第1學(xué)期

高級英語(第一冊)A卷

Directions:

1.WriteallyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

2.YoumusthandinbothyourtestbookandyourAnswerSheet.

I.Fillintheblankofthefollowingitemswiththecorrectformoftheword

giveninthebrackets.Makesurethewordyoufillinisappropriateboth

syntacticallyandsemantically.(10%)

Example:Wearedeterminedthatthelawshallbeenforced,(determination)

1.Marriageofbusinessandtechnologyismoreimportantnowthaniteverhasbeen,

becauseaandsuccessfulrelationshipbetweenthetwocangiveafirm

anedgeoveritsrivals,(harmony)

2.Thehistoricalsettingsandtheinternationalandlocalandcultural

aresodifferentinourtwocasesthateventhemostimaginativeanddaringhistorians

wouldthinktwiceabouttakingonsuchacomparativeproject,(peculiar)

3.My60-year-oldhusband,'Joe,'isobsessedwithnudity.Hehasbeenaftermeto

joinanudistclubforfiveyears....Nowthatheisolder,hemayfeelless.

(inhibition)

4.RamadanisthemonthontheIslamiclunarcalendarwhenMuslimsabstainfrom

food,drinkandotherpleasuresfromdawntosunset,(earth)

5.Nokia'sfightagainstthedistributionandsaleofcounterfeitbatteries,whichare

generallycheaperandoftenfromthegenuinearticle,isnotnew.

(distinguish)

6.IainDuncanSmithdeliveredaspeechtothe2003Torypartyconferencein

Blackpoolyesterdaythatwasnasty,andlong.Inevitably,itwentdownwell

withthepartyfaithfulintheWinterGardens,(brute)

7.Hisstepfathertoldhimtofindasporthecouldat,andhefound

swimming,whichremainshispreferredexercise,(excellent)

8.AttorneysforKennedycousinMichaelSkakelfiledanappealMondayseekingto

overturnhisforthe1975murderofateenageneighbor,(convicted)

9.Warningthattheclockstandsat"oneminutetomidnight,"theUnitedNations

appealedfor25milliondollarstohelpsaveMan'sclosestrelatives,theGreat

Apes,fromextinctioninthewild,(genes)

10.MinisterHansEichelandhisFrenchcounterpartFrancisMerinsistedthestability

pactwasstill,atleastinspirit,(function)

11.Lastmonth,Martin'sstaffwarnedViaRail,thestrugglingstate-run

passengerrailsystem,nottospendapennyofnearlyC$700millionpromisedthem

byCollenetteuntilhisnewcabinetconductsaspendingreview,(point)

12."Theywereveryandseemedtoenjoyit,"sheaddedasstaff

arrangeddaffodilsandirisesinvasesonthedarkwoodentablesinthelow-ceilinged,

traditionalpub.(appreciate)

13.ReligiousleadershavealsoregisteredtheirforSundayshopping,

sayingittakesawayfromthetimefamilieswillbeabletospendtogether,(taste)

14.Infact,Adu'sradiantsmileandfriendlyfacearenotunlikePele's.Arguablythe

bestyoungsoccerplayerintheworldwithspeed,balanceandatoughness

hisyears,AdumayalsohavebeenblessedwithPele'sgifts,(betrayal)

15.Ifyou*relikemostexpectingparents,youprobablyalternatebetween

aboutahealthybabyandworriesthatyourbabywillhaveahealthproblem.Or

perhapsyou'vebeentoldthroughprenatalscreeningthatyourbabymaybebornwith

abirthdefect,(fantastic)

16.Aswell,termsofacontractsignedbyLovettthatCANCAPemployees

aren'tsupposedtotalktothemediaabouttheirjobs,(dictatorship)

17.Theneedtoupgradethetechnologyoftheelectricindustrygainedurgencyafter

theblackoutintheNortheastlastsummershowedtheofthe50-year-old

power-gridsystem,(frail)

18.It'saproposal,there*snothingwritten,butpersonallytheunion's

executivefindsitacceptable,(verb)

19.WalesmanagerMarkHughesmustdecidejusthowheisgoingtobe

asheprepareshissideforthecountry'smostimportantmatchin45years,(adventure)

20.Forthoseofyouwithalittletimetospare,howaboutshowingourto

veteransbyvisitingaveteranshospitalandraisingthespiritsofthosewhohave

servedourcountry?(grateful)

ILStructure:completethefollowingsentenceswiththebestexpressionfromthe

fourchoices.(10%)

