2022屆高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀 虛擬游戲話題 學(xué)案

高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀外刊精選｜元宇宙“炒房”：虛擬游戲還是現(xiàn)實(shí)投資？2021年被稱為“元宇宙”元年，與之相關(guān)的新概念層出不窮。近期，該領(lǐng)域最熱門的話題莫過于“元宇宙炒房”。就在上個(gè)月，虛擬游戲平臺(tái)TheSandbox上的一塊虛擬土地以430萬美元的價(jià)格售出，刷新了元宇宙房地產(chǎn)交易價(jià)格的最高紀(jì)錄。人們?yōu)槭裁礋嶂杂谠钪娉捶?？元宇宙中的房地產(chǎn)價(jià)值與現(xiàn)實(shí)中有何不同？MetaverseRealEstatePilesUpRecordSalesinSandboxandOtherVirtualRealmsByKonradPutzierThelatesthotreal-estatemarketisn'tonthesceniccoastsorinbalmySunbeltcities.It'sinthemetaverse,wheregamersareflockinganddigitalpropertysalesaresettingnewrecords.AgrowingnumberofinvestmentfirmsareacquiringdigitallandinworldssuchastheSandboxandDecentraland,whereplayerssimulatereal-lifepursuits,fromshoppingtoattendingaconcert.Theyarebettingthatindividualsandcompanieswillspendmoneytousevirtualhomesandretailspaceandthatthevalueofpropertieswillincreaseasmorepeoplejointheworlds.ThatinterestreachedanewpeakwhenRepublicRealm,afirmthatdevelopsrealestateinthemetaverse,saiditpaid$4.3millionforlandintheworldSandbox,thebiggestvirtualreal-estatesalepublicizedtodate."ThisislikebuyinglandinManhattan250yearsagoasthecityisbeingbuilt,"saidAndrewKiguel,chiefexecutiveofT.Ownershipoflandisrecordedthroughso-callednonfungibletokens,digitalidentifiersthatactasdefactodeeds.Propertysalesareusuallydoneinacryptocurrencyuniquetoeachmetaverse.Theinvestmentscanberisky.Unlikeactualrealestate,whichtendstoretainsomevalueevenduringamarketdownturn,thevalueofvirtualpropertiescouldfalltozeroiftheworldtheyareingoesoutoffashionandpeoplestopvisitingit.Pricescanalsobeslammedbythevolatilityofcryptocurrencies.【詞匯過關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.flock[fl?k]n._________________________；v._________________________2.simulate[?s?mjule?t]vt._________________________3.pursuit[p??sju?t]n._________________________4.defacto[?de??f?kt??]adj._________________________5.deed[di?d]n._________________________6.retain[r??te?n]vt._________________________7.slam[sl?m]v._________________________;l【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.堆積_________________________2.“陽光地帶”城市_________________________3.創(chuàng)新紀(jì)錄_________________________4.越來越多_________________________5.達(dá)到新高_(dá)________________________6.迄今為止_________________________7.非同質(zhì)化代幣_(tái)________________________8.不再流行，過時(shí)_________________________拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解OnSeptember29,2021,theUSFishandWildlifeServicedeclareditwouldberemoving23speciesfromitsEndangeredSpeciesAct,includingtheivory-billedwoodpecker,variousHawaiianbirdsandfreshwaterfish,notbecausetheyhadbeenpulledbackfromtheedgeofextinction,butbecausetheUSFWSbelievedthesespecieswouldneverrecover,andweremostlikelyextinct,thereforenotrequiringprotection.InApril,195countriesaregettingtogetherinChinaforaUNconferencetodiscussglobalagreementstoprotectnatureandbiodiversity,withthehopeoffinalizinganagreementtosafeguardplants,animals,andecosystems.However,thenewstrain(毒株)ofCovid-19,Omicron,haspotentiallythrowntheplansintoamess,andnegotiatorsmayswitchtoonlinetalksiftravelrestrictionstoChinaareputinplaceagain.“Wecan'tgoanotherfourmonthswithoutanyprogress”saidGeorginaChandler,seniorinternationalpolicyofficerattheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds.Conservationistsareurgingthetalkstogoahead—

onlineifnecessary—asthebiodiversitycrisisshowsnosignofslowingup.“Naturelosshasnotgoneawayandthreatensbothhumanlivesandtheglobaleconomy,”saidLinLi,directorofglobalpolicyattheorganization.“Withonemillionspeciescurrentlyindangerofextinction,delayingactionisnotanoption.”Improvingconservationandmanagementofnaturalareas,suchasoceans,forests,andwildernessesiscrucialtosafeguardingtheecosystemsonwhichhumansdepend.However,forestsarestillbeingdevastated,oftenforfarmingorcommercialuse.Astreesabsorbaboutathirdofplanet-warmingemissionsproducedworldwide,stoppingdeforestationiskey.AtCOP26inGlasgowlastNovember,worldleadersplantoinvest$19billioninpublicandprivatefundstoprotectandrestoreglobalforests.It’seasytofeeldisheartenedbythedisappointingnews,buttheonlywaytostopmorespeciessufferingthesamefateistopayattentionandtakeactions.36.Whywouldthe23speciesberemovedfromtheAct?A.Becausetheyarelessendangered.B.Becausetheyhavealreadydiedout.C.Becausemorefundisinneedtoprotectthem.D.Becausenothingcansavethemfromextinction.37.WhatdoGeorginaChandlerandLinLiurgetodo?A.Takeimmediateactions.B.Putofftheconference.C.Haveonlinetalks.D.Improveglobaleconomy.38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devastated”meaninthefifthparagraph?A.Abandoned. B.Destroyed. C.Rearranged. D.Disturbed.39.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodobywritingthetext?A.Toexplainwhysomespecieshavedisappeared.B.Torecommendwaystoprotectandrestoreforests.C.Todescribethepresentsituationofglobalecosystem.D.Tocallforattentionandactionagainstbiodiversitycrisis.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.flock[fl?k]n.一群鳥或羊等動(dòng)物；一群人；v.一群人蜂擁到某個(gè)地方、參加某項(xiàng)活動(dòng)2.simulate[?s?mjule?t]vt.模擬，模仿3.pursuit[p??sju?t]n.消遣，業(yè)余愛好；娛樂活動(dòng)；追求4.defacto[?de??f?kt??]adj.實(shí)際存在的5.deed[di?d]n.契約，證書；行為；英雄事跡6.retain[r??te?n]vt.保留，保持7.slam[sl?m]v.（本文）沖擊（引申）；砰地關(guān)上；使勁一推【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.pileup堆積2.Sunbeltcities“陽光地帶”城市3.setnewrecords創(chuàng)新紀(jì)錄4.agrowingnumberofsomething越來越多5.reachanewpeak達(dá)到新高6.todate迄今為止7.nonfungibletokens非同質(zhì)化代幣8.gooutoffashion不再流行，過時(shí)【全文翻譯】在Sandbox及其他虛擬領(lǐng)域，元宇宙房地產(chǎn)屢屢打破銷售紀(jì)錄房地