2024届高三下学期英语培优外刊阅读学案 造车话题（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｜惊动行业！苹果放弃造车，到底出于什么考虑？
近日彭博社援引知情人士消息称，科技巨头苹果公司已终止其电动汽车研发项目“泰坦计划”。该计划历经10年，投入数十亿美元，目标是制造出一款豪华、舒适的全自动电动汽车。但是，经过多轮的战略重组和调整，这款汽车的发布时间一拖再拖，直至现在叫停整个项目。苹果为什么不再继续造车，是拍脑袋造车又拍脑袋放弃吗？背后或有怎样的行业趋势？
Apple Ends Quest to Build Its Own Electric Vehicle
By Aaron Tilley and Mike Colias
Apple has put an end to its decadelong push to build its own electric vehicle, an effort once seen as having the potential to transform the auto industry.
That transformation, which has been under way for years without Apple, continuously increased the level of difficulty Apple faced as it spent billions trying to catch or exceed the capabilities made available during a revolution led by Tesla.
The secret group inside the iPhone giant – known internally as Project Titan – has been informed that Apple would be shutting down its efforts in building a car while the company ramps up investments in the area of generative artificial intelligence, a person familiar with the situation said.
Some of the employees inside the group will be shifting to Apple's AI group, while other employees working on car hardware will likely face layoffs.
Apple has spent billions of dollars on research and development on the car project. The car group inside Apple was the subject of several rounds of restructuring and shifting strategies over the years as Apple struggled to figure out a path forward, people who worked on the project said. Some executives pitched deep partnerships with automakers or even outright buying an automaker, but none of that materialized.
"Apple canceling this project is a sigh of relief for us," said Dan Morgan, a senior portfolio manager at Apple shareholder Synovus Trust. "When you looked at Apple's future initiatives, the car project was always the most far-fetched for Apple. This just isn't in their wheelhouse."
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.quest英 [kwest] 美 [kwest] n._______________________________
2.cease v. _______________________________
3.transform英 [tr ns f m] 美 [tr ns f rm] v. _______________________________
4.layoff英 [ le f] 美 [ le ɑ f] n. _______________________________
5.unemployment n. _______________________________
6.restructure英 [ ri str kt ] 美 [ ri str kt r] v. _______________________________
7.executive英 [ ɡ zekj t v] 美 [ ɡ zekj t v] n_______________________________
8.pitch英 [p t ] 美 [p t ] v. _______________________________
9.materialize英 [m t ri la z] 美 [m t ri la z] v. _______________________________
10.far-fetched英 [ fɑ fet t] 美 [ fɑ r fet t] adj. _______________________________
11.wheelhouse英 [ wi lha s] 美 [ wi lha s] n. _______________________________
12.outright adj. _______________________________
13.initiative n. _______________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1._______________________________停止......
2._______________________________曾经被视作......
3._______________________________正在进行中，早已开始
4._______________________________被告知某件事情
5._______________________________停止，终止；（心理层面上）关闭，拒绝沟通
6._______________________________增加，加强，加码
7._______________________________转岗
8._______________________________努力寻找或解决某事
9._______________________________直接完全购买
10._______________________________计划实施的未来项目、重大行动
拓展练习阅读理解
We outline how you can realize your teaching dream in California.
Have a Bachelor’s degree from a qualified institution.
This is the minimum academic requirements before landing a teaching job in California.
Complete a teacher certification program in California.
The Commission for Teacher Credentialing (CTC) sets the main teaching conditions that you must complete before landing a teaching job in California. This is normally a preparation program on your preferred subject as well as general qualification tests for educators. Your math, reading, and writing skills will be assessed via the California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST). For multi-course teachers, you’ll need to pass the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) Multiple Subjects Exam. Moreover, all candidates should go through the U. S. constitution and pass an accompanying test.
Fulfill the student teaching requirements and necessary teaching hours.
A regular teaching program is approved by the CTC, and candidates must complete at least 600 hours’ worth of field experience. You will be guided by a licensed practitioner (专业人员) when taking part in co-teaching or teaching residency (实习). Normally, there are different requirements depending on your program.
