简答题"Familiar problems came up at once: excessive and contradictory requests from the British services, unreal plans, unfilled contracts, jumbled priorities, fouled communications." The word "jumbled" means ( ). A、chaotic B、neat C、blocked D、escaped简答题"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." What rhetorical device is used in the underlined parts? A、Innuendo. B、Parody. C、Climax. D、Anti-climax.简答题According to Momaday, the journey evoked five things in particular. 无简答题“Merveille have made up a Bridge four and thus beguile ourselves for an hour or so after dinner while others dance on deck.” The word "beguile" means ( ). A、to influence by trickery B、to amuse or entertain C、to take away by cheating D、to charm or attract简答题"As Hopkins shakily stepped aboard King's barge from the accommodation ladder, the stern rose high on a swell, then dropped away from under him.” The word "swell" means ( ). A、inflame B、big wave C、bulge D、sneer简答题"I see that small group of villainous men who plan, organise, and launch this cataract of horrors upon mankind." The word "cataract" means ( ). A、cataclysm B、contract C、flood D、monument简答题They made loud and elaborate talk among themselves, full of jest and gesture, fright and false alarm. What rhetorical device is used in the underlined part? ( ) A、Anti-climax. B、Alliteration. C、Transferred epithet. D、Pun.简答题"Sometimes we follow a coastline, it may be precipitous bluffs of grey limestone rising sheer out of the sea, or a low-lying arid stretch with miles of white sandy beach." The word "arid" means （ ）. A、riveting B、barren C、fertile D、abandoned简答题"I see advancing upon all this in hideous onslaught the Nazi war machine." The word "onslaught" means ( ). A、resistance B、ambush C、fierce attack D、surrender简答题"She stoops down quickly and lines up picture after picture of me sitting there in front of the house with Maggie cowering behind me." The word "cower" means ( ). A、showing submission or fear B、snickering C、intimidating D、looming简答题"… there were general hospitals, contagious hospitals, convalescent hospitals without number." "Without number" means people didn't know the exact number of the hospitals. 无简答题"On the contrary, we shall be fortified and encouraged in our efforts to rescue mankind from his tyranny." The word "fortified" means ( ). A、multiplied by forty B、strengthened C、weakened D、fortressed多选题What is the main function of the prologue in The Way to Rainy Mountain?（ ） A、To describe the origins of the Kiowa people. B、To introduce the book's background and his purpose for writing. C、To explain how important the Tai-me is to the Kiowa people. D、To give a history of his grandmother's life. 无简答题"Their empire is mighty rickety at this point." The word "rickety" means ( ). A、weak B、strong C、ragged D、bent简答题"This kind of unease was an early signpost of the decline in faith in American institutions and government's motives.” The word "signpost" in this sentence means ( ). A、a logo B、a pole at the side of a road C、a post bearing a sign that gives directions D、an indicator or hint简答题"The Colonel, who is not too offensively an Empire-builder, sometimes tries to talk to me about public affairs; he says he used to read me, and is rather charmingly deferential.” The word "deferential" means （ ）. A、respectful B、scornful C、differential D、undutiful多选题What is the Kiowas' place of origin?（ ） A、The Southern Plains. B、The Wichita Mountains. C、Yellowstone. D、The Black Hills. 无简答题"You've no doubt seen those TV shows where the child who has 'made it' is confronted, as a surprise, by her own mother and father, tottering in weakly from backstage.” The word "confronted" means ( ). A、to be reproached B、to be challenged C、to be cross-examined D、to be face to face with多选题Comparatively speaking, the ( ) was more industrialized. A、Confederacy B、Union C、Not known 无简答题"Any man or state who fights on against Nazidom will have our aid. Any man or state who marches with Hitler is our foe." What rhetorical device is used in the sentence? ( ) A、Antithesis. B、Paradox. C、Oxymoron. D、Epigram.