2016--2017年度译林版必修4 Unit 1 单元测试题 1

behavior towards a social problem EXCEPT _____. A. PSAs B. PIFs C. APIs D. COI

63. The underlined word“bumbling”in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to“_____”. A. disrespectful B. stupid C. energetic D. hardworking 64. What do we know about the Ad Council? A. It was founded after the Second World War. B. It advised the public to save money. C. It affected American society by advertising. D. It belonged to a private small film company. 65.We can infer from the passage that ____. A. Hong Kong has advanced television networks B. PSAs enjoy great popularity among the Chinese

C. the Hong Kong government attaches great importance to PSAs D. PSAs in the US mainly focus on blood donations and highway safety

D

Joseph Emanuel Crown, owner of the Crown Brewery of Chicago, was a worried man. Worried about several counts, the most immediate being a civic responsibility, he was scheduled to discuss them at an emergency meeting this Friday, the fourteenth of October, a meeting he had requested.

Joe Crown seldom showed inner anxieties, and that was the case as he worked in his office this morning. He was a picture of steadiness. He wore a fine suit of medium gray with a dark red tie under a high collar. Since the day was not yet too warm, he kept his coat on.

Joe?s hair was more silver than white. He washed it daily, kept it shining. His eyes behind spectacles with silver wire frames were dark brown, rather large, and alert. His mustache (胡子) showed careful attention; he had an appointment at twelve for the weekly trim (修剪). His hands were small but strong. He was not handsome, but he was commanding.

Three principles ruled Joe Crown?s business and personal life, of which the most

important was order. In German, Ordnung. Without order, organization and some rational plan, you have chaos.

The second principle was accuracy ( 精确). Accuracy was mandatory ( 强制的) in the brewing (酿酒) industry, where timing and temperatures were important. But accuracy was also the keystone of any business that made money instead of losing it. The primary tool for achieving accuracy was mathematics. Joe Crown had a towering belief in the potency ( 效力) of correct information, and the absolute authority of numbers which provided it.

Questions he asked of his employees often involved numbers.“What is the exact temperature?” “How large is the population in that market?”“How many barrels did we ship last week?”“What?s the cost, per square foot, of this expansion?”

As for his third principle, modernity, he believed that, too, was crucial in business. Men who said the old ways were the best ways were fools, doomed ( 注定) to fall behind and fail. Joe was always searching for the newest methods to improve the brewery?s product, output, efficiency, cleanliness. He never hesitated to install ( 安装) expensive pasteurization equipment when he opened his first small brewery in Chicago. He?d been among the first to invest heavily in refrigerated freight cars. He insisted that modern machines be used in the office.

Originally his chief clerk, Stefan Zwick, had resisted Joe?s suggestion that he should learn to operate a typewriter,“Sir, I respectfully decline, a quill pen suits me perfectly.”

“But Stefan,”Joe said to him in a friendly but firm way,“I?m afraid it doesn?t suit me, because it makes Crown?s look old-fashioned. However, I?ll respect your feelings. Please place a help wanted advertisement. We?ll hire one of those young women who specialize in using the machine. I believe they are called typewriters.”

Zwick blanched.“A woman? In my office?” “I?m sorry, Stefan, but you leave me no choice if you won?t learn to typewrite.”

Stefan Zwick learned to typewrite.

Every solid house or building was supported by a strong foundation, and so there was a foundation on which Joe Crown?s three principles rested. It was not unusual, or

peculiar to him. It was the cheerful acceptance, not to say worship, of hard work. Among other artifacts, advertising sheets, flags and fading brown photographs of annual brewery picnics decorating his office there was a small framed motto which his wife had done colorfully in cross-stitch and put into a frame of gilded wood. Ohne Fleiss, kein Preis, it said. In rough translation, this reminded you that without industry there was no reward. From his desk Joe Crown couldn?t see the gold-framed motto; it hung on the wall behind him, slightly to his right. But he didn?t need to see it. Its truth was in him deeper than the marrow (骨髓) of his bones. He was a German.

66. It can be inferred that in relation to the appointment referred to in Paragraph 3, the meeting mentioned in the first paragraph occurs _____. A. several days later B. several days earlier C. on the same day D. a week later

67. Which of the following questions would most likely be asked by Crown? A. Was your weekend a most pleasant one?

B. Have you learned how to repair that old typewriter?

C. By what figure will our sales increase if we advertise in that publication? D. Who among you has a better idea for how we can work well as a team? 68. According to the passage, Zwick, compared to Crown, was _____. A. equally selective about meeting a deadline

B. less interested in using new technologies in his work C. less afraid to state his preferences to his superiors D. more concerned with the company?s public image

69. We can know from the passage that the author compares Crown?s three principles to _____.

A. house design B. large business C. astronomy D. education 70. According to the passage, Crown can be described as _____. A. patient and smart B. tidy and patient C. smart and influential D. tidy and hardworking

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, hydropower and biomass are some forms of renewable energy. Using renewable energy is good because these sources offer an environmentally friendly option (可供选择的事物) compared with fossil fuels (矿物燃料). There will be an improved energy security and energy independence if people use renewable energy. Also this kind of energy is the cleanest and safest at present.

One kind of well-known renewable energy — solar energy — is environment-friendly and endlessly renewable. Solar energy doesn?t give out harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) unlike the use of fossil fuels. The sun will be an unlimited source and with the right technologies can provide abundant electricity that could be used in every single household or even in commercial and industrial properties.

The use of solar power has a positive effect on the environment because taking advantage of solar energy does not contribute to climate change, acid rain or any kind of pollution. When transformed or changed from solar radiation ( 辐射), solar energy may possibly be changed into thermal energy or electric power. This may also be employed in a number of applications like agriculture and scientific research. At present, solar power is being used in the production of thermal energy which can heat up water and to produce electric power through the photovoltaic cell or solar cell.

Photovoltaic cells capture ( 获取) light then transform it into electricity. These cells achieve this by employing the energy developed when photons(光子) from sunlight push electrons into a greater state of energy. Yet solar power is not only limited to thermal energy and electricity simply. Currently, numerous devices which are powered by solar energy exist in the market.

Solar energy is an excellent source of supplying power to homes and companies and by taking advantage of solar power you are not merely protecting the environment from becoming polluted but also saving the rest of the Earth?s natural resources.

Although using solar energy does not cause pollution and does not harm the