《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) Repetition1.Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finn’sidyllic 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 soldieryplodding along...4.We will never parley, we will never negotiate with Hitler or any of hisgang.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 torepel 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 placeof 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 areused in the process of making linseed oil.2.The author of “Hiroshima”feels that dropping the atomic bomb was acrime.3.In “The Middle Eastern Bazaar”the author narrates objectively what he sees in the middle eastern bazaar.4.In 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 viewof 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 frommany 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 rangedacross 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 toshake 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. silentB. brightnessE. stressC. unawareofD. mysterious1.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 onesaid 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 andlightning 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. Markyour answer with capital letters like A, B, C, …or O. (15%)A. overB. claspingC.smugD.sardonicallyE. pointedF. leisurelyG. intoH. surrender I.onJ. spell K. sharply L. hear M. in N. of O. fussyWearily, 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 cloud5 blue cigar smoke, his eyes6 on the Duchess as if challenging her objection. But beyond wrinkling her nose7 distaste, she made no comment.Ogilvie8 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 too9 .”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 lettingme know what gives, an’ where.”VI. Reading Comprehension (20%)Passage (A) (from “A Woman Like Me” by Xi Xi)A woman like me is actually unsuitable for any man’s love. So the fac t that the emotional involvement between Xia and me has reached this point fills even me with wonder. I feel that the blame for my having fallen into this trap, from which there is no escape, rests solely with Fate, which has played a cruel trick on me. I am totally powerless to resist Fate. I’ve heard others say that when you truly like someone what may be nothing more than an innocent smile directed your way as you sit quietly in a corner can cause your very soul to take wing. That’s exactly how I feel ab out Xia. So when he asked me: Do you like me? I expressed my feelings toward him without holding back a thing. I’m a person who has no concept of self-protection, and my words and deeds will always conspire to make me a laughing stock in the eyes of others. Sitting in a coffee shop with Xia, I had the appearance of a happy person, but my heart was filled with a hidden sorrow; I was so terribly unhappy because I knew where Fate was about to take me, and now the fault would be mine alone. I made a mistake at the very beginning by agreeing to accompany Xia on a trip to visit a schoolmate he hadn’t seen for a long time, then later on, by not declining any of his invitations to go to the movies. It’s too late for regret now, and, besides, the difference between regretting and not regretting is too slight to be important, since at this very moment I am sitting in the corner of a coffee shop waiting for him. I agreed to show him where I work, and that will be the final chapter. I had already been out of school for a long time when I first met Xia, so when he asked me if I had a job, I told him that I had been working for several years.What sort of job do you have?He asked.I’m a cosmetician.I said.Oh, a cosmetician.He remarked.But your face is so natural.He said.1.The author’s attitude toward mistakes and regret is thatA. one should try to avoid mistakes.B. she thinks about her mistakes often and regrets them.C. most of her mistakes were not her fault but Xia’s fault.D. she made mistakes and she must move on.2.The author says she has “no concept of self-protection” becauseA. she is a daredevil who takes risks throughout life.B. she told Xia about the way she felt about him without restraint.C. she is telling the reader about her relationship with Xia.D. she never learned how to keep herself safe.3.The dialogue at the end of the passage does not use quotation marks primarily toA. show that the dialogue is ironic.B. show that the author and Xia used quiet voices when talking.C. show the surprise Xia had when he learned the author is acosmetician.D. show that the dialogue is in the author’s head instead of reallyhappening.4.The implied meaning of Xia’s response “But your face is so natural” means thatA. Xia believes the author has a beautiful face.B. Xia cannot believe the author uses beauty products.C. Xia does not see the author’s real feelings.D. Xia thinks that the author is a humble woman.Passage (B)(from an article by Linton Weeks) Americans are fascinated by pirates: swashbuckling, salt-soaked seafarers who sport blousy shirts, spiffy vests, leather boots, eye patches, peg legs and the occasional parrot on the shoulder. There is romance in burying booty marked by a bloody X on a map and in making enemies walk the plank.There is something so timeless about piratical behavior — living the lawless life, stealing from the rich, sticking it to "The Man."Now come the Somali pirates, parading through the news: neo-buccaneers from the Horn of Africa wreaking unholy havoc on international shipping