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42.Thefollowingisapassagetakenfromadramaticwork:
HadIasmanysoulsastherebestars
I'
dgivethemallforMephistophilis!
ByhimI'
llbegreatemperoroftheworld,
Andmakeabridgethoroughthemovingair
Topasstheoceanwithabandofmen;
lljointhehillsthatbindtheAfricshore
AndmakethatcountrycontinenttoSpain,
Andbothcontributorytomycrown;
Theemperorshallnotlivebutbymyleave,
NoranypotentateofGermany.
NowthatIhaveobtainedwhatIdesire
llliveinspeculationofthisart
TillMephistophilisreturnagain.
A.Nametheplaywrightandthetitleoftheworkfromwhichthepassageistaken.
Dr.Faustus,aplaybyChristopherMarlowe
B.Namethespeakerofthepassagequotedabove.
Dr.Faustus
C.Usetheabovepassageasaguideandwritedowninoneortwosentencesthethemeoftheplay.
Man’saspiration,boundingachievements,andtheinevitablefailure
43.Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestions:
…Iglancedbackonce.AwaferofamoonwasshiningoverGatsby'
shouse,makingthenightfineasbefore,andsurvivingthelaughterandthesoundofhisstillglowinggarden.Asuddenemptinessseemedtoflownowfromthewindowsandthegreatdoors,endowingwithcompleteisolationthefigureofthehost,whostoodontheporch,hishandupinaformalgestureoffarewell.
A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthenovelfromwhichthispassageistaken.
ScottFitzgerald,TheGreatGatsby
B.Thepassagedescribestheendofanevent.Whatisit?
Itisadescriptionoftheendofabigparty
C.Whatimpliedmeaningcanyougetfromreadingthispassage?
Thepassagehintsatthemeaninglessness,spiritualemptinessandvanityofsuchaliftofpleasure-seeking.Thereisatragicsensethatthe“party”willbeover.
44.Readthefollowingpartofapoemandthenanswerthequestions:
Mytongue,everyatomofmyblood,form'
dfromthissoil,thisair,
Bornhereofparentsbornherefromparentsthesame,andtheirparentsthesame,
I,nowthirty-sevenyearsoldinperfecthealthbegin,
Hopingtoceasenottilldeath.
A.Identifythepoetandthetitleofthepoem.
WaltWhitman,“SongofMyself”
B.Whatdo"
soil"
and"
air"
representinthefirstline?
America,hiscountry,hisnativeland
C.Whatdoesthepoettrytosayintheabovefourlines?
Hewasbornandnurturedbythislandandshallfromnowondevotehiswholelifetothecountry.
Ⅲ.QuestionsandAnswers(24points,6pointsforeach)
45.ThefollowingquotationistheendingofapoembyRobertBrowning:
Nay,we'
llgo
Togetherdown,sir,NoticeNeptune,though,
Tamingaseahorse,thoughararity,
WhichClausofInnsbruckcastinbronzeforme.
Whatisthetitleofthepoem?
“MyLastDuchess”
Whoisthespeaker?
TheDuke,orthehusbandoftheDuchess.
Whatistheimportanceoftheallusion"
Neptune…/Tamingaseahorse"
inthewholepoem?
Placedattheendofthepoem,theallusionservesastheconclusionthattellsthereader-listenerthatthespeakerisatyrant.
46.NovumOrganum("
NewInstrument"
),alongwithotherworks,wontheauthorthehonor"
Fatherofmodernscience.”Whoistheauthor?
Whatisthemainconcernofthework?
Whytheworkissoimportantforthedevelopmentofmodernscience?
A.FrancisBacon
B.TheworkisanargumentfortheinductivereasoninginplaceoftheAristoteliandeductivereasoning.
C.TheAristotelianreasoningonlystatesthefact,notcapableofdiscoverywhiletheinductivereasoning,althoughstartingwithahypothesisanddevelopingwithexperiments,mayleadtothediscoveryoftrueknowledge.
47.EzraPoundisoneofthepioneersinmodernpoetry.
Whatisthepoeticschoolofwhichheisachiefmember?
Imagism
WhatisPound'
srepresentativeworkofmanyyearsofpoeticcreation?
TheCantos
Whatisthetitleofhisfrequentlyquotedone-imagepoem?
C.“InaStationoftheMetro”
Poundhastranslatedsomeliteraryworksfromtwogreatancientcivilizations.OneisGreece.Whatistheother?
China
Howdoyouunderstandhisfamouscomment"
Theimageitselfisthespeech"
?
Poundmeansthatimageshouldnotbeornamentsonly,butshouldbethefocusofpoeticexpression.Byemphasizingtheexteriorobject,Poundhopestoavoidmoralizingandachievecharityandexactness.
48.WilliamFaulkner,aNobelPrizewinner,hasanimportantpositioninAmericanliterature.NametwoofhisMajornovels.Doyouknowanythingabout"
YoknapatawphaCounty?
"
WhatisuniqueofFaulkner'
sfiction,historicallyandgeographically?
