2025届高三英语一轮复习培优外刊阅读导学案：伦敦房价

高三英语培优外刊阅读 班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________ 外刊精选｜伦敦房价太高，英国“蜗居一族”只能住在泰晤士河上？ 房价太高会给人们带来很大压力，英国伦敦作为一座世界级的大都市，房价很是扎心。但居住在这座城市的人还有另一种选择，那就是：船屋。人们会用相对较低的价格购置一艘船屋，把家从陆地上安置到泰晤士河上，随水而居。这样的水上生活怎么样？现在的船屋还一如既往地经济实惠吗？ In London, a Houseboat Used to Be the Affordable Option. Not Anymore. Whn you walk along the towpaths lining London's 100-mile network of canals, a life on the water can appear idyllic. The boats dotting the winding banks look impossibly charming, romantic and colorful. Even better, they're cheap to acquire compared with buying a conventional land-based house or apartment in the city. "It's so peaceful here," said David Ros, who has been living on the London waterways for 15 years. "I wake up in the morning and open the side door looking out over the river, and the ducks are waiting for me to feed them. It's just a really nice way to live." He bought his current houseboat about six years ago for £30,000. It has an open kitchen/saloon, a bathroom with a shower and toilet, and a double bedroom. It's a nice setup, if a bit cramped. Home prices remain out of reach for many in London, with an average sale price of about £508,000, a 50 percent increase over the past 10 years. Meanwhile, a two-bedroom houseboat will now run you around £190,000. Even this affordable living option is becoming less attainable. Mr. Ros's winter coal supply costs £22 per bag, and he needs at least 20 bags for the season. Diesel and gas are also up about 50 percent, and the basic price of a boat license is rising. 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.idyllic (adj.) _____________________________________ 2.dot (n./v.) _____________________________________ 3.winding (adj.) _____________________________________ 4.impossibly (adv.) _____________________________________ 5.acquire (v.) _____________________________________ 6.cramped (adj.) _____________________________________ 7.conventional (adj.)_____________________________________ 8.cramp (n./v.) _____________________________________ 9.supply (n./v.) _____________________________________ 【词块学习】 请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。 1._____________________________________ 可负担的选项 2._____________________________________一个好的安排 3._____________________________________够不着 4._____________________________________使某人（花了一些钱） 拓展练习阅读理解 Starship Technologies originated in Estonia but is now based in San Francisco. The company employs dozens of six-wheeled delivery robots on college campuses. Starship is also adding four new schools to its operational field: University of Illinois Chicago, University of Kentucky, University of Nevada, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Currently, the company operates on 20 college campuses in 15 states with a global fleet that totals 1,000 robots. This expansion will add 85 more robots to that fleet. Starship states that it has done over 1.5 million deliveries worldwide since its founding in 2014. The company has raised $102 million so far, including $17 million in fresh funding announced earlier this year. Each robot in Starship is electric, has a box that can fit about 20 pounds of goods, and has a number of cameras to identify objects in the way and help guide it to its destination. The robots have a delivery area of three to four miles and can travel at a maximum speed of 4mph, which is obviously slower than a delivery by a human on a bike or in a car. And they can climb the edge of roads but not stairs, which may limit their appeal to customers who live in high-rise buildings. Delivery via robots is still relatively brave in the US. There are a handful of start-ups operating delivery robots of varying sizes, everything from fully-sized minivans like Udelv to robots that are almost similar to Starship’s like Amazon and Yandex. Recently, Postmates has also invented a delivery robot called Serve that can carry 50 pounds of goods. There are even some newly produced robots like Nuro, which has made what can be best described as a mini-robotic car, and others that fall somewhere in between. All claim to be automated, but some still require humans to follow their movements. Demand for delivery robots has risen since the pandemic, though it remains to be seen whether that will hold up as the economy reopens and fewer people rely on takeout from restaurants. 