The background check.
This is mostly an administrative matter. Requirements must go through a Live Scan. The aim of this check is to figure out whether applicants have prior run-ins with the law.
Send in your application.
After going through the procedure, you can then apply to be a certified teacher in California. Normally, you’ll need to provide relevant performance reports of teacher certification programs and prove that you have the required skills to handle students. The application process is through the CTC online entrance.
Pay the fees.
Potential teachers should expect a $100 fee when applying and a further $2.50 to facilitate the online process. Candidates from a different state submitting fingerprint cards normally part with $49.
41.Who are required to pass the CSET Multiple Subjects Exam
A.All candidates.
B.Multi-course teachers.
C.Teachers of a specific subject.
D.Candidates without a Bachelor’s degree.
42.How is the application submitted
A.By making a call.
B.By sending an envelope.
C.By entering the website.
D.By visiting the office in person.
43.How much should a candidate from outside California pay in total
A.$49. B.$53.5. C.$102.5. D.$151.5.
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.quest英 [kwest] 美 [kwest] n. 追求，探索
2.cease v. 停止
3.transform英 [tr ns f m] 美 [tr ns f rm] v. 使彻底改观
4.layoff英 [ le f] 美 [ le ɑ f] n. 解雇
5.unemployment n. 无业，没有工作
6.restructure英 [ ri str kt ] 美 [ ri str kt r] v. 调整结构，改组，重建
7.executive英 [ ɡ zekj t v] 美 [ ɡ zekj t v] n. 高管（top management, leadership team）
8.pitch英 [p t ] 美 [p t ] v. 推销；通过说服对方来建立合作关系
9.materialize英 [m t ri la z] 美 [m t ri la z] v. 实现（相当于realise）
10.far-fetched英 [ fɑ fet t] 美 [ fɑ r fet t] adj. 牵强的，难以置信的
11.wheelhouse英 [ wi lha s] 美 [ wi lha s] n. 驾驶舱；能力范围内的事情，擅长的事务
12.outright adj. 完全的，直接的
13.initiative n. 新项目，新计划
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.put an end to停止......
2.once seen as曾经被视作......
3.be under way正在进行中，早已开始
4.be informed that被告知某件事情
5.shut down停止，终止；（心理层面上）关闭，拒绝沟通
6.ramp up增加，加强，加码（scale up）
7.shift to转岗（move to, relocate）
8.struggle to figure out努力寻找或解决某事
9.outright buying直接完全购买
10.future initiative计划实施的未来项目、重大行动
【全文翻译】
苹果公司终止电动汽车的制造计划
苹果公司终止了其长达10年制造电动汽车的努力，这一努力曾被认为有望改革整个汽车行业。
汽车行业的电动化转型已开展多年，然而苹果公司没有参与其中。为了赶超特斯拉（Tesla Motors）引领的变革所带来的生产力，苹果公司投入了数十亿美元，但是面临的困难仍不断增大。
在这家生产iPhone手机的巨头内部，造车秘密团队被称为“泰坦计划”（Project Titan）。据一名知情人士透露，该团队已被告知，公司将终止造车计划，转而加大在生成式AI领域的投入。
这个团队的部分员工会转到公司内的AI部门，而从事汽车硬件研发的部分员工可能面临裁员风险。
苹果公司已在汽车项目研发上投入数十亿美元。参与该项目的人士表示，过去几年，该公司一直在苦苦探索前进发展的方案，这个汽车研发团队已经历几轮架构重组和战略调整。有些高管提出与汽车制造商建立深度的合作关系，亦或直接收购一家车企，但都没有实现。
“苹果公司取消这个项目让我们如释重负，”苹果股东西诺乌斯信托公司（Synovus Trust）的高级投资组合经理丹·摩根（Dan Morgan）说。“每次审视苹果的未来计划时，汽车项目对该公司来说总是最牵强的。这并不是苹果公司的强项。”
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
41.B 42.C 43.D
班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________
外刊精选｜惊动行业！苹果放弃造车，到底出于什么考虑？
近日彭博社援引知情人士消息称，科技巨头苹果公司已终止其电动汽车研发项目“泰坦计划”。该计划历经10年，投入数十亿美元，目标是制造出一款豪华、舒适的全自动电动汽车。但是，经过多轮的战略重组和调整，这款汽车的发布时间一拖再拖，直至现在叫停整个项目。苹果为什么不再继续造车，是拍脑袋造车又拍脑袋放弃吗？背后或有怎样的行业趋势？
Apple Ends Quest to Build Its Own Electric Vehicle
By Aaron Tilley and Mike Colias
Apple has put an end to its decadelong push to build its own electric vehicle, an effort once seen as having the potential to transform the auto industry.
