Ch. 2 Hiroshima—the Livest City in Japan

Rhetorical Devices

1、单选题:
... as the fastest train in the world slipped to a stop in Hiroshima Station. (Para. 1)‍‍
选项:
A: metaphor
B: personification
C: alliteration
D: synecdoche
答案: 【 alliteration

2、单选题:
Every day that I escape death, each day of suffering that helps to free me from earthly cares, I make a new little paper bird, and add it to the others. (Para. 38)‌
选项:
A: alliteration
B: euphemism
C: metonymy
D: parallelism
答案: 【 euphemism

3、单选题:
Seldom has a city gained such world renown, and I am proud and happy to welcome you to Hiroshima, a town known throughout the world for its -- oysters. (Para. 17)‌
选项:
A: metaphor
B: synecdoche
C: climax
D: anti-climax
答案: 【 anti-climax

4、单选题:
 ... the tall buildings of the martyred city flashed by... (Para. 3)​
选项:
A: paradox
B: climax
C: transferred epithet
D: metonymy
答案: 【 transferred epithet

5、单选题:
 Because, thanks to it, I have the opportunity to improve my character. (Para. 38)​
选项:
A: ironical
B: transferred epithet
C: metonymy
D: synecdoche
答案: 【 ironical

Text Comprehension

1、单选题:
World War II was a global military conflict that took place between ______.‎
选项:
A: 1937 and 1949
B: 1938 and 1939
C: 1939 and 1945
D: 1938 and 1941
答案: 【 1939 and 1945

2、单选题:
Writing features can be more demanding than writing straight news stories because of the following factors EXCEPT ______.‌
选项:
A: quick glance
B: taking more time to write
C: being more subjective and personal
D: being longer and expressing a point of view
答案: 【 quick glance

3、单选题:
What is the general tone of the text “Hiroshima--the ‘Liveliest’ City in Japan”?‏
选项:
A: satirical
B: ironical
C: ridicule
D: joking
答案: 【 ironical

4、单选题:
What is the symbol of the kimono and the miniskirt in the text?‎
选项:
A: Two kinds of costumes.
B: Two kinds of clothing.
C: Two kinds of cultures.
D: Two kinds of dressing.
答案: 【 Two kinds of cultures.

5、单选题:
The following are reasons why the atomic victims in Hiroshima want to commit suicide in Paragraph 34 EXCEPT______. ‍‍
选项:
A: it is a disgrace for them to remain alive in this city
B: their children will be looked down upon by those who are not atomic victims
C: people fear that the effect of the atomic radiation may be hereditary
D: they are afraid of bearing visible scars of atomic burns
答案: 【 they are afraid of bearing visible scars of atomic burns

Words and Expressions

1、单选题:
“At the moment, gossip is the last thing that’s ______ my mind.” Ewan pushed his plate aside and turned toward Ainslee. ​
选项:
A: on
B: in
C: with
D: about
答案: 【 on

2、单选题:
The distinctive scent of wool and the ______ bleating of sheep filled the air, along with the smell of foreign sweat and unwashed clothes. ‎
选项:
A: continuous
B: incessant
C: successive
D: continual
答案: 【 incessant

3、单选题:
I am not a man given to sentiment, as you are doubtless aware, but I must ______ that I was moved by your telephone call yesterday.‏
选项:
A: verify
B: acknowledge
C: confess
D: grant
答案: 【 confess

4、单选题:
The individual responsible for this ______ crime will be found, charged, and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.‍‍
选项:
A: heinous
B: hideous
C: hazardous
D: furious
答案: 【 heinous

5、单选题:
The only way to turn things around is to ______ the building and put up a bigger, more valuable one in its place.‎
选项:
A: destroy
B: demolish
C: decompose
D: decay
答案: 【 demolish

Ch. 3 Blackmail (Excerpts)

Rhetorical Devices

1、单选题:
As a result the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed when the muted buzzer of the outer door eventually sounded. (Para. 1)‏
选项:
A: personification
B: metaphor
C: alliteration
D: synecdoche
答案: 【 metaphor

