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1、高 級(jí) 英 語(yǔ)第一冊(cè) 模擬試題（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 Sec
2、ond 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: 可復(fù)制、編制，期待你的好評(píng)與關(guān)注！(A) Antithesis (B) Hyperbole (C) Alliteration (D) Oxymoron (E) Simile (F) Periodic Sentence (G) Sarcasm (H) Euphemism(I)
3、 Synecdoche(J) Repetition1. Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finns idyllic cruise through eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyers 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
4、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,” Darro
5、w 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 Nazido
6、m 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 descri
7、bes 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. 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 refer
8、ences to the Bible and to Christianity to connect with a Western, Christian audience, which included Americans. 5. In “Blackmail,” Ogilvie 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 “
9、Mark TwainMirror of America” the author describes Mark 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 Whats a Dictionary Fo
10、r?” argues that for all of the shortcomings of Websters 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.
11、 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 wh
12、at they believe is an easier and safer prey. 3. “Its no go, old girl. Im 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 spe
13、ctators pushed by him to shake Darrows hand. IV. Choose from the list below the appropriate substitution for each of the underlined parts of the following sentences. Mark your answer with capital letters like A, B, C, or J . (10%)A. silentB. brightnessE. stressC. unaware ofD. mysterious1. The glare
14、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 stu
15、dying so hard they were oblivious to the thunder and lightning 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. Mark your answer with capital letters like A, B, C, or O. (
16、15%)A. overB. claspingC.smugD.sardonicallyE. pointedF. leisurelyG. intoH. surrenderI. onJ. spellK. sharplyL. hearM. inN. ofO. 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, Ill 3 i
17、t 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 comment. Ogilvie 8 to the Duke. “Last night, early on, you went to Lindys Place in Irish Bayou. You drove
18、there in your fancy Jaguar, and you took a lady friend. Leastways, I guess youd call her that if youre 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 th
19、e bar. You were 14 a second hundred with a real swinging party when your wife here got there in a taxi.”“How do you know all this?”“Ill tell you, Duke Ive 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 me know what gives, an
20、where.”VI. Reading Comprehension (20%)Passage (A) (from “A Woman Like Me” by Xi Xi)A woman like me is actually unsuitable for any mans love. So the fact 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
21、 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. Ive 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 c
22、ause your very soul to take wing. Thats exactly how I feel about Xia. So when he asked me: Do you like me? I expressed my feelings toward him without holding back a thing. Im a person who has no concept of self-protection, and my words and deeds will always conspire to make me a laughing stock in th
23、e 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 agreei
24、ng to accompany Xia on a trip to visit a schoolmate he hadnt seen for a long time, then later on, by not declining any of his invitations to go to the movies. Its too late for regret now, and, besides, the difference between regretting and not regretting is too slight to be important, since at this
25、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 ye
26、ars.What sort of job do you have? He asked.Im a cosmetician. I said.Oh, a cosmetician. He remarked.But your face is so natural. He said.1. The authors attitude toward mistakes and regret is that A. one should try to avoid mistakes. B. she thinks about her mistakes often and regrets them.C. most of h
27、er mistakes were not her fault but Xias fault. D. she made mistakes and she must move on.2. The author says she has “no concept of self-protection” because A. 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 r
28、eader 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 to A. show that the dialogue is ironic.B. show that the author and Xia used quiet voices when talking. C. show the surprise Xia had whe
29、n he learned the author is a cosmetician.D. show that the dialogue is in the authors head instead of really happening.4. The implied meaning of Xias response “But your face is so natural” means that A. Xia believes the author has a beautiful face. B. Xia cannot believe the author uses beauty product
30、s.C. Xia does not see the authors 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 o
31、ccasional 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
32、 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 w
33、ill buy one big bottle of rum. And, arguably, make pirate-lovers think twice.Theres 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
34、 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
35、 terms of morals and law and everything else, Shomette says. Pirates come from the bottom end of the societal order. Its a chance for people who have no chance of advancement to advance. Its a way out.And therein lies the allure, for those who are poor and have nothing and for those who are rich and
36、 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
37、 of Pirates.C. Americans Obsession with Pirates.D. Why Americans Are Like Pirates.6. The author argues that one reason Americans like pirates is that A. pirate stories represent a different class order of society with poor outlaws as heroes. B. to pirates, bloodshed means nothing.C. Americans like t
38、he way that pirates drink and party. D. pirates set an alternative model for businesses. 7. In paragraph 3, “wreaking unholy havoc on international shipping lanes” means that Somali pirates are A. defacing holy areas around the world. B. are looked down upon in many countries.C. disrupting transport
39、ation in the ocean for many countries.D. difficulty to arrest and escape law enforcement everywhere.Passage (C)Banning fast food advertisements from childrens television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the U.S. by 18 percent and decrease the number of overweight teens by 1
40、4 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 obesity in children. The study appears
41、 in this months 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. “Were arguing the causality is how many messages are aired -
42、seeing more of these messages is leading people to put on weight.” The studys co-authors are Shin-Yi Chou, an economist at Lehigh College, and Inas Rashad, an economist at Georgia State University.But the researchers estimate relies on older data gathered in the late 1990s, according to Elaine Kolis
43、h, a spokesman for the Council of Better Business Bureaus. Since then, two of the largest fast food chains - Burger King and McDonalds - and more than a dozen other packaged food companies have signed on to the councils Childrens Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, she said, pledging to advert
44、ise only their healthier products to children under age 12. As a result, both Burger King and McDonalds now air ads for childrens meals including apple sticks and low-fat milk. “I cant help think that two huge chains advertising apples and milk to kids is going to be affecting childrens preferences,
45、” Ms. Kolish said.Kelly Brownell, director of Yale Universitys Rudd Center for Food Policy, said reliable estimates of televisions 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
46、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 childrens programs, and study authors acknowledged that the chances of such a ban in the U.S. are slim.8. The researchers argue tha
47、t commercials are dangerous to children because A. 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. Brownells attitude toward food marketing on children is A. pessimistic: he sees these ads as d
48、angerous to children.B. neutral: he doesnt see these ads influencing children.C. optimistic: he sees benefits to children through the ads.D. hopeful: he thinks that these ads will enhance childrens mental capacities. 10. The main findings of the economists study are that A. children who watch TV in
49、the US become obese by 14-18 %.B. without fast-food TV ads on TV, between 15-20 % of children in the US would be less fat.C. fast food restaurants are trying to increase commercials on childrens shows by 14-18 %.D. 14-18 % of US children and teens who watch TV are fat.VII. Write out a short essay on
50、 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.
《高級(jí)英語(yǔ)》第一冊(cè)模擬試題(三)Word版