That transformation, which has been under way for years without Apple, continuously increased the level of difficulty Apple faced as it spent billions trying to catch or exceed the capabilities made available during a revolution led by Tesla.
The secret group inside the iPhone giant – known internally as Project Titan – has been informed that Apple would be shutting down its efforts in building a car while the company ramps up investments in the area of generative artificial intelligence, a person familiar with the situation said.
Some of the employees inside the group will be shifting to Apple's AI group, while other employees working on car hardware will likely face layoffs.
Apple has spent billions of dollars on research and development on the car project. The car group inside Apple was the subject of several rounds of restructuring and shifting strategies over the years as Apple struggled to figure out a path forward, people who worked on the project said. Some executives pitched deep partnerships with automakers or even outright buying an automaker, but none of that materialized.
"Apple canceling this project is a sigh of relief for us," said Dan Morgan, a senior portfolio manager at Apple shareholder Synovus Trust. "When you looked at Apple's future initiatives, the car project was always the most far-fetched for Apple. This just isn't in their wheelhouse."
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.quest英 [kwest] 美 [kwest] n._______________________________
2.cease v. _______________________________
3.transform英 [tr ns f m] 美 [tr ns f rm] v. _______________________________
4.layoff英 [ le f] 美 [ le ɑ f] n. _______________________________
5.unemployment n. _______________________________
6.restructure英 [ ri str kt ] 美 [ ri str kt r] v. _______________________________
7.executive英 [ ɡ zekj t v] 美 [ ɡ zekj t v] n_______________________________
8.pitch英 [p t ] 美 [p t ] v. _______________________________
9.materialize英 [m t ri la z] 美 [m t ri la z] v. _______________________________
10.far-fetched英 [ fɑ fet t] 美 [ fɑ r fet t] adj. _______________________________
11.wheelhouse英 [ wi lha s] 美 [ wi lha s] n. _______________________________
12.outright adj. _______________________________
13.initiative n. _______________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1._______________________________停止......
2._______________________________曾经被视作......
3._______________________________正在进行中，早已开始
4._______________________________被告知某件事情
5._______________________________停止，终止；（心理层面上）关闭，拒绝沟通
6._______________________________增加，加强，加码
7._______________________________转岗
8._______________________________努力寻找或解决某事
9._______________________________直接完全购买
10._______________________________计划实施的未来项目、重大行动
拓展练习阅读理解
We outline how you can realize your teaching dream in California.
Have a Bachelor’s degree from a qualified institution.
This is the minimum academic requirements before landing a teaching job in California.
Complete a teacher certification program in California.
The Commission for Teacher Credentialing (CTC) sets the main teaching conditions that you must complete before landing a teaching job in California. This is normally a preparation program on your preferred subject as well as general qualification tests for educators. Your math, reading, and writing skills will be assessed via the California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST). For multi-course teachers, you’ll need to pass the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) Multiple Subjects Exam. Moreover, all candidates should go through the U. S. constitution and pass an accompanying test.
Fulfill the student teaching requirements and necessary teaching hours.
A regular teaching program is approved by the CTC, and candidates must complete at least 600 hours’ worth of field experience. You will be guided by a licensed practitioner (专业人员) when taking part in co-teaching or teaching residency (实习). Normally, there are different requirements depending on your program.
