bankruptcy protection from the very landlords who once adored it.
WeWork was in fact playing a game that has proved dangerous time and again.
Buying long and selling short. That meant buying up huge amounts of long-term office space leases in prime locations and hoping that you can find enough short-term tenants to cover your own expenses, plus a profit.
It is arguably only when Neumann decides to sell shares in an initial public offering (IPO) in 2019 that the veil falls. WeWork's value fell by $40bn within a few months and Neumann resigned as chief executive shortly afterwards.
Neumann ultimately did a pretty good job of disentangling his own finances from that of the company he founded. WeWork is currently worth about $50m - roughly a thousandth of its peak value. Neumann himself walked away with over a billion dollars - more than 20 times what the company is currently worth.
To return to our parable - he flew too close to the sun. But it wasn't the wax on his wings that melted.
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.Svengali英 [sven ɡɑ li] 美 [sven ɡɑ li] n. _____________________________
2.aspiration英 [ sp re n] 美 [ sp re n] n. _____________________________
3.arguably英 [ ɑ ɡju bli] 美 [ ɑ rɡju bli] adv. _____________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1._____________________________飞蛾扑火，过于冒险，过于自信
2._____________________________兴衰起伏
3._____________________________与其说是……，不如说是……
5._____________________________和……之间差距很大
6._____________________________（一个组织、公司或个人）正式提出申请、请求
7._____________________________申请离婚
8._____________________________申请干某事的许可
9._____________________________一再，屡次
10._____________________________分清、清理（混杂的事情）
11._____________________________从虚构的事情当中找出事实
12._____________________________从谎言中理出事实
拓展练习阅读理解
You don’t have to be a Grammy-award winner like Beyoncé to sing. Actually, it’s a skill you can learn and practice.
Give yourself permission to tryFrom the beginning, set your expectations in a reasonable place. Everybody can do music—singing with kids or in a chorus. You play the guitar, but you needn’t be a performer with a band. Allow yourself to try without worrying about sounding “good” at first. Singing is a skill that takes practice and time to develop.
Practice stretching your speaking voice to your singing voiceA few exercises help make that transition: Take a speaking phrase and start to stretch it. Make it a positive one, like “My voice is strong!” for the extra bonus of hearing some encouragement. While repeating the phrase, add some excitement to your speech—that’ll help you slide into singing naturally. There are also many vocal (发声) exercises online.
Find your own singing styleTo find what songs and styles suit you best, a music talent has established a singing method (Click HERE to find out) focusing on creating strategies specific to you. You can copy sounds but remember you’re trying to find your voice. Let Beyoncé be Beyoncé. Let whoever be whoever. That’s their identity. It’s important to say, “What do I sound like ”
Think about singing as a gateway to othersThis process is as much about self-acceptance as it is about building community. Be it in a band or a chorus, you and a bunch of friends just get together and there’s something amazing about making music. It promises a really good and deep community.
For more help, you can email us at moreinfo@lifekit.org.
5.What does the author suggest readers do
A.Dream big when starting singing. B.Establish a music band with friends.
C.Copy songs and styles of famous singers. D.Mix vocal exercises with self-motivation.
6.According to the text, singing practice can help you ________.
A.live a positive life B.land a place in chorus
C.create music strategies D.strengthen bonds with friends
7.The text is targeted at those who ________.