1.Littledonkeyswithharmoniouslytinklingbellsamongthethrongsof

people.

a.thredtheirwayb.threadtheirwayc.thredtheirwaysd.threadtheirways

2.Thetinofthestall-holderscryingtheirwares,...andofpurchasersarguing

andbargainingiscontinuousandmakesyoudizzy.

a.would-beb.will-bec.shall-bed.could-be

3.Theshop-keepersspeakinslow,measuredtones,andthebuyers.

a.followasuitb.followthesuitc.followsuitsd.followsuit

4.Theshop-ownerinstructs,andsometimeswithahammerhimself.

a.takesahandb.takeshandsc.takeshandd.takestwohands

5.Thepoleisattachedtheoneendanuprightpost,andthe

otherendablind-foldedcamel.

a.at...at,at...atb.to...at,to...atc.at...to,at...tod.to...at,to...at

6.Littlegirlsandelderlyladiesinkimonosteenagersandwomeninwestern

dress.

a.rubbedshoulderswithb.rubbedshoulderwith

c.rubbedtheshoulderwithd.rubbedtheshoulderswith

7.Atlastthisintermezzo,andIfoundmyselfinfrontofthegiganticCity

Hall.

a.cametoendb.cametotheendc.cametoanendd.cametoending

8.Inowstoodonthesitewherethousandsuponthousandsofothershadlingeredon

todieslowagony.

a.atb.fromc.ofd.in

9.Hiroshima,asyouknow,isacityfamiliareveryone.

a.withb.toc.ford.by

10.Iamafisherman.

a.bytradeb.fortradec.ontraded.oftrade

11.Ifyoubearanyvisiblescarsofatomicbums,yourchildrenwillencounter

prejudicethosewhodonot.

a.onthesideofb.atthesideofc.onthepartofd.atthepartof

12.WhenIawokeonthemorningofSunday,thenewswasbroughtme

Hitler'sinvasionofRussia.

a.for...ofb.to...onc.to...ofd.for...on

13.HitlerwaswrongandweshouldtohelpRussia.

a.gooutallb.goalloutc.makeoutalld.makeallout

14.WinantsaidthesamewouldbetruetheU.S.A.

a.withb.ofc.ford.to

15.TheNaziregimeisdevoidallthemeandprincipleexceptappetiteand

racialdomination.

a.ofb.awayc.fromd.for

16.Weshallallourfriendsandalliesineverypartoftheworldtotakethe

samecourseandpursueit.

a.appealtob.appealforc.appealwithd.appealof

17.Thisisnotimetomoralisethefolliesofcountrieswhichhaveallowed

themselvestobestruckdownonebyone.

a.tob.onc.byd.in

18.InJune1941HitlersuddenlylaunchedanattackRussia.

a.forb.toc.ond.against

19.Thewidestbenefitsoftheelectronicrevolutionwilltheyoung.

a.cometob.runtoc.gotod.accrueto

20.MarkTwaindigestedtheNewAmericanexperiencebeforesharingitwiththe

worldwriterandlecturer.

a.byb.forc.liked.as

III.Paraphrasethefollowingsentencesbyusingyourownwords.(20%)

1.Allwouldresurfaceinhisbooks,togetherwiththecolorfullanguagethathe

soakedupwithamemorythatseemedphonographic.

2.Theywillthrowthebook,andnevermindwhoithits,orwhethertheygotfancy

titles.

3....andIaskedwhetherforhimthearchanti-Communist,thiswasnotbowing

downintheHouseofRimmon.

4.Foreightmonthsheflirtedwiththecolossalwealthavailabletotheluckyandthe

persistent,andwasrebuffed.

5.Thepubliceducation,sooftenadrearyandcapriciousprocessintheU.S.maybe

investedwiththeinspiritingqualityofanOxfordtutorial.

6.Herhusbandwasnowatensebutpassivespectatoroftheexchangebetweenthe

evilfatmanandherself.

7.HitlerwascountingonenlistingcapitalistandRightWingsympathiesinthis

countryandtheU.S.A.

8.Iexperiencedatwingeofembarrassmentattheprospectofmeetingthemayorof

Hiroshimainmysocks.

9.InnoareaofAmericanlifeispersonalservicesopreciousasinmedicalcare.

10.Ifhedoesguesscorrectly,hewillpricetheitemhigh,andyieldlittleinthe

bargaining.

