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自测题诗歌文学英语赏析
Text1
…
IthinkIcouldturnandlivewithanimals,theyaresoplacidandself-contain’d,
Istandandlookatthemlongandlong.
Theydonotsweatandwhineabouttheircondition,
Theydonotlieawakeinthedarkandweepfortheirsins,
TheydonotmakemesickdiscussingtheirdutytoGod,
Notoneisdissatisfied,notoneisdementedwiththemaniaofowningthings,
Notonekneelstoanother,nortohiskindthatlivedthousandsofyearsago,
Notoneisrespectableorunhappyoverthewholeearth.
SotheyshowtheirrelationstomeandIacceptthem,
Theybringmetokensofmyself,theyevincethemplainlyintheirpossession.
(SongofMyself)
Questions
1.WhichofthefollowingisthemessageWhitmanisconveyingtoaveragemanandwoman?
A.Peopleshouldlovetheearthandthesunandtheanimals.
B.Peopleshouldlovethemselvesforwhattheyareandbethemselves.
C.Peopleshoulddespiserichesandgivetheirwealthawaytothoseinneed.
2.DoesWhitmanusetraditionaldevicelikeregularmeterandrhymeinthispoem?
What’stheformofthepoem(sonnetorfreeverseorvisualpoetry)?
3.Identifytheliterarydevicesyoufindinthispoem.Namethedevice,andnotedownoneexample.
参考答案
1.B.
2.No.Itisafreeverse.
3.AnyONEofthedevicesandtheillustrativeexamples
Repetition:
Theydonotsweatandwhineabouttheircondition,
Theydonotlieawakeinthedarkandweepfortheirsins,
TheydonotmakemesickdiscussingtheirdutytoGod…
Parallelismandrepetition:
Notoneisdissatisfied,notoneisdementedwith…
Notonekneelstoanother,nortohiskindthatlivedthousandsofyearsago,
Notoneisrespectableorunhappyoverthewholeearth.
Text2
Stopalltheclocks,cutoffthetelephone
Stopalltheclocks,cutoffthetelephone,
Preventthedogfrombarkingwithajuicybone.
Silencethepianosandwithmuffleddrum
Bringoutthecoffin,letthemournerscome.
Letaeroplanescirclemoaningoverhead
ScribblingontheskythemessageHeIsDead,
Putthecrepebowsroundthewhitenecksofthepublicdoves,
Letthetrafficpolicemenwearblackcottongloves.
HewasmyNorth,mySouth,myEastandWest,
MyworkingweekandmySundayrest,
Mynoon,mymidnight,mytalk,mysong;
Ithoughtthatlovewouldlastforever:
Iwaswrong.
Thestarsarenotwantednow:
putouteveryone;
Packupthemoonanddismantlethesun;
Pourawaytheoceanandsweepupthewood.
Fornothingnowcanevercometoanygood.
Questions
1.Thesestanzasaretakenfrom_________by_________.
A.BalladofReadingGaol…OscarWilde
B.Stopalltheclocks,cutoffthetelephone…W.H.Auden
C.WildNights!
WildNights!
…EmilyDickinson
2.Thepoemcanbecategorizedas________.
A.anelegy
B.aballad
C.asonnet
3.What’sthefocusofthethirdstanza?
A.Thecelebrationoftheimportanceofthelovedonetothepoet.
B.Thedifficultiesinmakingdecisionsatthecrossroadsoflife.
C.Thedestructiveforceofenvyanddespair.
4.Thespeakerexpressed_______.
A.bitterdisappointmentathisneighorhood’spollutedenvironment
B.deepgriefatthedeathofafriend/lover
C.strongdesiretochangetheworld
参考答案
1.B 2.A 3.A 4.B
Text3
TheRoadNotTaken
Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,
AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth
Andbeonetraveler,longIstood
AndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould
Towhereitbentintheundergrowth;
Thentooktheother,asjustasfair,
Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim,
Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear;
Thoughasforthat,thepassingthere
Hadwornthemreallyaboutthesame,
Andboththatmorningequallylay
Inleavesnostephadtroddenblack.
Oh,Ikeptthefirstforanotherday!
Yetknowinghowwayleadsontoway,
IdoubtedifIshouldevercomeback.
Ishallbetellingthiswithasigh
Somewhereagesandageshence:
Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI—
Itooktheonelesstraveledby,
Andthathasmadeallthedifference.
Questions
1.Thepoemisset_______.
A.byaforkintheroadinayellowwood
B.onatraintoadistantcity
C.byacountryroadtoabigcity
2.Thespeakerbeginsthepoemby__________.
A.describinghimselfwalkingdownagardenpath
B.describinghimselfstandingbydivergingroads
C.commentingonthemeaninglessnessoflife
3.Whatisthespeaker’sinitialresponsetothedivergenceofthetworoads?
