Unit 2 Man and Technology

Unit Test

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

Unit 4 Work and Career

Unit Test

1、单选题:
‎How many college student failed to land a job in 2017?​
选项:
A: A. 1 million.
B: B. 7 million. 
C: C. 8 million.
D: D. 5 million.
答案: 【 A. 1 million.

2、单选题:
‏What kind of students had comparatively less stress in the job market in 2013 (video 1)?‍
选项:
A: A. Those with a bachelor’s degree.
B: B. Those with a master’s degree.
C: C. Those from vocational schools.
D: D. Those with many certificates.
答案: 【 C. Those from vocational schools.

3、单选题:
‍Which of the following is not the factor contributing to anxiety of student?​
选项:
A: A. Worries about the future.
B: B. Heavy financial burden.
C: C. Pressure from family.
D: D. Grave situation of employment.
答案: 【 B. Heavy financial burden.

4、单选题:
‎What does not cause the declining employment rate?‏
选项:
A: A. Incompatibility between specialties and jobs.
B: B. Wrong attitude of students towards salary.
C: C. Unwillingness to shoulder responsibility.
D: D. Overestimation of own competence.
答案: 【 C. Unwillingness to shoulder responsibility.

5、单选题:
‏Which is not the solution to the problem of unemployment?‎
选项:
A: A. Economic development.
B: B. Pragmatic curriculum.
C: C. Respect for talent.
D: D. Salary increase.
答案: 【 D. Salary increase.

6、单选题:
‌How many categories of jobs are mentioned in text A?‎
选项:
A: A. 2.
B: B. 3.
C: C. 4.
D: D. 5.
答案: 【 B. 3.

7、单选题:
​Who comprise the majority in a society according to the author?‌
选项:
A: A. workers.
B: B. Labors.
C: C. Players.
D: D. Not mentioned.
答案: 【 B. Labors.

8、单选题:
‌What makes so many people become laborers instead of workers?‎
选项:
A: A. Social pressure.
B: B. Division of labor.
C: C. Pursuit of money.
D: D. Theory of alienation.
答案: 【 B. Division of labor.

9、单选题:
‎How do you think does technology make people laborers?​
选项:
A: A. It liberates people from what they do.
B: B. It deprives workers of their creativity and happiness.
C:  C. It replaces workers in factories.
D: D. It promotes workers’ efficiency.
答案: 【 B. It deprives wor

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