2、单选题:
 You drove there in your fancy Jaguar and you took a lady friend. (Para. 24)‍
选项:
A: alliteration
B: euphemism
C: metonymy
D: parallelism
答案: 【 euphemism

3、单选题:
The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle. (Para. 7)‌
选项:
A: metaphor
B: synecdoche
C: climax
D: onomatopoeia
答案: 【 onomatopoeia

4、单选题:
Her voice was a whiplash. Eyes bored into him. Swallowing, sullenly, he complied. (Para. 99)​
选项:
A: metaphor
B: oxymoron
C: ironical
D: metonymy
答案: 【 metaphor

5、单选题:
The Duchess kept firm tight rein on her racing mind. (Para. 75)‏
选项:
A: ironical
B: metaphor
C: metonymy
D: synecdoche
答案: 【 metaphor

Text Comprehension

1、单选题:
How did Arthur Hailey prepare for his novel Hotel?‍
选项:
A: By reading other people’s novels.
B: By reading many books on hotel industry and living in hotels.
C: By discussing with other people on how to write a story.
D: By staying at home and thinking deeply.
答案: 【 By reading many books on hotel industry and living in hotels.

2、单选题:
What crime did the Duke commit? Was it a serious crime?‎
选项:
A: Hit and run and it is a very serious crime.
B: Gambling and it is a very serious crime.
C: Running a few red lights and it is not very serious.
D: Quarrelling with the policeman and it is not very serious.
答案: 【 Hit and run and it is a very serious crime.

3、单选题:
What kind of writing Blackmail is?‏
选项:
A: A column for newspaper.
B: A journalistic feature.
C: A piece of narrative fiction.
D: A “Celebrity” or “People” journalism.
答案: 【 A piece of narrative fiction.

4、单选题:
The following are the ways of portraying a character in the story EXCEPT______.‎
选项:
A: By directly naming the trait
B: By describing the external appearance of a character
C: By describing the habitual actions of a character
D: By interviewing and surveying
答案: 【 By interviewing and surveying

5、单选题:
5. The following are the symbol of the Croydons’ luxurious and extravagant life in the text, EXCEPT ______.‌
选项:
A: driving fancy Jaguar
B: smoking cigar
C: having maid and secretary
D: having an ornamental fireplace in the room
答案: 【 smoking cigar

Words and Expressions

1、单选题:
The music reverted to old, familiar favorites. No drums, no guitars, just a piano and a ______ trumpet loping and leaning, ducking and bobbing. ‏
选项:
A: mute 
B: muted
C: mutate     
D: murmur
答案: 【 muted

2、单选题:
The excited voices of children, however, didn’t need any ______. They came intermittently into town from the river, where they swam and played games, chasing after one another, their school uniforms strewn on the grasses at the riverbank.‏
选项:
A: perpetrate
B: despite
C: respite
D: aspirate
答案: 【 respite

3、单选题:
If you see comments that you find ______, please use the “Flag as Inappropriate” feature by hovering over the right side of the post, and pulling down on the arrow that appears. ​
选项:
A: offending
B: offish
C: offensive
D: offspring
答案: 【 offensive

4、单选题:
Or do they fear that the people in ______ of designing them are making the wrong choices about how to design them in the first place? ‎
选项:
A: charge
B: accuse
C: blame
D: complain
答案: 【 charge

5、单选题:
“Faculty meeting today... what time?” “The usual time,” she replied. “Two?” he asked, wrinkling his nose in ______. “But it’s almost one already.”‍
选项:
A: testify
B: distate
C: attest
D: detest
答案: 【 distate

Ch. 4 The Trial That Rocked the World

Rhetorical Devices

1、单选题:
Bryan, ageing and paunchy, was assisted in his prosecution by his son, also a lawyer, and Tennessee’s brilliant young attorney general, Tom Stewart. (Para. 11)‎
选项:
A: sarcasm
B: metaphor
C: alliteration
D: synecdoche
答案: 【 sarcasm

剩余75%内容付费后可查看

发表评论

电子邮件地址不会被公开。 必填项已用*标注