A.Hesighsbitterly.B.Hegotexcited.C.Hewassorry.
4.Thepatternofrhymeschemesusedinthepoemis_______.
A.abaabB.acabac.abbac
5.Whatmightbethesymbolicmeaningofthetworoads?
A.Theconflictsbetweenmanandnature.
B.Thedifferenceinsimplecountrylifeandrichcitylife.
C.Thedifferentpathswetakeinlife.
6.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthepoem?
A.Thepoemhasaslowrhythmanditsuitsthecontemplativemoodofthespeaker.
B.Thepoemhasafastrhythmanditcreatesacheerfulatmosphere.
C.Thepoemhasnoregularrhythmtospeakof.
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.A
Text4
LoveYourEnemy
Broughtyouhereinslaveshipsandpitchedoverboard.
Loveyourenemy.
Languagetakenaway,culturetakenaway.
Loveyourenemy.
Workfromsunuptosundown.
Loveyourenemy.
Workfornopay.
Loveyourenemy.
Lasthired,firstfired.
Loveyourenemy.
Rapeyourmother.
Loveyourenemy.
Lynchyourfather.
Loveyourenemy.
Bombyourchurches.
Loveyourenemy.
Killyourchildren.
Loveyourenemy.
Forcedtofighthiswars.
Loveyourenemy.
Paythehighestrent.
Loveyourenemy.
Sellyourottenfoods.
Loveyourenemy.
Selldopetoyourchildren.
Loveyourenemy.
Forcedtoliveintheslums.
Loveyourenemy.
Dilapidatedschools.
Loveyourenemy.
Putsyouinjail.
Loveyourenemy.
Bittenbydogs.
Loveyourenemy.
Waterhoseyoudown.
Loveyourenemy.
Love.
Love.
Love.
Love.
Love.
Loveforeverybodyelse.
Butwhenwillweloveourselves?
(YusefIman.)
Questions
1.Thepoemcanbecategorizedas________.
A.anarrativepoem
B.anelegy
C.aprotestpoem
2.Oneprominentdevicethepoetusesinthispoemis_____
A.ironyB.alliterationC.personification
3.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthepoem?
A.Thewriterwantstoexposethehypocrisyoftheinjusticetotheblackpeople.
B.Thepoemrevealsthewriter’sfeelingsofguiltthroughrepeatingtheline‘Loveyourenemy’.
C.Thewritercallsonthewhiteemployerstogiveequalpayforequalwork.
参考答案
1.C 2.A 3.A
Text5
█ Coat
SometimesIhavewanted
tothrowyouoff
likeaheavycoat.
SometimesIhavesaid
youwouldnotletme
breatheormove.
ButnowthatIamfree
tochooselightclothes
ornoneatall
Ifeelthecold
andallthetimeIthink
howwarmitusedtobe.
█ Questions
1.Thepoemcanbecategorizedasa________.
A.confessionalpoemB.narrativepoemC.protestpoem
2.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthefirsttwostanzas?
AShefeltatlosswhattodowithpeoplewhopursueher
B.Shefeltintoxicated(陶醉)bytheirlove.
C.Shefeltsuffocatedwiththeirlove.
3.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthelasttwostanzas?
A.Shefeltatlosswhattodowithpeoplewhopursueher
B.Shefeltintoxicated(陶醉)bytheirlove.
C.Shefeltregretsnowthattheloveaffairisover.
4.Thecoatcanbeunderstoodasametaphorforthespeaker’s_______.
A.desireforprosperityandluxury
B.formerlover
C.treasuredpossession
参考答案
1.A2.B3.C4.B
Text5
I,too
I,too,singAmerica.
Iamthedarkerbrother.
Theysendmetoeatinthekitchen
Whencompanycomes,
ButIlaugh,
Andeatwell,
Andgrowstrong.
Tomorrow,
I’llbeatthetable
Whencompanycomes.
Nobody’lldare
Saytome,
“Eatinthekitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’llseehowbeautifulIam
Andbeashamed—
I,too,amAmerica.
[(LangstonHughes(1902-1967)]
█ Questions
Thepoemiswrittenintheformof_______.
1A.sonnetB.freeverseC.ballad
2.Whichofthefollowingexpressesthethemeofthepoem?
A.Itmainlyexposesthehypocrisyoftheinjusticetotheblackpeople
B.Itcontainsstrongprotectagainstthecoldrelationshipbetweenmastersandservants.
C.Itexpressesthehopeofabrightfuturewhenequalityisachieved.
3.Thepoemconveysatoneof________.
A.distressandconfusionandanguish
B.confidenceandoptimism
C.lossandnostalgia(怀旧之情)
参考答案
1.B 2.C 3.B