IV.Identifythenameofthefigureofspeechusedintheunderlinedpartinthe

followingsentences.YoumustwritedownEnglishwords.(10%)

1.()Youpassfromtheheatandglareofabig,opensquareintoacool,dark

cavernwhichextendsasfarastheeyecansee,losingitselfinthe

shadowydistance.

2.()WasInolal(hescene(hecrime?

3()Seldomhasacitygainedsuchworldrenown,andIamproudandhappy

towelcomeyoutoHiroshima,atownknownthroughouttheworldfor

its?oysters.

4()Weshallfighthimbyland,weshallfighthimbysea,weshallfighthim

intheair...

5()Isupposetheywillberoundedupinhordes.

6()Wewillneverparley,wewillnevernegotiate...

7()Nexttohealth,hearlandhome,happinessformobileAmericans

dependsupontheautomobile.

8()TomSawyer'sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.

9()Hetriedsoldieringfortwoweekswithamotleybandofconfederate

guerrillaswhodiligentlyavoidedconlaclwithiheenemy.

10()Bitternessfedonthemanwhohadmadetheworldlaugh.

V.Cloze:completetheblanksinthefollowingpassagebychoosingtheright

wordfromthelistMakesurethewordyoufillisbothgrammaticallyand

semanticallycorrect(10%)

atcollisionefficientestimatehappyluckmake

optionpencil-sizepunchread-inread-outselect

speedunder

Nexttohealth,heartandhome,1formobileAmericansdependsuponthe

automobile.Computertechnologymaymakethecar,asweknowit,aSmithsonian

antique.Inadditiontothemicroprocessors2thehoodthatwillhelpthe

autooperatemore3,tinycomputerswilleasetensionsandmakelife

simplerforthedriverandpassengerstoo.FordMotorCo.nowoffersbuyersofits

ContinentalMarkVsan4called“milestoempty”.Atthepushofa

button,thedrivercangeta5ontheamountoffuelinthetank,andthe

numberofmileshecanexpecttogo(atcurrent6)beforearefillis

necessary.DriversofGeneralMotors1978CadillacSevillewillalsobeableto

7abuttonandfindoutthemilesyettogotoapresetdestinationandthe

8arrivaltime.Theultimateautowillaccommodatea9

portablephonecapableofreachinganynumberintheworldinseconds,automatic

brakingthatwilltakeoverfromapanickeddriver,andamini-radartoavert

10.

VI.Proofreadinganderror-correction:readthefollowingpassageandcorrect

theerrorineachlinethatismarkedout.Rememberthereisanerrorwitheach

numberedline.Makesureyouusetherightsymboltoindicatetheerror.Dothis

partontheanswersheet.(10%)

*Pleasegototheanswersheet.

VILReadingcomprehension(30%)

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choice

questions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswerinyourANSWERSHEET.

TextA

Urbanlifehasalwaysinvolvedabalancingofopportunitiesandrewardsagainst

dangersandstress;itsmotivatingforceis,inthebroadest,money.Opportunities

tomakemoneymeancompetitionandcompetitionisstressful;itisoftenatits

mostintenseinthelargestcities,whereopportunitiesaregreatest.Thepresence

ofhugenumbersofpeopleinevitablyinvolvesmoreconflict,moretraveling,the

overloadingofpublicservicesandexposuretothosedeviantsandcriminalswho

aredrawntotherichpickingsofgreatcities.Crimehasalwaysflourishedinthe

relativeanonymityofurbanlife,buttoday'seaseofmovementmakesitscontrol

moredifficultthanever;thereismuchevidencethatitsextenthasadirect

relationshiptothesizeofcommunities.Citydwellersmaybecometrappedin

theirhomesbythefearofcrimearoundthem.

Asadefenseagainstthesedevelopments,citydwellerstendtousevarious

strategiestotryandreducethepressureuponthemselves:contactswithother

peoplearegenerallymadebriefandimpersonal;doorsarekeptlocked;telephone

numbersmaybeex-directory;journeysoutsidethehomeareusuallyhurried,

ratherthanasourceofpleasure.Thereareotherstrategiestoowhichare

positivelyharmfultotheindividual;forexample,reducingawarenessthrough

drugsoralcohol.Furthermore,allthesedecisiveformsofbehaviorareharmful

tosocietyingeneral;theycausewidespreadlonelinessanddestroythe

community'sconcernforitsmembers.Lackofinformalsocialcontactand

indifferencetothemisfortunesofothers,iftheyarenotpersonallyknownto

oneself,areamongstthemajorcausesofurbancrime.

