单元检测卷(四)Unit 4 Exploring Literature（Word练习）-【优化指导】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第二册（译林版2020）

单元检测卷(四) [对应学生用书P228] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Books Recommended by TED Speakers A Mathematician's Apology by G．H.Hardy This is the best book I know about the sheer beauty of mathematics.Here's one lovely quote from the book：“A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns.If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.” —David Brenner (TED Talk: A new weapon in the fight against superbugs) The Future by Nick Montfort This is a short read but a great look at some key future thinkers throughout history.Through delightfully written case studies, Montfort makes the argument that the future can be made and not predicted.It's a must­read for anyone interested in future studies and the role that sci­fi, speculative design and big ideas play in shaping our future relationship with technology. —Raphael Arar (TED Talk: How we can teach computers to make sense of our emotions) Improve Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show up by Patricia Ryan Madson “We all could use a lesson on how to have fun in business and in life.Madson does a wonderful job providing strategies on how to deal with life's many challenging situations by drawing from the maxims of improvisational theater.” —Lisa Dyson (TED Talk: A forgotten Space Age technology could change how we grow food) If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland For those who know they have something to express, these stressful times can feel a bit hopeless — it may seem impossible to find the time, skill and energy to create.This is one of the most timeless books on how to regain that hope, and it's also a delightful read, in and of itself. —Sebastian Wernicke (TED Talk: How to use data to make a hit TV show) [语篇解读]　本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了由TED演说家推荐的4本书，以及这4本书的内容概要。 1．What is the topic of the talk given by Raphael Arar? A．A new weapon in the fight against superbugs. B．How we can teach computers to make sense of our emotions. C．A forgotten Space Age technology could chan