2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：航空话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读 班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________ 外刊精选｜炒掉CEO，倒霉的波音能否走出危机 近日，美国波音公司辞退了现任CEO丹尼斯·米伦伯格，这是继停产737Max系列客机后波音的又一“整改”举措。接连的两起空难让这家航空制造业巨头陷入百年一遇的至暗时刻，持续发酵的危机更有可能波及全球供应链、重创美国经济。波音还将迎接哪些挑战？它是否面临破产倒闭的风险？ Boeing Fires C.E.O. Dennis Muilenburg By David Gelles and Natalie Kitroeff ① Boeing said on Monday that it had fired its chief executive, Dennis A. Muilenburg, who was unable to stabilize the company after two crashes involving its best-selling 737 Max plane killed 346 people and set off the worst crisis in the manufacturing giant’s 103-year history. ② Mr. Muilenburg’s performance during the crisis angered lawmakers, airlines, regulators and victims’ families. He repeatedly made overly optimistic projections about how quickly the plane would be allowed to fly again, and his attempts to offer sincere public apologies for the accidents have been clumsy, inflicting further damage on Boeing’s reputation. ③ Last week, Boeing said it would temporarily shut down production of the Max, a decision that will force some of the 8,000 companies in the supply chain to scale back production and perhaps lay off workers. ④ The firing of Mr. Muilenburg, 55, adds to Boeing’s challenges. In the coming months, the company’s new leaders must prove to skeptical regulators that the plane is safe to fly and also regain the trust of its principal Max customers and ultimately the flying public. 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.fire [faɪə] vt. _________________________________ 2.stabilize [ˈsteɪbəlaɪz] vt. _______________________________ 3.crash [kræʃ] n. _______________________________ 4.best-selling [ˌbestˈselɪŋ] adj. _______________________________ 5.anger [ˈæŋɡə] vt. _______________________________ 6.repeatedly [rɪˈpiːtɪdli] adv. _______________________________ 7.overly [ˈəʊvəli] adv. _______________________________ 8.optimistic [ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk] adj. _______________________________ 9.clumsy [ˈklʌmzi] adj. _______________________________ 10.inflict [ɪnˈflɪkt] vt. ______________________