国家开放大学电大本科《文学英语赏析》2028-2029期末试题及答案(试卷号：1062).docx

国家开放大学电大本科《文学英语赏析》2028-2029期末试题及答案(试卷号：1062)
Purt I Literary Fundamentals [30 pointe]
Section L Match the woriis with their writera (10 points)e Works
1. Of Studifi
2. The Rime of thf Ancient Mariner
3. The 5/range Cast of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hydf
4. J ant Eg
5. I ni pec tor Calli
Writers
A. Charlotte Bronte
B. JB Priestley
C. Walt Whitman
D. Francis Bacon
E> Ernest Hemingwuy
F. Robert Ix)uib Stevcnnon
G. Thomas Hardy
H. Saniuei Taylor Coleridu^
Section 2. Decide whether the following BlntcmrnU arc True (T) or False (F) (10 polrilt).
6. The novel A Christmas Carol chart* the growing up of the chnrnctcr Pip.
7. Emily Dickinson is ・ well-known American poet*
8. Hamht in one of Shnkespeare1 b welbknown trnge(iiea« the other three bcinR Macl^lh • Othello and King Lear.
9. The Old Man and th. S^a cxponea the corruption, cruelty and greed of the colonial system in Africa>
10 In the poem "Futility”, the speaker expressed hit dintresA at the death of his lover and bewilderment of the mcaninR of marriBgc<
Section 3. Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences (10 polnl>)«
11.in written to commemorate gomeone who has died.
A. A limerick B- A sonnet
G An epitaph IX An elegy
12. The refers to a type of which exaggerates one or more aspects of
human nature and presents them in a non-realistic wayt
A Theatre of the Absurd • pby K my»teryt play
C Bonncte poem D. myth, novel
13. Whm figures of upccch lire used in the followinK iinea?
"Now i» rhe time to make real the promines of democracy^ Now is the time to rine from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of raciAl justice. Now in the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.”
A. Irony• nirnile B. ParAlleli«ni« metaphor
C Simile# pun D. Personificationt pun
14. All the following were Awarded the Nobel Prize (or Literature except•
A. Harold Pinter B. William Golding
C. Sherwood Anderaon D. Ernest Hemingway
15> I have a dream that one day this nation will ri»e up and live out the true mooning of iu erredi "We hold thciie truth to be nclf^cvidcnt> that all men are created cquaL " This in n quote from n farnouH speech by•
A. Hawaharloi Nehru B. Martin Luther King
C Abraham Lincoln D. Thoma* Jefferson
P«rt 0 Reading Comprehension [50 points]
Read the texts 1—3 and choose the best annwer to each question.
Text )
Proctort I am only wondering how I may prove what nhe told me> U the girl1* ■ Mint nowt I think it not easy to prove ahe9B a fraud* and the town Rone no ，il}y. She told it to me in ・ room alone I have no proof of it*
EhxAbethi You were alone with her?
Proctor Stubbornly) i For a moment alonet aye.
Elisabeth： Why. thent it is not as you told me.
Proctor (hn angrr ruing) ( For n morncnt • 1 say. The others comr in soon after.
Elizabeth (quietly —she has tuddenly loit all faith tn him ) t Do a、you wiwh・ then, (i/ir xtarli to turn).
Proctor： Woman. (SAe turns to him. ) Til not have your suspicion ony more.
Elisabeth (a little loftily) i I have no —
Proctori I'll not h«ve it!
Elunbeth： Then let you not earn it.
Proctor {with a violent undertone) i You doubt me yet?
Elizabeth {with a smile, to keep her dignity): John, if it were not Abigail that you must go to hurt• would you filter now? 1 think not.
Proctorj Now look you 一
Elizabethi I see what I see, John.
Proctor (with loltmn warning) i You will not judge mbefore you ro to judfte your buMband any more.
1 have forgot Abigail, and —
Elizabethi And L
Proctor：Spare me! You forget nothinf and forgive nothin \ Learn charily, woman. 1 have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she is gone. I have not moved from there to there without 1 think to plrAnc yout and ^till nn everlnsting (unernl marches round your heart. ! cannot upeak but I urn doubted> r.vcry moment judged for hes# as though 1 come into o court when 1 come into this house!
Elizabeth John, you are not open with me. You maw her with a crowd# you mid. Now you —
Proctort Pl! plead my honesty no more* Eliawibcth.
Elixabeth (now sAr would justify herselfJohn. I am only —
Proctori No more! 1 uhould hnve nwirrtl you down when GrM you told me your miMpinon. But I willed . nruL like n ChriMiant I conferscd> ConfcRiuxi! Surur dre^rn I Imd muM hove rnuitakcti you for (hx< thnt d" But y(iuf rc iuh> you1 re not »n<- run.
