1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：_学号：_姓名：_外刊精选奥巴马出纪录片：中国玻璃大王的美国工厂8月21日，奥巴马夫妇投资的首部作品美国工厂在Netflix上映。这部纪录片记述了中国老板曹德旺在美国投资建厂后发生的种种故事。片中，因东西方不同的管理文化和工作伦理，出现了许多冲突。这部纪录片展现了中美之间的哪些不同？应该如何去理解这种文化差异？Netflixs battle cry picks holes in Trumps growth storyNetflixs new documentary “American Factory”, the maiden project of Barack and
2、 Michelle Obamas production company Higher Ground, has opened to rave reviews in Sundance festival and has a shot at the Oscars.“American Factory” is set in the industrial heartland of the US. Hard done by The Great Recession in 2008, General Motors shut down their truck plant in Ohio, putting aroun
3、d 2,000 employees out of work. Cut to 2015, the founder of Fuyao Glass, Cao Dewang, took over the plant and employed for his first operations in the US around 1,000 locals, who worked alongside the imported Chinese “trainers”.Caos attempt to replicate the labor-intensive China model at the factory w
4、as met with shock and surprise from the American workers, who were frequently described as inefficient. The Chinese, on the other hand, were scolded for their lax attitudes towards worker welfare.Released into Trumps America, it takes aim at the growth story peddled by the President, showing how Ame
5、rica is not well-equipped to deal with the realities of the new global marketplace. Trump administrations all show and no go policies and the US-China trade war are not helping matters either.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.Netflix_2.documentary dkjmentri n. _3.rave rev adj. _4.review rvju n. _5.operation
6、 pren n. _6.alongside lsad adv. _7.imported mptd adj. _8.trainer tren n. _9.replicate replket vt. _10.labor-intensive adj._11.inefficient nf()nt adj._12.scold skld vt._13.welfare welfer n. _14.release rlis vt._15.peddle pedl vt. _16.well-equippedadj._【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.口号_2.挑错；找茬_3.处女作_4.制作/
7、生产公司_5.引发_6.圣丹斯电影节_7.有机会_8.奥斯卡奖_9.以为背景_10.工业中心_11.受到巨大冲击_12.经济大萧条；大衰退_13.通用汽车公司_14.停业；关闭_15.卡车工厂_16让某人失业_17.切换；转场_18.接管_19.导致_20.对不严谨的态度_21.瞄准_22.纸上谈兵的_23.解决问题_拓展练习阅读理解An abandoned steel factory in Beijing caught global attention when Big Air skiing started on Monday. During the competition, athlete
8、s slid down a 64-meter-high, 164-meter-long ramp (坡道) to gain speed before they jumped into the air and did tricks. As they rose，television cameras showed them with the repurposed steel factory in the background.The Big Air skiing structure was built on the site of the former Shougang steel factory,
9、 Chinas first state-owned plant that helped the country become a world leader in steel production. It provided work for thousands but also darkened the sky over Beijing and contributed to the citys air pollution. It was shut down and moved to Hebei province as part of Chinas plan to restructure its
10、economy and reduce pollution for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Since then, the factory has been turned into an industrial heritage park. Now its cooling towers and smokestacks(烟囱) provide an amazing backdrop for the competitions at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.“We had other plans to build the Big A
11、ir skiing structure elsewhere, but the idea to combine Olympics with industrial heritage won over the International Olympic Committee,” said Liu Yumin, a member of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Organizing Committee. “The structure will serve as a basis for the entire plan to turn the industrial heritage
12、park into a future destination of winter sports and related activities. ”Until now, all Big Air skiing has taken place on temporary structures in mountain ski areas or inside sports stadiums. With narrow runways and shorter, flatter landings, athletes cannot show their best on those temporary setups
13、. The permanent spacious Shougang setup doesnt have those restrictions and skiers have benefited from the enormous improvements during the competition and several skiers have accomplished previously unfinished tricks.“Temporary jumps like the one in Atlanta can be pretty shaky and scary,” said Ameri
14、can skier Nick Goepper. “If something like this can be copied all over the world, it would be super cool.”“This is one of the coolest things Ive seen,” said Eileen Gu. “Instead of pouring black smoke into the sky, the yards are shooting Olympians skyward.”41.What can be learned about Shougang steel
15、factory?A.It is still one of the biggest steel factories in Beijing.B.It was shut down during the Beijing Winter Olympics.C.It has become a training center for Beijing Winter Olympics.D.It has been turned into an industrial heritage park in Beijing.42.What is unique about the Shougang Big Air skiing
16、 structure?A.It can be taken apart easily after the Games.B.It has shorter and flatter landings for the athletes.C.It is the first permanent skiing structure in the world.D.It has made the competition harder for the skiers.43.What did Eileen Gu mean?A.Chinas experience should be copied all over the
17、world.B.Temporary Big Air skiing structures are very dangerous.C.The cooling towers can also be used for the other sports.D.It is cool to combine Olympics with industrial heritage.44.In which section of a newspaper may this text most probably appear?A.History.B.Design.C.Industry.D.Culture.外刊精选答案【词汇过
18、关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.Netflix奈飞；网飞2.documentary dkjmentri n. 纪录片3.rave rev adj. 赞扬的4.review rvju n. 评论5.operation pren n. 经营业务6.alongside lsad adv. 在旁边7.imported mptd adj. 进口的8.trainer tren n. 培训师9.replicate replket vt. 复制；重做10.labor-intensive adj. 劳动密集型的11.inefficient nf()nt adj. 效率低下的12.scold skld
19、 vt. 被批评13.welfare welfer n. 福利；福祉14.release rlis vt. 发布；发行15.peddle pedl vt. 宣扬16.well-equippedadj. 做好准备的【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.battle cry n. 口号2.pick holes挑错；找茬3.the maiden project处女作4.production company制作/生产公司5.open to引发6.Sundance festival圣丹斯电影节7.have a shot有机会8.the Oscars奥斯卡奖9.be set in以为背景1
20、0.the industrial heartland工业中心11.(be) hard done受到巨大冲击12.The Great Recession经济大萧条；大衰退13.General Motors通用汽车公司14.shut down停业；关闭15.truck plant卡车工厂16.put sb. out of work让某人失业17.(be) cut to（电影等）切换；转场18.take over接管19.be met with导致20.lax attitudes towards.对不严谨的态度21.take aim at sth.瞄准22.all show and no go ad
21、j. 纸上谈兵的23.help matters解决问题【全文翻译】网飞新片吹响宣战号角，叫板特朗普振兴美国大计网飞的新纪录片美国工厂是奥巴马夫妇创立的高地影片制作公司出品的处女作，该片在圣丹斯国际电影节上映，赢得如潮好评，有望争夺奥斯卡奖项。美国工厂的故事发生在美国工业中心地带。受2008年经济大萧条冲击，通用汽车公司关闭了俄亥俄州的汽车厂，导致近2000名员工失业。时间跳转到2015年，福耀玻璃集团创始人曹德旺接手该厂，并为其在美国的初期运营雇佣了大约1000名当地员工与来自中国的“培训师”一同工作。曹德旺试图在这里复制中国工厂劳动密集型的生产模式，而这让时常被描述为低效的美国工人瞠目结舌。而另一边的中国人，因漠视工人福利同样备受指责。在特朗普执政的背景下，美国工厂瞄准了特朗普兜售的振兴美国大计，暗示着美国面对新近全球化市场的现实情形尚未做足准备，而特朗普政府纸上谈兵的政策以及中美贸易战也并未解决这一问题。拓展练习阅读理解参考答案41.D 42.C 43.D 44.B
