UnitTest

1、单选题：
​Which of the following is replaceable resource? ‏
选项：
A: coal
B: fossil oil
C: geothermal energy
D: natural gas
答案: 【 geothermal energy】

2、单选题：
‏Which of the following is irreplaceable resource? ‎
选项：
A: solar energy
B: petroleum
C: wind power
D: tidal energy
答案: 【 petroleum】

3、单选题：
‏Which one is NOT man’s transformation of nature? ‏
选项：
A: Man has subdued and disciplined electricity.
B: Man has transferred plants and animals to different climatic conditions.
C: Man has changed the shape and climate of environment.
D: Man has found a way to forecast the weather.
答案: 【 Man has found a way to forecast the weather.】

4、单选题：
‎Which one is NOT the description of our ancestors in the past? ‌
选项：
A: They could easily get natural resources with their perfect tools.
B: They lived in fear of nature’s destructive forces.
C: They were often unable to obtain the merest daily necessities.
D: They viewed forest as something wild and frightening.
答案: 【 They could easily get natural resources with their perfect tools.】

5、单选题：
‎Which one belongs to synthetic material? ‍
选项：
A: cotton
B: wool
C: nylon
D: silk
答案: 【 nylon】

6、单选题：
​To solve the crisis of man-nature relation, we should _____? ‎
选项：
A: lay the entire responsibility on enterprises and government.
B: close down all the factories and stop industrial production.
C: use such fossil fuels as coal, crude oil and natural gas.
D: find a rational balance between production and care for Mother nature.
答案: 【 find a rational balance between production and care for Mother nature.】

7、单选题：
‍Which one is a nature-friendly behavior?​
选项：
A: over use of plastic bags.
B: using public transportation.
C: batteries are thrown away at random.
D: abusive use of exhaustible resources
答案: 【 using public transportation.】

8、单选题：
​Which one is NOT the role of Amazon rainforest in the earth ecosystem?‏
选项：
A: providing farm lands
B: conserving water sources
C: maintaining soil
D: reducing droughts and floods
答案: 【 providing farm lands】

9、单选题：
‎The natural order of an English sentence should be ______. ‍
选项：
A: predicate+ subject+ object
B: subject+ predicate+ object
C: subject+ object+ predicate
D: object+ subject+ predicate
答案: 【 subject+ predicate+ object】

10、单选题：
‏Which one is NOT an inverted English sentence?‏
选项：
A: Never will I forget you.
B: There goes the bell.
C: A picture hangs on the wall.
D: Such were the facts.
答案: 【 A picture hangs on the wall.】

11、单选题：
‎Which of the following is not considered as a natural disaster?‌
选项：
A: Drought
B: Landslide
C: Tsunami
D: Raining
答案: 【 Raining】

12、单选题：
‏The Amazon Rainforest is located in _________. ‏
选项：
A: North America
B: South America
C: Central America
D: Atlantic
答案: 【 South America】

13、单选题：
‎What is the main idea of paragraph one?​
选项：
A: Man changes nature.
B: Man does harm to nature.
C: Man lives in nature.
D: Nature is more powerful than man.
答案: 【 Man lives in nature.】

14、单选题：
‌Which one is the wrong attitude towards nature?​
选项：
A: Man should fight with nature and conquer it.
B: Man should respect nature’s seniority.
C: Man should care for Mother Nature.
D: Man should appreciate the beauty of nature.
答案: 【 Man should fight with nature and conquer it.】

15、填空题：
‎We are connected with nature by _____ ties and we cannot live outside nature.‍
答案: 【 blood】

16、填空题：
‏As society develops, man tends to become less _______ on nature directly, while indirectly his dependence grows.‏
答案: 【 dependent】

17、填空题：
​Modern technology is distinguished by an ever increasing abundance of produced and used ______ goods.‏
答案: 【 synthetic】

18、填空题：
‏Man is constantly aware of the influence of nature in the form of the air he breathes, the ____ he drinks and the food he eats.‏
答案: 【 water】

19、填空题：
‏Frank Lloyd Wright said, “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never ____ you.” ‌
答案: 【 fail】

UnitTest

1、单选题：
‏Who wrote a famous paper entitled “ Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot?” in 1974?‍
选项：
A: James Surowiecki
B: Richard Easterlin
C: Isaac Asimov
D: Karl Marx
答案: 【 Richard Easterlin】

2、单选题：
‎In what field does technology impose the most influence on people’s sense of well-being?‌
选项：
A: Finance
B: Education
C: Ｔechnology
D: Healthcare
答案: 【 Healthcare】

3、单选题：
​Which of the following is NOT James’s publications?​
选项：
A: Happiness in Economics
B: Triumphant: The Twenty-first Century in Historical Respective, 1996
C:  Fortune: The impact of Numbers on Personal Welfare, 1987
D: The Contemporary Reader
答案: 【 The Contemporary Reader】

