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高级英语 1（上）
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“We had a consuming desire, from the beginning, to see a pony-rider…” The word “consuming” means “dreary” or “unexciting”.
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The pony-riders only worked during the daytime. 无
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“For making money, his pen would prove mightier than his pickax.” What rhetorical device is used in the underlined parts? ( ) A、Simile B、Metaphor C、Personification D、Metonymy
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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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Which sentence from the excerpt best demonstrates the couple’s true economic condition? ( ). A、 The poverty of her rooms—the shabby walls, the worn furniture, the ugly upholstery caused her pain. B、 She sat down to dinner at her round table with its three-day-old cloth, and watched her husband lift the lid of the soup tureen. C、 The very sight of the little Breton girl who cleaned for her awoke rueful thoughts and the wildest dreams in her mind. D、 She had no dowry, no hopes, not the slightest chance of being married by a rich man. 无
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“… boy and man, I had been through it often before. But somehow I had never quite sensed its appalling desolation.” (from “The Libido for the Ugly”) The word “desolation” means ( ). A、 buoyancy B、 bleakness C、 civility D、 gaiety
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“We lost practically all our possessions, but the family came through it. When I think of that, I realize we lost nothing important.” The word “practically” means ( ). A、 virtually B、 altogether C、 thoroughly D、 hardly.
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To the woman, an ideal husband was someone who was rich and loved her dearly. 无
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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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“It could have been depressing, but it wasn’t: each salvaged item represented a little victory over the wrath of the storm.” The word “wrath” means ( ). A、 annoyance B、 contempt C、 resentment D、 outrage
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What can be inferred about the values of both husband and wife? ( ) A、 They share the same values. B、 The husband has ceased to enjoy the simple things and only strives to quench his wife’s insatiable desire for luxury. C、 The husband believes that a wholesome meal can solve all problems, while his wife believes it is the presentation of the meal that counts. D、 The husband values family and simple comforts of home, whereas his wife views these comforts as cause for her anguish. 无
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“It was that population that gave to California a name for getting up astounding enterprises and rushing them through with a magnificent dash and daring….” The phrase “gave… a name” means ( ). A、 earned a reputation B、 won a nickname C、 identified by name D、 made … notorious
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“The Duke of Croydon — three centuries and a half of inbred arrogance behind her — did not yield easily.” The word “inbred” means ( ). A、 innate B、 inhabited C、 inhibited D、 inherited
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“On a hunch I went over the garage and took a quiet look-see at your car.” The phrase “On a hunch” means ( ). A、 by accident B、 by chance C、 by mistake D、 by instinct
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Business chapters and newspaper letters were written on airy and thin paper so as to economize the bulk and weight of the mail. 无
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“Earlier she had dispatched her maid on an invented errand and…” (from “Blackmail”) The word “invented” means ( ). A、 creative B、 innovative C、 false D、 ingenious
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“Mark Twain honed and experimented with his new writing muscles, but he had to leave the city for a while because of some scathing columns he wrote.” The word “columns” means ( ). A、 pillars B、 buttresses C、 articles D、 novels
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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
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“From the discouragement of his mining failures, Mark Twain began digging his way to regional fame as a newspaper reporter and humorist.” The phrase “dig his way” means ( ). A、 loosening sand with a shovel B、 working hard C、 pursuing secretly D、 poking with a pickax
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The wife only loves rich things, believes she was made for them, and focuses all her desires on being admired and sought after, thinking only of herself at all times. 无
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“The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.” The word “incessant” means ( ). A、 unstoppable B、 ceaseless C、 occasional D、 sporadic
高级英语 1（上）
章节列表
Unit 1 Face to Face with Hurricane Camille
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Unit 2 Hiroshima – the “Liveliest” City in Japan
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Unit 3 Blackmail
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Unit 4 The Trial That Rocked the World
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Unit 5 The Libido for the Ugly
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Unit 6 Mark Twain – Mirror of America
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Final Exam
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