简答题“Mark Twain gained a keen perception …, of the difference between what people claim to be and what they really are.” What rhetorical device is used in the underlined parts? ( ) A、Parallelism B、Antithesis C、paradox D、Euphemism简答题The model they followed in building their houses is a brick standing upright. (from “The Libido for the Ugly”)简答题“I found another Twain as well — one who grew cynical, bitter, saddened by the profound personal tragedies….” The word “cynical” means ( ). A、 credulous B、 sardonic C、 convinced D、 depressed简答题“The tall buildings of the martyred city flashed by as we lurched from side to side in response to the driver's sharp twists of the wheel.” The word “martyred” means ( ). A、 victimized B、 consoled C、 grieved D、 vexed简答题The stagecoach traveled a longer distance than the pony-rider every day. 无简答题“We had a consuming desire, from the beginning, to see a pony-rider…” The word “consuming” means “dreary” or “unexciting”. 无简答题The poverty of the couple’s rooms is more in the woman’s eyes than a truthful economic indicator. 无简答题According to the excerpt, what can be stated about the marriage of this woman? ( ) A、 She was forced to marry by her parents. B、 She married but was ashamed of the insignificant position her husband held. C、 She married for love without realizing the consequences to her social standing. D、 She married her present husband after a wealthy suitor had abandoned her. 无简答题“They stood shocked, trying to absorb the shattering scenes before their eyes.” The word “shattering” means ( ). A、 devastating B、 collapsing C、 eroding D、 damaging简答题“It was a splendid population—for all the slow, sleepy, sluggish-brained sloths stayed at home...” What rhetorical device is used in the underlined parts? ( ) A、Metaphor B、Antithesis C、Alliteration D、Euphemism简答题“… Ogilvie, who had declared he would appear at the Croydons’ suite an hour after his cryptic telephone call…” The word “cryptic” means ( ). A、 hidden B、 strange C、 mysterious D、 sacred简答题“When the court adjourned, we found Dayton’s streets swarming with strangers.” The phrase “swarm with” means ( ). A、 deserted by B、 intruded into by C、 thronged with D、 forsaken by简答题“One shop announced: DARWIN IS RIGHT - INSIDE. (This was J. R. Darwin's Everything to Wear Store.)” What rhetorical device is used in “DARWIN IS RIGHT - INSIDE”? ( ) A、 irony B、 satire C、 pun D、 alliteration简答题“Let it become downright black, and it is still sightly, especially if its trimmings are of white stone…” The word “downright” in this sentence means ( ). A、 absolutely B、 practically C、 rationally D、 commonly简答题The woman was born into an aristocratic family and took great pride in her noble birth. 无简答题“It is impossible to put down the wallpaper that defaces the average American home of the lower middle class to mere inadvertence, or to the obscene humor of the manufacturers.” The phrase “put down … to …” means ( ). A、 attribute … to B、 tear down… to C、 rip off…for D、 inscribe… into简答题Based on the tone of the passage, which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude toward the Pony Express rider?（ ） A、 excitement B、 fear C、 bewilderment D、 indifference 无简答题“…as they exchanged the ritual formula of gratitude and respect: ‘Tomo aligato gozayimas.’” The word "ritual" means ( ). A、earthly B、worldly C、temporal D、ceremonial简答题“Four years earlier, Hurricane Betsy had demolished his former home a few miles west of Gulfport.” The word “demolished” means ( ). A、 subdued B、 swept C、 pulled down D、 pulled away简答题“Resolutely he strode to the stand, carrying a palm fan like a sword to repel his enemies.” What rhetorical device is used in “carrying a palm fan like a sword”? ( ) A、 Synecdoche B、 simile C、 metaphor D、 Transferred epithet