Elixahcthi I(io not JucIkc you. The inAgiMnttc 前抽 in your IkMrt that yg J never ihonght you but a gtxxl trviru John—(uil/i a imi/r ) -only x)nirwlmt bcwildrreiL
Proctor (laughing bitterly) t Oh# Elizabeth • your junher would freexc beer!
QuenUons 16—19 (12 poinh)
16. From the extrnct• it in clrnr th«t •
A. the man and the warnon have lost their jobs due to « InwBuit
H・ there in a grcj)i tension between the mnn nnd the- wornnn
C< Proctor ha« lout his Iawsuh agninnt Abigail
17, The rclftuonship between the mnn nnd the wornnn 浦 thnt of•
A. huiibnnd nnd wife B. lawyer and client
C・ brother nnd »i9ter
18. Which of the following in trur uccording Io the extrnct?
A. Proctor hesnnten ar to whether he should trntify MK«inst Ab，HiL
11 Elizabeth doesn't want Proctor to chnrKr (niud on Abigiiil. >
(\ Abigail doesn't wnnt to nccunr Elitubrth of wiichcralti
19> Eltmbrth portrayed an •
A. guilty nnd depressed & scl^dingustcd and rerrified
C. insistent nnd »Ufipiciau5
Text 2
Ralph looked at him (the officer) dumbly. For a moment hr had a fleeting picture of the sirnnfte glomour thnr had once invEed the bunches. Hut the inlnnd wn> scorched up like dead wood—Simon wam dc/id—nnd Jack hud •••• The tears began to flow and »obs shixik him. He gave himself up to them now fur the first time on the inlandi grc/it • shuddering，呻心 of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body. His voice rone under the blnck smoke before the
burning wreckage of the ialandi and infected by that emotion# the other little boys began lo a hake and sob too. And in the middle of thorn, with filthy body, matted hiiir. and unwiprd noAOe Ralph wept for the end of innocence• the darkneM of man f a heart* and the (nil through the air of the (ruct wise friend called Pig^y.
The officeri nurroundcd by thene noise・ wah moved nnd a little embarraated. He turned *w«y to >(ive them time to (Question 22 ) pull thctnxelvcs together; and waitedt allowing his eyes to refit on the trim cruiser in the dintance.
Questions 20—22 (9 points)
20. From which novel it the extract taken?
A. Lord of the F7如. B. A Chriilmai Carol.
C Grtal Expectations.
21. Which o( the following niatements aummanics the scene described in the extract?
A. Rnlph broke down. He and the boys wept and cried together at the sight o( the officer*
H. Rnlph gave up fightings He ond the boyt cried at the new-found pcace<
C. Rfllph gave up negotiating with the boy# on what to do. He cried in protest,
22. The phrase "to I pull themiielvcs together'1 (pnrAgraph 2) could be explained by
.
A. toMatAnd doner to each other for warmth^
H to*regnin their CAlrnncanH
C fo^stand up and uhout together^
Text 3
I think I could turn and live with AntmalBe they arc to phetd and mrlJcorunin'd.
I stand and look At them long and long.
Hiey do not sweiH ・nd whim?・1>0眼 their condMkm」
They do not lie Mwnke In the dnrk nnd weep for their tinn9
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God.
Not one is dissatisfied9 not one is demented with the mania of owning things•
Not one kneels to another• nor to his kind that lived thousands of yearn ago#
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth.
So they nhow their rclntions to me nnd I accept them.
They bring me tokens o( mymM. they evince them plainly in their posBesnion.
Picking out here one that ! lovet and now go with him on brotherly terms.
A gigiintic beauty of ・ stallion• frenh and responsive to my careasca9
Head high in the forehead> wide between the ears*
LimbR Klonay nnd nupplct tail duiting the ground.
Eyen full of sparkling wickedneaai ears finely cut. flexibly moving.
Hib noatrila dilate as my heels embrace him >
His wclbbuilt limbs tremble with plensure as we race Around nnd return.
I but use you ・ minute, then I resign you. utallion.
Why do I need your paces when I myself ourxatlop them?
Even as I stund or sit passing faster than you.
(Song of Myjr//)
Qucstionv 23—25 (9 points)
23. The poem can be categorized as.
A. a sonnet EL a free verse
C ■ ballad
24. Which of the following can be said of the underlined lines in Btansa 1?
A. The parallel lines rcinforcea the differences between animah and humans.
B. The parallel line* reinforces the similnritie!i between inimnlM and humAns.
C. The parallel lines stresses the writer1 a respect for the innocence of mankind.
25. Which of the following is the messnge Whitman in conveyiriR?
A. People should love animal* and respect nAture<
B・ People should love themnelves for what they arc and be themselves.
C・ People should despise riches and give their wealth away to tho»e in need.
Text 4
Raid (he text nnd give brief answers to the qurMlon* 26—29 that follow.
