英语专业专升本修辞表达基础卷

英语专业专升本修辞表达基础卷考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 年级/班级：英语专业专升本

试标题是:“英语专业专升本修辞表达基础卷”

一、选择题

1.Whichofthefollowingfiguresofspeechisbestillustratedbythesentence"Thewindwhisperedthroughthetrees"?

A.Metaphor

B.Simile

C.Personification

D.Hyperbole

2.Thephrase"Itisrainingcatsanddogs"primarilyemployswhichrhetoricaldevice?

A.Alliteration

B.Hyperbole

C.Oxymoron

D.Paradox

3.Inthesentence"Theoldman'shandswerelikegnarledbranches,"whatfigureofspeechisusedtocomparethehandstobranches?

A.Metonymy

B.Synecdoche

C.Simile

D.Metaphor

4.Therhetoricaldeviceusedin"Theroadtosuccessispavedwiththorns"isbestdescribedas:

A.Metonymy

B.Personification

C.Hyperbole

D.Symbolism

5.Thephrase"breaktheice"isanexampleof:

A.Metaphor

B.Idiom

C.Allusion

D.Oxymoron

6.Thesentence"Thelazyboywasasslowasasnail"primarilyuseswhich修辞手法?

A.Metaphor

B.Simile

C.Hyperbole

D.Personification

7.Therhetoricaldeviceemployedin"Thebookisawindowtotheworld"is:

A.Metaphor

B.Simile

C.Personification

D.Alliteration

8.Thephrase"burnthemidnightoil"typicallymeans:

A.Toworkdiligentlyatnight

B.Towastetime

C.Toavoidwork

D.Toworkduringtheday

9.Thesentence"Thesilentnightwasfilledwiththeechoesofdistantthunder"primarilyuseswhich修辞手法?

A.Alliteration

B.Personification

C.Hyperbole

D.Simile

10.Therhetoricaldeviceusedin"Theappledoesnotfallfarfromthetree"is:

A.Metaphor

B.Simile

C.Idiom

D.Personification

11.Thephrase"wearone'sheartonone'ssleeve"isanexampleof:

A.Metaphor

B.Simile

C.Idiom

D.Hyperbole

12.Therhetoricaldeviceemployedin"Theearlybirdcatchestheworm"is:

A.Metaphor

B.Simile

C.Idiom

D.Personification

13.Thesentence"Theriversangalullabytothesleepingtown"primarilyuseswhich修辞手法?

A.Alliteration

B.Personification

C.Hyperbole

D.Simile

14.Thephrase"letthecatoutofthebag"isanexampleof:

A.Metaphor

B.Simile

C.Idiom

D.Hyperbole

15.Therhetoricaldeviceusedin"Thepenismightierthanthesword"is:

A.Metaphor

B.Simile

C.Hyperbole

D.Personification

二、填空题

1.Thefigureofspeechinwhichanobjectoractionisgivenhumancharacteristicsiscalled________.

2.Thephrase"Easiersaidthandone"isanexampleofa(n)________.

3.Therhetoricaldevicethatinvolvesanexaggerationofideasforemphasisis________.

4.Thefigureofspeechthatcomparestwounlikethingsusing"like"or"as"iscalled________.

5.Thephrase"Thewolfinsheep'sclothing"isanexampleofa(n)________.

6.Therhetoricaldevicethatinvolvestheuseofsimilarwordsorsoundsatthebeginningofwordsinasentenceis________.

7.Thefigureofspeechinwhichonewordorphraseisusedtorepresentsomethingelseiscalled________.

8.Thephrase"Bitethebullet"isanexampleofa(n)________.

9.Therhetoricaldevicethatinvolvesacontrastbetweentwoopposingideasis________.

10.Thefigureofspeechinwhichadirectcomparisonismadewithoutusing"like"or"as"iscalled________.

11.Thephrase"Theballoffire"isanexampleofa(n)________.

12.Therhetoricaldevicethatinvolvestheuseofawordorphrasethathasadoublemeaningis________.

13.Thephrase"Thecalmbeforethestorm"isanexampleofa(n)________.

14.Therhetoricaldevicethatinvolvestherepetitionofthesamewordorphraseattheendofclausesorsentencesiscalled________.

15.Thefigureofspeechinwhichapartisusedtorepresentthewholeiscalled________.

三、多选题

1.Whichofthefollowingsentencesusepersonification?

A.Thewindwhisperedthroughthetrees.

B.Theoldman'shandswerelikegnarledbranches.

C.Theriversangalullabytothesleepingtown.

D.Thebookisawindowtotheworld.

2.Whichofthefollowingphrasesareidioms?

A.Breaktheice.

B.Burnthemidnightoil.