A.lack confidence in singing B.run a band or a music studio
C.want to register for a music course D.desire to win Grammy Awards
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.Svengali英 [sven ɡɑ li] 美 [sven ɡɑ li] n. 斯文加利；（本文）操纵他人的人
2.aspiration英 [ sp re n] 美 [ sp re n] n. 抱负，志向（a strong desire to achieve something
3.arguably英 [ ɑ ɡju bli] 美 [ ɑ rɡju bli] adv. 按理说，可以说
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.fly too close to the Sun飞蛾扑火，过于冒险，过于自信
2.rise and fall兴衰起伏
3.read more like something than something与其说是……，不如说是……
4.high or great; an ambition）
5.a million miles from something……和……之间差距很大
6.file for（一个组织、公司或个人）正式提出申请、请求
7.file for divorce 申请离婚
8.file for a permit to do something 申请干某事的许可
9.time and again一再，屡次（many times, very often）
10.disentangle something from something分清、清理（混杂的事情）（to separate things that have become joined or confused）
11.disentangle fact from fiction 从虚构的事情当中找出事实
12.disentangle truth from lies 从谎言中理出事实
【全文翻译】
WeWork创始人是如何“飞得离太阳太近”的
亚当·诺伊曼（Adam Neumann）的故事和WeWork办公租赁公司的兴衰起伏，与其说是一个商业故事，不如说是一个寓言故事。
亚当·诺伊曼高大英俊，爱光脚，喝龙舌兰酒时习惯一饮而尽，还会吸大麻，是一个斯文加利式的人物，他为办公室派对请来说唱明星，渴望长生不老，要成为世界上第一个万亿富翁，还要把公司业务拓展到火星。
这似乎与黯淡的现实相差十万八千里。这家公司曾是纽约和伦敦规模最大的办公空间租赁公司，一度让房东们青眼相加，现在却在申请破产保护（以停止履行和房东的租约）。
实际上，WeWork一直都在玩一个一再被验证很危险的游戏。
长期租入，短期租出。意思是，在黄金地段租赁大量长期可用的办公空间，再期望可以找到足够多的短期租户来支付成本，并且能产生利润。
可以说，是到了2019年，诺伊曼想要在首次公开募股（IPO）中出售股份时，被掩盖的真相才暴露无遗。短短几个月内，WeWork的估值下跌了400亿美元，诺伊曼不久后辞去了首席执行官一职。
最终，诺伊曼成功地将自己的财务状况与他所创办的公司分开。WeWork目前市值约为5000万美元，只有其巅峰时期的千分之一。而诺伊曼本人拿着10亿多美元离开了，约为公司目前市值的20多倍。
回到我们前面提到的寓言：他飞得离太阳太近了。但融化的却不是他翅膀上的蜡。
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
5.D 6.D 7.A
班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________
外刊精选｜共享办公鼻祖WeWork宣告破产，昔日独角兽何以至此？
当地时间11月6日，共享办公公司WeWork因无法支付贷款利息，在美国向法院申请破产保护。作为共享办公的鼻祖，WeWork在2019年的市值曾高达470亿美元，深受多家风投公司青睐。然而，仅四年之后，该公司的市值下跌超99%。WeWork共享办公的商业模式存在什么问题？其创始人亚当·诺伊曼在其中又扮演了怎样的角色？
How WeWork’s founder flew too close to the Sun
By Simon Jack
The story of Adam Neumann and the rise and fall of WeWork reads more like a parable than a business story.
Adam Neumann was the tall, handsome, barefoot, tequila-shooting, weed-smoking Svengali who booked rap stars for the office party, had aspirations to live forever, become the world's first trillionaire and expand his company to Mars.
That seems a million miles from humbling reality, as the company that became the largest tenant of office space in New York and London files for bankruptcy protection from the very landlords who once adored it.
WeWork was in fact playing a game that has proved dangerous time and again.
Buying long and selling short. That meant buying up huge amounts of long-term office space leases in prime locations and hoping that you can find enough short-term tenants to cover your own expenses, plus a profit.
It is arguably only when Neumann decides to sell shares in an initial public offering (IPO) in 2019 that the veil falls. WeWork's value fell by $40bn within a few months and Neumann resigned as chief executive shortly afterwards.
Neumann ultimately did a pretty good job of disentangling his own finances from that of the company he founded. WeWork is currently worth about $50m - roughly a thousandth of its peak value. Neumann himself walked away with over a billion dollars - more than 20 times what the company is currently worth.
To return to our parable - he flew too close to the sun. But it wasn't the wax on his wings that melted.
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.Svengali英 [sven ɡɑ li] 美 [sven ɡɑ li] n. _____________________________
2.aspiration英 [ sp re n] 美 [ sp re n] n. _____________________________
3.arguably英 [ ɑ ɡju bli] 美 [ ɑ rɡju bli] adv. _____________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1._____________________________飞蛾扑火，过于冒险，过于自信
2._____________________________兴衰起伏
3._____________________________与其说是……，不如说是……
5._____________________________和……之间差距很大
6._____________________________（一个组织、公司或个人）正式提出申请、请求
7._____________________________申请离婚
8._____________________________申请干某事的许可
9._____________________________一再，屡次
10._____________________________分清、清理（混杂的事情）
11._____________________________从虚构的事情当中找出事实
12._____________________________从谎言中理出事实
拓展练习阅读理解
You don’t have to be a Grammy-award winner like Beyoncé to sing. Actually, it’s a skill you can learn and practice.
