高英1-复习题3.docx

Section 1: Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part (20%).
1. The court met again after an adjournment of two weeks.
a. continuation
b. suspension
c. accomplishment
d. commencement
2. She had a firm conviction that her view could hold water.
a. supposition
b. belief
c. convulsion
d. assumption
3. The community hospital enlisted the support of the local residents to keep it going.
a. obtained
b. lacked
c. rejected
d. yielded
4. He won the election by an overwhelming majority of votes.
a. slim
b. scarce
c. large
d. sparse
5. The noise of the explosion penetrated the wall of the room.
a. collapsed
b. cracked
c. bypassed
d. pierced
6. People in the area still practice the customs of their fathers.
a. formulator
b. advocate
c. ancestors
d. plagiarizer
7. The remarks by leaders of the Taiwan authority met with scathing criticism from all sides
a. bitter
b. static
c. dynamic
d. gentle
8. She was extremely nervous at the prospect of her turn to make the presentation.
a. on word of
b. upon hearing of
c. at the request of
d. at the thought of
9. The committee is awaiting the chairman to give his assent to the proposal.
a. rejection
b. view
c. approval
d. veto
10. No one knew what the army was doing; there was a veil of secrecy over their activities.
a. cover
b. sign
c. indication
d. bit
11. Tony became disdainful of his friends when he succeeded in the attempt.
a. scornful
b. proud
c. thankful
d. grateful
12. Violence erupted due to the loss of the home team.
a. burst
b. exploded
c. blasted
d. occurred
13. The wild and rampant spread of AIDS forced a vigorous war against the disease.
a. powerful
b. lengthy
c. prolonged
d. pretentious
14. Every idea cannot be thought as a panacea even if it may be very nice.
a. consequence
b. cure-all
c. negligence
d. blast
15. Mr. Smith always befuddles us with difficult questions.
a. provide
b. equips
c. confuses
d. decorates
16. Large amount of electricity is needed to operate air conditioners in sweltering summer.
a. cool
b. hot
c. chilly
d. mild
17. The recent archeological discovery attested the scientists’ speculation.
a. sued
b. confirmed
c. appealed
d. protested
18. Artificial diamond is indistinguishable from genuine one, but much cheaper.
a. differential in
b. indifferent to
c. differentiable from
d. identical to
19. The US market reached its nadir this week.
a. lowest point
b. highest point
c. old age
d. golden age
20. It is just conceivable that he’ll win, but it’s very unlikely really.
a. expected
b. imaginable
c. supposed
d. presumed

Section 2 Choose the most appropriate answer to fill in each of the blanks.(10%)
21. The shop-keepers speak in slow, measured tones, and the buyers ______.
a. follow suit
b. take suit
c. follow suits
d. take suits
22. I treaded cautiously______ the tatami matting.
a. on
b. in
c. down
d. out
23. He plays tennis to the ____ of all other sports.
a. eradication  
b. exclusion  
c. extension  
d. inclusion
24. She answered with an ____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.
a. eloquent  
b. effective  
c. emotional  
d. emphatic
25. The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein______ her racing mind.
a. in
b. inside
c. to
d. on
26. He has made a declaration to the ________ that all fighting must cease at once.
a. following
b. fact
c. point
d. effect
27. Winant said the same would be true ______the U.S.A.
a. with
b. of
c. for
d. to
28. But later my hair began to fall_______, and my belly turned to water.
a. down
b. out
c. through
d. away
29. Every here and there, a doorway gives a of a sunlit courtyard, perhaps before a mosque or a caravanserai, …
a. glance
b. glimpse
c. peek
d. peep
30. His gaze moved on to sweep the spacious, well-appointed room, the Duke who faced them uncertainly, his back to a window.
a. surrounding
b. adjoining
c. encompassing
d. bordering

