2024届高考英语外刊阅读天天练：语法填空专题三十三（含答案）

高考英语外刊阅读天天练 语法填空专题三十三 ① Musk to cut 14,000 Tesla jobs amid electric car slowdown 【The Washington Post(April 15, 2024)】 Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce, equivalent to at least 14,000 roles, as the eletric carmaker reacts to ____1_____(slow)demand and pressure on prices. The chief executive, Elon Musk, wrote in a memo ___2___ Tesla had grown rapidly in recent years and as a result there ____3_____(be) duplication of roles and job functions in certain areas. Referring to the job cuts, he wrote:“There is nothing I hate more, but it must _____4____(do). This will enable us to be lean, innovative and hungry for the next growth phase cycle." The company cited _____5____(produce) issues caused by unforeseen factors such as attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and an arson attack on its factory in Berlin, but the figures also reflected a softening in global demand. After ____6____ release of the sales figures this month, Musk dismissed comments that his divisive persona had caused a downturn in sales and pointed to _____7___(similar)poor figures from the Chinese rival BYD, saying it was a“tough quarter for everyone". The company is aiming to shore up its margins - a measure of profit- which have been hit by _____8_____(repeat) price cuts, especially in China, __9_____ it faces stiff competition from companies including BYD, which briefly overtook Tesla as the world's ____10____(large) electric vehicle maker at the end of 2023, and the new entrant Xiaomi. Tesla recorded a gross proft margin of 17.6% in the fourth quarter, its lowest in more than four years. ②Fans at the ready Cities aim to cashin as Taylor Swift's world tour set to hit Europe 【The Guardian(April 13, 2024)】 Tim Brown, 44, and his wife, Marcella, 34, may not consider ____1_____(they) bona fide “Swifties", but when __2____ was announced last June that Taylor Swift would be visiting their corner of the globe this summer they could not resist joining the scramble for tickets. A post-pandemic appetite for live music _____3____(fuel) huge global interest in the US singer-songwriter's Eras tour, which surpassed $1bn ( 800m) in sales in November _____4___(become) the highest-grossing series of concerts in history. Swift will arrive in Europe next month, kicking off in Paris on 9 May and _____5____(wrap) up in London on 20 August, with 49 dates in between in France, Sweden, Ireland, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Austria, Spain, and the UK. The tour's ticketing system, ____6____ was tweaked after glitches last year, means there will be a mass movement of fans. European cities have already reported a sharp rise __7____ demand for hotels and short-term rentals. In Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff, rooms at the Travelodge chain around Swift's June dates _____8_____(sell) out since August 2023, a month after tickets went on sale. The hope in cities across Europe is that this will be replicated on a massive scale, with generous spending on food, shopping a ... ...