課程名稱︰大一英文
課程性質︰共同必修
課程教師︰陶漢威
開課學院：文學院
開課系所︰外文系
考試日期（年月日）︰2008.1.8
考試時限（分鐘）：180分？（老師未說明，不過大多數人一小時內便交卷）
是否需發放獎勵金：是，謝謝
（如未明確表示，則不予發放）
試題 :
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"?
--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc)
◆ From: 140.112.143.59
※ 編輯: phisseraph 來自: 140.112.143.59 (01/15 17:39)