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Passage One (1) Arthur was taken to the huge mediaeval fortress at the harbour’s mouth. He found prison life fairly endurab
Passage One (1) Arthur was taken to the huge mediaeval fortress at the harbour’s mouth. He found prison life fairly endurab
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Passage One
(1) Arthur was taken to the huge mediaeval fortress at the harbour’s mouth. He found prison life fairly endurable. His cell was unpleasantly damp and dark. He was kept in solitary confinement, and, though the vigilance of the warders was less strict than he had expected, he failed to obtain any explanation of the cause of his arrest. Nevertheless, the tranquil frame of mind in which he had entered the fortress did not change. Not being allowed books, he spent his time in prayer and devout meditation, and waited without impatience or anxiety for the further course of events.
(2) One day a soldier unlocked the door of his cell and called to him: "This way, please!" After two or three questions, to which he got no answer but, "Talking is forbidden," Arthur resigned himself to the inevitable and followed the soldier through a labyrinth of courtyards, corridors, and stairs, all more or less musty-smelling, into a large, light room in which three persons in military uniform sat at a long table covered with green baize and littered with papers, chatting in a languid, desultory way. They put on a stiff, business air as he came in, and the oldest of them, a foppish-looking man with gray whiskers and a colonel’s uniform, pointed to a chair on the other side of the table and began the preliminary interrogation.
(3) Arthur had expected to be threatened, abused, and sworn at, and had prepared himself to answer with dignity and patience; but he was pleasantly disappointed. The colonel was stiff, cold and formal, but perfectly courteous. The usual questions as to his name, age, nationality, and social position were put and answered, and the replies written down in monotonous succession. He was beginning to feel bored and impatient, when the colonel asked;
(4) "And now, Mr. Burton, what do you know about Young Italy?"
(5) "I know that it is a society which publishes a newspaper in Marseilles and circulates it in Italy, with the object of inducing people to revolt and drive the Austrian army out of the country. "
(6) "You have read this paper, I think?"
(7) " Yes; I am interested in the subject. "
(8) "When you read it you realized that you were committing an illegal action?"
(9) "Certainly. "
(10) "Where did you get the copies which were found in your room?"
(11) "That I cannot tell you. "
(12) " Mr. Burton, you must not say ’ I cannot tell’ here; you are bound to answer my questions. "
(13) "I will not, then, if you object to ’cannot’. "
(14) "You will regret it if you permit yourself to use such expressions," remarked the colonel. As Arthur made no reply, he went on:
(15) "I may as well tell you that evidence has come into our hands proving your connection with this society to be much more intimate than is implied by the mere reading of forbidden literature. It will be to your advantage to confess frankly. In any case the truth will be sure to come out, and you will find it useless to screen yourself behind evasion and denials. "
(16) "I have no desire to screen myself. What is it you want to know?"
(17) "Firstly, how did you, a foreigner, come to be implicated in matters of this kind?"
(18) "I thought about the subject and read everything I could get hold of, and formed my own conclusions. "
(19) "Who persuaded you to join this society?"
(20) "No one; I wished to join it. "
(21) "You are shilly-shallying with me," said the colonel, sharply; his patience was evidently beginning to give out. "No one can join a society by himself. To whom did you communicate your wish to join it?"
(22) Silence.
(23) "Will you have the kindness to answer me?"
(24) "Not when you ask questions of that kind. "
(25) Arthur spoke sullenly; a curious, nervous irritability was taking possession of him. He knew by this time that many arrests had been made in both Leghorn and Pisa; and, though still ignorant of the extent of the calamity, he had already heard enough to put him into a fever of anxiety for the safety of Gemma and his other friends. The studied politeness of the officers, the dull game of fencing and parrying, of insidious questions and evasive answers, worried and annoyed him, and the clumsy tramping backward and forward of the sentinel outside the door jarred detestably upon his ear.
(26) "Oh, by the by, when did you last meet Giovanni Bolla?" asked the colonel, after a little more bandying of words. "Just before you left Pisa, was it?"
(27) "I know no one of that name. "
(28) "What! Giovanni Bolla? Surely you know him—a tall young fellow, closely shaven. Why, he is one of your fellow students. "
(29) "There are many students in the university whom I don’t know. "
(30) "Oh, but you must know Bolla, surely! Look, this is his handwriting. You see, he knows you well enough."
(31) The colonel carelessly handed him a paper headed; "Protocol," and signed; "Giovanni Bolla." Glancing down it Arthur came upon his own name. He looked up in surprise. "Am I to read it?"
(32) "Yes, you may as well; it concerns you. "
(33) He began to read, while the officers sat silently watching his face. The document appeared to consist of depositions in answer to a long string of questions. Evidently Bolla, too, must have been arrested. The first depositions were of the usual stereotyped character; then followed a short account of Bolla’s connection with the society, of the dissemination of prohibited literature in Leghorn, and of the students’ meetings. Next came "Among those who joined us was a young Englishman, Arthur Burton, who belongs to one of the rich shipowning families. "
(34) The blood rushed into Arthur’s face. Bolla had betrayed him! Bolla, who had taken upon himself the solemn duties of an initiator—Bolla, who had converted Gemma—who was in love with her! He laid down the paper and stared at the floor.
(35) "I hope that little document has refreshed your memory?" hinted the colonel politely.
(36) Arthur shook his head. " I know no one of that name," he repeated in a dull, hard voice. " There must be some mistake. "
Which of the following sentences is used as an example of personification?
选项
A、...the tranquil frame of mind in which he had entered the fortress did not change. (Para. 1)
B、...a curious, nervous irritability was taking possession of him. (Para. 25)
C、...he had already heard enough to put him into a fever of anxiety... (Para. 25)
D、The blood rushed into Arthur’s face. (Para. 34)
答案
B
解析
修辞题。根据题干分别定位至相关段落。从第二十五段可知,[B]的字面意思是“一种怪异而紧张的不耐烦感占据了他”,take possession of的主体通常是人,而此处使用的是一种感觉,因此该项使用了拟人手法,故[B]为答案。从上下文可知,[A]表述的意思是“他保持着进入城堡以来平静的心态”,可见此处没有使用拟人手法;[C]中的a fever of anxiety使用的是借喻手法,不是拟人,故排除;而[D]“血涌上了亚瑟的脸”并没有包含拟人手法,故排除。
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