国家开放大学文学英语赏析Continuous Assessment 1

Section 1: Decide which figure of speech is used in the following sentences. (50 points, 5 points each.)
1._____ is an example of metaphor.
单选题 (5 分) 5分
A.
“ Her tongue is a sharp knife.”
B.
“Her eyes twinkled like stars.”
C.
“Don’t stand there like a tin of milk.”
D.
“ The windows wave violently in the wind.”
正确答案: A
2._____ contains an example of simile.
单选题 (5 分) 5分
A.
“ Words pay no debts.”
B.
“Her eyes twinkled like stars.”
C.
“The wind whistled through the trees.”
D.
“My face is an open book.”
正确答案: B
3._____ is an example of personification.
单选题 (5 分) 5分
A.
“Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”
B.
“He has a heart of stone.”
C.
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth”
D.
“Soon night will steal hours from the day.”
正确答案: D
4. _______ contains an example of assonance.
单选题 (5 分)
A.
“Better late than never.”
B.
“He was secret, self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.”
C.
“The best for less.”
D.
“The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”
正确答案: C
5._____ is an example of parallelism.
单选题 (5 分) 5分
A.
“Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”
B.
“He has a heart of stone. Stay away from him.”
C.
“Life is a journey, not a destination. Travel it well.”
D.
“Least said, soonest mended.”
正确答案: D
6._____ contains two examples of metaphor.
单选题 (5 分) 5分
A.
“The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.
B.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.”
C.
“The street shone out, like a fire in the forest.”
D.
“We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.”
正确答案: A
7._____ contains an example of simile.
单选题 (5 分) 5分
A.
“ Her tongue is like a sharp knife.”
B.
“The years have silvered her hair.”
C.
“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women are merely players.”
D.
“My face is an open book.”
正确答案: A
8._______ contains an example of assonance.
单选题 (5 分)
A.
“Least said, soonest mended.”
B.
“The sea is a hungry dog.”
C.
“He just parrots what other students say.”
D.
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
正确答案: D
9._____ contains an example of parallelism.
单选题 (5 分) 5分
A.
“The houses are cold, closed and unfriendly.”
B.
“He has a heart of stone. Stay away from him.”
C.
“Life is a journey, not a destination.”
D.
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
正确答案: D
10. _____ is an example of personification.
单选题 (5 分) 5分
A.
“Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”
B.
“The houses are cold, closed and unfriendly.”
C.
“He has a heart of stone.”
D.
“Life is a journey. Travel it well.”
正确答案: B
Section 2: Decide whether the following statements are True (对 ) or False (错). (50 points, 5 point each)
11.The proverb “Lies have short legs” is an example of personification.
判断题 (5 分) 5分
A.对
B.错
正确答案: A
12.“Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds.” is an example of simile.
判断题 (5 分) 5分
A.对
B.错
正确答案: A
13.“ The runner peaked before the end of the race.” is an example of personification.
判断题 (5 分) 5分
A.对
B.错
正确答案: B
14.The statement “He was my North, my South, my East and West” is a good example of assonance because it contains the repeated “m” .
判断题 (5 分) 5分
A.对
B.错
正确答案: B
15.“The life of Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation.” contains examples of metaphor.
判断题 (5 分) 5分
A.对
B.错
正确答案: A
16.“Don’t stand there like a tin of milk.” is an example of assonance.
判断题 (5 分) 5分
A.对
B.错
正确答案: B
17.“Her story is one of struggle, success and sadness.” is an example of alliteration.
判断题 (5 分) 5分
A.对
B.错
正确答案: A
18.“The flowers nodded in the breeze.” is an example of personification.
判断题 (5 分) 5分
A.对
B.错
正确答案: A
19.“Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice” contains examples of irony.
判断题 (5 分) 5分
A.对
B.错
正确答案: B
20. “Haste makes waste.” contains examples of alliteration and assonance.
判断题 (5 分) 5分
A.对
B.错
正确答案: B