“英语修辞学”样卷参考答案及评分标准

I. 每空格1分，共10分

1. （1） Rhetoric　（2） effectively

2. （1） oral　　　（2） it

3. （1） wrong　　（2） does

4. （1） meaning　（2） mother

5. （1） such　　（2） in communication / in speaking or writing

II. 每小题1分，共10分

1. T　2. F　3. F　4. T　5. F　6. T　7. T　8. F　9. F　10. T

III. 每小题2分，共20分

1. C　2. D　3. A　4. C　5. B　6. D　7. B　8. A　9. C　10. D

IV. 每小题4分，共20分；以符合改写要求为主（2.5分），其他语言与语法为次（1.5分）。

1. Learning is climbing up a mountain.

2. His voice sounded like a thunder in the hall.

3. I hear your daughter is expecting, isn't she?

4. A living ass is better than a dead lion.

5. People there were all amazed and they kept silent.

V. 每小题5分，共20分；改写符合有关修辞原则与技巧（3分），同时适当考虑语法（2分）。

1. The other day, I got up early and caught the first bus, but I still arrived late because of the heavy traffic jam.

2. The traffic sign on which there are school children indicates that there is a school ahead. Here we come across such a traffic sign, and so there must be a school ahead.

3. The applicant started his letter with “Dear Sir: Your letter has been received,” and closed his letter with “Truly yours, George.” Two weeks later, a letter came asking him to present more documents to prove his English level.

4. As their houses are both near a post office, they can communicate by express mails.

VI. 每小题5分，共20分；每题包含两个问题时一般各占2.5分，包含5个小项的每项占1分。

1. The sentence is heavy and uneasy to be understood, and I'd rewrite it as the following: They never thought that they were unable to get imported foods.

2. esp. — especially; 特别是

i.e. — that is to say; namely; 也就是说

Hollywood — American film-making industry; 好莱坞

the White House — the U.S. president / administration; 白宫

the press — news reporters / journalists / newspapers, etc. 新闻媒体，记者等

3. The statement is not a sound deduction pattern. If the word “must” is changed into “may”, or “might”, then the statement will be alright.

4. In contrast to accuracy, vagueness is another important aspect of language. On the one hand, vagueness always exists in many terms, e.g. the difference between “long” and “short” are only comparatively true. In daily life, people sometimes deliberately use vague expressions when they are unable or find it unwise to be exact.