C.Letthecatoutofthebag.

D.Wearone'sheartonone'ssleeve.

3.Whichofthefollowingsentencesusehyperbole?

A.Itisrainingcatsanddogs.

B.Theroadtosuccessispavedwiththorns.

C.Thelazyboywasasslowasasnail.

D.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesusesimiles?

A.Theoldman'shandswerelikegnarledbranches.

B.Thelazyboywasasslowasasnail.

C.Theriversangalullabytothesleepingtown.

D.Thebookisawindowtotheworld.

5.Whichofthefollowingsentencesusemetaphors?

A.Thebookisawindowtotheworld.

B.Theappledoesnotfallfarfromthetree.

C.Thepenismightierthanthesword.

D.Thesilentnightwasfilledwiththeechoesofdistantthunder.

6.Whichofthefollowingphrasesinvolvealliteration?

A.Thesilentnightwasfilledwiththeechoesofdistantthunder.

B.Thecalmbeforethestorm.

C.Thepenismightierthanthesword.

D.Wearone'sheartonone'ssleeve.

7.Whichofthefollowingphrasesareexamplesofmetonymy?

A.Theappledoesnotfallfarfromthetree.

B.Thepenismightierthanthesword.

C.Theballoffire.

D.Thewolfinsheep'sclothing.

8.Whichofthefollowingphrasesareexamplesofsynecdoche?

A.Theballoffire.

B.Thewolfinsheep'sclothing.

C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

D.Theteamneedsanewcaptain.

9.Whichofthefollowingsentencesuseoxymorons?

A.Theoldman'shandswerelikegnarledbranches.

B.Thesilentnightwasfilledwiththeechoesofdistantthunder.

C.Thecalmbeforethestorm.

D.Thewolfinsheep'sclothing.

10.Whichofthefollowingsentencesuseparadoxes?

A.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

B.Thepenismightierthanthesword.

C.Thecalmbeforethestorm.

D.Easiersaidthandone.

四、判断题

1.Hyperboleisafigureofspeechthatusesexaggerationtocreateemphasisorahumorouseffect.

2.Asimileisafigureofspeechthatdirectlycomparestwounlikethingsusing"like"or"as."

3.Personificationistheattributionofhumanqualitiestoinanimateobjectsorabstractideas.

4.Anidiomisaphrasethatmeanssomethingdifferentfromtheliteralmeaningofitswords.

5.Metaphorisafigureofspeechthatimplicitlycomparestwounlikethingsbystatingonethingisanother.

6.Alliterationistherepetitionofthesamewordorphraseatthebeginningofclausesorsentences.

7.Synecdocheisafigureofspeechwhereapartisusedtorepresentthewholeorviceversa.

8.Oxymoronisafigureofspeechthatcombinestwocontradictorytermsinasinglephrase.

9.Paradoxisastatementthatappearsself-contradictorybutmayrevealadeepertruth.

10.Metonymyisafigureofspeechwhereawordorphraseisusedtorepresentsomethingelseitisrelatedto.

11.Thephrase"Thepenismightierthanthesword"isanexampleofpersonification.

12.Thephrase"Itisrainingcatsanddogs"isanexampleofasimile.

13.Thephrase"Bitethebullet"isanexampleofanidiom.

14.Thephrase"Theearlybirdcatchestheworm"isanexampleofhyperbole.

15.Thephrase"Thewolfinsheep'sclothing"isanexampleofametaphor.

五、问答题

1.Explainthedifferencebetweenasimileandametaphor.

2.Describetheeffectsofusingpersonificationinwriting.

3.DiscussthesignificanceofidiomsintheEnglishlanguage.

试卷答案

一、选择题答案及解析

1.C.Personification解析：句子“Thewindwhisperedthroughthetrees”中，风（非人物）被赋予了人类的行为“whispered”（低语），这是典型的拟人手法。

2.B.Hyperbole解析：短语“Itisrainingcatsanddogs”使用了夸张的手法来形容雨下得非常大，并非字面意思，属于夸张修辞。

3.C.Simile解析：句子“Theoldman'shandswerelikegnarledbranches”中，使用了“like”一词将老人的手比作扭曲的树枝，这是明喻的修辞手法。

4.C.Hyperbole解析：句子“Theroadtosuccessispavedwiththorns”中使用夸张的手法，将成功的道路形容为布满荆棘，以强调其艰难性。

5.B.Idiom解析：短语“breaktheice”意为“打破僵局”，其意思并非字面翻译，而是作为一个固定的习语使用。

6.B.Simile解析：句子“Thelazyboywasasslowasasnail”中，使用了“as...as”结构将懒惰的男孩比作蜗牛，属于明喻。

7.A.Metaphor解析：句子“Thebookisawindowtotheworld”中，将书比作窗户，直接隐含比较，没有使用“like”或“as”，属于暗喻。