Innerareasofcitiestendtobeabandonedbythemoresuccessfulandleftto

thosewhohavedonebadlyinthecompetitivestruggleorwhobelongtominority

groups;thesepeoplearethengeographicallytrappedbecausesomucheconomic

activityhasmigratedtothesuburbsandbeyond.

Present-dayarchitectureandplanninghaveenormouslyworsenedthehuman

problemsofurbanlife.Old-establishedneighborhoodshavebeenruthlessly

sweptaway,bybothpublicandprivateorganizations,usuallytobereplacedby

huge,ugly,impersonalstructures.Peoplehavebeenforcedtoleavetheirfamiliar

homes,usuallytoberehousedintowerblockswhicharedrab,inconvenient,and

failtoprovideanysettingforhumaninteractionorsupport.Thisdestructionof

establishedsocialstructuresistheworstpossibleapproachtothedifficultiesof

livinginatownorcity.Instead,everyeffortshouldbemadetoconservethe

humanscaleoftheenvironment,andtoretainfamiliarlandmarks.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,livinginacitycausesstressbecausetherearesomany

peoplewhoare

A.anxioustosucceed.

B.inneedofhelp.

C.naturallyaggressive.

D.likelytocommitcrime.

2.Theauthorthinksthatcrimesareincreasingincitiesbecause

A.peopledonotcommunicatewiththeirneighbors.

B.criminalsaredifficulttotraceinlargepopulations.

C.peoplefeelanonymousthere.

D.thetrappingofsuccessareattractivetocriminals.

3.Accordingtothearticle,whatistheworstproblemfacingpeoplelivingincities?

A.crime

B.findingsomewheretolive

C.socialisolation

D.drugsandalcoholism

4.Themajorityofpeoplewholiveininnercitiesdosobecausethey

A.dislikehavingtotravelfartowork.

B.havebeenforcedbycircumstancestodoso.

C.don'tliketheideaoflivinginthesuburbs.

D.haveturnedagainstsociety.

TextB

Thetranslatormusthaveanexcellentup-to-dateknowledgeofhissource

languages,fullfacilityinthehandlingofhistargetlanguage,whichwillbehismother

tongueorlanguageofhabitualuse,andaknowledgeandunderstandingofthelatest

subject-matterinhisfieldsofspecialization.Thisis,asitwere,hisprofessional

equipment.Inadditiontothis,itisdesirablethatheshouldhaveanenquiringmind,

wideinterests,agoodmemoryandtheabilitytograspquicklythebasicprinciplesof

newdevelopments.Heshouldbewillingtoworkonhisown,oftenathighspeeds,but

shouldbehumbleenoughtoconsultothersshouldhisownknowledgenotalways

proveadequatetothetaskinhand.Heshouldbeabletotypefairlyquicklyand

accuratelyand,ifheisworkingmainlyforpublication,shouldhavemorethana

noddingacquaintancewithprintingtechniquesandproof-reading.Ifheisworking

basicallyasaninformationtranslator,letussay,foranindustrialfirm,heshouldhave

theflexibilityofmindtoenablehimtoswitchrapidlyfromonesourcelanguageto

another,aswellasfromonesubject-mattertoanother,sincethisabilityisfrequently

requiredofhiminsuchwork.Bearinginmindthenatureofthetranslator^work,i.e.

theprocessingofthewrittenword,itis,strictlyspeaking,unnecessarythatheshould

beabletospeakthelanguagesheisdealingwithifhedoesspeakthem,itisan

advantagesratherthanahindrance,butthisskillisinmanywaysofluxurythathecan

dispensewith.Itis,however,desirablethatheshouldhaveanapproximateideaabout

thepronunciationofhissourcelanguages,evenifthisisrestrictedtoknowinghow

propernamesandplacenamesarepronounced.Thesameappliestoanabilitytowrite

hissourcelanguages.Ifhecan,wellandgood;ifhecannot,itdoesnotmatter.There

aremanyotherskillsandqualitiesthataredesirableinatranslator.

5.Thesourcelanguageshouldbe

A.thetranslator'snativelanguage.

B.thetranslator'slanguageofhabitualuse.

C.alanguagethetranslatorspeaksaswellashismothertongue.

D.alanguagethetranslatorisproficientin.

6.Whichdescriptionofatranslatorwouldfittheauthor'srequirements?