II Translation (20%)
1．在山的那边是一望无际的大草原。(extend)
2．徒工仔细地观察他的师傅，然后照着干。(follow suit)
3．大家在几分钟以后才领悟他话中的含意。(sink in)
4. 他认为这两个观点是可以一致起来的。 (reconcile)
5. 我知道你是南方人，一听你的口音就知道了。(betray)
6. Bargaining is the order of the day, and veiled women move at a leisurely pace from shop to shop, selecting, pricing and doing a little preliminary bargaining before they narrow down their choice and begin the really serious business of the beating the price down.
7. Another turn and we found ourselves in a spacious cavern big enough to hold a couple of hundred people.
8. From them all he gained a keen picture of the human race, of the difference between what people claim to be and what they really are.
9. The cast of characters set before him in his new profession was rich and varied—a cosmos.
10. In U.S. courts, when witnesses swear to tell the truth, they are asked to place one hand on the Bible.

III. Paraphrase(20%)：
1．The seller makes a point of protesting that the price he is charging is depriving him of all profit.
2．After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.
3. I was about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of the last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie.
4．Hitler was counting on enlisting capitalist and Right Wing sympathies in this country and the U.S.A.
5．She had dispatched her maid on an invented errand.
6．You were into a second hundred－with a real swinging party.
7．He participated abundantly in this life.
8．All would resurface in his books.
9．We will show them a few tricks.
10．All languages are dynamic rather than static.

IV. Name the figures of speech used in the following sentences.(one in each sentence)(10%)
1. Seven days with on water make one weak.
2. … throwing a reassuring arm round my shoulder.
3. I arise from dreams of thee,
In the first sweet sleep of night.
4. We felt strong, smug, secure.
5. Britannia rues the waves.
6. Bryan mopped his bald dome in silence.
7. This is no small success.
8. America laughed with Him.
9. Help free me from my earthly cares.
10. A women speaks by her heart, a man speaks by his mind.
I Multiple Choice:(30%)
1－10 bbacd cadca 11－20 adabc bbdab 21－30 aabdd cbbbc

II Translation (20%)
1. Beyond the mountains there is a vast grassland that extends as far as the eye can see.
2. The apprentice watched his master carefully, then follow suit.
3. It was only after a few minutes that his words sank in.
4. He thinks that the two views can be reconciled.
5. I know you are from the south. Your accent has betrayed you.
6. 讨价还价是常有的事，头戴面纱的妇女们迈着悠闲的步子从一个店铺逛到另一个店铺，一边挑一边问价，在缩小购买选择前做些铺垫性的还价，之后便是狠狠地杀价。
7. 又拐了一个弯，我们来到一个可以容纳几百人的大岩洞。
8. 从他们大家身上，马克·土温敏锐地认识了人类，认识了人们言与行之间的差别。
9. 在这个新的工作岗位上，他接触到的是各式各样的人物，看到的是一个大千世界。
10. 在美国法院，证人宣誓照实直说时，要把一只手放在《圣经》上。

III. Paraphrase(20%)：
1. The seller thinks it is necessary for him to declare that the price he is asking makes it impossible for him to gain any profit.
2. After three days in Japan, one gets quite used to bowing to people as ritual to show gratitude.
3. I was on the point of showing my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized what he meant. His words shocked me out of my dreaming thinking.
4. Hitler was hoping that if he attacked Russia, he would win in Britain and the U.S. the support of those who were enemies of Communism.
5. The Duchess sent the maid out to get her out of the way.
6.You were beginning to spend another hundred dollars of your own to treat a merry and lively party.
7. He was very much involved in this life. He had all kinds of experience.
8. All would reappear in his books.
9. We have some clever and unexpected tactics and we will surprise them in the trial.
10. Every language is in a process of constant change.

IV. Name the figures of speech used in the following sentences.(one in each sentence)(10%)
１.pun 2.T.E 3.assonance 4.alliteration 5.parody
６.ridicule 7.litotes 8.hyperbole 9.euphemism 10.antithesis