第一章 单元测试

1、单选题：
Joseph P. Blank is famous for his works in which series? （ ）
选项：
A:"19 Steps Up the Mountain: The Story of the DeBolt Family"
B:Current affairs reports in Reader's Digest
C:"Drama in Real Life"
D:"Face to Face with Hurricane Camille"
答案: 【"Drama in Real Life"】

2、单选题：
What is the main purpose of naming hurricanes? （ ）
选项：
A:To follow the tradition
B:To distinguish hurricanes in different years
C:To make the names sound nice
D:For meteorologists, the media, and the public to identify and track them easily
答案: 【For meteorologists, the media, and the public to identify and track them easily】

3、单选题：
Which service is not provided by The Salvation Army? （ ）
选项：
A:Substance abuse rehabilitation programs
B:Medical cosmetology services
C:Disaster relief
D:Shelters for the homeless
答案: 【Medical cosmetology services】

4、单选题：
In "Face to Face with Hurricane Camille", what opposes the protagonist? （ ）
选项：
A:The hurricane
B:Other natural disasters
C:The government
D:Neighbors
答案: 【The hurricane】

5、单选题：
Which of the following is not an effect of using one - syllable verbs in the text? （ ）
选项：
A:Creating a strong and direct impact
B:Conveying a sense of urgency
C:Making the article more concise
D:Enhancing the vividness of the description
答案: 【Making the article more concise】

第二章 单元测试

1、单选题：
The “Roaring Twenties” in the United States was a time of （ ）.
选项：
A:complete harmony in society
B:only economic development
C:great social and cultural change with underlying conflicts
D:no social change
答案: 【great social and cultural change with underlying conflicts】

2、单选题：
The Butler Act in Tennessee prohibited （ ）.
选项：
A:the teaching of creationism in public schools
B:any scientific teaching in schools
C:the teaching of evolution in any public school funded by the state government
D:the teaching of religion in schools
答案: 【the teaching of evolution in any public school funded by the state government】

3、单选题：
Who was John T. Scopes? （ ）
选项：
A:A politician
B:A defense attorney
C:A substitute high school biology teacher
D:A fundamentalist
答案: 【A substitute high school biology teacher】

4、单选题：
William Jennings Bryan volunteered to assist the prosecution because he thought （ ）.
选项：
A:he wanted to be famous
B:teaching evolution was a threat to the moral and religious fabric of society
C:John Scopes was guilty of breaking the law
D:the ACLU's idea was wrong
答案: 【teaching evolution was a threat to the moral and religious fabric of society】

5、单选题：
Which of the following is a characteristic of fundamentalists? （ ）
选项：
A:They thought evolution should be taught in schools.
B:They believed in the power of human reason.
C:They embraced new scientific discoveries.
D:They held a strict and literal interpretation of religious texts.
答案: 【They held a strict and literal interpretation of religious texts.】