1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：_学号：_姓名：_外刊精选下一个特斯拉？Rivian成为投资新风口近期，Rivian这个品牌在汽车行业横空出世。很多人之前对Rivian闻所未闻，但它在上周登陆纳斯达克后，短短几天就股价暴涨，成为投资人的新宠。作为目前市值仅次于特斯拉的汽车制造商，投资人都期待着Rivian能为他们带来像特斯拉一样巨大的回报。Rivian的实力究竟如何？它面临着哪些机遇和挑战？投资人对它的信心又从何而来？Rivian I.P.O. Is Embraced by Investors Looking for Another TeslaBy Peter Eavis and Neal E. B
2、oudetteRivian, an electric-vehicle maker that has been around for over a decade, finally got around to delivering a product this year156 pickup trucksand nearly all went to its employees.In the first day of trading after its initial public offering, Rivians stock jumped 29 percent, putting its marke
3、t value at $86 billionin line with G.M.s and higher than Fords.The fevered buying did not come out of nowhere.The stock market is up 25 percent this year, even with the pandemics disruptions. But investors also increasingly believe that the market for electric cars will be enormousand, for now, they
4、 are happy to bet big on companies in the sector that show promise and appear to have credible leadership. But Rivian is a long way from proving that it can vastly ramp up its production lines. And a failure to expand fast could shake investors confidence, hurting its financial prospects.On the cons
5、umer side, Rivian faces competition not just from Tesla but also from automakers that have much experience with mass production.To some analysts, investors are just throwing money at whats hot, and not doing enough to discern which companies are actually strong.But Mr. MacDuffie, a Wharton professor
6、, said he believed there was enough potential growth in the electric vehicle market for many companies to succeed.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.IPO_2.embrace mbres vt. _3.jump dmp vt. _4.fevered fivd adj. _5.enormous nms adj._6.credible kredbl adj. _7.expand kspnd vt. _8.discern dsn vt. _【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面
7、中文相对应的文词块。1.电动车制造商，造车新势力_2.某人见过世面，阅历多；某事存在已久_3.终于做了拖延很久未做的事情_4.几乎全部_5.市场价值，市值_6.在下重注_7.离做成某事相距甚远_8.增加_拓展练习阅读理解The average adults sleep almost two hours less than their great grandparents did. The resulting tiredness has been linked to many diseases. Consumption of alcohol and caffeine are partly to
8、blame, as is exposure to phone and computer screens. Ridiculously, people are turning to some of those same devices for help.Tiny sensors(传感器) are now more easily planted into wearable gadgets to help people get better slumber(睡眠). Consumer-electronics giants offer sleep-related technology in their
9、gadgets. Specialist “sleep-tech” startups offer various wares, smart watches with sleep functionalities, titanium ring with built-in heart-rate, oxygen and activity monitors, wireless headsets playing relaxing sounds with sensors inferring the sleep stage from blood-oxygen levels, and app-synched ma
10、ttress(床垫) that heats up and cools as the sleepers body temperature changes through the night.The combination of more sleeplessness and better technology has led to a boom in the sleep-assistance industry. Global Market insights, a research firm, says that worldwide income from sales of such gadgets
11、 reached $12.5bn in 2020 and could be more than triple(三倍的) that in five years. Matteo Franceschetti, boss of Eight Sleep, thinks the addressable market for his company is “literally everyone in the world”. After all, everybody sleeps.True. But not everybody sleeps poorly or can afford the great sum
12、 of money on sleep gadgets. And the technology, though it is improving, remains far from perfect.People can get bored of wearables, and disappointed when the improvements fail. Rock Health Advisory finds 40% of sleep-wearables users abandoned their devices. Kokoon, Oura and Eight Sleep have all rece
13、ntly introduced membership models to try and keep people updating their devices. Subscriptions give the companies a more stable income than one-off device sales. But it can also be interpreted as a hidden acknowledgement that the devices are not an instant cure.Sleep-tech may, scientists admit, help
14、 sleepers decide whether they need clinical interventions. But eventually, Mr. Fietze believes, “no gadget can make your sleep better.” If consumers in need of more shuteye reach a similar conclusion, sleep-tech investors(投资者) dreams of riches may turn into a profitless nightmare.9.Whats the purpose
15、 of this passage?A.To advertise for some sleep-tech wearables.B.To introduce new inventions on good sleep.C.To give advice on how we get a good sleep.D.To show sleep-tech wearables are unreliable.10.What does the underlined word “wares” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Products.B.Clothes.C.Belongings.D.Pos
16、sessions.11.Whats Mr. Fietzes attitude towards sleep-tech gadgets?A.Negative.B.Supportive.C.Objective.D.Tolerant.12.What can be the best title for the passage?A.Lack of Sleep, Wearable GadgetsB.Consumer Health Care, Slumber PartyC.Sleep-tech Wearables Help the SleeplessD.Consumer-electronics Giants
17、Offer Sleep-tech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.IPO首次公开募股2.embrace mbres vt. 拥抱，欣然接受3.jump dmp vt. 突升，猛涨，激增4.fevered fivd adj. 狂热的，异常兴奋的5.enormous nms adj. 巨大的6.credible kredbl adj. 可信的，可靠的7.expand kspnd vt. （规模）扩张8.discern dsn vt. 能看出，辨别出，看明白【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.electric-vehicle maker电动车制造商，造
18、车新势力2.somebody/something has been around某人见过世面，阅历多；某事存在已久3.get around to doing something终于做了拖延很久未做的事情4.nearly all几乎全部5.market value市场价值，市值6.bet big on something在下重注7.a long way from doing something离做成某事相距甚远8.ramp up增加【全文翻译】Rivian的IPO大受投资人追捧，他们想找到另一个特斯拉Rivian是一家已有10多年历史的电动汽车制造商，它在今年终于交付了一款产品，也就是156台皮
19、卡，而且几乎所有都交付给了自家员工。在首次公开募股后的首日交易中，Rivian的股价上涨了29%，让公司市值达到860亿美元，与通用汽车公司市值相当，高于福特汽车市值。这种狂热的股票购买并非凭空而来。今年，即使受到疫情的影响，该行业的股票市场也已上涨了25%。而投资人还是愈加确信，电动汽车市场将是巨大的。而且，就目前而言，该行业内的一些公司展示出了不错的前景、领导层看起来也很可靠，投资人非常愿意对这些公司下大赌注。然而，在证明它能够大幅扩大生产线这件事上，Rivian仍有很长的一段路要走。而且如果它不能做到迅速扩张，可能就会动摇投资人对它的信心，也会损害公司的财务前景。从消费者角度来看，Rivian面临的竞争不仅来自特斯拉，而且还来自其他具有丰富量产经验的汽车制造商。一些分析人士认为，投资人只是在热门行业上投入大量资金，而没有做足功课去辨别哪些公司真的有实力。而沃顿商学院教授迈克达菲则表示，他相信电动汽车行业仍有充分的增长潜力，能让很多公司在该领域取得成功。拓展练习阅读理解参考答案9.D 10.A 11.A 12.B