25．What do we know about Starship Technologies from Paragraph 1? A．It operates globally. B．It employs university students as designers. C．It is spreading its service on campuses. D．It is diversifying into the field of scientific education. 26．Why do people in high-rise buildings show little interest in delivery robots? A．They are likely to get lost. B．They work much slower than men. C．They have difficulty going up stairs. D．They are unable to identify customers. 27．What does the underlined word “brave” probably mean in Paragraph 4? A．New. B．Efficient. C．Conventional. D．Courageous. 28．What’s the author’s attitude towards the future demand for robot delivery? A．Indifferent. B．Objective. C．Skeptical. D．Worried. 外刊精选答案 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.idyllic (adj.) 田园诗的，理想化的 2.dot (n./v.) 点（名词）；打点（动词） 3.winding (adj.) 蜿蜒的 4.impossibly (adv.) 不可能地 5.acquire (v.) 获得 6.cramped (adj.) 狭窄的 7.conventional (adj.) 传统的 8.cramp (n./v.) 抽筋（名词）；使抽筋（动词）；限制（动词） 9.supply (n./v.) 供应（名词/动词） 【词块学习】 请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。 1.(an) affordable option 可负担的选项 2.a nice setup 一个好的安排 3.out of reach 够不着 4.run somebody (some money) 使某人（花了一些钱） 【全文翻译】 在伦敦，住船屋曾是一个经济实惠的选择。但现在不是了。 伦敦的运河网长达100英里。沿着运河漫步，你会发现水上的生活充满了田园般的诗意，那些点缀在蜿蜒河岸边的小船看上去十分迷人、浪漫、缤纷多彩。 更加分的是，和在市区购置传统的地上房屋或公寓相比，船屋更加便宜。 “这里很安静，”在伦敦河道上生活了15年的大卫·罗斯（David Ros）说。“清晨一醒来，我打开舷侧门俯瞰水面，鸭子们都在等着喂食。这种生活方式真的很不错。” 大约6年前，罗斯花了3万英镑买下现在住的这艘船屋。船上有一个开放式的厨房/客厅，一个带淋浴和马桶的浴室和一个双人卧室。虽然有些挤，但整体设计还是挺好的。 伦敦房屋平均售价约为50.8万英镑，在过去10年上涨了50%，对很多人而言，房价依然是高不可攀。与此同时，一艘两居室船屋现在的售价约为19万英镑。 船屋这种经济实惠的居住选择，如今也变得越来越遥不可及。罗斯所需的过冬煤炭每袋22英镑，一个冬季至少需要20袋。柴油和煤气的价格也上涨了大约50%，船屋许可证的基本费用也在上涨。 拓展练习阅读理解 25．C 26．C 27．A 28．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Starship Technologies公司的配送机器人业务，包括其在大学校园的运营情况、机器人的特点以及配送机器人市场的现状和未来发展趋势。 25．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Starship is also adding four new schools to its operational field: University of Illinois Chicago, University of Kentucky, University of Nevada, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.(Starship还在其运营领域增加了四所新学校:伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校、肯塔基大学、内华达大学和安柏瑞德航空大学)”可知，Starship Technologies正在扩展其在校园中的服务。故选C。 26． 细节理解题。根据第三段中“And they can climb the edge of roads but not stairs, which may limit their appeal to customers who live in high-rise buildings.(它们可以爬到路边，但不能爬楼梯，这可能会限制它们对住在高层建筑里的顾客的吸引力)”可知，高层建筑里的人对快递机器人不感兴趣的原因是：它们上楼有困难。故选C。 27．词句猜测题。根据第四段划线词所在句子“Delivery via robots is still relatively brave in the US. There are a handful of start-ups operating delivery robots of varying sizes, everything from fully-sized minivans like Udelv to robots that are almost similar to Starship’s like Amazon and Yandex.(在美国，通过机器人送货仍然相对brave。有几家初创公司在运营大小不一的送货机器人，从Udelv这样的全尺寸小型货车到Amazon和Yandex等几乎与Starship类似的机器人，应有尽有)”可知，通过机器人进行配送在美国仍然是相对较新的尝试，有一些初创公司正在运营不同大小的配送机器人，这说明“brave”在此处意味着“新的”。故选A。 28．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Demand for delivery robots has risen since the pandemic, though it remains to be seen whether that will hold up as the economy reopens and fewer people rely on takeout from restaurants.(自疫情爆发以来，对送货机器人的需求有所上升，但随着经济重新开放，依赖餐馆外卖的人越来越少，这种需求是否会持续下去还有待观察)”可推知，作者很客观地看待人们对快递机器人行业的未来需求。故选B。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$