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1、资料内容仅供您学习参考，如有不当或者侵权，请联系改正或者删除。高 级 英 语第一册 模拟试题( 三) I. Choose the rhetorical or figurative device from the list below that best describes the underlined words. All of the devices listed are used only once. Mark your answer with capital letters like A, B, C, or J . (10%) Model: The difference, for exa
2、mple, between the much-touted Second International and the much-clouted Third International is not like the difference between the horse and buggy and the automobile. Answer: (A) List of devices: (A) Antithesis (B) Hyperbole (C) Alliteration (D) Oxymoron (E) Simile (F) Periodic Sentence (G) Sarcasm
3、(H) Euphemism(I) Synecdoche(J) Repetition1. Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finns idyllic cruise through eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyers endless summer of freedom and adventure. 2. Dudley Field Malone called my conviction a victorious defeat.3. I see also the dull, drilled,
4、docile, brutish masses of the Hun soldiery plodding along. 4. We will never parley, we will never negotiate with Hitler or any of his gang. 5. ”You drove there in your fancy Jaguar, and you took a lady friend.6. ”No, sir,” the youngster said. ”He said man had reasoning power.”There is some doubt abo
5、ut that,” Darrow snorted. 7. From them all Mark Twain gained a keen perception of the human race, of the difference between what people claim to be and what they really are. 8. Resolutely he strode to the stand, carrying a palm fan like a sword to repel his enemies. 9. Any man or state who fights on
6、 against Nazidom will have our aid. 10. Or what of those sheets and jets of air that are now being used, in place of old-fashioned oak and hinges.II. Determine whether the following statements are True or False. Mark them with T or F to indicate your answer. (15%)1. In ”The Middle Eastern Bazaar” th
7、e author describes how horses are used in the process of making linseed oil. 2. The author of ”Hiroshima” feels that dropping the atomic bomb was a crime. 3. In ”The Middle Eastern Bazaar” the author narrates objectively what he sees in the middle eastern bazaar. 4. In his speech, Winston Churchill
8、uses many references to the Bible and to Christianity to connect with a Western, Christian audience, which included Americans. 5. In ”Blackmail,” Ogilvie gets the amount of money he expected in the end. 6. In ”The Trial That Rocked the World,” John Scopes describes prosecutor Bryan with admiration a
9、nd awe. 7. In ”Mark TwainMirror of America” the author describes Mark Twain as a mirror because his writings reflect the American life of his time. 8. In ”The Trial That Rocked the World,” the trial takes place in a largely pro-religion and pro-fundamentalist atmosphere. 9. The author of ”But Whats
10、a Dictionary For?” argues that for all of the shortcomings of Websters Third New International Dictionary, refusing to use it is silly and conservative.10. In the article ”An Interactive Life,” the author holds an optimistic view of the future and tells readers the best thing to do is to wait and se
11、e what happens. III. Explain, in your own words, the meaning of the underlined part of each sentence. (10%)1. As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge on your ear. 2. I see the German bombers and fighters in the sky, still smarting from many a British whipping, delig
12、hted to find what they believe is an easier and safer prey. 3. ”Its no go, old girl. Im afraid. It was a good try.”4. Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens and he ranged across the nation for more than a third of his life, digesting the new American experience. 5. My heart went out to the old
13、 warrior as spectators pushed by him to shake Darrows hand. IV. Choose from the list below the appropriate substitution for each of the underlined parts of the following sentences. Mark your answer with capital letters like A, B, C, or J . (10%)A. silentB. brightnessE. stressC. unaware ofD. mysterio
14、us1. The glare of the headlights blinded me as I tried to cross the street. 2. Even though she sent a response, her answer was still cryptic.3. The tension between Sarah and her ex-boyfriend was so thick no one said a word. 4. The students were mute as the teacher handed out their final grades. 5. E
15、veryone was studying so hard they were oblivious to the thunder and lightning outside. V. Fifteen words are taken away at irregular intervals from the passage below. Choose the most appropriate one of the given words or expressions and fill in the blanks. Mark your answer with capital letters like A, B, C, or O. (15%)A. overB. claspingC.smugD.sardonicallyE. pointedF. leisurelyG. intoH. surrenderI. onJ. spellK. sharplyL. hearM. inN. ofO. fussyWearily, in a gesture of 1 , the Duchess of Croydon sank back into her chair. 2 her hands to conceal their trembling, she asked, ”W