Please note： Hih rending la%k will he relevant to the writinR I ask in Part ||| e
Eveline
She nat nt the window wntching the evening invAdr the nvenue. Her head wan Irnncd AKninnt thr window curtAitiB and in her nuntrih wna the odour of dusty crctonncf Shr mz
tired.
Few people pnMtcda The mfln out of thr Inwt hounr pAAArd on hM way hornci nhc heard hz (outMtrps clnckinn nlunx the concrclr pavement md aftcrwurdn crunching on the cinder pnth before the new red Onr time there uncd to be it field there in which they used to
play every evening with other proplrf • children^ Then a mon from bought the field nnd built h“uiu* in it not like their little brown hounrs but bright brick houseA with Hhining roof a. The children of the avenue used io play together in that field - the Devines > the Wnterst the I)unri5« little Keogh the cripple< »hc and her brothers and nistcrs< Ernest• however, never plnycdi he wn-i too grown up. Her fnthcr tixcd altrn to hunt them in out of the (ickl with hm blackthorn Nticki but ununlly little Keogh iiMcd to keep nrx and cull ou! when hr shw her frtthrr rcHningt Still they Neernrd to hnve been rnther happy then. Her lather wan not z bad thcni and bcRtdc»f her mother wn# alive That wtrn a long time agoi »he nnd her brothers and nistcrM were nil grown upi hrr moi her was dend. Tixjjic Dunn whm dead. tao. And the Wntern had gone bark to Enxlimd. Everything chntixm Now nhe waj» going to f；o nwHy like the othernt to leave her home,
llornr! Shr locikcil thoHe yenrn nhr hod never found out the name of the priest whonc ycllowinK phutomph hung on the wall above the broken harmonium beside the coloured print pf the promiacn made to Blended Mnrgnrct Mnry Ahcoquct He hud been a school friend of her hither. Whenever he showed thr photograph to n visitor her fnthrr URed to panii it with h camial wordi
— He im in Melbourne now.
She hnd consented to go away. to leave her home. Wm (hal wiz? She tried to weigh each aide of fhr qucMtion* In her home itnywny *he had ahrltcr wnd (ckmIi shr had 1 ho^r whom the had known all her life about hen Of course nhe had to work hurdt both in the houae nnd at buaineM* What would they nuy of her in the Store* when they found out that »hr hnd run away with n (rllow? Say »hc wan 8 FoaL prrhnpBii nnd her place would be filial up by advertisements Mini Gm van would be glad. She hud always had on edge on hrr> c»prcia||y whenever there were people listening.
—HiIL don11 you »re thrMt ladies Arc wniting?
—Look lively> Miss Hill# pleoe.
Shr would not cry many “w nt kaving the Stores.
Hut in hrr new hornet in a di^tunt unknown country t it would not be like thnt. Thni .hr would be mArried she. Eveline. People would trent het with rciprct then. She would not be treated its her mother hud been. Even now. though she wa« over nineteent !»he sometimes felt herself in danger of her father *s violence. She knew it was that that had given her the palpitations. When they were growing up he had never gone for her. like he used to go for Harry and Ernest • because sihe was a girh but latterly he had begun to threaten her and sny whnt he would do to her only for her dead mother' s 5«ke> And now she had nobody to protect her. Ernest was dead and Harry• who wa» in the church decorating business> wag nearly always down somewhere in the country. Besides• the invariable squabble for money on Saturday nights had begun to weary her urspeokably. She always gave her entire wnges seven ahillinga—and Harry nlwayn sent up what he could but the trouble was to get any money from her father. He said she used to squander the monry• that she hod no hold, ihn! he wnsn11 going to give her hia hard-earned money to throw about thr "rem. and much mare, (or he was UAunlly fairly bad on Saturday night. In the end hr would give her the money and mk her had she any intention of buying Sunday dinner. Then she had to rush out os quickly am she could and do her marketing, holding her block leather purse tightly in her hand as she elbowed her way through the crowd!* and returning home Into under her load oi provisions. She had hard work to keep the house together and to see that the two young
children who had been left to her charge went to school regularly and got their meals regularly. It was hard work—a hard life—but now that she was about to leave it she did not find it a wholly undesirable life*
She was about to explore another life with Frank. Frank was very kind, manly> open- hearted. She was to go away with him by the night-boat to be his wife and to live with him in Buenos Ayres where he had b home waiting for hen How well she remembered the first time she had seen him： he was lodging in a house on the main road where she used to visit. It seemed n few weeks ago. Hr was standing at the gatet his peaked cap pushed back on his head and his hair tumbled forward over a face of bronze. Then they had come to know each other. He used to meet her outside the Stores every evening and sec her home. He took her to see The Bohemian Girl and she felt elated as she sat in an unaccustomed part of rhe theatre with h>nu He was awfully fond of music and sang a little. People knew that they were courting and> when he »ang about the lass that loves a sailor> she always felt pleasantly confused. He used to call her Poppens out of fun> First of all it had been an excitement for her to have a fellow and then