课程名称︰大一英文 课程性质︰共同必修 课程教师︰陶汉威 开课学院：文学院 开课系所︰外文系 考试日期（年月日）︰2008.1.8 考试时限（分钟）：180分？（老师未说明，不过大多数人一小时内便交卷） 是否需发放奖励金：是，谢谢 （如未明确表示，则不予发放） 试题 : I. multiple-choice. 32% 1. (2) In the expression "a paradoxical or intriguing statement", the word "intriguing" means: 1) strange 2)interesting 3)banal 4) relaxing. 2. (3) In the sentence "Soap operas are fast-paced, glamorous, and full of exciting characters", the word "glamorous" means 1) guilty 2) mirth- ful 3) charming 4) sad. 3. (3) In the sentences "I used to think 'blackened' referred to the way I cooked anything in a skillet. 'Poached' could only have legal remifi- cations", the words "skillet" and "ramification" respectively mean 1) net, branch 2) skill, fortification 3) frying pan, result 4) skip- per, ramjet. 4. (3) In the expression "excruciatingly painful", the word "excruciating" means 1) stimulatingly 2) excitingly 3) intensively 4) regretfully. 5. (1) In the sentence "Flabby prose calls for a reducing plan", the word" flabby" means "lacking 1) firmness 2) value 3) courage 4) humor". 6. (1) In the sentence "Bette Davis is a wisecracking woman of steel", the word "wisecracking" means "capable of giving a 1) flippant, sardonic 2) stupid, uninteresting 3) exciting, encouraging 4) furious, synical retort". 7. (4) In the sentence "Mushy prose is ponderous and boring", the words "mushy" and "ponderous" respectively mean "1) concise, light 2) precise, luminous 3) decisive, bright 4) wordy, heavy". 8. (4) In the expression "reinstate the military draft", the word "rein- state" means to 1) renew 2) rejuvenate 3) renovate 4) restore. 9. (3) In the sentence "A blight fell upon everything", the word "blight" means "something that 1) soothes a weary heart 2) cures a disease 3) impairs growth 4) threatens liberty". 10.(1) In the sentence "She lay in wait for the wayfarers along the road to the city", the word "wayfarer" means one who 1) travels 2) does business 3) is dying 4) repents. 11.(2) In the sentence "It was reported that a band of robbers had slain him", the word "slain" means "1) insulted 2) killed 3) lied 4) offended". 12.(3) In the myth "Oedipus", _________ is mysteriously the cause of the plague that has fallen on Thebes. 1) Laius 2) Sophocles 3) Sphinx 4) Polybus. 13.(4) In the myth "Oedipus", who reveals to Oedipus "You are yourself the murderer you seek"? 1) Creon 2) Apollo 3) Antigone 4) Teiresias. 14.(1) In the myth "Oedipus", the woman Oedipus marries is called 1) Jocasta 2) Antigone 3) Psyche 4) Eurydice. II. Write down a sonnet composed by Shakespeare. 28% III. Questions. 40% 1) In what category is the following lead-in classified by the author of "Writing Well With Additional Readings"? "One of seven women living in Smith County will be raped this year, according to a recent report prepared by the County Rape information and Counceling service." 2) In the same book, by what title is the following conclusion classified? "No one wants to see the hostages put in danger. But what nation can afford to let terrorists know they can get away with murder?" 3) In "Writing Well With Additional Readings", what does the author intend to demostrate by citing the following dialogue? "Woman: There is a man waiting outside to see you with a black mustache. Groucho: Tell him I've already got one." 4) Give an example of "deadwood construction" and explain how it can be improved. 5) Define the term "Dangling modifier". 6) Give an example of the "dangling modifier" case and explain how it can be improved. 7) Give an example which shows how word order contributes to developing an emphatic style. 8) In "Writing Well With Additional Readings", what does the author intend to demostrate by citing "Brown university Course Announcement"? --

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