1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：_学号：_姓名：_外刊精选张一鸣卸任：互联网大佬为何纷纷急流勇退？近日，抖音和今日头条的母公司字节跳动的创始人张一鸣宣布卸任CEO，他不是第一个宣布隐退的互联网公司高管。近年来，国内外不少科技巨头的创始人陆续卸下“掌舵人”的重担，逐渐淡出人们的视野。其背后的原因是什么？Founder of TikToks Parent Company Will Step Down as C.E.O.By Raymond ZhongZhang Yiming, who helped found TikToks Chinese parent company and turn it into
2、 a globe-straddling internet giant, will step down as its chief executive at the end of the year to focus on long-term strategy, he wrote in a letter to employees dated Wednesday.Mr. Zhangs co-founder and head of human resources, Liang Rubo, will take the reins as chief executive at the parent compa
3、ny, ByteDance, which also owns a slew of other entertainment apps and web platforms in China and other countries.After handing over my role as C.E.O., and removing myself from the responsibilities of daily management, I will have the space to explore long-term strategies, organizational culture and
4、social responsibility, with a more objective perspective on the company, Mr. Zhang wrote.The increased regulatory pressures are leading some internet executives to try to avoid drawing additional attention to themselves - none more so than Jack Ma, Alibabas billionaire co-founder and one of Chinas m
5、ost celebrated entrepreneurs.Last year, Colin Huang, the founder of Pinduoduo, a fast-growing shopping app and Alibaba rival, handed over the C.E.O. job while remaining company chairman. Mr. Zhang has led ByteDance with a focus on global expansion. He has discouraged internal hierarchies and tried t
6、o cultivate a self-motivated work force so that the company can continue growing without losing the agility of a start-up.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.founder fand n. _2.globe-straddling adj. _3.date det v. _4.head hed n. _5.slew slu n. _6.space spes n._7.regulatory rejletri adj. _8.draw dr vt._9.celeb
7、rated selbretd adj. _10.rival ravl n. _11.discourage dskrd vt. _12.hierarchy harki n. _13.cultivate kltvet vt. _14.self-motivated self mtvetd adj. _15.agility dlti n. _16.start-up n. _【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.母公司_2.从重要岗位上辞职_3.掌管，掌控_4.移交，交出_5.放下某种职责_6.企业社会责任_7.吸引注意力_8.没有.比得上._拓展练习阅读理解A breed of ups
8、tart apps is taking on an internet function that might seem unneeded or even illadvised: helping teens talk to strangers.Branded as “social discovery” services, these apps pitch themselves as alternatives to outlets that already specialize in online connections, like Facebook and Instagram. They say
9、 they are better at helping young users meet like minded people outside their existing circles. And they say they have safeguards, such as separating users by age and using artificial intelligence, to protect against their appropriate or unsafe behavior that has plagued previous attempts to connect
10、young people online.Their user numbers suggest that, whether they succeed in striking the right balance, apps like Yubo and Hoop are tapping into a need among teens and 20 somethings for new ways to branch out online.“There is no place today to socialize online,” says Sacha Lazimi, the 26yearold Fre
11、nch cofounder of Yubo, which connects strangers with messaging and live streaming.It is a counterintuitive statement for anyone who had seen teens sending Snaps rapid fire to their friends, responding to videos on TikToK, Face Timing for hours, or using Instagram. But Mr. Lazimi thinks those platfor
12、ms allow for too much passive participation. “Snapchat, Instagram and Tik Tok are all about performance, content and individual”, he says.Yubo features a swiping interface similar to that of Tinder. But Mr. Lazimi insists it is not adating app. The point, he says, is to facilitate communication betw
13、een people all over the world who share mutual interests. Yubo isnt present everywhere in the lives of American teens yet and may be never will bebut the company says the app has 25 million users signed up, with nearly half of daily use now coming from America.But some of these apps have also been t
14、he subject of safety concerns. Yubo has also faced its own safety challenges. In Florida, lawenforcement officially say they arrested a man who reportedly lured a teenager through Yubo.In a statement, Yubo said that the prevention of child abuse has been a key priority for the past three years. “Yub
15、o recognizes its responsibility in protecting young people using its service and has gone far beyond many of the main social media services.”However, actually teens are doing more to protect themselves than many give them credit for, says Dr. Hinduja. “They are doing something to keep themselves saf
16、e or we would have strikingly more victimization than we do.”36.In this passage, the word “plagued” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to_A.highlightedB.justifiedC.troubledD.extended37.In paragraph 5, the writer mentions “Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok” in order to_A.compare the various functions d
17、ifferent apps boastB.state the necessity for the emergence of apps like YuboC.clarify the reason for their being replaced by other appsD.prove the importance of active participation in communication38.What can be inferred from the passage?A.Instagram has lost its appeal to teens and 20somethings.B.Y
18、ubo fails to do more than enough to protect teenagers.C.Hoop is intended for communication among colleges.D.Tinder is a dating app exclusively used in America.39.Whats the authors attitude towards apps like Yubo?A.Supportive.B.Indifferent.C.Prejudiced.D.Negative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.founde
19、r fand n. 创始人，缔造者2.globe-straddling adj. 横跨全球的3.date det v. 注有日期4.head hed n. 主管，主要负责人5.slew slu n. 大量6.space spes n.（抽象的）空间7.regulatory rejletri adj. 监管相关的8.draw dr vt. 吸引9.celebrated selbretd adj. 有名望的10.rival ravl n. 竞争对手11.discourage dskrd vt. 阻止，使气馁12.hierarchy harki n. 层级；等级制度13.cultivate kltv
20、et vt. 塑造，培养14.self-motivated self mtvetd adj. 自我激励的，自我驱动的15.agility dlti n. 敏捷性，机敏性16.start-up n. 创业公司【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.parent company母公司2.step down as从重要岗位上辞职3.take the reins掌管，掌控4.hand over移交，交出5.remove oneself from the responsibility/responsibilities of something放下某种职责6.social responsib
21、ility企业社会责任7.draw attention 吸引注意力8.none more so than没有.比得上.【全文翻译】TikTok母公司创始人张一鸣将辞任CEO张一鸣曾帮助创立TikTok的中国母公司，并使其成为全球性互联网巨头，他在周三给员工的一封信中写道：他将于今年年底辞去首席执行官一职，专注于长期战略。字节跳动的联合创始人、人力资源主管梁汝波将接任首席执行官。字节跳动在中国和其他国家还拥有众多其他娱乐类应用程序和网络平台。张一鸣写道：“我决定卸任CEO的角色，放下日常的管理工作，作为公司创始人，聚焦到远景战略、企业文化、社会责任等长期重要的事情上去。”随着来自监管部门的压力与日俱增，一些互联网高管尽量避免吸引对他们自身的过多关注马云就是最好的例子，他是阿里巴巴富可敌国的联合创始人，也是中国最杰出的企业家之一。去年，购物平台拼多多的创始人黄铮也辞去了首席执行官一职，但仍担任公司董事长。拼多多发展势头迅猛，已经成为阿里巴巴的劲敌。张一鸣带领字节跳动专注于全球扩张。他不推崇分明的内部等级制度，试图打造一支自驱力强的员工队伍，这样公司不但能持续发展，同时也不会丧失初创企业的灵活性。拓展练习阅读理解参考答案 36.C 37.B 38.B 39.D
