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Which of the following sentences use the rhetorical device of hyperbole?
A:She smiled that slow dragging smile.
B:Children these days would bust out of sheetmetal clothes.
C:Momma hadn’t thought that taking off my dress in front of Mrs. Flowers would kill me stone dead.
D:What on earth did one put on to go to Mrs. Flowers’ house?
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Which sentences use the rhetorical device of simile?
A:They look like figures representing gluttony in a medieval morality play, and you expect ladies in wimples to appear and clowns dressed like monkeys.
B:There are also big block letters laid out on sand like formations of gymnasts at a Soviet youth rally.
C:He breathes hard. He looks around.
D:Maybe he hesitates, or looks around, or gives up.
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Metaphor is applied in ________.
A:…satiety is a dream which will always elude you.
B:When white men first effect contact with some unspoilt race of savages, they offer them all kinds of benefits, from the light of the Gospel to pumpkin pie.
C:Dance halls, cinemas, this age of jazz are all, if we may believe our ears, gateway to Hell, and we should be better employed sitting at home contemplating our sins.
D:It is scarcely possible to exaggerate the influence of vanity throughout the range of human life, from the child of three to the potentate at whose frown the world trembles.
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Metaphor is used in ________.
A:… had bequeathed to us tablets of stone commanding that nothing in television shall ever require more than a few moments’ concentration.
B:Who can quarrel with a medium that so brilliantly packages escapist entertainment as a mass-marketing tool?
C:… force feeding on trivial fare is not itself a trivial matter.
D:… and I fear that … and our appetite for complexity are only dimly perceived.
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(On Human Nature and Politics) Even gods love to be praised.
A:错误
B:正确
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Priestley thinks he will become more famous if people know what is in his mind when he is sleepless.
A:错误
B:正确
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While at Wittier college, Sanders (the author of "I‘ll Never Escape the Ghetto") felt ashamed of telling people that he was from "
A:错误
B:正确
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One of the African guides could tell that these nests had been abandoned by the gorillas long before.
A:错误
B:正确
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Before Sanders enrolled in Yale Law School, Watts was already a topic for discussion on the campus.
A:错误
B:正确
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Anyone can perform miracles so long as he concentrates something; but television discourages concentration.
A:错误
B:正确
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According to Mr. Roper’s survey, radio ranks third among the major forms of mass media in terms of popularity.
A:错误
B:正确
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Gorillas have far greater physical strength than human beings.
A:错误
B:正确
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(Vivisection) Protest against vivisection used to be strong, but today no one dare show any opposition.
A:错误
B:正确
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Mrs. Flowers took special care of Marguerite only because she liked her.
A:错误
B:正确
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(Why I Write) According to Orwell, all writers, even writers of railway guides, have aesthetic considerations.
A:错误
B:正确
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Lacking direct evidence, scientists have assumed that gorillas live in a manner similar to that of humans.
A:错误
B:正确
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For fifty years or more, Orwell wrote a story about himself.
A:错误
B:正确
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(Why I Write) When writing Homage to Catalonia, Orwell’s first concern is political.
A:错误
B:正确
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Literary men have no desire to seek publicity.
A:错误
B:正确
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When he saw the gorilla, the author was so fascinated by its charming appearance that he forgot to use his binoculars.
A:错误
B:正确
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The quality of late life is determined by a combination of many elements.
A:错误
B:正确
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(On Getting Off to Sleep) Priestly doesn’t think he has an iron will, and he is not sorry about it.
A:错奥鹏教育东北师范大学在线作业误
B:正确
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Old-fashioned cheeses can no longer be bought anywhere in the United States.
A:错误
B:正确
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The four motives do not carry the same weight in a write.
A:错误
B:正确
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(On Human Nature and Politics) Some criminals enjoy seeing public accounts of their worst acts.
A:错误
B:正确
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The Kaiser was impressed by the British naval review and decided to build a powerful navy for himself.
A:错误
B:正确
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Alice Cooper took his own life at the end of a rock concert in order to shock and thrill the audience.
A:错误
B:正确
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According to Jim Binns, young people today are ever more conscious of the “generation gap” than young people of the past.
A:错误
B:正确
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The whole article convinces us that these animals are largely a gentle and kind species.
A:错误
B:正确
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(A Lesson in Living) Marguerite was a sensitive girl and was upset by Momma’s behavior towards Mrs. Flowers.
A:错误
B:正确
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Though the infliction of pain in itself is an evil act, it requires no justification if it can be done for a good purpose.
A:错误
B:正确
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(Vivisection) The author praises the victory of vivisection as a great advance in the triumph of utilitarianism.
A:错误
B:正确
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In Marguerite’s mind, Mrs. Flowers was a god-like figure.
A:错误
B:正确
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Priestly doesn’t like Lamb’s letters.
A:错误
B:正确
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Musical listening is actually done on the three planes simultaneously.
A:错误
B:正确
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The American public is not well aware of the adverse effects of television.
A:错误
B:正确
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(The Trouble with Television) News on TV is read very fast and made too brief and incoherent to be comprehensive.
A:错误
B:正确
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Momma, in this autobiographical account, was Marguerite’s mother.
A:错误
B:正确
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Old people who are poor have been poor all their lives.
A:错误
B:正确
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Some idealists can choose the fourth alternative because they are more practical, though no less determined, in changing society.
A:错误
B:正确
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