The background check.
This is mostly an administrative matter. Requirements must go through a Live Scan. The aim of this check is to figure out whether applicants have prior run-ins with the law.
Send in your application.
After going through the procedure, you can then apply to be a certified teacher in California. Normally, you’ll need to provide relevant performance reports of teacher certification programs and prove that you have the required skills to handle students. The application process is through the CTC online entrance.
Pay the fees.
Potential teachers should expect a $100 fee when applying and a further $2.50 to facilitate the online process. Candidates from a different state submitting fingerprint cards normally part with $49.
41.Who are required to pass the CSET Multiple Subjects Exam
A.All candidates.
B.Multi-course teachers.
C.Teachers of a specific subject.
D.Candidates without a Bachelor’s degree.
42.How is the application submitted
A.By making a call.
B.By sending an envelope.
C.By entering the website.
D.By visiting the office in person.
43.How much should a candidate from outside California pay in total
A.$49. B.$53.5. C.$102.5. D.$151.5.
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.quest英 [kwest] 美 [kwest] n. 追求，探索
2.cease v. 停止
3.transform英 [tr ns f m] 美 [tr ns f rm] v. 使彻底改观
4.layoff英 [ le f] 美 [ le ɑ f] n. 解雇
5.unemployment n. 无业，没有工作
6.restructure英 [ ri str kt ] 美 [ ri str kt r] v. 调整结构，改组，重建
7.executive英 [ ɡ zekj t v] 美 [ ɡ zekj t v] n. 高管（top management, leadership team）
8.pitch英 [p t ] 美 [p t ] v. 推销；通过说服对方来建立合作关系
9.materialize英 [m t ri la z] 美 [m t ri la z] v. 实现（相当于realise）
10.far-fetched英 [ fɑ fet t] 美 [ fɑ r fet t] adj. 牵强的，难以置信的
11.wheelhouse英 [ wi lha s] 美 [ wi lha s] n. 驾驶舱；能力范围内的事情，擅长的事务
12.outright adj. 完全的，直接的
13.initiative n. 新项目，新计划
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.put an end to停止......
2.once seen as曾经被视作......
3.be under way正在进行中，早已开始
4.be informed that被告知某件事情
5.shut down停止，终止；（心理层面上）关闭，拒绝沟通
6.ramp up增加，加强，加码（scale up）
7.shift to转岗（move to, relocate）
8.struggle to figure out努力寻找或解决某事
9.outright buying直接完全购买
10.future initiative计划实施的未来项目、重大行动
【全文翻译】
苹果公司终止电动汽车的制造计划
苹果公司终止了其长达10年制造电动汽车的努力，这一努力曾被认为有望改革整个汽车行业。
汽车行业的电动化转型已开展多年，然而苹果公司没有参与其中。为了赶超特斯拉（Tesla Motors）引领的变革所带来的生产力，苹果公司投入了数十亿美元，但是面临的困难仍不断增大。
在这家生产iPhone手机的巨头内部，造车秘密团队被称为“泰坦计划”（Project Titan）。据一名知情人士透露，该团队已被告知，公司将终止造车计划，转而加大在生成式AI领域的投入。
这个团队的部分员工会转到公司内的AI部门，而从事汽车硬件研发的部分员工可能面临裁员风险。
苹果公司已在汽车项目研发上投入数十亿美元。参与该项目的人士表示，过去几年，该公司一直在苦苦探索前进发展的方案，这个汽车研发团队已经历几轮架构重组和战略调整。有些高管提出与汽车制造商建立深度的合作关系，亦或直接收购一家车企，但都没有实现。
“苹果公司取消这个项目让我们如释重负，”苹果股东西诺乌斯信托公司（Synovus Trust）的高级投资组合经理丹·摩根（Dan Morgan）说。“每次审视苹果的未来计划时，汽车项目对该公司来说总是最牵强的。这并不是苹果公司的强项。”
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
41.B 42.C 43.D