英语修辞与写作答案2023秋

第五章测试

1.

What figure of speech does the underlined part use: “The crowd seemed to feel that their champion had not scorched the infidels with the hot breath of his oratory as he should have”. ___( )

A:simile
B:metonymy
C:parody
D:metaphor

答案:D
2.

What figure of speech does the underlined part use: “When you come to the copper-making shop,  you will see a fairyland of dancing flashes ”( )

A:euphemism  
B:metaphor  
C:hyperbole  
D:oxymoron    
3.Which of the following word is not the specific use of “angry”__( )
A:annoyed
B:irritated
C:delighted
D:furious
4.Which of the following word is not the specific use of “worried”__( )
A:bothered
B:clutched
C:terrified
D:distressed
5.Which figures of speech does the sentence use: “ see also the dull, drilled, docile brutish masses of the Hun soldiery plodding on like a swarm of crawling locust.” ( )
A:simile
B:metaphor
C:alliteration
D:hyperbole
6.The negative effect of “cliches” is that it is overused and tends to be less creative. ( )
A:错 B:对 7.The negative effect of “cliches” is that it is not appropriate in context. ( )
A:错 B:对 8.The negative effect of “cliches” is that it may cause misunderstanding. ( )
A:对 B:错 9.

In choosing the words, the rule of “brevity” is contrast to the “verbosity”.( )

A:对 B:错 10.The rule of “brevity of words” means the writers should use the least words to convey the meaning in any context.( )
A:对 B:错