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1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：学号：姓名：外刊精选I喜马拉雅赴港上市：中企IPO“回家”是大势所趋吗?作为“超过3亿人都在用的APP之一，喜马拉雅在2013年正式上线，经过几年的开展， 已成为国内头部音频内容平台。9月13日，喜马拉雅正式向港交所递交招股书，拟于港股 主板上市，并于此前在纽交所公告撤回了美股IPO申请。从纽约转投香港上市，喜马拉雅 为何做出这样的决定？这是否会成为中企未来必然的选择？Podcast Leader Ximalaya Mounts New IPO Bid Closer to Home in Hong KongBy Doug YoungWhat will happen t

2、o the roughly half-dozen Chinese IPOs that got yanked from New York earlier this year amid growing pressure from both Washington and Beijing?Its quite likely many could end up floating up closer to home in Hong Kong or even on the Chinese mainland itself. Thafs whafs happening at leading podcast pla

3、tform Ximalaya Inc.9 which filed this week to list shares in Hong Kong after informing the U.S. securities regulator it was officially abandoning its original New York listing plan first announced in March.Ximalaya was reportedly pressured to forgo a New York IPO by officials from China, who want mo

4、re such leading tech names to list closer to home. At the same time, the U.S. was discouraging New York listings by Chinese firms, saying most used a complex and controversial corporate structure whose risks werent sufficiently understood by American investors.Hong Kong does seem like a good comprom

5、ise fbr many of these companies, since its financial markets are quite international and are also increasingly open to mainland Chinese investors.Beijing would also like to see many of these tech companies list on two Nasdaq-style boards on the mainland, one in Shanghai and the other in Shenzhen. Bu

6、t those could hold less attraction for tech companies, since many of their early backers are from outside China and would prefer to recoup their investments in foreign currencies rather than the less-convertible Chinese yuan.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。.mount maont v.n.bid n.dozen dAzn n.yank jaegk v.am

7、id omid prep.list v.reportedly npolidli adv.forgo fb:goo v. promise knmpromaiz n.backer beko n.11.less-convertible les konv3：tobl adj.词块学习请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。.努力争取上市.上市.上市.外币拓展Q阅读理解Many people read physical books or e-books, but now there is a new trend - listening to audiobooks. According to a recen

8、t report by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication(CAPP), more people are choosing to listen to audiobooks these days.To be specific, 26 percent of adults listened to audiobooks in 2018, which was 3.2 percentage higher than that in 2017.Young people have been the main driver in the development

9、 of audiobooks. Some 26.2 percent of teenagers listened to audiobooks in 2018, which was 3.5 percent higher than that in 2017. Ximalaya noted that the value of audiobook purchases made by those aged 13 to 18 in 2018 increased by 330 percent over that of 2017, the Beijing Evening News reported.One of

10、 the reasons why audiobooks are becoming increasingly popular is that people want to get more use out of their free time, China News Service reported. Listening to e-books frees up time fbr them, whether they are at the gym, on a bus, or in bed. Faster internet speeds mean that a book can be downloa

11、ded in seconds, according to Wei Yushan, director of CAPP.Listening to audiobooks also helps with loneliness: “When I feel bored or lonely, listening to audiobooks makes me feel that there is someone accompanying me J Zhong Yan, an office worker who is obsessed with audiobooks, told the Beijing Even

12、ing News.However, audiobooks are still far from perfect: Listening to audiobooks doesnt make you think in the way you do when you* re reading a book. Ifs also likely that you will miss information while you listen,“ said Zhong.Qiang Qiang, a primary student who often listens to audiobooks, shares th

13、is perspective: “Despite its convenience, audiobooks are less detailed than physical books you read, he told the Beijing Evening News.Li Yini, assistant general manager of Baicaoyuan Bookstore in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, told Jiangnan Times that people who want a book with serious content should choo

14、se a paper book or e-book, but they can choose an audiobook if the content is easy to understand.What can we learn from the first four paragraphs?A.Audiobooks have developed quickly in recent years.B.Audiobooks are more popular than physical books in China.C.About half of young people in China liste

15、ned to audiobooks in 2018.D.Ximalaya is the first choice when people listen to audiobooks.According to the article, people like to listen to e-books because.A.they are cheaper than paper booksB.they are more convenientC.they are more relaxing than physical booksD.they provide people with a better re

16、adingexperience.What can we learn from Li Yinis words?A.Audiobooks are less detailed than physical books.B.People think differently when they listen to audiobooks.C.Physical bookstores face a big challenge from audiobooks.D.People should choose a book form based on its content外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章

17、中的中文意思。.mount maont v.组织，开展某个活动或事件n.高山，高峰.bid n.努力争取达成某.dozen dAzn n. 十二个, 打.yank 口到k V.（本文）突然取消;猛拉,猛拽.amid smid prep. 在中.1ist v.（使）上市.reportedly npo:tidli adv.据传闻,据称.forgo fo/gso v.决定不要或者不做（某事） promise komprsmaiz n. 妥协； 折中方案.backerbaek9 n.投资者；背后支持你的人.less-convertible les konv3：匕bl adj.较难兑换的【词块学习】请从

18、文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。l.IPO bid努力争取上市.float up 上市.list share 上市4.foreign currency 夕卜币【全文翻译】播客领先者喜马拉雅发起新IPO,投向离“家”更近的香港今年早先时候，在来自中美双方日益增长的压力下，粗略估计有6家中国企业的纽约上 市计划遭“腰斩”，它们将何去何从？很有可能，它们中的许多家公司最终会在离“家”更近的香港、甚至是中国内地上市。这 就是正发生在业内领先播客平台喜马拉雅公司身上的情况。该公司在通知美国证券监管机构 正式放弃最初的纽约上市计划后，本周申请在香港上市。今年三月，喜马拉雅首次宣布了赴 纽约上市的计划。据称，中国官方希望此类顶尖的科技公司能在离