Give yourself permission to tryFrom the beginning, set your expectations in a reasonable place. Everybody can do music—singing with kids or in a chorus. You play the guitar, but you needn’t be a performer with a band. Allow yourself to try without worrying about sounding “good” at first. Singing is a skill that takes practice and time to develop.
Practice stretching your speaking voice to your singing voiceA few exercises help make that transition: Take a speaking phrase and start to stretch it. Make it a positive one, like “My voice is strong!” for the extra bonus of hearing some encouragement. While repeating the phrase, add some excitement to your speech—that’ll help you slide into singing naturally. There are also many vocal (发声) exercises online.
Find your own singing styleTo find what songs and styles suit you best, a music talent has established a singing method (Click HERE to find out) focusing on creating strategies specific to you. You can copy sounds but remember you’re trying to find your voice. Let Beyoncé be Beyoncé. Let whoever be whoever. That’s their identity. It’s important to say, “What do I sound like ”
Think about singing as a gateway to othersThis process is as much about self-acceptance as it is about building community. Be it in a band or a chorus, you and a bunch of friends just get together and there’s something amazing about making music. It promises a really good and deep community.
For more help, you can email us at moreinfo@lifekit.org.
5.What does the author suggest readers do
A.Dream big when starting singing. B.Establish a music band with friends.
C.Copy songs and styles of famous singers. D.Mix vocal exercises with self-motivation.
6.According to the text, singing practice can help you ________.
A.live a positive life B.land a place in chorus
C.create music strategies D.strengthen bonds with friends
7.The text is targeted at those who ________.
A.lack confidence in singing B.run a band or a music studio
C.want to register for a music course D.desire to win Grammy Awards
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.Svengali英 [sven ɡɑ li] 美 [sven ɡɑ li] n. 斯文加利；（本文）操纵他人的人
2.aspiration英 [ sp re n] 美 [ sp re n] n. 抱负，志向（a strong desire to achieve something
3.arguably英 [ ɑ ɡju bli] 美 [ ɑ rɡju bli] adv. 按理说，可以说
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.fly too close to the Sun飞蛾扑火，过于冒险，过于自信
2.rise and fall兴衰起伏
3.read more like something than something与其说是……，不如说是……
4.high or great; an ambition）
5.a million miles from something……和……之间差距很大
6.file for（一个组织、公司或个人）正式提出申请、请求
7.file for divorce 申请离婚
8.file for a permit to do something 申请干某事的许可
9.time and again一再，屡次（many times, very often）
10.disentangle something from something分清、清理（混杂的事情）（to separate things that have become joined or confused）
11.disentangle fact from fiction 从虚构的事情当中找出事实
12.disentangle truth from lies 从谎言中理出事实
【全文翻译】
WeWork创始人是如何“飞得离太阳太近”的
亚当·诺伊曼（Adam Neumann）的故事和WeWork办公租赁公司的兴衰起伏，与其说是一个商业故事，不如说是一个寓言故事。
亚当·诺伊曼高大英俊，爱光脚，喝龙舌兰酒时习惯一饮而尽，还会吸大麻，是一个斯文加利式的人物，他为办公室派对请来说唱明星，渴望长生不老，要成为世界上第一个万亿富翁，还要把公司业务拓展到火星。
这似乎与黯淡的现实相差十万八千里。这家公司曾是纽约和伦敦规模最大的办公空间租赁公司，一度让房东们青眼相加，现在却在申请破产保护（以停止履行和房东的租约）。
实际上，WeWork一直都在玩一个一再被验证很危险的游戏。
长期租入，短期租出。意思是，在黄金地段租赁大量长期可用的办公空间，再期望可以找到足够多的短期租户来支付成本，并且能产生利润。
可以说，是到了2019年，诺伊曼想要在首次公开募股（IPO）中出售股份时，被掩盖的真相才暴露无遗。短短几个月内，WeWork的估值下跌了400亿美元，诺伊曼不久后辞去了首席执行官一职。
最终，诺伊曼成功地将自己的财务状况与他所创办的公司分开。WeWork目前市值约为5000万美元，只有其巅峰时期的千分之一。而诺伊曼本人拿着10亿多美元离开了，约为公司目前市值的20多倍。
回到我们前面提到的寓言：他飞得离太阳太近了。但融化的却不是他翅膀上的蜡。
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
5.D 6.D 7.A