2021-22学年度第18期总第855期 (4-5版)
发布时间:2021-12-27
2021-2022学年度第18期总第855期
Influence despite controversy (page 4-5)
I. Read for general information
Scan the text and decide:
1. What type of article is it?____
A. narration B. exposition
C. argumentation D. a news report
2. What is the main idea of the text?
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II. Read for detailed information
Divide the text into 5 parts and summarize the main idea of each part.
Part 1 ( 1 )________________________________
Part 2 ( 2-3 )________________________________
Part 3 ( 4-6 )________________________________
Part 4 ( 7-8 )________________________________
Part 5 ( 9 )________________________________
III. Read for details
Read the text and answer the questions.
1. What is the characteristics of the cars produced by Tesla?
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2. How does Tesla influence the environment and the auto industry?
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3. What is Musk’s ambition for space exploration?
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4. What does the phrase “raised many eyebrows” mean?
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5. Why is Musk a controversial character in the US?
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6. What is the Time magazine's attitude toward Elon Musk?
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参考答案
I.
1. D
2. Elon Musk has been chosen as Time magazine’s Person of the Year for his great influence despite controversy around him.
II.
Part 1 ( 1 )________Elon Musk ----Time magazine’s Person of the Year.____
Part 2 ( 2-3 )____Musk has completely changed the auto industry with Tesla, which has benefited the environment.____
Part 3 ( 4-6 )_____Musk has also shown his ambition for space exploration._____
Part 4 ( 7-8 )___Musk is a controversial character._____
Part 5 ( 9 )_____Despite the controversy, Musk has been very influential._____
III.
1. They are advanced electric vehicles.
2. Tesla helps fight pollution and oil dependence, and accelerates the world’s transition to sustainable transport. Besides, it has also pushed many young consumers and legacy automakers to shift focus to electric vehicles.
3. He wants to “make life multi-planetary and enable humanity to become a spacefaring civilization”.
4. It means many people feel surprised or disapproving.
5. As the world’s richest person, he pays a very small tax rate.
It's said that Musk “illegally threatened” employees who were trying to form a union.
6. Few individuals have had more influence than Musk on life on Earth, and potentially life off Earth too.
In other words, he is one of the most influential people in the world.