A.Heisaslowbutthoroughworker.

B.Hehascontactsinprintingandpublishing.

C.Hehasgoodsocialskills

D.Heiswellacquaintedwithhissubject.

7.Whyishumilitydesirableinatranslator?

A.becausehemustnotimposehisviewsonatranslation.

B.becausehewillbemorefaithfultothetext.

C.becausehemaysometimesneedtoaccepthelpfromothers.

D.becausehewillputupwithbeingleftalone.

8.Somegoodtranslatorsdonotspeakthelanguagestheytranslatebecause

A.theyareconcernedwiththewrittenword

B.theynevermeettheauthors.

C.thisallowsthemtowokmoreefficiently.

D.thissavesthemexpenseduringtraining.

TextC

Operaisexpensive:thatmuchisinevitable.Butexpensivethingsarenot

inevitablytheprovinceoftherichunlessweabdicatesociety'spowerofchoice.We

canchoosetomakeopera,andotherexpensiveformsofculture,accessibletothose

whocannotindividuallypayforit.Thequestionis:whyshouldwe?Nobodydenies

theimperativesoffood,shelter,defense,healthandeducation.Butevenina

prehistoriccave,mankindstretchedoutahandnotjusttoeat,drinkorfight,butalso

todraw.Theimpulsetowardsculture,thedesiretoexpressandexploretheworld

throughimaginationandrepresentationisfundamental.InEurope,thisdesirehas

foundfulfillmentinthemasterpiecesofourmusic,art,literatureandtheatre.These

masterpiecesarethetouchstonesforallourefforts;theyarethetouchstonesforthe

possibilitiestowhichhumanthoughtandimaginationmayaspire,theycarrythemost

profoundmessagesthatcanbesentfromonehumantoanother.

Whatwouldwethinkofasocietywhichdidnotattempttoteachitschildrenabout

theseachievements?Andwhatwouldthosechildrenthinkof,havinglearntthat

Mozartwasoneofthegreatestcreativemindswhohadeverlived,theydiscovered

thathisworksweredeniedtoallbutthosewhopassedthetestofbeingrich?

Nobodyshoulddenigratethevalueofpatronageoftherich.Itisoneofthe

greatesttraditionsofourculture,andthedesireandabilitytobeautifyyourlife

andyoursurroundingsatyourownexpenseisanobleone.Butinmethod,taste

andconsumption,itisindividualandprivate,andthusatoddswiththe

fundamentalnatureofmusic,theatreandopera,whichispublicandcommunal.

Theatresprangoutofaneedtodramatizetheunknowable.Welearntfroma

handfulofhumanbeings,mostbornwithoutexceptionalmaterialprivileges,that

theatrecanaspiretoagenuinelyprofoundandmysticalexperience.Whenthe

peopleofacitygathertogetherinthedarknessandimmersethemselves

collectivelyintheworksofMozartandVerditheyarenotonlyimbibingthese

greatspiritsforthemselvesbutinconcertwiththeirunknownneighborsoneither

side.Thisisprofoundsocialactivity,whichisbynomeanstobecomparedwith

sittinginisolationlisteningtoareproduction.Thegreatestspiritualforceofthe

highestformsoftheatre,musicandoperastemsfromitsabilitytoinspirean

audiencetofeelingswhicharegenerouslyandpubliclyexpressed,notharbored

secretlyandprivately.

Thecivilizedsocietywillmakemusic,theatreandoperatheprovinceofallits

people.Anuncivilizedsocietyreservessuchachievementsforaprivilegedfew.

Therestofsocietymaylearnabouttheexistenceoftheseachievements,but

deniedaccesstothem,theywilltendtohatetheidealsandaspirationsthey

embody,andultimately,hatesocietyitself.Itissimplyaquestionofchoice.

9.Thewriterbelievesthatsinceoperaisexpensive

A.peopleshouldbechargedthefullcosttoseeit.

B.Itisunreasonabletoexpectittobecomeapopularartform.

C.Societyshouldgivethosewithlittlemoneyachancetoseeit.

D.Onlypeoplewhocanafforditshouldseeit.

10.Accordingtothewriter,theopportunitytoseeoperaisimportant

because____

A.operaembodiescertainculturalvalues.

B.operacombinesmusicandtheatreinauniqueway.

C.theexperienceisthesameforeverygeneration.

D.theproductionsarespectacular.

11.Whatcriticismdoesthewritermakeofthepatronageoftherich?

