河南大学高英1模拟试题1

河南大学《高级英语》第一册模拟试题（一）I.Choosetherhetoricalorfigurativedevicefromthelistbelowthatbestdescribestheunderlinedwords.Allofthedeviceslistedareusedonce.MarkyouranswerwithcapitalletterslikeA,B,C,…orJ.(10%)Model:Thedifference,forexample,betweenthemuch-toutedSecondInternationalandthemuch-cloutedThirdInternationalisnotlikethedifferencebetweenthehorseandbuggyandtheautomobile.Answer:A1.HetriedsoldieringfortwoweekswithamotleybandofConfederateguerillaswhodiligentlyavoidedcontactwiththeenemy.2.Twaingainedakeenperceptionofthehumanrace,ofthedifferencebetweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare.3.Iseealsothedull,drilled,docile,brutishmassesoftheHunsoldieryploddingonlikeaswarmofcrawlinglocusts.4.Thankstohisbrilliantleadership,ourcompanyisnowbankrupt.5.HisreputationasanauthorityonScriptureisrecognizedthroughouttheworld.6.Themachinewasoperatedbyoneman,whoshovelsthelinseedpulpintoastonevat,climbsupnimblytoadizzyheighttofastenropes,…7.TheWhiteHousehasdeniedthereportthatmoretroopswillbesenttoIraq.8.Letuslearnthelessonsalreadytaughtbysuchcruelexperience.9.Fromthisnothingwillturnus—nothing.10.TheDuchessofCroydonkeptfirm,tightreinonherracingmind.Listofdevices:(A)Antithesis(B)Hyperbole(C)Alliteration(D)Metaphor(E)Simile(F)Irony(G)Repetition(H)Euphemism(I)Metonymy(J)TransferredEpithetII.DeterminewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.MarkthemwithTorFtoindicateyouranswer.(15%)1.“TheMiddleEasternBazaar”isapieceofobjectivedescription,wheretheauthor’sopinions,commentaryandemotionsareexcluded.2.Theauthorof“Hiroshima”expectedthatmostJapanesepeoplewouldstillbeupsetbytheatomicbombingbutwhenhevisitedhefoundthatnoonewas.3.In“MarkTwain—MirrorofAmerica”thewriterpresentsustwodifferentandself-contraryaspectsofMarkTwainwhichbringanunrealistictonetothearticle.4.WinstonChurchillusedalotofliterarydevicestomakehisspeechpowerful.5.ThepurposeofWinstonChurchill’s“SpeechonHitler’sinvasionoftheUSSR”wastoshowhowitwasnotcontradictoryforBritaintodenouncecommunismwhilesupportingtheUSSR.6.In“Blackmail”theDuketooktheleadingroleintalkingandbribingthedetectiveintodrivingtheircartoChicago.7.“MarkTwain—MirrorofAmerica”isanappropriatelychosentitlebecausetheauthordescribestheeventsofTwain’slifeinawaythatallAmericanscouldrecognizeandrelateto.8.Thetitleoftheessay“TheTrialthatRockedtheWorld”ishyperbole,thoughthetrialdidhaveagreatinfluenceontheintellectualclimateoftheUnitedStates.9.Accordingtotheauthorof“ButWhat’saDictionaryFor?”,editorsofmagazinesornewspaperslikeTheNewYorkTimesandLifeMagazine,whowereupsetbyWebster’sThirdNewInternationalDictionary,couldeasilywritetheirarticlesusingitsSecondEdition.10.Accordingtotheauthorof“BritanniaRuestheWaves”,BritainisnothandicappedinherattemptstocounterthechallengesofthedevelopingworldandtheSovietUnionataninternationallevel.III.Explain,inyourownwords,themeaningoftheunderlinedpartofeachsentence.(10%)1.IwillunsaynowordthatIhavespokenaboutit.2.Thecastofcharacterssetbeforehiminhisnewprofessionwasrichandvaried—acosmos.3.ThefundamentalistsadheredtoaliteralinterpretationoftheOldTestament.4.Alllanguagesaredynamicratherthanstatic.5.MuchofBritain’slinerfleetrarelyseesaBritishport.IV.Choosefromthelistbelowtheappropriatesubstitutionforeachoftheunderlinedpartsofthefollowingsentences.MarkyouranswerwithcapitalletterslikeA,B,C,…orJ.(10%)1.TouriststoBeijingmakeapointofvisitingtheForbiddenCity.2.Shewasattheendofherropewithherloudneighbors.3.Heisaniron-willedmanandneversuccumbstotemptationofanykind.4.Thelittleboymadefacestotheinfuriatedteacher,andhisplaymatesfollowedsuit.5.ThedoctortoldJanethathesawlittleprospectofanyimprovementinherhusbandcondition.6.Unlesshedropsthechargewe’llhavetobuyhimoff.7.Thesoldiersslaininthebattlewerehonouredinthememorialceremony.8.Asasocialworkerinoneoftheworstslumareas,herubsshoulderswiththepoorandthehelpless.9.Herkindnesstohimwasmetwithacruelrebuff.10.Theslapdeliveredtomyfacesmarted.A.submitsB.hurtC.treatasindispensableD:associatesE:rejectionF:copiedG:expectationH:bribeI:fedupJ:killedV.Fifteenwordsaretakenawayatirregularintervalsfromthepassagebelow.Choosethemostappropriateoneofthegivenwordsorexpressionsandfillintheblanks.MarkyouranswerwithcapitalletterslikeA,B,C,…orO.(15%)“Iknowwhatheishere1,too.Heisherebecauseignoranceandbigotryare2,anditisa3strongcombination.”Darrowwalkedslowlyroundthe4court.“Todayitistheteachers,”hecontinued,“andtomorrowthemagazines,thebooks,thenewspapers.Aftera5,itisthe6ofman7manandcreedagainstcreeduntilweare8backwardstothe9ageofthesixteenthcenturywhen10lighted11toburnthemenwho12tobringanyintelligenceandenlightenmentandculture13thehumanmind.”“Thatdamned14,”awomanwhispered15ashefinishedhisaddress.A.whileB.againstC.infidelD.forE.daredF.bakingG.toH.faggotsI.loudlyJ.marchingK.rampantL.settingM.mightyN.bigotsO.gloriousVI.ReadingComprehension.(20%)Passage1WhenDeathComesCalling,SodoesOscartheCatOscarthecatseemstohaveanunnaturalabilityforpredictingwhennursinghomepatientsaregoingtodie,bycurlingupnexttothemduringtheirfinalhours.Hisaccuracy,observedin25cases,hasledthestafftocallfamilymembersoncehehaschosensomeon