4、单选题：
‏According to the supplementary reading material, when can pupils at French schools use their smartphones?‌
选项：
A:  at the age of 15
B: at the age of 10
C:  at the age of 20
D: at the age of 18
答案: 【  at the age of 15】

5、单选题：
‏Who writes the quote “The production of too many useful things results in too many good useless people”?‎
选项：
A: Isaac Asimov
B: Erich Fromm
C: Karl Marx
D: Robert H. Goddard
答案: 【 Karl Marx】

6、单选题：
‌Studies show that if a working environment is pleasant, productivity _________. ‎
选项：
A: stagnates
B: increases
C: drops
D: takes a nosedive
答案: 【 increases】

7、单选题：
‎According to the text, which is the one that was deemed a luxury in America? ‍
选项：
A:  long-distance phone call 
B: facebook
C:  KFC 
D: cruise trip 
答案: 【  long-distance phone call 】

8、单选题：
​What is not the downside of technology’s impact?‎
选项：
A: cyber bully
B: telemarketing  
C:  traffic congestion
D:  identity theft
答案: 【 cyber bully】

9、单选题：
‌According to the text, which is the region that did not enjoy material and technological advances in the 20th century?‍
选项：
A: America
B: East Asia
C: Europe
D: Africa
答案: 【 Africa】

10、单选题：
‏Even though Americans seemed to work extraordinarily hard, their pursuit __________ entertainment turned media and leisure into multibillion-dollar industries. ‏
选项：
A: of
B: to
C: for
D: at
答案: 【 of】

11、单选题：
‎People are much better informed since the __________ of television.  ‍
选项：
A:  dearth 
B: absence 
C: advent 
D: disappearance
答案: 【 advent 】

12、单选题：
‏ It’s as if __________ were built into acquisition from the very beginning.​
选项：
A: excitement
B: depression
C: disappointment
D: confusion
答案: 【 disappointment】

13、单选题：
‌The truly __________ work on the relationship between prosperity and well-being was done by the economist Richard Easterlin.‏
选项：
A:  lousy  
B: nasty
C: tedious
D: groundbreaking
答案: 【 groundbreaking】

14、单选题：
‌One of the happiness scholar’s most important insights is that people __________ very quickly to good news. ‎
选项：
A: adapt
B:  change   
C: alter
D: conform
答案: 【 adapt】

15、单选题：
‌According to the article, which government approved a total ban on mobile use for pupils up to the age of 15?‍
选项：
A: the French government
B: the Japanese government
C: the American government
D: the Indian government
答案: 【 the French government】

16、填空题：
​Driverless cars or self-driving cars are robotic cars driven by_________. ‎
答案: 【 artificial intelligence】

17、填空题：
‍With mobile payment becoming ubiquitous, the Chinese society is becoming gradually _________. ‎
答案: 【 cashless】

18、填空题：
‌Telemarketing, traffic jams and identity theft all come to mind, which all _________ making people consciously unhappy are.​
答案: 【 phenomena】

19、填空题：
‏In the United States, for instance, gross domestic product per capita _________ from 1950 to 2000.‎
答案: 【 tripled】

20、填空题：
‌The _________ in productivity after World War Second made goods better and cheaper at the same time. ‍
答案: 【 boom】

UnitTest

1、单选题：
‏At the end of the text, the author says “good luck ” to those who desperately seek fame and fortune to ___.‌
选项：
A:  warn people to be cautious about the result of chasing fame
B: wish people to have a good way to pursuing fame
C: wish people to enjoy fame
D: welcome people to chase fame 
答案: 【  warn people to be cautious about the result of chasing fame】

2、单选题：
‍What does an artist have to do to stay famous according to the author? ‌‍‌
选项：
A: The performer has to continue performing in the same style.
B: The performer has to present new works to the audience.
C: The performer has to get exposed more in public.
D: The performer has to take part in many shows and activities.
答案: 【 The performer has to continue performing in the same style.】

3、单选题：
‌For the reason why people chase fame, the author mentions several except ____.‏
选项：
A: to become rich and famous
B: to demonstrate excellence in some field
C: to gain the admiration and love of many others
D: to be the one everyone talks about
答案: 【 to become rich and famous】

4、单选题：
‌In the sentence “Fame turns all the lights on and while it gives power and reputation, it takes you out of you” （Paragraph 5）， the underlined part means ____.‍
选项：
A: fame may make you lose yourself
B: fame refines you to be another person 
C: fame makes you become more powerful
D: fame makes you a super hero
答案: 【 fame may make you lose yourself】

5、单选题：
‎In Paragraph 3 “Fame brings celebrity and high regard from loyal fas in each field.”, here “celebrity” means ___.‏‎‏
选项：
A:  reputation 
B: celebration  
C: expectation
D:  opportunity
答案: