1、C. They were interrupted from time to time by giggles that must have come from Mrs. Flowers.D. Discussing the question, sleep drew the curtain.正确答案:AC 2. Simile is NOT used in _.A. Good prose is like a window pane.B. A yellow beam of sunlight, filtering through the muslin curtains, slanted on to the
2、 table, where a matchbox, half open, lay beside the inkpot.C. Writers share this characteristic in short, with the whole top crust of humanity.D. It can be seen how these various impulses must war against one another, and how BCD3. Which of the sentences below apply the rhetorical device of personif
3、ication?A. She felt her cheek pale and cold and, out of a maze of distress, B. He would drown her.C. She sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue.D. The boat blew a long mournful whistle into the mist.CD4. Which of the following sentences do not use the rhetorical device of antithesi
4、s?A. Like women in English novels who walk the moors with their loyal dogs racing at a respectful distance.B. I heard the soft-voiced Mrs. Flowers and the textured voice of my grandmother merging and melting.C. and my image of her would have been shattered like the unmendable Humpty-Dumpty.D. Throug
5、h the cloth film, I saw the shadow approach.ACD二、判断题(共 36 道试题,共 90 分。(The Spanish Bullfight) There are many symbolic acts in bullfight.A. 错误B. 正确B(Id Rather Be Black Than Female) It was difficult for the author to win the election due not so much to her racial background as to her sex.(Vivisection)
6、Protest against vivisection used to be strong, but today no one dare show any opposition.A(The Trouble with Television) The only thing Americans do when they are at leisure is to watch television.5. (Four Choices for Young People) To deal with such problems, the young should draw on the experiences
7、of the old rather than reject them altogether.6. (A Most Forgiving Ape) When the author and his party se out that morning, he was quite certain that he would meet the gorillas.7. (The Tragedy of Old Age in America) The author agrees with neither of the two discrepant views on old age.8. (The Spanish
8、 Bullfight) The author is a bullfight fan.9. (Rock Superstars) To become a rock star seems to be the fastest way to fortune and fame.10. (Why I Write) For fifteen years or more, Orwell wrote a story about himself.11. (A Lesson in Living) Marguerite was a sensitive girl and was upset by Mommas behavi
9、or towards Mrs. Flowers.12. (The Trouble with Television) The American public is not well aware of the adverse effects of television.13. (Eveline) Ernest, Harry and Little Keogh were all Evelines brothers.14. (What to Listen for in Music) “The fateful hammer of life” is a precise description of the
10、first main theme of the Ninth Symphony.15. (The Trouble with Television) The author is against using the same technique in other programs as in advertising to capture the viewers attentions.16. (Vivisection) The author dismisses the question of how much cruelty there is in laboratories because it is
11、 not important at all.17. (A Lesson in Living) In Marguerites mind, Mrs. Flowers was a god-life figure.18. (Science Has Spoiled My Supper) What the author calls “cheese foods” used to be hand-made in small factories.19. (Four Choices for Young People) The author disagrees with those who take it for
12、granted that our society is imperfect.20. (Science Has Spoiled My Supper) Hatred is the very feeling the author has about what science has done to food.21. (A Most Forgiving Ape) The mountain gorilla lives in an area up on the volcanoes seldom visited by the local African tribesmen.22. (Whats Wrong
13、with Our Press?) The author thinks that one of TVs advantage over papers is its wide range of entertainment for the public.23. (Science Has Spoiled My Supper) The most notable device of style in this essay is hyperbole, deliberate exaggeration for effect.24. (Id Rather Be Black Than Female) The auth
14、or is the first Congresswoman in the history of the United States.25. (The Tragedy of Old Age in America) The author implies that it is only natural for employers to practice job discrimination against the old.26. (A Lesson in Living) For many years, reading of books gave Marguerite some relief from
15、 the bitter reality in Arkansas.27. (Four Choices for Young People) The author tries to prove with his own experience that people are likely to be radical reformers when young.28. (A Most Forgiving Ape) The author was sure that he would stand firm to gaze at the gorilla when he met one because he wa
16、s brave.29. (A Most Forgiving Ape) When the male gorilla discovered the author and his party, he suddenly rose and was ready to charge at them.30. (On Human Nature and Politics) Some criminals enjoy seeing public accounts of their worst acts.31. (On Human Nature and Politics) The more experience you
17、 have of exercising power, the more power you desire.32. (A Lesson in Living) Mrs. Flowers understood Marguerites feelings better than Momma did.33. (On Human Nature and Politics) The condemned murderer is displeased with those newspapers that make a big noise about his trial.34. (Science Has Spoiled My Supper) The author thinks it wrong to cut costs by mass-producing “standardized” cheese.35. ) Many newspapers are owned by one party.36. (On Getting Off to Sleep) The author says that when he is in bed, he feels like writing, so he puts pens, ink and paper near him.
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