A.TheSoundandtheFury,AsILayDying,Absalom,Absalom
B.YolknapatawphaCountyisanimaginedplacebasedonFaulkner’sownhometown,aplacethathetookforthesettingof15ofhis19novelsandmanyshortstories.ThissmallregionintheAmericanSouthbecomesinFaulkner’sfictionanallegoryoraparableoftheOldSouth.
C.HisliteraryrepresentationoftheOldSouth;
andhisthemeofthedeterioration,lossandmoraldecayoftheOldSouthwhenitwasfallingapart.
Ⅳ.TopicDiscussion(20points,10pointsforeach)
49.ApossiblethemeofJamesJoyce'
sshortstory"
Araby"
isdisillusionment.BrieflydiscussthesymbolismJoyceemploysinpresentingthistheme.
A.“Shortdaysofwinter,”“silent”thestreetof“blindend,”“darkmuddylanes”with“feeblelanterns”,“darkdrippinggardens,”andmanyothersforetelltheinevitablefailureoftheboy’sattempttoreachhisdesire.
B.Mangan’ssister,forwhomtheboyhadtenderfeelings,symbolizeshope/aspiration,butshewassymbolicallyconfined(“havearetreatinherconvent”).
C.Thejourneytothebazaarisaquestforthefulfillmentoftheaspiration,butthejourneywas“intolerably”delayed,andwhentheboygottothebazaar,halfofitwasalreadydark.What’smore,theyoungladyatthedoorofastallwas“notencouraging,”andspoketotheboy“outofsenseofduty.”Whentheupperpartofthehallwascompletelydark,theboy’sdisillusionmentwasannounced.Andthus,“GazingupintothedarknessIsawmyselfasacreaturedrivenandderidedbyvanity;
andmyeyesburnedwithanguishandanger.”
50.WhatmakesMarkTwain'
sTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnmorethanachild'
sadventurestory?
BrieflydiscussthequestionfromTHREEofthefollowingaspects:
thesetting,thelanguage,thecharacter(s),thethemeandthestyle.
A.Setting:
InthenovelMarkTwainrecreatesasmall-townofAmericaandpresentsthelocalcolor.
B.Language:
Heusessimple,directlanguagefaithfultothecolloquialspeech,thevernacularlanguageofthelocalpeople.
C.Character(s):
Theauthorrecreatestworebelsandfugitivesrunningawayfromcivilization,especiallyHuckleberryFinn,aninnocentboywhorefusestoaccepttheconventionalvillagemorality.
D.Theme:
Thenovelisacriticismofsocialinjustice,hypocrisy,conservativenessandnarrow-mindednessoftheAmericansmalltownsociety.
E.Style:
Thenovelemploysahumorousstyleofnarrationandisalsohighlysymbolicwiththecentralsymbol.
2001年
41."
Andthenativehueofresolution/Issickliedo’erwiththepalecastofthought."
(Shakespeare,Humlet)
A.Whatdoesthe"
nativehueofresolution"
mean?
Determination(determinedness,action,activity,……)
B.Whatdoesthe"
palecastofthought"
standfor?
Consideration(indecision,inactivity,hesitation,…….)
C.Whatideadothetwolinesexpress?
Toomuchthinking(consideration,……)made(makes)activity(action)impossible.
42."
WildSpirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;
/DestroyerandPreserver;
hear,Ohear!
A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.
Shelley’s“OdetotheWestWind”
B.Whatisthe"
WildSpirit"
TheWestWind:
“breathofAutumn’sbeing”
C.Whatdoesthe"
destroyandpreserve?
Itdestroysthings/thoughts/ideasthataredead(obsolete,……);
itpreservesnewlife(orseedsthatrepresentnewlifeornewbirth”.
43."
Whentheministerspokefromthepulpit,withpowerandfervideloquence,and,withhishandsontheopenbible,ofthesacredtruthsofourreligion,andofsaint-likelivesandtriumphantdeaths,andoffutureblissormiseryunutterable,thendidGoodmanBrownturnpale,dreading,lesttheroofshouldthunderdownuponthegrayblasphemerandhishearers.
A.Identifythetitleoftheshortstoryfromwhichthispartistaken.
Hawthorne’sYoungGoodmanBrown.
B.Whathadhappenedinthestorybeforethischurchscene?
Brownhadattendedawitches’partywherehesawmanyprominentpeopleofthevillage,theministerincluded.
C.WhywasGoodmanBrownafraidtheroofmightthunderdown?
Brownwasshockedbytheminister,secretlyamemberoftheevilclub,whocouldtalkaboutsacredtruthsofthereligionopenlyandunashamedly.HethoughtGodwouldpunishsuchhypocritesdownonthem.
44.(Alotofcommonobjectshavebeenenumeratedbefore,andherearethelasttwolinesofThereWasaChildWentForth:
)
Thehorizon’sedge,theflyingsea-crow,thefragranceofsaltmarshandshoremud.
Thesebecamepartofthatchildwhowentfortheveryday,andwhonowgoes,andwillalwaysgo