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高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀外刊精選｜全年第二大IPO登陸香港：百威啤酒重啟上市近日，啤酒生產(chǎn)商百威亞太將重啟上市計劃，預(yù)計將成為今年全球第二大IPO，僅次于Uber。兩個月前，百威亞太曾在最后時刻撤回上市，此番重啟IPO更加引人注目。百威為何選擇在香港上市？本次上市能否如愿？Budweiser’ssecondshotatHKIPOmayputitsfizzbackBrewingbehemothAnheuser-BuschInBevisontrackagaintolistitsAsianbranch–BudweiserAPAC-inHongKong.Thereviveddeal,aplannedlistingonSeptember30,comesafterthebeer-maker’sfirstattemptfizzledinJulycitingmarketconditions.Theslimmed-downIPOoftheworld’slargestbrewer,whosebeerportfolioincludesfamousbrandslikeCoronaandBudweiser,islikelytobevaluedat$4.8billion,roughlyhalfoftheearliertarget.Yetitstillcouldbetheworld’ssecond-biggestlistingthisyear,afterthatofUberTechnologies.Takinglessonsfromthepreviousflop,thecompanyhassolditsAustralianunittoJapaneserivalAsahiGroupforawhopping$11.3billiontocleardebts.Meanwhile,ithasdrawna$1billioncornerstoneinvestmentfromSingapore’ssovereignwealthfundGICPtetoboostinvestorconfidence.Thelatestofferingincorporatesan“upsize”optionthatallowsABInBevtosellupto38%moresharesincaseofabiggerappetiteforitsstocks-potentiallytakingthetotalsalestothetuneof$6.6billion.【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.shot/??t,?ɑt/[??t]n._______________________2.brewing['bru???]n._______________________3.behemoth[b?'hi?m?θ，b?'him?θ]n._______________________4.list[l?st]vt._______________________5.branch[br?nt?]n._______________________6.AsianPacificabbr._______________________7.revived[ri'vaivd]adj._______________________8.deal[dil]n._______________________9.beer-maker_______________________10.planned[pl?nd]adj._______________________11.fizzle[?f?zL]n._______________________;vi._______________________12.cite[sa?t]vt._______________________13.slimmed-downadj._______________________14.portfolio[?p??t?f??li??]n._______________________15.Budweisern._______________________16.roughly[?r?fli]adv._______________________17.yet[jet]adv._______________________18.previous[?pri?vi?s]adj._______________________19.flop[fl?p]n._______________________20.unit[?ju?n?t]n._______________________21.whopping[?w?p??]adj._______________________22.meanwhile[?mi?nwa?l]adv._______________________23.cornerstone[?k??n?st??n]n._______________________24.incorporate[?n?k??p?re?t]vt._______________________25.option[??p??n]n._______________________26.appetite[??p?ta?t]n._______________________【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.首次公開募股；上市____________________________________________2.將……拿回來____________________________________________3.重回軌道；再次走上正軌____________________________________________4.繼……而來；緊跟____________________________________________5.世界上第二大……____________________________________________6.從……汲取教訓____________________________________________7.主權(quán)財富基金____________________________________________8.提振……的信心____________________________________________9.一旦；假如____________________________________________10總計____________________________________________拓展練習閱讀理解Nothingis“newandimproved”anymore.It’sallabouttheplus.“SomethingexcitingishappeninginMarch,”flowedoutanemailfromCBSAllAccess,alertingsubscribersthatthestreamingserviceisbeingrenamedParamount+.ThecompanyseekstokeeppacewithAppleTV+,ESPN+,Disney+,BET+,AMC+andothers.Videoservicesdidn’tstartthis.TheAppleII+cameoutin1979andCrest+toothpastein2002,ButTVstreamingcompaniesnowapparentlymustbebrandedplus,forfearthatconsumersperceivetheirofferingsasaminus.Muchofthishastodowithjustifyingamonthlychargefortelevision—whichusedtobefree.Amorecompletenamewouldbe“Paramount+aBill.”Huluusedtohavea“plus”service,whichwasamisnomersincewhatcustomersgotwithitwastheabsenceofads.“We’vehadfunwithouroldfriendPlus,thecompanyexplainedina2015email,“butit’stimetomoveon.WejustwantedtoletyouknowthatweareretiringtheHuluPlusname.Fromnowon,wewilljustbeknownasHulu.NoPlus.Yetotherstreamingserviceshavebeendrawntotheplus,thanksinlargeparttothesuccessofDisney+,whichadded86millionsubscribersduringitsfirstyear.DisneyalsooperatesESPN+and,outsidetheU.S.,Star+.Afunnythingaboutmarketing:Aplusisalwaysaplusbutaminusisneveraminus—eventhoughmoreproductsarenotableforwhattheycutdown.Budweiserwouldn’tcallitslower-caloriebeerBud-.Therearefat-freepotatochipsandcookies,butPringles—orOreos—isabandoned.Americanshaveafondnessforplus-sizeportions,plus-sizeclothingandmediathathaveplussignsintheirnames.Mercifully,theplusthinghasn’tyetreachedmoreimportantaspectsofourlives.17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph3referto?A.Toaddscreamingservicetoitsoriginalservice.B.Toprovideplusservice.C.Tokeeppacewithothercompanies.D.Tosharenewsthroughemails.18.WhatcanwelearnaboutHulu?A.Huluhasnoadsputin. B.Hulusufferedagreatloss.C.Hulucheateditssubscribers. D.Hulunolongerfollowssuit.19.Whywouldn’tBudweisercallitslower-caloriebeerBud-?A.Tokeeppacewithothercompanies. B.Toprotecttheconsumers’interests.C.Toavoidmisunderstandings D.Tomaintainthebeer’squality.20.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetrend?A.Skeptical. B.Tolerant. C.Critical. D.Objective.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.shot/??t,?ɑt/[??t]n.嘗試；開槍；拍照2.brewing['bru???]n.釀造業(yè)3.behemoth[b?'hi?m?θ，b?'him?θ]n.巨頭4.list[l?st]vt.掛牌；上市5.branch[br?nt?]n.樹枝；分支機構(gòu)6.AsianPacificabbr.亞太地區(qū)(APAC)7.revived[ri'vaivd]adj.重新煥發(fā)生機8.deal[dil]n.生意9.beer-maker啤酒商10.planned[pl?nd]adj.計劃的11.fizzle[?f?zL]n.嘶嘶聲（擬聲詞）;vi.夭折；失敗12.cite[sa?t]vt.引用（表原因）13.slimmed-downadj.削減的14.portfolio[?p??t?f??li??]n.組合15.Budweisern.百威啤酒16.roughly[?r?fli]adv.大約；大概17.yet[jet]adv.但是18.previous[?pri?vi?s]adj.之前的19.flop[fl?p]n.失利；失敗20.unit[?ju?n?t]n.業(yè)務(wù)21.whopping[?w?p??]adj.巨大的22.meanwhile[?mi?nwa?l]adv.與此同時23.cornerstone[?k??n?st??n]n.壓艙石24.incorporate[?n?k??p?re?t]vt.包括25.option[??p??n]n.選