1、(完整版)12级英语阅读欣赏期末考试试卷2013-2014学年第二学期期末考试试卷年级 13级大专 专业 各专业 层次 各层次 科目 英语阅读欣赏 题号IIIIIIIVV总 分分数评卷人得 分I。 Multiple Choice (30 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement。 Mark the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on
2、the answer sheet。1。 “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife。” This humorous speech is from_ B _.A. Jane Austens Emma B. Jane Austens Pride and PrejudiceC. Charles Dickins The Great Expectation D。 Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyr
3、eThe most2. The important contribution of _ B _ is that he not only started the modern poetry, but also changed the course of English poetry by using ordinary speech of the language and by advocating a return to nature.A. William Blake B。 William WordsworthC. G. G。 Byron D. John Keats3。 In the Victo
4、rian Period _ B _ became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging expression of progressive thought。A. poetry B. novelC。 prose D. drama4。 Thomas Hardys _ A _ view of life predominates most of his works and earns him a reputation as a _ writer.A. pessimistic, naturalistic B。 pessimisti
5、c, humorousC。 romantic, realist D. determinist, stylistic5。 “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? 。 And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you。 ”
6、The quoted lines are most probably taken from _ C _。A。 Great Expectations B. Wuthering HeightsC. Jane Eyre D. Pride and Prejudice6。 Jane Austen s first novel _A _ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs.A。 Sense and Sensibility B。 Pride and PrejudiceC. Northanger Abbey D. Mansfield Pa
7、rk7. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? comes from _A_.A。 Shelleys Ode to the West Wind B。 Walt Whitman s Leaves of GrassC。 John Miltons Paradise Lost D。 John Keats Ode on a Grecian Urn8。 “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” is _D_ masterpiece on _。A。 G。 G. Byrons, love B。 John Keats, natureC。 P.
8、 B。 Shelleys, love D. William Wordsworths, nature9. T。S。 Eliots _B_ not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a whole postwar generation。A。 The Hollow Men B。 The Waste
9、 LandC. Murder in the Cathedral D. Ash Wednesday10. John Miltons greatest poetical work _B_ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf。A. Areopagitica B. Paradise LostC. Lycidas D. Samson Agonistes11. “The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only oneeighth of
10、 it being above water. This “iceberg” analogy about prose style was put forward by _C_。A。 William Faulkner B。 Henry JamesC. Ernest Hemingway D. F。 Scott Fitzgerald12。 Among the following writers _B_is generally regarded as the great master of the 20th century “stream-ofconsciousness” novels in Briti
11、sh literature.A。 T。 S。 Eliot B. James JoyceC. William Faulkner D。 Henry James13. In William Faulkners writings, the modern _A_ technique was frequently and skillfully used to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator。 A。 streamof-consciousness B. impressionismC。 imagism D。 dramatic m
12、onologue14。 “Byronic hero” is a figure of the following traits EXCEPT _D_。A。 being proud B. being self-independent C。 being rebellious D. being of humble origin15. Charles Dickens novel _B_ is famous for its vivid descriptions of the workhouse and life of the underworld in the nineteenth-century Lon
13、don。A。 The Pickwick Paper B。 Oliver TwistC。 David Copperfield D. Nicholas Nickleby16. _C_ is a novel by Nobel Prizewinning English author _ about a group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island who try to govern themselves, with disastrous results. A. A Passage to India, E. M。 ForsterB。 The R
14、ainbow, D. H. LawrenceC. Lord of the Flies, William GoldingD。 To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf17。 Jane Austen is wellknown for her elaborative depiction of five different marriages in her novel _D_.A。 Emma B。 Sense and SensibilityC. Mansfield Park D。 Pride and Prejudice18。 _A_begins and ends by pos
15、ing the question of whether it is possible for an Englishman and an Indian to ever be friends, at least within the context of British colonialism.A. E. M. Forsters A Passage to India B. Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness C。 D. H。 Lawrences Sons and Lovers D。 Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights19。 “Beauty
16、is truth, truth beauty”, which comes from _A_ famous poem _, is surely the most famous metaphysical equation。 A。 John Keats Ode on a Grecian Urn B。 Shelleys To a SkylarkC。 Byrons She Walks in Beauty D。 William Wordsworths The Solitary Reaper20。 Robinson Crusoe is the true prototype of the British co
17、lonist。 The whole Anglo-Saxon spirit is in Crusoe except_D_。A。 the manly independence B。 the persistenceC。 the slow yet efficient intelligence D。 the thirst for knowledge 21。 Charles Dickens novel, _B_, is famous for its vivid descriptions of the workhouse and life of the underworld in the nineteent
18、hcentury London.A。 The Pickwick Paper B. Oliver TwistC. David CopperfieldD。 Nicholas Nickleby22。 4。 D。 H. Lawrences autobiographical novel is _C_.A。 The Rainbow B。 Women in LoveC. Sons and Lovers D。 Lady Chatterleys Lover23。 8。 For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern nove
19、l, _C_ has been regarded as “Father of the English Novel”。A。 Daniel Defoe B. Jonathan SwiftC. Henry Fielding D. Oliver Goldsmith24. 12。 The major theme of Jane Austens novels is _D_ toward which she holds on a practical idealism.A. love and money B。 marriage and moneyC. love and family D. love and m
