高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀班級：____________學(xué)號：____________姓名：____________外刊精選｜比特幣暴跌！比爾蓋茨：我早就勸過大家不要買不久前，比爾·蓋茨在一次公開講話中表示，加密數(shù)字貨幣不值得投資。而在剛過去的周六，比特幣的價格跌破了20000美元/枚，以太坊跌破1000美元/枚。業(yè)內(nèi)人士表示，此次加密貨幣貶值，可能意味著幣圈正在上演一場大危機(jī)。比爾·蓋茨何出此言？作為投資品，加密數(shù)字貨幣有什么問題？一起進(jìn)入今天的講解。BillGatesSaysNFTsandCryptoAre'100%'BasedonGreaterFoolTheoryByAlyssaLukpatMicrosoftCorp.co-founderBillGatessaidhethinkscryptocurrenciesandNFTsare"100%"basedonthegreaterfooltheory.The66-year-oldbillionairewasreferringtothenotionthatovervaluedassetswillkeepgoingupbecausethereareenoughpeoplewillingtopayhighpricesforthem.Hejokedthat"expensivedigitalimagesofmonkeys"would"improvetheworldimmensely."Otherwealthyinvestorsandexecutives,includingWarrenBuffettandJamieDimon,havealsoexpressedskepticismaboutcryptocurrencies.Mr.Buffettoncecalledbitcoin"ratpoisonsquared."NFTs,ornonfungibletokens,aredigitalproofsofapurchaseforgoodslikeart,digitalmusicandsneakers.Aftersurginginpopularity,theirdemandappearstobeflatliningrecently.Risinginterestrateshavecrushedriskybetsacrossthefinancialmarkets—andNFTsareamongthemostspeculative.Mr.Gatessaidhepreferredassetclasses"likeafarmwheretheyhavetheoutputoracompanywheretheymakeproducts."Hiscommentscomeasbitcoinandothercryptocurrencieshaveslidsharplyinrecentdaysamidabroadglobalmarketrout,undoingmuchofthegainsatthebeginningofthepandemicwhenawaveofinvestorsstartedbettingondigitalcurrencies.Thepriceofbitcoinrecentlytradedjustabove$20,000onWednesday.Ithaslostmorethantwo-thirdsofitsvaluesinceitsrecordhighinNovember,thefourthworstselloffinthecryptocurrency's13-yearhistory.Furtherwavesofreckoninghavesweptthroughthecryptocurrencyindustrythisweek.【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.crypto[?kr?pt??]n.___________________________2.notion[?n???n]n.___________________________3.immensely[??mensli]adv.___________________________4.executive[?ɡ?zekj?t?v]n.___________________________5.skepticism[?skept?s?zm]n.___________________________6.surge[s??d?]vi.___________________________7.flatline[?fl?tla?n]v.___________________________8.crush[kr??]v.___________________________9.bet[bet]n.___________________________10.sharply[??ɑ?pli]adv.___________________________11.amid[??m?d]prep.___________________________12.rout[ra?t]v.___________________________13.undo[?n?du?]v.___________________________14.selloff[?sel?f]n.___________________________15.reckoning[?rekn??]n.___________________________【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.博傻理論___________________________2.被高估的資產(chǎn)___________________________3.非同質(zhì)化代幣___________________________4.走高的利率，上升的利率___________________________5.橫掃，席卷___________________________拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解MembersofthefamilyofSpanishartistPabloPicassoaresellingmorethan1,000digitalartpiecesofoneofhissculptures(雕塑).Picasso’sgranddaughter,MarinaPicasso,andhersonFlorianPicassoshowedthemediasomeoftheartpiecesintheirhomeinGeneva,Switzerland.Theysaythedigitalpiecesareamixofoldfineartanddigitalwork.ThePicassoswanttoachieveeconomicbenefitsfromtherecentinterestinNFTs,ornon-fungibletokens.NFTsareakindofdigitalartthatgainedpopularityin2021.SalesofNFTshavemademillionsofdollars.Buttheyhavebeencriticized(批評)asdamagetotheenvironmentandasmethodsofmakingmoney.ButaPicassoartworkwouldmarkachangeforNFTs,hisfamilysaid.NFTsarebasedonatechnologycalledblockchain(區(qū)塊鏈),whichisalsousedwithdigitalmoneyknownascryptocurrencies(加密幣).AnNFTcanbeattachedtoapieceofdigitalartorotherthingsexistingindigitalform.TheNFTismeanttoprovethatthedigitalobjectsarereal.Whileanyonecanseethework,thebuyerhastheofficialownershiprights.“We’retryingtobuildaligamentbetweentheNFTworldandthefineartworld,”saidFlorianPicasso,theartist’sgreat-grandson.Theartist’sfamilyiskeepingimagesofthepiecemostlyprivate.Theyareonlyshowingasmallpartofthework.Itisaceramic(陶瓷)piecethesizeofalargebowl.Thepartsthathavebeenshownhaveathickyellowlineandareasofgreen.FlorianPicassosaidthefamilyagreedonthecolorfulceramicpiecebecauseitwas“afunone”tostartwith.ThefamilyanditsbusinessmanagerssaythegoaistocreateayoungercommunityofPicassofans.9.WhydothePicassoscreatedigitalworksofPicassoaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Tomakemoneyfromthem.B.Topromoteanewartform.C.TomakePicassomorepopular.D.TomakePicasso’sartworkstakeonanewappearance.10.WhatdoPicasso’sdigitalartanddigitalmoneyhaveincommon?A.Theyarebothpopular. B.Theyhavethesamevalue.C.Theyusethesametechnology. D.Theyarebothattachedtoarts.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)igament”inparagraph5probablymean?A.Wall. B.Room. C.Market. D.Bridge.12.Whatdoweknowaboutthecolorfulceramicpiece?A.Itisthemostpopularamongyoungpeople.B.Itisnotsuitableformakingdigitalimages.C.Ithasneverbeencompletelyshowntothepublic.D.ItisthemostinterestingofalltheworksofPicasso.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.crypto[?kr?pt??]n.加密貨幣=2.notion[?n???n]n.概念，想法3.immensely[??mensli]adv.極端地，非常，極大地4.executive[?ɡ?zekj?t?v]n.高管5.skepticism[?skept?s?zm]n.懷疑的態(tài)度6.surge[s??d?]vi.激增，陡增，劇烈上升；涌動，洶涌；（感情的）突然涌現(xiàn)，涌起7.flatline[?fl?tla?n]v.處于低水平的，處于低潮、低谷，沒有起色；（心臟）停止跳動8.crush[kr??]v.壓壞，壓碎9.bet[bet]n.賭博，押注10.sharply[??ɑ?pli]adv.程度很深，幅度很大11.amid[??m?d]prep.（正式）在......中12.rout[ra?t]v.潰敗，潰退13.undo[?n?du?]v.撤銷，抵消14.selloff[?sel?f]n.拋售，賣光15.reckoning[?rekn??]n.算賬，清算【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.GreaterFoolTheory博傻理論2.overvaluedassets被高估