东师《高级英语》2011春第2次在线作业

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一、多选题（共 4 道试题，共 10 分。）V 1.  Hyperbole is NOT used in ________.
A. Surely, humor is the saving grace of us, for without it we should die of vexation.
B. I must confess that I always … those “as soon as my head touches the pillow” fellows.
$ G6 E( [1 S7 a, h. o$ TC. I used to read, … thanks to their “iron wills,” could lie down and plunge themselves immediately into deep sleep, …
; G) O6 ^8 Z# ]( r- ^D. I had overlooked the necessity of having an “iron will,” … this peculiar metallic quality.
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2.  Allusion is applied in ________.
! D6 E( [% @3 i: [( c' dA. It is scarcely possible to exaggerate the influence of vanity throughout the range of human life, from the child of three to the potentate at whose frown the world trembles.
: F" S8 h+ V4 _/ X* Z$ GB. It was there, ironically enough, that the Odyssey turned homeward.
C. I bear the same mark as a son of Watts now that I did during that oratorical contest in high school.
$ Y8 J$ F5 `$ H' X( mD. But when he took to agriculture, …and to dream of the life hereafter in which he would perpetually hunt the wild boar of Valhalla.
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& W7 E7 t5 Z/ u/ r8 c3.  Antithesis is used in ________.
A. She said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors.
9 v& O1 m7 v# wB. … I heard the soft-voiced Mrs. Flowers and the textured voice of my grandmother merging and melting.
( {! n8 N/ H8 i9 ]; cC. The sweet scent of vanilla had met us as she opened the door.
D. I wanted to gobble up the room entire and take it to Bailey, who would help me analyze and enjoy it.
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) S$ \" d$ q0 \  t' n# D, |4.  Which of the following sentences apply the rhetorical device of metaphor?
A. A yellow beam of sunlight, filtering through the muslin curtains, slanted on to the table, where a matchbox, half open, lay beside the inkpot.
B. Writers share this characteristic … in short, with the whole top crust of humanity.
9 @# I/ J: b1 x. y; ^' e! KC. It can be seen how these various impulses must war against one another, and how …
( C; Q  x7 _! t! AD. Who would want to remonstrate and argue with them?
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二、判断题（共 36 道试题，共 90 分。）V 1.  (I’ll Never Escape the Ghetto) While at Wittier College, the author felt ashamed of telling people that he was from “South Los Angeles”.
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B. 正确
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* g# d( _2 |0 G9 v8 T. J: K& y2.  (A Lesson in Living) Mrs. Flowers has the manner of a rich lady: refined, gentle and gracious.
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3.  (Jerusalem the Golden) Clara has a peculiar taste of the physical world around her.
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  G9 p1 c+ n; p# i4.  (Science Has Spoiled My Supper) The most notable device of style in this essay is hyperbole, deliberate exaggeration for effect.
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0 T( _' K/ n, c& \5.  (A Most Forgiving Ape) Gorillas have far greater physical strength than human beings.
) l1 ~0 m5 f0 q# J$ o2 |% |A. 错误
B. 正确
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. O0 Q) |: L8 s1 F- Y) w1 J6.  (A Most Forgiving Ape) When the author and his party se out that morning, he was quite certain that he would meet the gorillas.
A. 错误
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7.  (Why I Write) Orwell believes that talented people have individual ambition which is a motive to drive them on.
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- W2 P: T% o! H) w8.  (On Getting Off to Sleep) Priestley thinks he will become more famous if people know what is in his mind when he is sleepless.
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9.  (The Tragedy of Old Age in America) The quality of late life is determined by a combination of many elements.
2 H6 P; P: @; s9 h1 mA. 错误
B. 正确
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' [0 w8 G7 [: v% c$ A10.  (I’d Rather Be Black Than Female) The author spent twenty years doing all the routine work only to get her male colleagues elected to important positions.
A. 错误
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; R4 E+ j3 f: x2 X  h/ q+ [11.  (What to Listen for in Music) Musical listening is actually done on the three planes simultaneously.
A. 错误
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12.  (Vivisection) The author praises the victory of vivisection as a great advance in the triumph of utilitarianism.
A. 错误
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' ~7 K* Q5 H/ p; x! i2 a: t3 V! ?13.  (A Most Forgiving Ape) The author was sure that he would stand firm to gaze at the gorilla when he met one because he was brave.
A. 错误
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4 E7 R2 Z2 R" L14.  (Rock Superstars) The author concludes by pointing out sharply the true nature of the American society as expressed by rock music.
A. 错误
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( p6 n0 a* h9 m15.  (Eveline) Eveline didn’t go with Frank because she was afraid the boat would sink and she would be drowned.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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4 ?/ ]0 s5 D+ c8 w# A' r8 Y16.  (I’d Rather Be Black Than Female) According to the author, most American men are still reluctant to that there is prejudice against women.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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17.  (Four Choices for Young People) The author disagrees with those who take it for granted that our society is imperfect.
A. 错误
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18.  (Jerusalem the Golden) From the absence of male teachers and students in the excerpt we can conclude that it was not a co-educated school.
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, e8 |! l, R6 b. O' t19.  (The Trouble with Television) News on TV is read very fast and made too brief and incoherent to be comprehensive.
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B. 正确
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, b4 T/ X/ ]5 ?0 e; _20.  (Why I Write) According to Orwell, all writers, even writers of railway guides, have aesthetic considerations.
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B. 正确
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1 \% A- V4 w! e. r* Y  c21.  (On Getting Off to Sleep) To the author, the best thing that shows how a man is full of contradiction is the matter of sleep.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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22.  (Why I Write) For fifteen years or more, Orwell wrote a story about himself.
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( y  u. {8 u' D( ]" T  [23.  (The Trouble with Television) The American public is not well aware of the adverse effects of television.
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B. 正确
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; C2 z1 r  D/ I/ ]' H. w1 E) `24.  (Why I Write) When writing Homage to Catalonia, Orwell’s first concern is political.
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25.  (Vivisection) Though the infliction of pain in itself is an evil act, it requires no justification if it can be done for a good purpose.
A. 错误
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26.  (The Tragedy of Old Age in America) The author implies that it is only natural for employers to practice job discrimination against the old.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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27.  (What’s Wrong with Our Press?) The author thinks that one of TV’s advantage over papers is its wide range of entertainment for the public.
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28.  (On Getting Off to Sleep) It seems to the author that most people he knows have no difficulty in getting off to sleep.
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29.  (What to Listen for in Music) “The fateful hammer of life” is a precise description of the first main theme of the Ninth Symphony.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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30.  (A Lesson in Living) Marguerite was a sensitive girl and was upset by Momma’s behavior towards Mrs. Flowers.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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31.  (What’s Wrong with Our Press?) The same survey reveals contradictory responses to the credibility of newspapers and television.
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4 X0 i7 t. Y) O4 b" [. @32.  (Science Has Spoiled My Supper) The author hates frozen foods in spite of their seeming advantages.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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33.  (I’ll Never Escape the Ghetto) The Watts riots give rise to a flourishing of ghetto literature and art.
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34.  (Four Choices for Young People) To deal with such problems, the young should draw on the experiences of the old rather than reject them altogether.
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B. 正确
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  M5 m: D) p  N/ [  V/ y* y4 P35.  (The Spanish Bullfight) The author is a bullfight fan.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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36.  (Four Choices for Young People) The author personally favors the fourth alternative.
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B. 正确
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