英国文学选读复习资料.docx

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英国文学选读复习资料

SelectedReading

Letmeconfessthatwetwomustbetwain,

Althoughourundividedlovesareone:

Soshallthoseblotsthatdowithmeremain,

Withoutthyhelp,bymebebornealone.

Questions:

1.Whatisthegenreofthispassage?

（1’）

2.Whoistheauthorofthispassage?

（1’）

3.whatdoes“wetwo”refertointhefirstline?

（2’）

4.pleasetranslatetheselinesintomoderntext.（6’）

Answers:

1.Itisasonnet20.（1’）

2.W.Shakespeare（1’）

3.ShakespeareandMr.W.H（2’）

4.Iacknowledgethatthetwoofushavetopart,eventhoughwe’reunitedinlove.ThatwayIcantakethosedisgracesthatwe’veincurredtogetherallontomyself,bearingthemwithoutanyhelpfromyou.Ourloveforoneanothergivesuscommoncause,despitethisawfulsituationthatforcesusapart,which,thoughitcan’tpreventusfrombeingunitedinlove,stillrobsusofsweethoursofpleasuretogether.（6’）

Selectedreading2

Readingmakethafullman,conferenceareadyman,andwritinganexactman.Andtherefore,ifamanwritelittle,hehadneedhaveagreatmemory;ifheconferlittle,hehadneedhaveapresentwit;andifhereadlittle,hehadneedhavemorecunning,toseemtoknowthathedothnot.Historiesmakemenwise;poets,witty;themathematics,subtle;naturalphilosophy,deep,moral,grave;logicandrhetoric,abletocontend.

Questions:

1.Thispassageistakenfromafamousessaywrittenby________.（1’）

2.Whatisthetitleoftheessay?

（1’）

3.Whatdoyouthinkofthelanguageofthisessay?

（8’）

Answers:

1.FrancisBacon（1’）

2.“OFSTUDY”（1’）

3.Thelanguageofthisessayispeculiarforitsclearness,brevity,andforceofexpression.Thesentencesareshort,pointed,incisive,andoftenofbalancedstructure.（8’）

Selectedreading3

OfMan'sFirstDisobedience,andtheFruit

OfthatForbiddenTree,whosemortaltaste

BroughtDeathintotheWorld,andallourwoe,

WithlossofEden,tillonegreaterMan

Restoreus,andregaintheblissfulSeat,

Questions:

1.Whatisthegenreofthispassage?

（1’）

2.Whoistheauthor?

（1’）

3.WhatdoesForbiddenTreereferto?

（2’）

4.Fromwhichbookisthisparttaken?

（1’）

5.Accordingtothispart,whatisthestoryabout?

（5’）

Answer:

1.Itisanepic.（1’）

2.JohnMilton（1’）

3.treeofknowledgeinBible（2’）

4.OldTestament（1’）

5.Withtheselines,MiltonbeginsParadiseLostandlaysthegroundworkforhisproject,presentinghispurpose,subject,aspirations,andneedforheavenlyguidance.HestatesthathissubjectwillbethedisobedienceofAdamandEve,whosesinallowsdeathandpainintotheworld.Heinvokeshismuse,whomheidentifiesastheHolySpirit.Heassertshishopesthathisepicpoemwillsurpasstheothergreatepicpoemswrittenbefore,asheclaimsthathisstoryisthemostoriginalandthemostvirtuous.Healsoaskshismusetofillhismindwithdivineknowledgesothathecansharethisknowledgewithhisreaders.Finally,hehopesthisknowledgeandguidancefromhismusewillallowhimtoclaimauthoritywithoutcommittinganyheresies,asheattemptstoexplainGod’sreasoningandhisoverallplanforhumankind.（5’）

Selectedreading4

Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.

Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofsuchamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighborhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamilies,thatheisconsideredastherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters.

Questions:

1.Thispassageistheopeningofanovelentitled_____.（1’）

2.Thewriterofthenovelisthefirstfamouswomannovelist_____.（1’）

3.Whatisthestyleofthepassage?

（2’）

4.Whatisthepassagedescribing?

（6’）

Answers

1.PrideandPrejudice（1’）

2.JaneAusten（1’）

3.Thispassageistakenfromthefirstchapterofthenovel.ChapterIhasbeenuniversallyacknowledgedtobeverywell-writtenasanopeningchapter.Thestyleislucidandgraceful,withtouchesofhumorandmildsatire.Theconversationsareinterestingandamusing,andimmediatelybringthecharacterstolife.Theauthoronlyinsertsherobservationsoccasionally.（2’）

4.ItisdescribingtheparentsofBennetgirls.Mr.AndMrs.Bennetarebusyconsideringtheprospectsoftheirdaughters’marriages,shortlyafterhearingofthearrivalofarich,unmarriedyoungmanastheirneighbor.Mildsatiremaybefoundhereintheauthor’sseeminglymatteroffactdescriptionofveryordinary,practicalfamilyconversation,thoughunmistakablesympathyisgiventobothMr.AndMrs.Bennet.（6’）

Selectedreading5

“ItwoulddegrademetomarryHeathcliffnow;soheshallneverknowhowIlovehim;andthat,notbecausehe’shandsome,Nelly,butbecausehe’smoremyselfthanIam.Whateveroursoulsaremadeof,hisandminearethesame,and[Edgar’s]isasdifferentasamoonbeamfromlightning,orfrostfromfire.”

