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To achieve his purpose, H. L. Mencken uses hyperbole and sarcasm most frequently in the text. (from “The Libido for the Ugly”)（ ）
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H. L. Mencken claims that the natural environment of the country itself is unpleasant to look at. (from “The Libido for the Ugly”)（ ）
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Most Americans believed that Mart Twain was cynical and pessimistic. (from “Mark Twain—Mirror of America”) （ ）
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The House Detective Ogilvie was intentionally late to arrive at the suite of the duke and duchess to exert more pressure on them. (from “Blackmail”) （ ）
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“Resolutely he strode to the stand, carrying a palm fan like a sword to repel his enemies.” What rhetorical device is used in “carrying a palm fan like a sword”? ( ) A、 Synecdoche B、 simile C、 metaphor D、 Transferred epithet
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The rhetorical device of ( ) is used to present a potentially offensive or negative word or term in a more positive, less offensive light. A、 euphemism B、 understatement C、 overstatement D、 litotes
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“Others were using little red telephones that hung on the facades of grocery stores and tobacco shops.” The word “facade” means ( ). A、 appearance B、 window C、 front D、 surface
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Courage, watchfulness, striving for purity, were all necessary in the incessant combat with the forces of evil. The word “incessant” means ( ).
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The model that residents in Westmoreland followed in building their houses is a brick standing upright. (from “The Libido for the Ugly”) （ ）
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The American journalist visited Hiroshima most probably for the purpose of reporting the impact of the atomic cataclysm. (from “Hiroshima—the Liveliest City in Japan”) （ ）
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H. L. Mencken uses the word “libido” to suggest that the love for ugliness is a pathological problem and that his observations have scientific foundation. (from “The Libido for the Ugly”)（ ）
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“The important thing was to consider all eventualities.” The word “eventualities” means ( ). A、 causality B、 casualty C、 possibility D、 peculiarity
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When the author came back 37 years after the trial, evolution was allowed to be taught in Tennessee, even though the related local law was not abolished. (“The Trial That Rocked the World”) （ ）
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“…and here were human habitations so abominable that they would have disgraced a race of alley cats.” The word “disgraced” in this sentence means ( ). A、 committed to fulfill B、 had responsibility to C、 taken the grandeur away from D、 brought shame on
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“Dictating his autobiography late in life, he commented with a crushing sense of despair on men’s final release from earthly struggle.” What rhetorical device is used in “men’s final release from earthly struggle”? ( ) A、 Simile B、 Metaphor C、 euphemism D、 Personification
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Ogilvie didn’t accept the Duchess’s offer in the end, as he was aware that it was his right to report this to the police, and that to conceal what he had known was unlawful. (from “Blackmail”) （ ）
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Gulfport is a town, where the Koshaks live and which, it is said, the hurricane would pummel. (from “Face to Face with Hurricane Camille”) （ ）
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Clashes between traditional Japanese culture and western influences are widespread in Hiroshima. (from “Hiroshima—the Liveliest City in Japan”) （ ）
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“Let it become downright black, and it is still sightly, especially if its trimmings are of white stone…” The word “downright” in this sentence means ( ). A、 absolutely B、 practically C、 rationally D、 commonly
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The detective didn’t expect the Duchess to offer him much more money than he had asked for. (from “Blackmail”) （ ）
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“After a while, it is the setting of man against man and creed against creed until we are marching backwards to the glorious age of the sixteenth century when bigots lighted faggots to burn the men who dared to bring any intelligence and enlightenment and culture to the human mind.” What rhetorical device is used in “the glorious age of the sixteenth century”? ( ) A、 irony B、 parallelism C、 inversion D、 contrast
高级英语I（上）-华东理工大学
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