8.A.Toworkdiligentlyatnight解析：短语“burnthemidnightoil”字面意思燃烧午夜油，实际意思是晚上刻苦工作，指勤奋工作。

9.B.Personification解析：句子“Thesilentnightwasfilledwiththeechoesofdistantthunder”中，夜晚（非人物）被赋予了人类的听觉行为“echoes”（回声），属于拟人。

10.C.Idiom解析：短语“Theappledoesnotfallfarfromthetree”意为“龙生龙，凤生凤”，指子女像父母，是一个固定的习语。

11.C.Idiom解析：短语“wearone'sheartonone'ssleeve”意为“将自己的心放在袖子上”，实际意思是表露情感，是一个固定的习语。

12.C.Idiom解析：短语“Theearlybirdcatchestheworm”意为“早起的鸟儿有虫吃”，指行动早的人有机会，是一个固定的习语。

13.B.Personification解析：句子“Theriversangalullabytothesleepingtown”中，河流（非人物）被赋予了人类的行为“sang”（唱歌），属于拟人。

14.C.Idiom解析：短语“letthecatoutofthebag”意为“把猫从袋子里放出来”，实际意思是泄露秘密，是一个固定的习语。

15.C.Hyperbole解析：句子“Thepenismightierthanthesword”中使用夸张的手法，将笔的权力比作剑的权力，强调思想的力量。

二、填空题答案及解析

1.Personification解析：拟人是将非人物或抽象概念赋予人类特征的一种修辞手法。

2.Idiom解析：习语是指具有固定含义的短语，其意思不能从字面推断。

3.Hyperbole解析：夸张是指通过夸大或缩小手法来增强表达效果的一种修辞手法。

4.Simile解析：明喻是通过“like”或“as”将两个不同事物进行比较的修辞手法。

5.Idiom解析：“Thewolfinsheep'sclothing”是一个习语，比喻外表和善内心险恶的人。

6.Alliteration解析：头韵是指句子中重复出现的相同或相似音素的修辞手法。

7.Metonymy解析：转喻是指用一个相关的事物代替另一个事物来表达的修辞手法。

8.Idiom解析：“Bitethebullet”是一个习语，意为忍受困难或痛苦。

9.Oxymoron解析：矛盾修饰是指将两个相反的词语放在一起以形成新意的修辞手法。

10.Metaphor解析：暗喻是直接将一个事物说成另一个事物，不使用“like”或“as”的修辞手法。

11.Metonymy解析：“Theballoffire”中，球（太阳）被用来代表火，属于转喻。

12.Pun解析：双关是指一个词语或短语有双重意义，用于制造幽默或修辞效果。

13.Idiom解析：“Thecalmbeforethestorm”是一个习语，意为暴风雨前的宁静。

14.Anaphora解析：排比是指在一个句子或段落中重复使用相同的词语或短语，通常在句首。

15.Synecdoche解析：提喻是指用部分代整体或用整体代部分的修辞手法。

三、多选题答案及解析

1.A,C解析：句子“Thewindwhisperedthroughthetrees”和“Theriversangalullabytothesleepingtown”中，风和河流被赋予了人类的行为，属于拟人。句子“Theoldman'shandswerelikegnarledbranches”是明喻，句子“Thebookisawindowtotheworld”是暗喻。

2.A,B,C,D解析：“Breaktheice”“Burnthemidnightoil”“Letthecatoutofthebag”“Wearone'sheartonone'ssleeve”都是具有固定含义的习语。

3.A,B,D解析：句子“Itisrainingcatsanddogs”“Theroadtosuccessispavedwiththorns”“Theearlybirdcatchestheworm”都使用了夸张的手法。

4.A,B解析：句子“Theoldman'shandswerelikegnarledbranches”和“Thelazyboywasasslowasasnail”都使用了明喻的修辞手法。

5.A,C解析：句子“Thebookisawindowtotheworld”是暗喻，“Thepenismightierthanthesword”是夸张。句子“Thesilentnightwasfilledwiththeechoesofdistantthunder”是拟人。

6.A解析：句子“Thesilentnightwasfilledwiththeechoesofdistantthunder”中，重复使用了“silent”和“echoes”音素，属于头韵。

7.D解析：“Thewolfinsheep'sclothing”是一个比喻，将伪装的狼比作披着羊皮的狼，属于暗喻。

8.D解析：“Theteamneedsanewcaptain”中，“team”代指“teammembers”，“captain”代指“teamleader”，属于提喻。

9.C解析：句子“Thecalmbeforethestorm”中，“calm”和