Questions:

1.Thispassageistakenfrom________writtenby______.（2’）

2.“I”inthispassagerefersto________（1’）

3.Whatistheinterpretationof“he’smoremyselfthanIam”?

（7’）

Answer:

1.WutheringHeights;EmilyBronte（2’）

2.Catherine（1’）

3.Catherine’sspeechtoNellyaboutheracceptanceofEdgar’sproposal,inChapterIX,formstheturning-pointoftheplot.ItisatthispointthatHeathcliffleavesWutheringHeights,afterhehasoverheardCatherinesaythatitwould“degrade”hertomarryhim.AlthoughtheactionofWutheringHeightstakesplacesofarfromthebustleofsociety,wheremostofBrontë’scontemporariessettheirscenes,socialambitionmotivatesmanyoftheactionsofthesecharacters,howeverisolatedamongthemoors.Catherine’sdecisiontomarryEdgarLintonoutofadesiretobe“thegreatestwomanoftheneighbourhood”exemplifiestheeffectofsocialconsiderationsonthecharacters’actions.

InCatherine’sparadoxicalstatementthatHeathcliffis“moremyselfthanIam,”readerscanseehowtherelationbetweenCatherineandHeathcliffoftentranscendsadynamicofdesireandbecomesoneofunity.Heterosexualloveisoften,inliterature,describedintermsofcomplementaryopposites—likemoonbeamandlightning,orfrostandfire—butthelovebetweenCatherineandHeathcliffopposesthisconvention.Catherinesaysnot,“IloveHeathcliff,”but,“IamHeathcliff.”Infollowingtherelationshipthroughtoitspainfulend,thenovelultimatelymayattesttothedestructivenessofalovethatdeniesdifference.（7’）

Selectedreading

Awoman’sfacewithnature’sownhandpainted,

Hasthou,themastermistressofmypassion;

Awoman’sgentleheart,butnotacquainted

Withshiftingchange,asisfalsewomen’sfashion:

Aneyemorebrightthantheirs,lessfalseinrolling,

Questions

1.Whatisthegenreofthispassage?

（1’）

2.Whoistheauthorofthispassage?

（1’）

3.Isthisselectedpartaboutawomanoraman?

（1’）

4.Whatisthispassageabout?

（7’）

Answer:

1.Itisasonnet20.（1’）

2.W.Shakespeare（1’）

3.aman（1’）

4.Sonnet20hascausedmuchdebate.SomescholarsbelievethatthisisaclearadmissionofShakespeare'shomosexuality.DespitethefactthatmalefriendshipsintheRenaissancewereopenlyaffectionate,thepowerfulemotionsthepoetdisplayshereareindicativeofadeepandsensuallove.Thepoet'sloveris'themaster-mistressof[his]passion'.Hehasthegraceandfeaturesofawomanbutisdevoidoftheguileandpretensethatcomeswithfemalelovers;thosewilywomenwitheyes'falseinrolling',whochangetheirmoodsandaffectionslikechameleons.（7’）

Selectedreading2

Theygraduallyascendedforhalfamile,andthenfoundthemselvesatthetopofaconsiderableeminence,wherethewoodceased,andtheeyewasinstantlycaughtbyPemberleyHouse…Itwasalarge,handsome,stonebuilding,standingwellonrisingground,andbackedbyaridgeofhighwoodyhills…Shehadneverseenaplacewherenaturehaddonemore…andatthatmomentshefeltthattobemistressofPemberleymightbesomething!

Questions:

1.Thispassageistakenfrom________writtenby______.（2’）

2.“she”inthispassagerefersto________（1’）

3.Whatisyourinterpretationtothesentence“atthatmomentshefeltthattobemistressofPemberleymightbesomething”?

（7’）

Answer:

1.PrideandPrejudice;JaneAusten（2’）

2.ElizabethBennet（1’）

3.TheselinesopenChapter43andprovideElizabeth’sintroductiontoDarcy’sgrandestateatPemberley.HervisittoDarcy’shome,whichoccupiesacentralplaceinthenarrative,operatesasacatalystforhergrowingattractiontowarditsowner.Inherconversationswiththehousekeeper,Mrs.Reynolds,ElizabethhearstestimonialsofDarcy’swonderfulgenerosityandhiskindnessasamaster;whensheencountersDarcyhimself,whilewalkingthroughPemberley’sgrounds,heseemsaltogetherchangedandhispreviousarrogancehasdiminishedremarkably.ThisinitialdescriptionofthebuildingandgroundsatPemberleyservesasasymbolofDarcy’scharacter.The“streamofsomenaturalimportance...swelledintogreater”remindsthereaderofhispride,butthefactthatitlacks“anyartificialappearance”indicateshisbasichonesty,asdoesthefactthatthestreamisneither“formal,norfalselyadorned.”Elizabeth’sdelightandhersuddenepiphanyaboutthepleasurethatbeingmistressofPemberleymusthold,prefigureherlaterjoyinDarcy’scontinueddevotion.（7’）

Selectedreading3

ThenIsawinmydream,thatwhentheyweregotoutofthewilderness,theypresentlysawatownbeforethem,andthenameofthetownisVanity;andatthetownthereisafairkept,calledVanityFair;itiskeptalltheyearlong;itbeareththenameofVanityFairbecausethetownwhereitiskeptislighterthanvanity;andalsobecauseallt