1. Blassingame has taken pains to show that the editors of several of the more famous antebellum slave narratives were “noted for their integrity” and thus were unlikely to (i)___ the facts given them by slave narrators. From a (ii)___ standpoint, however, it is not the moral integrity of these editors that is at issue but the linguistic, structural, and tonal integrity of the narratives they produces. Even if an editor (iii)___ reproduced the facts of a narrator’s life, it was still the editor who decided what to make o f these facts, how they should be emphasized, in what order they ought to be presented, and what was extraneous or germane.
BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A acknowledge E ethical G unreliably B distort D literary H faithfully C insist F mystical I needlessly
2. Generally languages define social groups and provide (i)___ for social structures. Hence, a (ii)___ (having or giving style or distinction) language sets a cultural group off from the dominant language group. Throughout United States history this pattern has resulted in one unhappy consequence -- (iii)___members of the cultural minority.
BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A justification D distinctive G moderation of B confidence E errant H derivation from C recklessness F widespread I discrimination against
3. If the United States is truly a (i)___ nation —that is, if it is one culture reflecting the contributions of many —this demand should be seen as a demand not for (ii)___ but for (iii)___.
BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A controversial D correction G inclusion B multicultral E accumulation H encouragement C unimpeachable F separation I inventiveness
4. More direct efforts to force inclusion can be misguided. For example, movements to declare English the official language do not truly advance the (i)___ of a multicultural nation. In fact , they (ii)___ the twenty million people who do not speak English as their mother tongue. Further, it would be unwise to require the (iii)___ use of English.
BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A cohesion D alienate G provincial B declination E demean H universal C modernization F revoke I deliberate
5. It is the result of the fundamental change that occurred as European monarchies were replaced by (i)___ governments. That is, these governments began to reject what had been a primary intent of extradition, to (ii)___ the return of political offenders, and instead sought to protect (iii)___ fleeing despotic regimes.
BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A responsible D extol G dissidents B aristocratic E expedite H citizens C democratic F exemplify I residents
6. Genetically considered, social democracy is something (i)___ and unintended to communities where there is (ii)___ competence and no marked personal eminence. There be no will (iii)___ but instead an intelligent readiness to lend a hand and to do in unison whatever is done.
BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A primitive D general I ease B advanced E comprehensive H equality C prominent F extreme G aristocracy
7.  olitical democracy, on the other hand, is a late and (i)___ product. It arises by a gradual extension of aristocratic privileges, through (ii)___ abuses, and in answer to restlessness on the people’s part. Its principle is not the absence of eminence, but the discovery that existing (iii)___ is no longer genuine and representative. It may retain many vestiges of older and less democratic institutions.
BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A artificial D rebellion against G eminence B specific E dependence on H alienation C alterative F interference with I acknowledgement
8. Hughes’s expression of the vibrant folk culture of Black people established his writing as a (i)___ in the history of African American literature. Especially and predictably, most of his folk poems have the (ii)___ marks of this folk culture’s oral tradition. There is a deceptive veil of artlessness in these poems. Hughes prided himself on being an (iii)___ and impressionistic writer of poetry. His, he insisted, was not an artfully constructed poetry. Yet an analysis of his dramatic monologues and other poems reveals that his poetry was carefully and artfully crafted.
BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A rigidity D distinctive G well - prepared B characteristic E resemble H impromptu C landmark F acrimonious I ambiguous
9. (i)___ of compulsory national service claim that such a program is not in keeping with the liberal principles upon which Western democracies are founded. This reasoning is reminiscent of the argument that a tax on one’s income is (ii)___ because it violates one’s right to property. Such conceptions of the liberal state fail to take into account the intricate character of the social agreement that (iii)___ our liberties.
BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A Cynics E beneficial G enforces B Proponents D undemocratic H undermines C Opponents F idiosyncratic I undergirds
10. It might be objected that the cases of taxation and national service are not (i)___: while taxation must be (ii)___, the military is quite able to find recruits without resorting to conscription. Furthermore, proponents of national service do not limit its scope to only those duties absolutely necessary to the defense of the nation. Therefore, it may be contended, compulsory national service (iii)___ the acceptable boundaries of governmental interference in the lives of its citizens.
BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A conducive D coerced G reinforces B paradox E reconstructed H oversteps C analogous F incorporated I compromises作者: 普渡哥 时间: 2011-12-20 21:34
大家快做吧作者: 竹林中人 时间: 2011-12-21 15:06
1.BE(出题人标成了D)H,2.ADI,3.BFG, 4.ADH, 5.CEG,6.ADI,7.BEH,8.CDG,9.CEH,10.BDH作者: 普渡哥 时间: 2011-12-22 10:17
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