张汉熙高级英语试题及答案 第一册模拟试题3

2021年1月22日发(作者：何瑞荣)
《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
example,
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

(H) Euphemism

(I) Synecdoche

(J) Repetition
1.

Most
Americans
remember
Mark
Twain
as
the
father
of
Huck
Finn’s
idyllic
cruise
through
eternal
boyhood
and
Tom
Sawyer’s
endless
summer of freedom and adventure.

2.

Dudley Field Malone called my conviction a
‘victorious defeat.’

3.

I
see
also
the
dull,
drilled,
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 about 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 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”
the
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.

“
The
Middle
Eastern
Bazaar
”the

author
narrates
objectively
what
he
sees in the middle eastern bazaar.

his speech, Winston Churchill uses many references to the Bible and to
Christianity to connect with a Western, Christian audience, which included
Americans.

5.
In “Blackmail,” Ogi
lvie 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 and awe.

7.

In
“Mark Twain—Mirror of America”
the author describesMark 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 What’s a Dictionary For?” argues that for all of
the shortcomings of
Webster’
s 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 see 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,
delighted
to
find
what
they
believe
is
an
easier and safer prey.
3.

“
It
’
s no go, old girl. I
’
m 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
warrior
as
spectators
pushed
by
him
to
shake Darrow’s hand.

IV
.
Choose
from
the
list
below
the
appropriate
substitution
for
each
of
the
underlined
parts
of
the
following
sentences.
Markyour answer with capital letters like A, B, C,
…
or J .
(10%)
A. silent

B. brightness

E. stress

C. unawareof

D. mysterious
1.

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.

Everyone 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

the
most
appropriate
one
of
the
given words or expressions and fill in the blanks. Markyour
answer with capital letters like A, B, C,
…
or O. (15%)
A. over



B. clasping

J. spell



K. sharply

ically

L. hear

E. pointed

M. in

F. leisurely

N. of

G
. into

O. fussy
H. surrender

Wearily, in a gesture of


1

, the Duchess of Croydon sank back into
her chair.


2

her hands to conceal their trembling, she asked, “What is it
you know?”

“Well now, I’ll


3

it out.” The house detective took his time,



4

puffing
a
cloud


5

blue
cigar
smoke,
his
eyes


6


on
the
Duchess
as
if
challenging
her
objection.
But
beyond
wrinkling
her
nose


7

distaste, she made no e


8

to the Duke. “Last night,
early on, you went to Lindy’s Place in Irish Bayou. You drove there in your
fancy
Jaguar, and you took a lady friend. Leastways, I guess you’d call her
that if you’re not too


9

.”As Ogilvie glanced, grinning, at the Duchess,
the
Duke
said
10
“Get


11


with
it!”“Well”
–

the


12


fat
face
swung back
–

“the way I


13


it, you won a hundred at the tables, then
lost
it
at
the
bar.
You
were14

a
second
hundred
–

with
a
real
swinging
party
–
when your wife here
got there in a taxi.”

“How do you know all this?”

“I’ll tell you, Duke –

I’ve been in this town and this hotel a long time.
I got friends all


15

.I oblige them; they do the same for me, like letting