A.Itisawayofshowingofftheirstatus.

B.Itisagainstthespiritofopera.

C.Itisanoutdatedtradition.

D.Ithasaffectedthedevelopmentofopera.

12.Thetheatreisagoodplacetoenjoymusicbecause

A.youarelisteningtoanoriginalperformance.

B.youareactivelytakingpartyourself.

C.youcanappreciatethesoundandcolors.

D.youaresharinganexperiencewithotherpeople.

TextD

Withitscommoninterestinlawbreakingbutitsimmenserangeofsubject-matter

andwidely-varyingmethodsoftreatment,thecrimenovelcouldmakea

legitimateclaimtoberegardedasaseparatebranchofliterature,or,atleast,asa

distinct,eventhoughaslightlydisreputable,offshootofthetraditionalnovel.

Thedetectivestoryisprobablythemostrespectable(atanyrateinthenarrow

senseoftheword)ofthecrimespecies.Itscreationisoftentherelaxationof

Universitydons,literaryeconomists,scientistsorevenpoets.Fatalitiesmay

occurmorefrequentlyandmysteriouslythanmightbeexpectedinpolitesociety,

buttheworldinwhichtheyhappen,thevillage,seasideresort,collegeorstudio,

isfamiliartous,ifnotfromourownexperience,atleastinthenewspaperorthe

livesoffriends.Thecharacters,thoughnormallyrealizedsuperficially,areas

recognisablyhumanandconsistentasourlessintimateassociates.Astorysetin

amoreremoteenvironment,AfricanjungleorAustralianbush,ancientChinaor

gaslitLondon,appealstoourinterestingeographyorhistory,andmostdetective

storywritersareconscientiousinprovidingareasonablyauthenticbackground.

Theelaborate,carefully-assembledplot,despisedbythemodemintellectual

criticsandcreatorsof'significant'novels,hasfoundrefugeinthemurder

mystery,withitssprinklingofclues,itsspicingwithapparentimpossibilities,all

withappropriatesolutionsandexplanationsattheend.Withtheguiltofescapism

fromRealLifenagginggently,wesecretlyrevelintheunmaskingofevilbya

vaguelysuper-humansleuth,whoseesthroughanddispelsthecloudofsuspicion

whichhashoveredsounjustlyovertheinnocent.

Thoughitsvillainalsoreceiveshisrightfuldeserts,thethrillerpresentsaless

comfortableandcredibleworld.Thesequenceoffirstfights,revolverduels,car

crashesandescapesfromgas-filledcellarsexhauststhereaderfarmorethanthe

hero,who,sufferingfromatleasttwobrokenribs,oneblackeye,uncountable

bruisesandahangover,canstillchaseandoverpoweranarmedvillainwiththe

physiqueofawrestler.Hemovesdangerouslythroughaworldofruthlessgangs,

brutality,aviciouslustforpowerandmoneyand,incontrasttothedetectivetale,

withanear-omniscientarch-criminalwhosedefeatseemsalmostaccidental.

Perhapswemissinthethrillerthesecurityofbeingsafelyledbyour

imperturbableinvestigatorpastascoreofredherringsandblindavenuestoa

finalgatheringofsuspectswhenanunchallengeableelucidationofallthathas

bewilderedusisgivenandjusticeandgoodnessprevail.Allthatwevainlyhope

forfromlifeisgrantedvicariously.

13.Thecrimenovelmayberegardedas

A.anindependentdevelopmentofthenovel.

B.relatedinsomewaystothehistoricalnovel.

C.notatruenovelatall.

D.anotquiterespectableformoftheconventionalnovel.

14.Thepassagesuggeststhatintellectualswritedetectivestoriesbecause

A.thestoriesareofteninfactveryinstructive.

B.theyenjoywritingthesestories.

C.thecreationofthesestoriesdemandsconsiderableintelligence.

D.detectivestoriesareanacceptedbranchofliterature.

15.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassageasoneofthesimilarities

betweenthedetectivestoryandthethrillers?

A.bothhaveinvolvedplots.

B.botharecondemnedbymoderncritics.

C.bothareformsofescapistfiction.

D.bothdemonstratethetriumphofrightoverwrong.

AnswerSheet

NameStudentNumberScore.

I.Blank-filling(10%)

1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.9.10.

11.12.13.14.15.

16.17.18.19.20.

II.Structure(10%)

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III.Paraphrase(20%)

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IV.FigureofSpeech(10%)

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