lanes. The Somali pirates have hijacked more than a dozen ships and crews, including a Saudi Arabia-owned supertanker laden with crude oil. They want $10 million in ransom for the tanker. That will buy one big bottle of rum. And, arguably, make pirate-lovers think twice.There's a proliferation of piracy around the world. Pillagers and plunderers ply the waters of the planet, mostly in the lower latitudes — off the coasts of northern South America, on either side of Africa and throughout Asian seas — attacking hundreds of vessels every year.The motivations for present-day pirates, says Donald G. Shomette, author of Pirates on the Chesapeake,are the same socioeconomic forces that have driven people to become pirates for centuries."Piracy is pretty much on the lowest end of the food chain in terms of morals and law and everything else," Shomette says. "Pirates come from the bottom end of the societal order. It's a chance for people who have no chance of advancement to advance. It's a way out."And therein lies the allure, for those who are poor and have nothing —and for those who are rich and have seen all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies."The outlaw, the bad guy is almost always the most interesting character in a story," says Shomette. Pirates "let us take a look at our darker side."5.What is the best title for this passage?A.Somali Pirates Rob Ships near Africa.B.The Evil Nature of Pirates.C.Americans’ Obsession with Pirates.D.Why Americans Are Like Pirates.6.The author argues that one reason Americans like pirates is thatA.pirate stories represent a different class order of society with pooroutlaws as heroes.B.to pirates, bloodshed means nothing.C.Americans like the way that pirates drink and party.D.pirates set an alternative model for businesses.7.In paragraph 3, “wreaking unholy havoc on international shippinglanes” means that Somali pirates areA. defacing holy areas around the world.B. are looked down upon in many countries.C.disrupting transportation in the ocean for many countries.D. difficulty to arrest and escape law enforcement everywhere.Passage (C)Banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the U.S. by 18 percent and decrease the number of overweight teens by 14 percent, economists have estimated in a new study.The researchers used several statistical models to link obesity rates to the amount of time spent viewing fast food advertising, finding that viewing more fast food commercials on television raises the risk of obesityin children. The study appears in this month’s issue of The Journal of Law and Economics.“There is not a lot of evidence that overweight kids are more likely to watch TV than other kids,” said Michael Grossman, professor of economics at the City University of New York. “We’re arguing the causality is how many messages are aired -- seeing more of these messages is leading people to put on weight.” The study’s co-authors are Shin-Yi Chou, an economist at LehighCollege, and Inas Rashad, an economist at GeorgiaStateUniversity.But the researchers’ estimate relies on older data gathered in the late 1990s, according to Elaine Kolish, a spokesman for the Council of Better Business Bureaus. Since then, two of the largest fast food chains -- Burger King and McDonald’s -- and more than a dozen other packaged food compan ies have signed on to the council’s Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, she said, pledging to advertise only their healthier products to children under age 12.As a result, both Burger King and McDonald’s now air ads for children’s meals including apple sticks and low-fat milk. “I can’t help think that two huge chains advertising apples and milk to kids is going to be affecting children’s preferences,” Ms. Kolish said.Kelly Brownell, director of Yale University’s RuddCenter for Food Policy, said reliable estimates of television’s impact on childhood obesity are hard to calculate because of the many assumptions statisticians must make. "That said, food marketing is a blight on the landscape of our children and has been shown time and again to have a negative impact," he added.Only three countries -- Sweden, Norway and Finland -- have banned commercial sponsorship of children’s programs, and study authors acknowledged that the chances of such a ban in the U.S. are slim.8.The researchers argue that commercials are dangerous to childrenbecauseA.of the content of the ads.B.of the number of ads shown.C.of the images in the ads.D.of the number of obese children who watch TV.9.In paragraph 6, Mr. Brownell’s attitude toward food marketing onchildren isA.pessimistic: he sees these ads as dangerous to children.B.neutral: he doesn’t see these ads influencing children.C.optimistic: he sees benefits to children through the ads.D.hopeful: he thinks that these ads will enhance children’s mentalcapacities.10.The main findings of the economists’ study are thatA.children who watch TV in the US become obese by 14-18 %.B.without fast-food TV ads on TV, between 15-20 % of children inthe US would be less fat.C.fast food restaurants are trying to increase commercials onchildren’s shows by 14-18 %.D.14-18 % of US children and teens who watch TV are fat.VII. Write out a short essay on your view of the following subject in about 200 words. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar, and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. (20%)Try to describe an interesting traveling experience of yours. You may choose whatever title you like.。