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 fict

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