20、arriage25。 14。 Henry Fielding adopted “_D_” to relate a story in his novel in which the author becomes the “all- knowing God”. A。 the first- person narration B。 the epistolary form C. the picaresque form D. the third -person narration26. 16. The success of _B_ is also due to its introduction to the
21、English novel the first governess heroine.A。 The Professor B。 Jane EyreC。 Wuthering Heights D。 Far from the Madding Crowd27。 17. John Miltons _A_ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf.A. Paradise Lost B。 Paradise RegainedC。 Samson Agonistes D。 Areopagitica28. Wo
22、rdsworths _B_ is perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature.A. “To a Skylark” B。 “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud”C. “An Evening Walk” D。 “My Heart Leaps Up29。 The Nobel Prize Committee highly praised _B_ for “his powerful styleforming mastery of the art of creating modern fiction。A。 T。 S
23、. Eliot B. Ernest HemingwayC。 William Faulkner D。 Mark Twain30。 The attitude towards life that _C_ had been trying to demonstrate in his works is known as “grace under pressure”。A。 William Faulkner B. Theodore DreiserC。 Ernest Hemingway D。 FScott Fitzgerald 评卷人得 分 。 Reading Comprehension ( 10 points
24、 in all, 2 for each) Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English。 Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet。1. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless?_you are wrong!_ I have as much soul as you, _ and f
25、ull as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you.”Questions:A. Whats the title of the work? (Jane Eyre)B. Who is the writer of this work?(Charlotte Bront)2。 “To be, or not to be - that is
26、 the question; Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?”Questions:A. Who is the writer of this work? Whats the title of the work?(Shakespeare and Hamlet)B. What does the phrase “to take
27、arms against a sea of troubles ” mean?(To take up arms against troubles that sweep upon us like a sea。)C。 How do you understand the quotation “To be, or not to be -that is the question”?(Whether to live on in the world or to die is a question。 It reflects Hamlets dilemma and has become the eternal q
28、uestioning of human action。) 评卷人得 分III. Put the following sentences into Chinese。 ( 30 points in all, 3 for each)1. No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shape the soul and let the glory out。不论败得多惨,失利跟胜利一样,完善心灵,光耀千秋.2。 Hemingway was raised with the conservative Midwes
29、tern values of strong religion, hard work, physical fitness and self determination; if one adhered to these parameters, he was taught, he would be ensured of success in whatever field he chose。海明威受到的是保守的中西部的价值观的教育.这种价值观是只要一个人有虔诚的信仰,努力工作,身体健康,有决心,无论做什么都会成功。3. But the man is not made from defeat。 A ma
30、n can be destroyed but not defeated。一个人并不是生来要给打败的,你尽可以把他消灭,可就是打不败他.4. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of business.读书足以怡情,足以傅彩,足以长
31、才。其怡情也,最见于独处幽居之时;其傅彩也,最见于高谈阔论之中;去长才也,最见于处世判事之际.5. Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.读书使人充实;讨论使人机智;笔记使人准确.6.HeightsHenry Wadsworth LongfellowThe heights by great men reached and keptWere not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, We
32、re toiling upward in the night。高度 亨利。沃兹沃斯。朗费罗高山仰止伟人业,不是一步就登天;同伴酣入梦乡时,他们深夜苦登攀。6. How many loved your moments of glad grace。And loved your beauty with love false and true,But one man loved the piligrim soul in you,And loved the sorrows of your changing face;多少人爱你青春欢畅的时辰,爱慕你的美丽,假意或者真心,只有一个人爱你那朝圣者的灵魂,爱你
33、衰老了的脸上痛苦的皱纹。8。 Histories make men wise; poets witty;the mathematics subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend。 Abeunt studia in mores。读史使人明智,读史使人灵秀,数学使人周密,科学使人深刻,伦理学使人庄重,逻辑修辞之学使人善变:凡有所学,皆成性格。9。 And we see China that is becoming one of the most dynamic and crea
34、tive societies in the world, as demonstrated by the knowledge and potential right here in this room.同时, 我们所看到的中国正日益成为世界上一个最富有活力和最富有创造力的国家之一,这一点最佳的验证便是在座诸位所具备的知识和潜力。10. You will grow wiser as you grow older。随着你年龄的增长,你会变得更聪明.评卷人得 分IV. Put the following sentences into English。 ( 20 points in all, 2 for
35、 each)1。 The sun rising in the east and sets in the west 。 太阳东升西落.2 He stood there with his hands crossed before him.他站在那里双手抱肩。3. I regret not having accepted your help. 我后悔没有接受你的帮助。4. He always avoids answering my question。他总是对我的问题避而不答.5 I still remembering being taken to the Summer Palace as a chi
36、ld。我还记得小时候被带走着去颐和园的情景.6. The nearer an object is to you, the bigger it looks.一个物体离你越近,它越显得大.7. The teache walded about the classroom, using his hand to help him in his explanation.老师在教室里走来走去,用手势帮助解释。8 .Our decision to wait was wise.我们决定等待是明智的。9 I have nothing to say on this question。 对这个问题,我无可奉告。10.
37、 Dont hang about_ we have a train to catch!别磨磨蹭蹭了,我们还要赶火车呢.评卷人得 分V。 IV. Topic Discussion(10 points in all) Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topic in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet。The Old Man and the Sea is Hemingways novel。Discuss the character of the ol
38、d man and give your reasons 2012-2013学年第二学期期末考试试卷年级 12级大专 专业 各专业 层次 各层次 科目 英语阅读欣赏 题号IIIIIIIVV总 分分数I。 Multiple Choice (30 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Mark the corresponding letter A, B, C or D o
39、n the answer sheet。 1_ 2_ 3_ 4_ 5_ 6_ 7_ 8_ 9_10_ 1_12_13_14_15_16_17_18_19_20_21_22_23_24_25_26_27_28_29_30_ 。 Reading Comprehension ( 10 points in all, 2 for each) Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet
40、.1 A_B_2 A_B_C_III. Put the following sentences into Chinese. ( 30 points in all, 3 for each) 1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_10_IV。 Put the following sentences into English. ( 20 points in all, 2 for each)1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_10_V. Topic Discussion(10 points in all) Write no less than 150 words on each of the follo